Links are not yet activated.
To activate, add a link back to submitpr.org from your website and contact @jaycosta on Telegram,
or pay via Solana (from $19.95) for instant activation.
Lexington, SC – Carolina Safari Co. is excited to announce the is excited to announce the returnof its highly anticipated Purple Martin Tours for the 2026 season, offering guests the opportunity
to witness one of South Carolina’s most spectacular natural phenomena on Lake Murray.
Join local Naturalist, Captain Zach Steinhauser, for a pontoon boat tour of the largest purple
martin roost in North America: right here on Lake Murray! Steinhauser has traveled across the
United States and Brazil to study this mystical migratory songbird. His work has been featured in
Living Bird Magazine, Garden & Gun, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, WIS-TV, and so
many others!
Steinhauser shares, “Purple Martins from across the southeast arrive at the island in the evenings
every night for two months with numbers peaking around 500,000 at the end of July. This
gathering is one giant party for the birds as they prepare for their migration to places like the
Amazon Rainforest. While this phenomenon occurs elsewhere in the country, the flock of Purple
Martins on Lake Murray happens to be the largest known gathering of Purple Martins on the
planet.”
"In a world today where everyone's eyes are locked to their screens, it brings me great pleasure
to provide folks the opportunity to experience firsthand one of SC's greatest natural wonders,”
stated Steinhauser about the famous tours.
Evening tours showcasing the spectacular sunset return of the Purple Martins to Bomb Island will
be offered Wednesday through Sunday from June 24 through August 23, 2026. Guests are
encouraged to reserve their seats early through Carolina Safari Co., as tours often sell out during
peak migration season.
Zach Steinhauser, a Naturalist at Wingard’s Market, is the owner of the Carolina Safari Company,
and the cinematographer who debuted Purple Haze: A Conservation Film.