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If the player has not been to a Gyroid, Produce, or Glowing Moss-type island within the last 7 boat tours and none of the other island types are chosen for that day, the island visited will be of one of those four types that has not been visited. If there are multiple, the type visited the longest time ago is selected.

Certain islands exist in a different season or time of day from the game clock. This can be taken advantage of to catch out-of-season fish , insects , and sea creatures . However, these islands cannot be visited if the specific player has not personally experienced that season at least once before. Time continues to pass while on these islands, which can be observed if the player spends several hours on one.

• 1 Probability
• 2 Common factors
• 3.1.1 Gyroid islands
• 3.1.2 Produce islands
• 3.1.3 Vine/glowing moss islands
• 3.2.1 Star Fragment
• 3.2.2 Cherry Blossom
• 3.2.3 Spring Bamboo
• 3.2.4 Summer Shell
• 3.2.5 Mushroom
• 3.2.6 Maple Leaf
• 3.2.7 Snowflake
• 4 References

Probability [ edit ]

The game first determines if the player will visit a normal island (78%) or a rare island (22%). If the player has received a fortune for improved belongings luck that day, this is always guaranteed to be a rare island. [1] Otherwise, the game will calculate this as follows:

• If a normal island is chosen, the game will select a normal island type from the ones that have not been visited in the longest time within the last 7 days. The counter for not visiting a particular island can increase to a maximum of 20 days.
• If a specific player has not yet personally experienced the date on their own island that the selected island currently experiences, the game will instead select a normal island. This is always guaranteed to be the vine/glowing moss island if the player has received a fortune for improved belongings luck that day.

Common factors [ edit ]

All islands contain a single buried gyroid fragment .

Flowers will always be in-season according to the date experienced on the island, but will never be the player's native or sister flowers. The bushes present on the island are always the current bushes in bloom as determined by the game's time.

Bug and fish spawns will always match the date that the island is experiencing (either fixed or real in-game time).

For normal islands, there is a 29.4% chance of one of the rocks being a money rock , and a 2% chance of all rocks being money rocks. Rare islands will always have at least one money rock present.

Types of islands [ edit ]

Normal islands [ edit ].

Normal islands all have multiple possible layouts, one of which will be chosen at random when the player visits an island type.

Gyroid islands [ edit ]

Chance: 30%

Internal ID Haniwa/RareHaniwa

These islands are encountered most frequently between all island types. This type of island is always guaranteed to be visited upon the player's first boat tour, when searching for Brewster, and whenever the player has received a bad belongings fortune from Katrina (and has not opted for purification). In this latter scenario, the buried gyroid fragment will always be replaced with clay .

There is an 8% chance that the player may encounter the same island but with precipitation (either rain or snow depending on the time of year). In addition to the usual buried gyroid fragment, there will be one fully-formed gyroid buried as well. This can be any gyroid except for a brewstoid .

• Screenshots (Gyroid islands)

• Screenshots (Rare Gyroid islands)

Produce islands [ edit ]

Chance: 22%

Internal ID Vegetable

These islands contain multiple plants of one random type of produce , with each plant containing a fixed amount of harvestable goods. The message bottle that appears on the beach always contains a random cooking recipe. If the player has not purchased Be a Chef! DIY Recipes+ however, the message bottle will instead contain furniture DIY recipes.

• Screenshots

Vine/glowing moss islands [ edit ]

Chance: 18%

Internal ID OneRoom

These islands contain vines and glowing moss . The message bottle that appears on the beach always contains a random vine or glowing moss recipe. Although the island's date is set to summer, this only affects the appearance; the fish, insects and sea creatures that spawn will be the same as the date on the player's home island. Since version 2.0.4 , sand paths will now appear around each coconut tree .

If the player has received a good belongings fortune from Katrina , the player will be sent to this island if the rare island the game rolls to has a date that the player has not experienced yet in-game.

Rare islands [ edit ]

Rare islands all have a single fixed layout for each island type.

Star Fragment [ edit ]

Chance: 3.14%

Internal ID StarPiece

This island is always set to midnight when the player arrives, with a heavy meteor shower taking place. If the player wishes upon the shooting stars, star fragments will appear on their own island's beaches the following day. The message bottle that appears on the beach always contains a random star fragment recipe . The creatures that spawn are based on the current time, not the apparent night of the island. Vines also appear on this island.

