Harbour Hippo — Local services in Charlottetown

I had been to Charlottetown before several times and always wanted to take the unusual Harbour Hippo tour. Unfortunately my company those times was not game to try it. I was not disappointed! We went on the first tour of the day. The price of 28$ each was a bit steep for me and my friend agreed, however it is a once in a lifetime experience for us so we went for it! Captain Tom is friendly and a good and interesting conversationalist if you arrive and board early as we did. Madeline the tour guide is a recent graduate from a program in performing arts and gives an engaging tour of the harbour area on land and the water with plenty of enthusiasm thrown in. Since we're her friends she let us all call her Maddy. Kids got a great kick out of her stories and upbeat inspired tour style. We recommend tipping Maddie well at the end of the tour if you can afford to s she earns it giving the tour and going around visiting with everyone before we get back on land. She also takes hugs which...

Awesome!! I've done this tour multiple times and it's well worth your money. The tour lasts about an hour and it's a neat experience to travel the downtown area and then drive right into the water and take a tour of the harbour in the same vehicle. Staff are amazing and very helpful - there are some stairs to navigate for those with mobility issues but, staff are awesome at helping people into the vehicle. The tour guides are fantastic - very knowledgeable and they give a great rundown on some terrific Charlottetown and PEI facts. You have to do this if you're in Charlottetown. They even give you free suckers...

We had a great experience with this amphibious vehicle. Sometimes on land and eventually on the water, with plenty of explanations about Charlottetown. One downside, though: please, Glen, don't tell people that by saying the password, they'll get a pound of mussels at the "Lobster on the Wharf" restaurant. We went there, and they did not honor your words. The restaurant seemed to have no idea about any password and refused to give us the mussels. We still had a good meal there. However, it's the kind of detail that leaves a bit of a bitter taste during a trip. People...