Along the northern stretches of the Outer Banks lives a relic of a time long since past on these barrier islands. With an ancestry tracing back to the very fist days of European exploration in North America, the legendary Corolla wild horses still roam our beaches, dune fields, and maritime forest as they have for hundreds of years.
The elemental forces that sculpt these islands that we love so much, are the same forces that have created a breed of horse unlike any other in the world. Wind, waves, storms, sand, and salt have coalesced into sculpting this truly remarkable breed known officially as the Banker horse – banker, as in the Outer Banks.
For over 20 years, Back Country Safari Tours has been providing the world an opportunity to view these wild horses on their own terms. Melding together a one-of-a-kind experience of both high energy, off-road adventure through the back country with top-notch professional naturalists and guides, our wild horse safari cannot be beat. One of the great things about being a company with a long-standing history working in this area is our access to large tracks of both private and public preserves that remain off limits to other tour companies in the area. As a partner of the private Spanish Mustang Preserve and with our unique partnerships with large landowners, we have helped to create and conserve a network of protected lands for these horses.
Discover wild Spanish Mustangs and our unique Barrier Island ecology on the Wild Horse Safari. Explore over 30 miles of "off road" beach, dune and sand trail and ride with a professional naturalist guide in a custom 4x4 open-air Safari Cruiser or or experience the Beach Cruiser and Kayak Safari combination tour to paddle in the placid waterways of the wildlife rich Currituck Sound. Beginner and intermediate paddles available. The Outer Banks Leader in off road Eco-Adventures! Where the Road Ends....The Adventure Begins.
Back Country Safari Tours is pleased to offer two distinctly different kayak adventures. Both kayak adventures start out with a 12-mile beach exploration in a custom Safari Cruiser before we launch inside the Spanish Mustang Reserve!
4X4 and Kayak Safari
The beginner’s kayak tour navigates protected waters in search of horses and other wildlife, while also focusing on the nuts and bolts of how to kayak. Wildlife abounds on this trip and your adventure will be packed full of the natural history of all things Outer Banks! This trip is designed to not only cater to the novice or beginner kayaker, but also to families with children as well. For this reason, we use roomy 2 person (tandem) recreational kayaks that will provide you with plenty of leg room and stability.
Our signature tour takes the Safari one step further by adding a special kayak tour through the pristine waters and marshes of our coastal reserves in wild horse country! These unique excursions blend off-road thrills with a kayak nature tour in the untouched reaches of the Currituck Sound, and is undoubtedly the best of both worlds. You have not experienced the real Outer Banks, until you have spent time out on the water, navigating the serpentine creeks of marsh labyrinths, watched ospreys plummet into the water for fish, and experienced first hand the all encompassing peace of life on the sounds.
The culture of the Outer Banks has always been about the water and we are pleased to offer our customers a full immersion into this world apart from the civilization you left back home. After an excursion up the beach in our Open Air Safari Cruiser, we take off into the backcountry in search of horses, giant migratory sand dunes, rare species of wildlife and then ultimately to our private Spanish Mustang Preserve. Here in the preserve we will launch our kayaks and step back in time to another era. This is the true Outer Banks as the natives know it. And this is your opportunity to finally experience it first hand!
Duration: 3 hours
Join us on these unforgettable adventures into the back country in search of the Corolla wild horses!
- family friendly
- naturalist guide
- exclusive access to the Spanish Mustang Preserve
We are excited to have local naturalist guides, plus exclusive access to the private Mustang Preserve!
Corolla, North Carolina is a must see nautical village scented with the spray of the salty sea. It's located on NC Highway 12 along a thin strip of land bordered on the east by the tempestuous Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the inland waterway of Currituck Sound. Corolla is home to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, whose beacon first beckoned to sailors at sea in 1875, and to art noveau Whalehead in Historic Corolla, a turn of the century hunt club for sportsmen. The quaint village is also home to one of North Carolina's natural history gems called the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. The center, which opened in 2006, is an impressive and marvelous 22,000 square foot interpretive center for young and old alike to explore the history and vast diversity of North Carolina's wildlife.