The meteor shower on this island is heavier than what the player can ever experience on their own island, with an 80% chance of a shooting star appearing on any given minute instead of the usual 50%. There is then an equal chance for 5 stars or 8 stars to appear within that single minute.

There are some stars on the beach too, but they will be mostly star fragments .

The island can only be visited if the player has played the game on June 15 in the northern hemisphere, or December 15 in the southern hemisphere.

Rocks on this island will always drop only star fragments with the following distribution:

Cherry Blossom [ edit ]

Internal ID Sakura

This island is always experiencing the spring Cherry Blossom season , with all hardwood trees taking on soft pink petals and cherry-blossom petals floating in the air that can be caught with a net . The message bottle that appears on the beach always contains a random recipe from the Cherry Blossoms Series .

The island can only be visited if the player has played the game between April 1 and 10 in the northern hemisphere, or October 1 and 10 in the southern hemisphere.

Spring Bamboo [ edit ]

Internal ID SpringBamboo

This island is always experiencing spring and contains bamboo , which can drop young spring bamboo when struck with an axe . The message bottle that appears on the beach contains a random recipe from the Bamboo Series .

The island can only be visited if the player has played the game between February 25 and May 31 in the northern hemisphere, or August 25 and November 30 in the southern hemisphere.

Summer Shell [ edit ]

Internal ID SeaShell

This island is always experiencing summer , with summer shells found washed ashore on the beaches. The message bottle that appears on the beach always contains a random recipe for an item crafted using summer shells.

The island can only be visited if the player has played the game between June 1 and August 31 in the northern hemisphere, or December 1 and February 28 in the southern hemisphere.

Mushroom [ edit ]

Internal ID Mushroom

This island is always experiencing fall and is host to various species of mushrooms . The message bottle that appears on the beach always contains a random recipe from the Mush Series . A random assortment of six mushrooms (composed of two flat mushrooms , round mushrooms , and skinny mushrooms ) can be found, as well as pine cones and acorns .

In order, each of the 15 trees will be randomly assigned an item underneath:

• Three trees will have a tree branch .
• Five trees will have a random mushroom.
• Up to five hardwood trees (or less if there are less than five hardwood trees) will have an acorn.
• Up to five cedar trees (or less if there are less than five cedar trees) will have a pine cone.

The island can only be visited if the player has played the game between November 1 and 30 in the northern hemisphere, or May 1 and 31 in the southern hemisphere.

Maple Leaf [ edit ]

Internal ID Maple

This island is always experiencing fall and has maple leaves floating in the air, which can be caught using a net . The message bottle that appears on the beach always contains a random recipe from the Tree's Bounty or Leaves Series .

The island can only be visited if the player has played the game between November 16 and 25 in the northern hemisphere, or May 16 and 25 in the southern hemisphere.

Snowflake [ edit ]

Internal ID SnowCrystal

This island is always experiencing a snow storm during winter and has snowflakes floating in the air, which can be caught using a net . The message bottle that appears on the beach contains a random recipe from the Frozen Series .

The island can only be visited if the player has played the game between December 11 and February 24 in the northern hemisphere, or June 11 and August 24 in the southern hemisphere.

References [ edit ]

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Kapp’n boat tours & new mystery islands.

Kapp’n is a green turtle you can find offering special boat tours to islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)! Learn where to find him, how to take a boat tour, and the islands you can visit in this guide.

Newly introduced in the massive Version 2.0 Update released on November 3rd , you’ll need to have your copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons fully updated to experience Kapp’n and his boat tours.

What Are Kapp’n Boat Tours In Animal Crossing?

Kapp’n Boat Tours offer a new way to discover unique and mysterious islands from faraway in Animal Crossing: New Horizons — different from the mystery islands that Dodo Airline have been able to take you to since launch!

These brand new mysterious islands will often offer new special items that can’t be found on your own home island, like new types of flora such as vines and bushes. We suspect there might even be new types of fruits too, but that has yet to be confirmed.

