WhileyourownwanderingsofLittleSt.SimonsIslandarealwaysencouraged,guestsinvariablyremarkthatitisourguidedexcursionsthatwereamongthemostabsorbingandmemorablefacetsoftheirvisit.Thesedaily,small-groupadventures,ledbyourteamofenthusiasticanduniquelygiftednaturalists,arerelaxedanddiscovery-richopportunitiestodelvedeeplyintotheIsland'sfascinatingecology,wildlifeandnaturalhistory.PosteddailyinthemainLodgeanddescribedbyanaturalistatbreakfasteachmorning,thesescheduledoutingschangewiththeseasonandincludeearlymorningbirdingtrips,explorationoftheIsland'snorthorsouthends,beach-combing,riverkayakingandcreekfishing.Eveningadventuresmayincludealatenightowlprowl,orabeachwalktowitness,atadistance,theunforgettablesightofaloggerheadturtlelayinghereggsinthedarkeneddunes.Inopen-airtrucks,withbinocularsinhandandournaturalistsmakingfrequentstopstorevealandexplain,theseadventuresarethenaturallyexcitingessenceoftheLittleSt.SimonsIslandexperience.NATURALIST-LEDADVENTURESOurNaturalists8[ALLNATURALISTACTIVITIESANDEXCURSIONSAREINCLUDEDINOVERNIGHTRATES]

"VisitingLittleSt.SimonsIslandislikesteppingbacktoanolder,richer,wilderworld-onewhereyoucanwalkformilesonemptybeacheslisteningtothecallsofplovers,orloseyourselfinmoss-drapedforestsofancientliveoaks.Itisoneofthoserareplaceswherethehumanpresenceislightandfleeting,andItreasuremyvisitsthere."SCOTTWEIDENSAUL,RENOWNEDNATURALISTANDAUTHOROurNaturalists9