Island Time of Your Life Blog

When you’re responsible for planning a large get-together or family reunion on Hilton Head Island, it can seem like a daunting task. Not only will you need to find and reserve a number of activities that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of ages with different sets of interests, but you also have to ensure that the accommodations you book offer the opportunity to be together when appropriate, as well as privacy when necessary. This can be a seemingly impossible task.

The stunning scenery and wonderful wildlife make it a bird watcher's paradise thanks to their protected wetlands that are home to beautiful birds like osprey, bald eagles, sandpipers, pelicans, egrets, and more. In fact, the Audubon Society says there have been more than 350 species of native birds sighted on Hilton Head Island in the last decade, and nearly 200 species flock here each year.

There are so many reasons to visit Hilton Head Island and each season has its own attractions. Most people plan their trips as part of a summer getaway, but it’s also a perfect place to visit in the spring. Whether it’s spring fever or spring break, the temperatures are still beach-friendly. Here are some fun things to do on Hilton Head Island as a couple or as a family for your next spring fling

You don’t need a lot of money—and sometimes none at all!—to have a great time and create some wonderful vacation memories with your family. Hilton Head has quite a few free and reasonably-priced attractions that you can do indoor and outdoor during your stay. Get the kids off their phones and electronic devices and out having fun and creating memories. Here are our top 5 choices to go, see and do!

Is there a birthday, engagement, anniversary or some other special event coming up? Why not celebrate while vacationing on Hilton Head Island! From food to flowers to photos, Hilton Head Island can provide everything you need to celebrate that special event all in the comfort of your vacation home rental.

Hilton Head Island boasts lots of family things to do, such as swimming, boating, hiking, shopping, dolphin watching, birding, wildlife viewing, and many more exciting activities to enjoy. We’ve put together a list of some of the best activities listed with their locations and broken down by activity age requirement for your next family vacation. Guaranteed you won’t hear any “I’m bored” with this list!

Do more than just spend time on the island, make your stay a once upon an island time! Hilton Head Island has a lot of amazing things to do, see, taste, and even feel, but it’s not about how much you do it’s about the quality and uniqueness of those experiences. We’ve curated some of the most remarkable and memorable ones here with a little surprise at the end of how we can bring it all right to the doorstep of your island home away from home.

Put the rake down and turn away from the leaf pile because the only thing falling down here are bright rays of sunshine casting a shimmering autumn light across “still warm enough to frolic in” seas. Hilton Head is a coastal utopia in any season, but there’s something about fall that really lets its beauty and southern charm shine through. Let us count the ways that make it the finest island time of year!

There is a time and a place for everything. But there are certain times and places far from the everyday. Remarkable times and places that make our hearts skip a beat. Take our breath away. Widen our smiles. Draw us closer together. Spark our passions. And calm our very souls.

Fall is a great time of year for outdoor activities and festivals on Hilton Head Island, so if you didn’t make it your summer destination, it’s not too late to enjoy all that the Island has to offer. Fall is one of the most popular times to visit Hilton Head. The weather in September is very warm but not as oppressive as summer, which makes it the perfect weather to enjoy September events such as the Hilton Head Island Shrimp Festival, weekly fall concerts at Shelter Cove Harbour and more.