Additionally, Kapp’n can take you to islands that of a different season or weather than your home island. For example, when your date is set to July in the Northern Hemisphere, you might visit an island that’s in Winter allowing you to catch different fish or bugs!

In fact, these out-of-season islands can even feature special seasonal materials like Snowflakes , or items from a different time of day like wishing for Star Fragments.

How To Take Kapp’n Boat Tours & Visit Islands

You can take a boat tour with Kapp’n in Animal Crossing: New Horizons by visiting your island’s Pier in the bottom left or bottom right of the map, depending on the layout.

Simply walk up to Kapp’n on the Pier and he’ll ask for you for a small fee of 1,000 Nook Miles currency per round-trip to a mysterious island! You don’t need to purchase Nook Miles Tickets for Kapp’n.

Note that you can unfortunately only set sail with Kapp’n for a mystery island once per in-game day . Of course, impatient players can time travel to get ahead if they desire.

Kapp’n Island Materials

While exploring the Mystery Islands that Kapp’n takes you to in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you may discover some new materials and plants you haven’t seen anywhere else! That’s because some very exciting new items have been introduced on Kapp’n Boat Tour Islands.

An extremely useful new type of item, Vines can be found on Kapp’n Islands and can be placed on your island’s cliffs to climb up them — essentially as a makeshift ladder that looks much cooler!

Additionally, there are many new DIY Recipes in Version 2.0 that require Vines as a crafting material to create items — check out every new recipe here .

Glowing Moss

Perfect for night-time decoration, Glowing Moss is a new type of plant that can be found on Kapp’n Islands somewhat similar to weeds and flowers. Unlike other plants though, the Glowing Moss features a subtle glow during the evening making for a great night-time effect!

Just like with Vines, there new DIY Recipes in Version 2.0 that require Glowing Moss as a crafting material to create items — check out every new recipe here .

Plumeria Bushes

A new type of bush called Plumeria can be found on Kapp’n Islands in two different Pink and White color options! In the Northern Hemisphere, they bloom in season from June 1st to September 20th. Learn more about Bushes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons here.

Kapp’n Boat Tour Islands

There are many different mysterious islands you can visit by taking a Kapp’n Boat Tour in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 2.0! We’re beginning to research all of them and will list them below as we do.

While the exact contents of each island can vary, we’ve generally found that a Gyroid Fragment is buried in the ground every time.

Vine & Glowing Moss Island

On this special island seen during the Animal Crossing Direct, many brand new materials can be collected including Vines, Glowing Moss, and Plumeria Bushes.

Bell Trees Island

On this unique island, you can find multiple Money Trees containing bags of 1,000 Bells each on them. Simply shake the trees to get your free Bells!

Vegetable Farm Islands

There are multiple different islands that can be discovered with abandoned farms on them. As part of these farms, you can find all of the of the new vegetable crops in Version 2.0 including Carrots, Wheat, Sugarcane, Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Pumpkins.

Star Fragment Island

On this dazzling island, beautiful shooting stars will race across the sky! Star Fragments can be found all over the land including on the beach and even inside of Rocks if you smash them with a shovel. Be sure to check the beach for an appropriate DIY Crafting recipe in a message bottle too!

Seasonal Islands

There are multiple different islands covering each major season in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! On these islands, you can find both the exclusive seasonal materials and crafting recipes of seasons including Spring Cherry Blossoms, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and more.

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Fancy a visit to Animal Crossing: New Horizons new islands? We have a list of all of them for you to discover while on the Kapp'n Boat Tour .

By now, Animal Crossing fans will be getting stuck into all the new content that has come out in the latest huge 2.0 update. With things like new cooking ingredients and farming to a host of other exciting features, there's enough to keep players happy for a long time to come.

One of these new features includes taking a trip on Kapp'n Boat Tours that bring players to interesting and unique islands in the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons .

Although Dodo airlines have been doing a stellar job at transporting players to other islands, it's time to widen your horizons on the choppy seas. Let's take a look at what islands there are to visit.

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All Boat Tour Islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

These brand new islands offer special items if you look around hard enough. There's at least one Gyroid Fragment buried somewhere and one DIY Recipe found in a Message Bottle on the beach. The islands have different seasons on them from snowy environments to sunnier climates.