Spring and fall visitors will notice the popularity of kiteboarding on the Outer Banks the moment they ride down a stretch of soundfront highway. In the off-season months, it's not unusual to spot dozens if not hundreds of multi-colored kites lining the skies over the Outer Banks' miles of sound waters.
Located in Corolla / 6 Bedrooms/ 4 Full Bathrooms/ 1 Half BathroomIf your family wants a beach vacation, then Where Aye Wanna Beach is the ideal choice! This semi-oceanfront location is 75 feet from the beach boardwalk path, it's dog friendly, and offers both a private pool and hot tub for your family members to completely appreciate calming at home or spending time on the beach.Ground Level: Exterior amenities include a entirely gated private pool with plenty of Polywood chairs. Inside you'll find a lounge area with kitchenette that includes a full-size refrigerator and microwave. Bedroom with DuoBunk and Single, Bedroom with a Bunk Set and Queen Bed and a hall bathroom with shower/tub combo. Laundry area with washer and dryer. Mid Level: 2 King Master Bedroom Suites both with flat-screen TV, private bathrooms and oceanside deck access. Queen Bedroom with TV that shares a jack-n-jill bathroom with another Queen Bedroom with TV. The hot tub is on the oceanside deck. (TVs offer streaming options through the spectrum cable app or other devices)Top Level: Airy great room with ocean vistas and a huge flat-screen TV (traditional cable available). Upgraded kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, double oven, 2 dishwashers, prep sink and counter seating for 6. Dining table seating 10 with deck access to an outdoor table for eating outdoors. The top level oceanside deck offers vistas while relaxing in the Polywood seating and overlooking the private pool. Half bath located between the mid and top levels. Extras: Private Pool (9x 21), Hot Tub, 5 TVs, gas grille (No charcoal grilles or open flames allowed at this property), picnic table, high chair, pack-n-play, DVD library, corn hole, wireless internet, deck furnishings, outside shower, community tennis and linens and towels supplied. No Smoking. Dogs Welcome (2 max). Full week units only. Beds: 2 King, 3 Queens, 1 Single, 1 DuoBunk, 1 Bunk Set. House Address: 604 Saltspray Court. Distance to beach access: 75'. Key Type: Keyless entry. CHECK IN LOCATION: 1213-C Duck Road, Duck Office. 2025, PRIVATE POOL is open from 5/11/25 -10/11/25Linens and towels included at no additional cost. This home will provide sheets for all beds and the beds will be made with the exception of sleep couches, top bunk beds and trundle beds in which case the sheets are supplied. This home also provides 1 bath towel and 1 wash cloth per person the home sleeps, 2 hand towels per full bathroom, 1 hand towel per half bathroom and a bath mat for each shower or tub.*No charcoal grilles or open flames allowed at this property. This property has a 2 ring doorbell cameras facing away from the property. One in the carport and one on the second floor facing the road. Booking: After booking, you will receive an e-mail with instructions to electronically sign your lease agreement and make your online payment within 3 days, to avoid cancellation. During the booking process you will be asked to enter a credit card number, nothing will be charged to this card. We offer optional travel insurance as well as other optional costs that you can opt in or out of on your lease agreement. Your final payment will be due 30 days prior to arrival. *Reservations booked within 45 days of arrival will have 3 days to sign the lease agreement and submit payment in full.Brindley Beach Vacations & Sales makes every reasonable effort to maintain reliable information about the vacation rental properties we manage. All information, description and prices are subject to daily updates and changes. We are not responsible for changes in furnishings, inventory or décor changes implemented by the individual homeowner. Photos, virtual tours and floor plans are meant to be illustrative in nature. All vacation rental information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.Beds:
- Corolla
- 6 Bedrooms
- 4 Bathrooms
