We took the tour on Mother's Day morning. Our driver was knowledgeable, friendly, and did a great job complying with participants requests to stop, back up and position for good photo ops. The wild horses were facinating. A number of bird species were identified and pointed out. We had a number of experienced bird watchers on board; their side conversations... More

We took this trip on Sunday morning, after having spent all day Saturday driving and hiking on the Refuge, including after 3 pm when the one road opens to cars. If we hadn't taken this bus trip, we would have missed out on what we came here to see- birds we didn't see anywhere else, including a gull-billed tern, little... More

The CNHA is the friends organization of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuse. It is one of the larges groups in the US that support the wildlife refuses across the country. They use their funds to assist with educational, and instructional programs to further promote the projects of the system.

Dont miss this trip if you want to get a real good look at the horses & foals that you cant see any other way. So cute & great photo op for all!

We got to see the wild ponies up close several times, bus guide was friendly, knowledgeable and patient while we took pictures. Although you can't get off the bus (due to safety regulations) we were able to get amazing pictures of the ponies and they were right beside the bus. Definitely would recommend this! Also, got pictures of a bald... More

We saw a lot of wildlife on the tour and the bus driver gave a lot of interesting information. There also happened to be some avid photographers who could identify a lot of the horses by name which made it interesting. Warning: There are no restroom facilities during the 1 1/2 to 2 hour tour!

Went on this tour on Oct. 20th and truly felt that it was a waste of money. Driver was not at all enthusiastic, obvious that she was very bored with doing this tour. Everything that we saw on the tour we could see on our own just driving through the refuge. Only extra was that you got to see the... More

We saw bald eagles, ponies up close and lots of birds. great history also. Our deiver was great. This is a 7 1/2 mile drive, different than the wildlife loop and worth every pennie. Not expensive.

You'll get to take a bus ride to places that no one else is allowed to drive! The bus driver / guide really knew her stuff - very knowledgeable about the island and all its species. We drove up on two ponies that were about eight feet away from the bus, stopped and took pictures for a considerable amount of... More