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Elevate Your Beach Experience

rightsville Beach is intracoastal views. Dive into an abundance
the perfect place to of water activities with the pros offering
indulge in exceptional sailing and surfing lessons or SCUBA dive
W experiences. With historic shipwrecks. Wrightsville Beach
its crystal blue waters and pristine hosts national surfing competitions,
surroundings, a vibrant community marathons, triathlons, and the Carolina Cup,
flourishes, driven by an active lifestyle and one of the world’s five major SUP races.
wellness activities. Themed experiences await on eco-tours
Known as a “beach lover’s heaven,” to uninhabited islands, sunset cruises, and
Wrightsville Beach is perennially named more. Family friendly fun includes surf
among the Top 10 “South’s Best Beach camps and pirate treasure hunts. For mind
Towns” by the readers of Southern Living. and body relaxation, try sunrise yoga on
Thanks to its excellent break, Wrightsville the Crystal Pier or stroll the 67-acre Airlie
Beach was the birthplace of surfing in Gardens nearby.
North Carolina and is one of the ten best This walkable village-like town offers
surf towns in America according to quality shopping at chic beach boutiques,
Coastal Living. surf shops, and nearby open-air shopping
An active lifestyle and wellness are a villages. Or stop by the Wrightsville
way of life for both residents and visitors. Beach Museum of History to marvel in
Walk or run The Loop, a 2.5-mile paved Wrightsville Beach’s more than 100-years
path around the island, taking in marsh and of island stories.
Indulge in the day’s fresh catch-to-table
specials and sip in the views with surf-
inspired cocktails or visit a sustainable
brewpub nearby. The evenings stay alive
year-round with music and nightlife at
local hangouts.
Experience the beach and beyond with
a getaway that offers much more than your
average beach vacation.
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