Islands to visit

• Vine and Moss Island
• Meteor Shower Island
• Bell Tree Island
• Money Rock Island
• Rainy Island
• Pumpkin Island
• Carrot Island
• Wheat Island
• Sugar Cane Island
• Tomato Island
• Bamboo Island
• Beetle Island
• Winter Island
• Cherry Blossom Island
• Fall Island

How do players get to the Islands?

On the pier of your island, Kapp’n will dock his boat every day and all you will need to take off onto new adventures is 1,000 Nook Miles per trip. You'll even have Kapp’n sing you a nice little song as you make your way to a random island together.

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How Kapp'n boat tours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons work and what are the perks

What to expect from these new random islands on Kapp'n boat tours

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Kapp'n boat tours are here, and the lazy little turtle himself is ready to take you on some boat tours that can earn you some seriously good stuff. It's worth noting that you can only go on one Kapp'n boat tour a day, so make it count. Clear your pockets of anything unessential and make sure you've got plenty of time to make the most of what's on offer. 

Here's everything you need to know about Animal Crossing: New Horizons Kapp'n boat tours, which have arrived as part of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 2.0 :

How Kapp'n boat tours work and the cost

Each Kapp'n boat tour costs 1000 Nook Miles, but it comes with the caveat of only being able to take one per day.  

Kapp'n can be found on his boat at the pier on your island and will take you to remote islands that are similar to those you'll visit using Dodo Airlines. However, they're a little more exciting than those, which is why Kapp'n is rationing out visits. 

Once you've paid your toll though, you'll zip off on Kapp'n speedboat to a random island, and all the way he'll sing you one of his famous sea shanties. If you press A, you can clap along with them too.

Clap away by all means, but also pay attention to the weather conditions of your boat trip as it may well hint at the island you're about to visit. 

If you've flown via Dodo Airlines to any islands, there are some similarities here. If you need tools, for example, Kapp'n can sell you flimsy ones for Nook Miles, and there's always a workbench on every island for emergency crafting.

What makes Kapp'n boat tour islands special?

The magic thing about Animal Crossing: New Horizons Kapp'n boat tours is that the islands you'll visit may exist in a different time of day or season to your own island. That means the possibility of collecting any of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish , Animal Crossing: New Horizons bugs , or Animal Crossing: New Horizons sea creatures that you may have missed. They may also feature other unusual items, like flowers not native to your own island, different bushes that you can dig up and take home, and even brand new items like climbable vines. Here are some of the things you may find via a Kapp'n boat trip:

• Money trees - Reap the financial benefits of multiple money trees each carrying 3000 bells each
• Seasonal recipes - Message in a bottle recipes can be related to the season that island exists in, such as Cherry Blossom recipes or Mushroom recipes. 
• New 'Glowing Moss' recipes - Recipes linked to the new glowing moss flora that you can find on Kapp'n trips
• Food recipes 
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gyroids and Gyroid fragments
• Star fragments - Can be found inside rocks

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Animal Crossing Kapp'n's Boat Tours: Where to find Kapp'n's Boat Tours, cost and island explained

Do you think he'll sing Sea Shanty 2?

Kapp'n has finally arrived in Animal Crossing: New Horizons !

Staying true to his seafaring roots, he'll offer you a spot on one of his Kapp'n's Boat Tours - sea shanty included. For a small Nook Mile cost , of course!

Every Kapp'n Boat Tour will bring you to an island hidden out in the sea where you might find something which doesn't grow on your island, among other surprises.

On this page:

Kapp'n's Boat Tours location and cost in Animal Crossing: New Horizons explained

Islands visited in kapp'n's boat tours in animal crossing: new horizons explained.

If you want to take a boat tour with Kapp'n in New Horizons, then you need to visit the little pier which sits against either your island's western or eastern shore.

It's important to remember that this is not the pier connected to Dodo Airlines and, instead, is where you'll catch fish like Blue Marlins or Tuna .

Every trip with Kapp'n will cost you 1,000 Nook Miles , but he will sing you a sea shanty so it's worth the expense. Kapp'n will only let you sail with him once per day though, so make sure you make the most of your trip.

