Morgan Island, located in Beaufort County just northeast of Beaufort, is a 4,500-acre marshland island and home to a free-ranging colony of approximately 3,500 rhesus monkeys. Established in 1979 when the colony was relocated from Puerto Rico, it is one of only two such colonies in the continental United States.

The island, situated on the southern edge of the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, features 370 acres of semi-tropical maritime forest where the monkeys reside. While the island is otherwise uninhabited, local biologists commute daily by boat to manage the animals.

Our tours are scheduled during the first or last three hours of daylight to provide the best opportunity for spotting the monkeys along the island's edge. In addition to the primates, the marshlands of Morgan Island are rich with birdlife, offering excellent wildlife viewing and photography opportunities throughout the excursion.