ECOtourz LLC

What a wonderful way to experience Sandwich, MA! Our family spent a week on the Cape and one of favorite days was when we were in Sandwich. Our Ecotourz guide, Justin, was knowledgeable, friendly, and fun. We recommend this experience to everyone!

Great experience! First time kayaking was a success! Justin was a great guide very knowledgeable about the history of the area. He also gave some great recommendations for local restaurants and must sees.

So super amazing! You have to tour with him. Knowledgeable on local history, ecology and just super fun!

WHAT A BLAST! Justin is an AWESOME tour guide, really makes the experience memorable — and fool proof, from instructions getting there, though what happens once you are in the water. The environment is GORGEOUS. HIGHLY recommended!!!

As indicated by the other reviews, Justin is a great dude – he’s a native who knows his history and how to take care of clients. The two-​hour tour is fairly easy physically for those of us who don’t spend hours in the gym. Great day and I highly recommend him!

This was my second Kayaking experience. My fiancé and I were on vacation in Hyannis and stumbled across Eco Tourz on
. We got an amazing deal for a two hour tour. Justin was awesome about getting back to us via phone about scheduling, weather conditions, tide, etc. He was very accommodating and friendly. It was relatively easy to navigate around the estuary and we were given time at the beginning to practice, as we got there a few minutes early. Justin told us some interesting information regarding the historical and environmental aspects of the area. Overall it was a fabulous morning/​afternoon on Mill Creek! We couldn’t have asked for a better end to our vacation! If we are up in Cape Cod again next year, we know where we are coming for kayaking! Thanks Justin!
Tips:
1.Use a bathroom at local gas station prior to coming to boardwalk
2. Wear lots of sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, and bug spray. (He has some there in case you forget)
3. Wear something you don’t mind getting wet.

We had a wonderful time kayaking through ECOtourz. Unfortunately I can’t remember the owner’s name, but he was one of the nicest guys I have talked to. We had fout adults and two children in our group. Right after explaining the rules and paddling tricks to the adults, he pulled both kids aside and worked with them to make sure they understood too. He was patient and explained things twice when we needed it. We rented kayaks for an hour and he was cool even though we took a little more than an hour. We called to reserve kayaks early in the morning and when we told him we had children with us he told us to come by at a low tide time where it would be safer for the little ones to be in the water. We forgot to bring bottles of water with us buthe had a cooler full and gave each of us a free one. The estuary was beautiful and ends with a cute waterfall. Next time I am in Sandwich we will definitely do another rental with him.

My boyfriend and I went on the kayak tour with Justin. We had an awesome time. Justin was great, accomodating, was a great tour guide and lots of fun. The water was beautiful and clean, and very scenic navagating the canals between thehigh grass. We really enjoyed ourselves.
Justin was also great in that he honored a truilia. I did check w/​him to make sure that he/​his business was compensated b/​c trulia took client money and then literally closed up shop and ran. To be honest, if he told me trulia had not compensated him, i would have happily paid twice. It was a really great way to spend the day at the cape.
Two disclaimers. The kayak tour is not at the Jarves address. That is just where a sign w/​directions to the beach/​parking ($ 5 or $ 10) is available. Also none of the businesses near the sign at Jarves St have any public restrooms, so that could be an issue.
I nicked a star b/​c I had difficulty getting in touch w/​Justin to arrange the tour closer to the date. So we just took a Thursday off and winged it. We were lucky there were two slots open. Other people on the tour did say he called them back promptly and this wasn’t an issue. He does spend a good portion of the day outside working, so its possible he just missed my messages. Anycase, still worth it. We had a wonderful time.

This is a nice way to spend a relaxing afternoon. We did a 2-​hr tour with a few friends, using a Groupon deal. The tour itself was neat, never kayaked through an estuary before… it seems like it’d be a good way to introduce someone who’s never been kayaking before, to start here, before doing anything more open water.
The tour itself was decent, however, because we were in a group of 8, it was hard to hear majority of what the tourguide was saying, unless you happened to be the kayak that was right next to him. Another downside of kayaking an estuary vs something more open water is that several times, it begins to be more like bumper boats in some parts!
Overall, a nice experience and a neat alternative for something to do on the Cape. However, communication could have been better. The tourguide told my friend organizing, that he’d call her the day before with more details, but never did. Also, the address that is given, actually leads you to the front of an art gallery and only a placard out front advertising «ecotourz» without an address telling you how to get to the actual meeting area (which is ~1 mile away).

Justin is a great guy. He’s chill, accommodating, and a great guide.
The Sandwich estuary tour itself is great (quite scenic, informative, and not terribly difficult). You get all the cool factoids that you wouldn’t know unless told by a tour guide.