Before you sail off into the sunset, however, we recommend ensuring you only have your tools in your inventory. This is because you might find some rare items on the island Kapp'n takes you to and it would be a shame to miss out on them due to having full pockets.

Once you're on the boat, sit back and enjoy Kapp'n's singing and, if you feel like it, press A to clap along.

Remember - you can only access Kapp'n's Boat Tours, you must first download the Ver.2.0 patch for New Horizons.

The Animal Crossing 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise is here! We can help you with the new additions - including where to find Brewster , Gyroids , new villagers , ordinances , new fences , storage shed , new hairstyles , Froggy Chair , group stretching and Kapp'n boat tours . Cooking is now unlockable, so you need to know how to make both flour and sugar , as well as how to grow carrots, potatoes and tomatoes . Meanwhile, if you're new to Animal Crossing, our New Horizons tips can help with the basics. From the off, there's fish and bugs to catch , flowers and fruit to grow with. One long term goal is building your Happy Home Academy score . Finally, you need tools such as the new ladder and vaulting pole to fully explore.

The islands Kapp'n takes you to in New Horizons are randomly selected, which means you'll never know exactly where you'll end up. The weather may change as your sailing though - it may, for example, start raining or you'll see cherry blossoms in the air - to give you a small hint at what you might find on the island.

Both the season and time of day may also be different to that of your main island - you may arrive on an island trapped in a midnight snowstorm or one in the throes of midday summer. Either way, this is the perfect opportunity to search for any bugs , fish or seasonal items, like snowflakes , which you might be needing.

The island Kapp'n moors on might also have a selection of flora, such as climbable vines, which aren't native to your island. You might even find some flowers you can't currently grow on your island. It's a good idea to take some of these plants when you see them, so you can take them home!

On the beach you might find a bottle containing either a DIY recipe or, if you've unlocked cooking, a Cooking recipe. If the island you're visiting is experiencing seasonal weather, such as cherry blossoms , the DIY recipe you find might be for one of the seasonal items, which is great if you've missed one.

These islands are also where you'll find Gyroid Fragments and maybe even a fully grown Gyroid, so, if you see a diggable spot, make sure you dig it up! You might even encounter Brewster Gyroid hunting on one of these islands.

When you're on the island Kapp'n will act just like Wilbur when you're doing a mystery tour - he will offer to sell you tools if you need them and, when you're ready, take you back to your island. There will also be a DIY workbench on every island, so you craft your own tools if you prefer.

Finally, travelling with Kapp'n will unlock a new card in your Nook Miles + app - Set Sail for Adventure. This will record how many times you've sailed with Kapp'n and reward you with additional Nook Miles when you've visited a certain number of islands.

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• Kapp'n's Boat Tours

You will find Kapp'n at the pier on your island. Talk to him and pay 1000 Nook Miles to go on a boat tour, where you can find gyroids, shrubs, and more.

How to Unlock Kapp'n

Where to find kapp'n, how to go on a boat tour, reactions during sea shanties, skip the sea shanty, buying tools on the island, seasonal recipes and craft items, find gyroid fragments, find a money rock, find money trees, find star fragment rocks, dig up produce starts, dig up shrubs and flowers, finding brewster.

Kapp'n is part of the free 2.0 update . His boat tours become available after your first K.K. Slider concert , and after you have used the free Nook Miles Ticket that Tom Nook gives you.

Kapp'n can be found at the pier on the beach of your island.

Talk to Kapp'n to go on a boat tour. You can go on a boat tour once a day. It costs 1000 Nook Miles to go on the tour.

Kapp'n will sing a sea shanty on the way to the island, and again on your way back to your home island. During Kapp'n's sea shanties, you can press A to clap, X to laugh, and Y to express shock.

You can skip the sea shanties by pressing B repeatedly.

While on a boat tour island, you can talk to Kapp'n to spend Nook Miles buy tools.

Different Time of Year

The island that you land on may be in a different time of year from your home island. For a list of bugs, fish, and sea creatures available at a Kapp'n island, check Today's Bugs, Fish, and Sea Creatures .

