Wildlife Tours of Pleasant Bay and Chatham

We offer tours of Pleasant Bay that are customized to what you want to see and where you are interested in visiting. We can drop you off on Strong Island for a nature walk and tour of the bird santuary or cruise though the Nausett Beach area and Little Pleasant Bay.

Experience Cape Cod's Pleasant Bay

Start off every trip from Pleasant Bay's 7,285 acres of saltwater, it is the largest bay contiguous to the Cape Cod National Seashore, and is bordered by the towns of Chatham, Harwich, Brewster and Orleans.

The Bay's ecosystem constitutes an invaluable resource for the surrounding communities and region. From marsh to estuary, and embayment, Pleasant Bay supports an ever-adapting fount of wildlife, and is one of the most biologically diverse and productive marine habitats on the east coast of the United States. Pleasant Bay is protected from the Atlantic Ocean by a barrier beach which provides sheltered water for a variety of natural resources and human activities. The barrier beach, known as Nauset Beach in Orleans and North Beach in Chatham, is wholly situated within the boundary of the Cape Cod National Seashore.

The northern portion of the Bay is known as Little Pleasant Bay. Several islands are also within Pleasant Bay, and two, Pochet Island and Sampson Island, are located within the Cape Cod National Seashore boundary.

The first peoples to discover the bay were the Native American tribes the Monomoyiks and the Nausets. They referred to it as Monomoyik which translates to "Great Bay". It is also reported that in this area Squanto, the guide of the pilgrims, is buried. The area is full of artifacts and places which hold the names of these Native American tribes.