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Sea Island The Cloister & The Lodge Activities
A Fantastic Variety Of Recreation At This Coastal Georgia Luxury Resort
 Sea Island Resorts boasts scores of vibrant, year-round activities for the entire family. Discover a Georgia luxury golf resort offering endless opportunities for fun. Take an early morning dip in a sparkling blue swimming pool. Relax along a five-mile stretch of private coastline. Whether guests wish to take their children to the shooting school or horseback riding along the beach, they will love the activities offered at this legendary name in Georgia luxury resorts. Recreational
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Beach & Pools
An Array Of Sun-Splashed Attractions At This Georgia Beach Resort
The Sea Island Beach Club is a delightful gateway to three swimming pools, water sports, and five miles of private beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Features of this Georgia beach resort include:
- Five miles of private beach.
- Certified instructors offer swimming lessons, snorkeling, and scuba classes.
- Sailing schools and ocean kayaking clinics are available for all ages during the summer.
- Umbrellas, chaise lounges, and towel service are provided, poolside or for the beach.
- Beach cabanas with padded lounge chairs and umbrellas, Hobie Cat® sailboats, ocean kayaks, beach funcycles and body boards can be rented in season.
- Jeep® train rides to the secluded south end of the island take shell seekers to the best beachcombing.
- Poolside cabanas.
- Fun aquatic exercise classes.
Boating & Fishing
A Tradition Of Creating Memorable Coastal Georgia Fishing Vacations
The Sea Island Yacht Club offers Coastal Georgia fishing and nature tours of all kinds. A fleet of six custom boats was designed for fishing and touring the Georgia Coast, and a beautifully restored vintage yacht cruises the local waterways.
- In Shore Fishing: Cruise through the marshes in search of trout, redfish, flounder, and whiting. Whether fly fishing from Sea Island’s shallow water flat boats in search of the tailing redfish or traveling a creek for a big school of speckled trout, guests will love this experience.
- Near Shore Fishing: The area around Sea Island boasts some of the best fishing on the East Coast. Fish the beaches from Cumberland Island to Sapelo Island for tarpon, shark, bull redfish, or tripletail. These trips also offer a wonderful view of the beautiful coastline.
- Off Shore Fishing: Enjoy bottom fishing over an artificial reef. Guests can also live-bait fish for mackerel, cobia, barracuda, and sailfish.
- Kids’ Trips: Sea Island offers a two-hour fishing trip perfect for introducing kids to sport fishing. The boats have high sides while the captains teach, bait hooks, cast, and do everything needed to ensure children a great time on the water.
- Fishing and Crabbing: Rental equipment is available to fish and crab off of the dock. A dock hand is available during the summer. Common catches include blue crab, whiting, croaker, trout, puppy shark, and yellow tails.
- Vintage Yacht Cruises on Cloister Belle: Climb aboard the 71-foot Cloister Belle, a restored classic vintage yacht, for scenic, leisurely journeys through local island waterways. Regularly scheduled cruises offer spectacular sunsets across the golden marshes. Available for private charter.
Children & Family Activities
Offering Something For Everyone At This Coastal Georgia Family Resort
Throughout the year, professionally planned and supervised age-appropriate children’s programming is the highlight of a family visit to Sea Island Resorts. During the summer, spring break, and holidays, the Junior Staff at this Georgia family resort devote full attention to imaginative, interactive activities while parents enjoy Sea Island’s other amenities. This special team of college students is carefully selected for their leadership skills and enthusiasm to serve as role models for young guests. Most of Sea Island’s Georgia family vacation programs require reservations in advance.
- Camp Cloister is open daily except Sunday and select holidays. Directed activities are offered year-round for children ages 3-12. Each day explores a different theme, from pirates and fish to frogs and birds, through games, crafts, and activities. Fee includes lunch.
- Club Sea Island is designed exclusively for pre-teens, ages 9-12, looking for more exciting adventures during spring break and summertime visits. From ocean kayaking to field trips around the area, Club Sea Island is about discovery and creating new friendships.
- Cookie Cutters create, bake, and decorate cookies on Saturdays. Children get personalized chef hats and can take home their creations.
- Children's Dinner kid-friendly menus and activities change nightly. While parents experience Sea Island’s fine dining, children ages 3-12 can enjoy dinner with one another. Offered Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the year with additional weeknights seasonally.
- Air Rifle Bull’s-Eye Hour is a blast every afternoon (except Sunday) at the Shooting School. This popular activity for children ages 5-12 stresses gun safety and shooting instruction.
- (for children ages 5-12) and Targets for Teens stress gun safety and shooting instruction.
- The Stables offer tiny tyke tours and horsemanship clinics while welcoming families to visit and share treats with the horses.
- Junior Golf and Tennis Clinics teach club sport skills and good sportsmanship.
- Fishing and Crabbing off The Cloister dock is a Sea Island tradition. Fishing trips to introduce kids to sport fishing can be arranged through the Yacht Club as well.
- Scavenger Hunts, ping pong tournaments, tie-dye on the beach, and sandcastle competitions round out the all-American fun.
- Bingo on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
- Bicycles are available for rent; helmets are included.
Equestrian
Horseback Riding On The Beach At This Impressive Southern Resort
The Sea Island Equestrian Center encompasses 13 acres of pasture and four barns. English balance seat, hunt seat, and western-style riding are taught at this Southern hotel resort – with instruction for every level of experience, including first time riders, and all ages.