On Kapp'n islands that are in a specific season, you can find the crafting items from that season, such as young spring bamboo, cherry blossoms, snowflakes, etc. In addition, the bottled message on the beach will have a seasonal recipe from that season.

There is a chance of finding a buried gyroid fragment on boat tour islands.

There is a chance that one of the rocks on the boat tour island will be a money rock.

There is a small chance that the trees on a Kapp'n island will have money trees instead of fruit trees.

There is a rare chance of finding an island where you will get star fragments from hitting the rocks. This island will also have some star fragments on the beach, and will have a lot of shooting stars that you can wish on; the shooting stars will occur for four hours after you arrive on the island.

The island that you go to may have fully grown produce on it that you can harvest and use in cooking . You can then use a shovel to dig up the produce starts and take them back to your island to grow.

You can also find shrubs and flowers on Kapp'n islands, which you can dig up and take back to your island.

If you haven't unlocked The Roost Café yet, you can find Brewster on a boat tour island. Read The Roost Café page for more information.

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How to go on boat tours - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Take a boat tour with Kapp'n in Animal Crossing: New Horizons so you can find some new resources.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons now lets players go on boat tours. These tours, captained by a new critter called Kapp’n, are similar to the Dodo Airline experience. They allow you to visit new islands where you can find resources, bugs, fish, and even ingredients and other valuable items. For players that are wondering how to go on a boat tour, we’ve got you covered.

Go on a boat tour

Going on a boat tour in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a relaxing and useful experience. Before you can set off with Kapp’n for a faraway island, you must first ensure Animal Crossing: New Horizons is updated to at least Version 2.0.0. Once your console is up to date, you should log in and enter your island.

You can find Kapp’n in his little boat by your pier. Note that this is not the dock you use to get to Dodo Airlines – your pier will be on your island somewhere else. If you’re having trouble locating it, press ZL to open your NookPhone and then open your map app. Look for the tiny brown line – that’s your pier.

Go down to your pier and then speak with Kapp’n who should be sitting in his boat. It costs 1,000 Nook Miles to travel to a random, uncharted island, so make sure you’re continually getting more Nook Miles so you can visit as many as you want.

The bout tours that Kapp’n can take you on are a great way to discover new ingredients, which are needed in cooking and making meals . The boat tour is also how you will find Brewster so you can unlock the Roost .

Going on boat tours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a great way to gather more resources. It might be a bit more expensive than a Dodo Airlines flight, but it’s a quicker process (plus, you get to hear Kapp’n sing). Stop by our Animal Crossing: New Horizons Guide for a wealth of helpful information.

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It's time for Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans to get excited. Nintendo announced during the September 2021 Nintendo Direct that changes were on the way and then teased the arrival of two long-awaited NPCs: Brewster and Kapp'n. Well, the wait is over! These two fan-favorites are here in the last major free update .

So, hop on board as we explore who Kapp'n is and what impact he could have on New Horizons.

Those familiar with the series will instantly recognize this green sea turtle. Kapp'n has a distinctive character design, from his crinkly mouth to the bald spot on his head. Sporting a green shell and a heavy accent akin to pirates or an ol' salt of the sea sailor, he is an equal mix of creepy and codger. Oh, and don't forget about all the sea shanties he sings!

Fun fact: Kapp'n is loosely based on a Japanese mythological creature called the Kappa. Kappas are mischievous, reptilian river demons known for taking children unless you gift them with cucumbers. While he may not be as nefarious as his namesake, he does love cucumbers. He also takes on the role of a ferryman of sorts, transporting players in several Animal Crossing titles. He drives taxies, rowboats, buses, and more, and usually sings as the new scenes load.

His costume changes depending on which game you're playing, but he's been seen in a bus driver uniform and a more relaxed flower-print button-down. And he has his own amiibo, though it's not super rare .

Kapp'n has worn many hats over his Animal Crossing tenure, but he mostly does the same thing. He transports the player between loading screens and gets them where they need to go. He'll sing, make inappropriate comments, and get you there safely.

