Fly-In Oyster Experience
Take off and take in Virginia’s rich Oystering Heritage with this exclusive experience!
Fly-In Oyster Experience
$1,395 FOR UP TO 4 PEOPLE.
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Our EXCLUSIVE Fly-in Oystering experience is a one of a kind experience in partnership with local Oyster Farms.
This experience coordinates with the schedule availability of our farmers. As such, availabilities offered are not changeable.
If you have any questions, our team would be happy to help after you secured and booked your experience.
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The price of this experience is all inclusive for UP TO 4 guests. This includes round trip flights & 2 hours on the water learning all about oyster farming, from Steamboat Wharf Oyster Co. and enjoying the freshest and tastiest oysters imagineable!
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Food & Beverage Add On is available through our partnership with Nauti Nosh, the Northern Necks premier provider of boat snacks and beverages.
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Customer Cancellations and Rescheduling
Nonrefundable Reservations. All customer-initiated cancellations are nonrefundable, regardless of reason. This includes illness, injury, emergency, travel delay, missed connection, schedule conflict, inaccurate directions, traffic, personal weather concerns, dissatisfaction with forecast conditions, or any other expected or unexpected circumstance.
Rescheduling 48 Hours or More Before Departure. A request received by Carrier at least forty-eight (48) hours before the Scheduled Departure may be rescheduled to another available date without a rescheduling fee. Any fare difference or additional service cost remains payable.
Rescheduling 24 to 48 Hours Before Departure. A request received less than forty-eight (48) hours but at least twenty-four (24) hours before the Scheduled Departure may be rescheduled upon payment of a one-hundred-dollar ($100) rescheduling fee per Reservation, plus any fare difference or additional service cost.
Less Than 24 Hours Before Departure. A Reservation may not be canceled for refund, credited, or rescheduled less than twenty-four (24) hours before Scheduled Departure. The Reservation will be canceled and the entire fare forfeited.
How Notice Is Measured. A rescheduling request is effective only when actually received and acknowledged by Carrier through an authorized communication channel. Voicemail, social-media messages, or messages to a third-party partner are not effective unless acknowledged by Carrier.
Partial Cancellations. Removal of one or more Passengers, reduction of seats, shortening of an itinerary, or elimination of an included service is treated as a customer-initiated cancellation of that portion and does not create a refund or credit.
Rescheduling Deadline. All rescheduled Flight Services must be completed within eighteen (18) months after the original booking date, not the rescheduling date. Unused value expires at the end of that period and is forfeited.
Availability. Rescheduling is subject to Carrier’s operating season, Aircraft, crew, route, location, capacity, regulatory, and scheduling availability. Carrier does not guarantee the same date, time, route, experience, partner service, price, or Aircraft.
Nontransferability. Reservations and credits are nontransferable and may not be sold, assigned, bartered, or redeemed for cash unless Carrier approves the transfer in writing.
Carrier Delays, Modifications, and Cancellations
Right to Change or Cancel. Carrier may delay, modify, relocate, reroute, interrupt, divert, reschedule, or cancel any Flight Services when Carrier or the PIC determines that weather, visibility, wind, water or wave conditions, tides, docking conditions, maintenance, Aircraft readiness, crew availability, air traffic, airspace or maritime restrictions, fuel availability, passenger or baggage limitations, regulatory requirements, safety concerns, or other operational conditions warrant the action.
Carrier Cancellation Remedy. When Carrier cancels the Flight Services and does not provide a substantially equivalent service, the Booking Customer may choose: (a) a refund of the amount paid to Carrier for the canceled, unused Flight Services, returned to the original form of payment; or (b) rescheduling to an available date completed within eighteen (18) months after the original booking date, without a rescheduling fee.
Exclusive Remedy. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the remedy in Section 7.2 is the Booking Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for a Carrier-initiated cancellation.
Delays and Modifications. A delay, route change, change of operating location, shortened or extended ground period, substitution of Aircraft, or other modification does not automatically constitute a cancellation or create a refund right. Carrier will determine whether the core Flight Services were provided.
Passenger Declines an Operable Flight. When Carrier and the PIC determine that a flight may safely and legally operate, a Passenger’s decision not to fly is customer-initiated and is governed by Section 6, even when the decision is based on weather concerns.
No Third-Party Expense Liability. Carrier is not responsible for hotel, meal, rental-car, rideshare, parking, marina, event, admission, missed-connection, lost-wage, childcare, pet-care, replacement transportation, or other incidental or third-party expense resulting from a delay, modification, diversion, interruption, or cancellation.
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You will need to sign two waivers of liability for this experience - one for Coastal Seaplanes (Contract of Carriage) and one for Steamboat Wharf Oyster Co. They will both be detailed and sent to you in your booking confirmation email. No one may participate in the flight or excursion unless a waiver of liability is on file.
From Float Plane to Farm: The Virginia Oyster Experience
Fly in. Step aboard. Taste Virginia’s best straight from the water.
This isn't your typical oyster farm tour, and you can't get there quite like this any other way.
Your adventure begins with a spectacular 30-minute flight over Virginia's coastal landscape and waterways. From the air, watch the shoreline unfold beneath you before descending toward the home waters of Steamboat Wharf Oyster Co., where your seaplane arrival is only the beginning. After landing, you'll transfer directly from the seaplane to Steamboat Wharf's working boat and head out onto the water with the people who grow them.
Learn How it’s Done
During your time on the farm, you'll cruise out to the oyster beds and learn how Virginia oysters are cultivated from seed to harvest, get an up-close look at the equipment and techniques used on a modern working oyster farm, and hear the story behind Steamboat Wharf Oyster Co. and its roots in Virginia's oyster and waterman heritage.
And then comes the best part.
Settle in aboard the boat with freshly harvested oysters iced down and ready to enjoy, surrounded by the very waters they came from. You'll learn how to properly shuck an oyster, pick up a few tricks from the pros, and taste firsthand what makes a truly fresh Virginia oyster so special.
Level up Nauti-Nosh Provisions
Elevate your afternoon with a curated cooler from Nauti Nosh, featuring premium provisions and available beer, wine and nonalcoholic selections, chilled and packed for your time on the water. After booking your experience, you'll receive *optional instructions for ordering your Nauti Nosh selections directly from them. Your exceptionally curated cooler will be on-board the boat waiting for you when the plane arrives, no other planning necessary.
*Please note: Nauti Nosh selections are not included in the Coastal Seaplanes booking price and must be purchased separately. After completing your Coastal Seaplanes reservation, you'll be provided with a link and instructions to order directly from Nauti Nosh.
Departure has never been so sweet
After your world-class exclusive Fly-in oyster experience has concluded, climb back aboard with Coastal Seaplanes, and take in the stunning coastline and glimmering waves on an evening flight home.