- Horseback rides on the beach are offered throughout the week.
- A natural history ride along marsh, interdune, and ocean beach habitats reveals the flora and fauna of the tidal low country.
- Ring riding, from lead-arounds to advanced riders, is available throughout the week.
- Private or group instruction is offered throughout the week. Private cart driving lessons are available by appointment.
- Special clinics and programs just for children are offered seasonally.
- Wooded trail rides can be arranged by appointment.
- Overnight, short- and long-term boarding is available.
Nature
Nature’s Splendor And Beauty Create A Breathtaking South Resort Vacation
Sea Island Resort's nature guides will take guests exploring tidal salt marsh, ocean beach, and interdune habitats. The staff at this South resort is committed to celebrating the diversity that thrives along the Georgia Coast.
Throughout the year:
- Natural history horseback rides.
- Salt marsh tours by boat -- an up-close look at the unique ecosystem of the barrier islands' marshes and the treasures they hold. See oyster beds, live shrimp, and birds.
- Marsh kayaking -- the ideal way to explore the vast tidal grasslands behind the resort’s barrier islands. Tandem kayaks can be reserved to facilitate family outings.
Seasonal activities:
- Sea turtle walks with a nature guide on select dates throughout the summer, based on the likelihood of turtle activity, are a one-of-a-kind educational experience. Learn about these magnificent sea creatures and look for turtle tracks, nesting mothers, or hatchlings headed for their first swim in the sea.
- Learn more about local aquatic critters by ocean seining with nature guides, helping to pull the 60-foot net through the surf zone.
Seasonal Holiday Snapshots
Seek Out A Spectacular Destination For Georgia Holiday Events
Uncover a picture-perfect Georgia holiday destination at Sea Island Resorts and treat family and loved ones to an unforgettable array of seasonal events, activities, and more. Celebrate the red, white, and blue during the 4th of July with an outdoor BBQ, pool games, a holiday parade, and a truly memorable fireworks display. Let the kids spend a magical afternoon with Santa and the Missus on Christmas Eve, or treat them to a traditional family Easter Egg Hunt in the spring. Indulge in bountiful feasts for every holiday and ring in the New Year with fireworks that light up the Georgia sky. There's no end to the excitement of the holidays in Georgia, blending the true spirit of small-town America with the gracious hospitality of the South.
Shooting School
A Georgia Shooting School That Ranks Among America’s Best
The art of clay target shooting is a treasured tradition at Sea Island Resorts, whose Georgia shooting school is among the nation’s best. The facilities of this Southeast shooting camp include a competitive five-stand sporting clay field, two skeet ranges, and a trap field. The Shooting School staff features three NSCA-certified instructors and one NSSA-certified instructor. Private or group lessons are offered for experts and novices. Skeet, trap, and five-stand practice sessions are available for experienced shooters. The 10 stations at nearby Rainbow Island Sporting Clays Course take shooters on a stunning mile-long nature walk.
- Introduction to Clay Target Shooting is a one-hour overview of gun safety, equipment, and shooting techniques.
- The Annie Oakley Shooting Hour is specifically designed for women.
- The highly popular Air Rifle Bull's-eye Hour (for children ages 5-12) and Targets for Teens stress gun safety and shooting instruction.
Teens
Endless Fun For Teenage Guests Of Sea Island
Teens can look forward to a flexible and seasonal schedule of popular activities that encourage meeting, mixing, and making new friends.
- Club sports offer custom teen programs in golf, tennis, and shooting.
- The Cloister Spa invites teens to stretch their bodies and their minds, offering fitness training, nutrition counseling, cooking classes, cleansing facials, and teen makeovers -- tools for a healthy lifestyle.
- Teens have their own times for kayaking and island excursions with activities staff, as well as bowling, movies, and shopping.
- Activities staff arrange volleyball and beach game challenges, scavenger hunts, and mixers throughout the summer.
Tennis
An Unrivaled Southeast Getaway Destination For Tennis Lovers
The Sea Island Tennis Club includes The Cloister and Retreat Tennis Centers, with 16 Har-Tru® courts (eight lighted). USPTA professional instructors provide a full-service program of year-round instruction -- which can be customized for skill level, clinics, round robins, and partner matching. The pro shops are filled with the latest equipment, accessories, and active wear fashions.
- Tennis clinics for adults cover a new stroke daily, with emphasis on stroke consistency, control, and spin.
- Daily tennis drills complement the clinic of the day, giving the player a complete workout.
- The doubles’ specialty clinic is designed for intensive work on stroke production and doubles’ positioning.
- Cardio tennis energizes, improving fitness and your game.
- The weekly round robin is a mixer for mixed doubles, a tennis social with prizes and refreshments. The junior tennis programs offer age-specific clinics designed to promote a lifelong love of the sport and equip juniors with the tools required to advance to the next level.
- Tykes Tennis is a half-hour introduction to the sport for ages 4-6, developing basic skills and hand/eye coordination.
- Clinics for ages 7-11 develop basic tennis techniques, sound stroke production, and good sportsmanship -- skills that will last a lifetime.
- Working in a fun group environment, ages 10-13 focus on proper stroke technique while ages 11-15 develop skills in footwork, spins, tactics, and strategies.
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