Kapp'n in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

With the new update, Kapp'n is back doing what he loves best: Boat Tours! Players can find Kapp'n chilling in his boat right on the pier. Any time you want to head out on the open sea, Kapp'n will take you to mysterious islands, much like the Dodo Airlines Mystery Tours. Planes can't access these new islands, so the only way to go is by boat.

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For a small fee of 1,000 Nook Miles, not Bells, Kapp'n will take you to a random island where you can find rare plants, dig up gyroids, and explore uncharted territories. And Kapp'n will sing all the way! Oh, and you can clap along if you'd like.

Also, you'll need to head out on an island tour if you plan to find Brewster . These island tours are much like the Mystery Island Tours. You pay Kapp'n his fee, and he'll whisk you off to an island. It should be noted that this is the only way to find gyroids. While on a tour, you can dig up gyroid fragments, which you can then bring back and plant on your island. After enough nurturing, they will grow!

Aside from finding new foliage and gyroids, players can experience different seasons, weather, and even times of day. So, each island will have a bit of variety, so it's not the same old island with a chance of bamboo. If you're a gyroid collector, it's definitely worth the 1000 miles!

All aboard!

The wait is over! So, you and Kapp'n can take to the seas once more! However, this is the last big free update from Nintendo. The last big update will be paid DLC, Happy Home Paradise DLC , so unless there are a few small tweaks, this is it for New Horizons. Still, now that he's here, it's time to see what the big 'ol blue has to offer. Happy sailing!

A cute and fun amiibo, the Kapp'n is always ready to take you where you need to go.

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Kapp'n will be waiting on his boat next to your island's pier, giving the empty dock a new purpose. Before you can ride his boat tour, you will need to pay Kapp'n 1,000 Nook Miles.

Each time you ride his boat, you will be brought to a random uninhabited island . Most of these uninhabited islands are similar to mystery islands, but some may have a different time of day or season from your island .

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You can ride the Boat Tour once per day at any time by visiting Kapp'n at the pier. If you can't access him, make sure that your game is updated to Version 2.0 or later.

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With its highly anticipated 2.0 update, which is coming November 5,  Animal Crossing: New Horizons is bringing back an NPC familiar to those who played some of the series' previous entries: Kapp'n, a turtle and sailor of the high seas, will offer his services as a boat captain. He'll expand the game's randomized, alternate island visit mechanics, and serenade the player on the way. The longtime  Animal Crossing  character is a late addition to  New Horizons , but he'll be waiting to offer boat tours to hidden gem islands only he knows about.

Kapp'n appeared in the very first  Animal Crossing , acting as a ferry captain. In subsequent games, he is similarly in charge of transportation, driving a taxi in  Wild World , and a bus in  City Folk . In  New Leaf , he appeared in much the same capacity that he will in  New Horizons ' 2.0 update - captain of a small motorboat. In each game that has featured The Roost, which will also be added to New Horizons  in the upcoming content update, Kapp'n can occasionally be found enjoying a cup of Brewster's coffee as well.

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For a fee of 1,000 Nook Miles, Kapp'n will take  New Horizons characters on a boat ride that resembles the Mystery Tour islands that are already in the game. Kapp'n will be found at the island's pier, and once properly compensated, will take the player on his motorboat to a random hidden gem island only known to him, singing sea shanties on the way. Once players have arrived on the island, he'll park his boat and wait until they're ready to return home.

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When Kapp'n was revealed to be coming to New Horizons during the  recent  Animal Crossing  Direct , the islands he takes the player to were referred to as hidden gems. In practice, Kapp'n's hidden gems work just like the current Mystery Tour islands, complete with immovable DIY workbench, but these new islands have special properties. For starters, they'll have brand new flora never before encountered in  New Horizons , including vines that let the player climb to elevated places.

In the same way the Mystery Tour islands let players find fruit not native to their own island, Kapp'n's hidden gems might let players find items that are currently out of season. The 2.0 update is dropping in the middle of Fall for those in the Northern Hemisphere, but taking a boat tour with Kapp'n might bring players to an island that's in Spring, Summer, or Winter. Similarly, Kapp'n's hidden gem island might be during a different time of day, letting players that, for instance, only play during the day, have a chance at seeing shooting stars. Kapp'n being added to  Animal Crossing: New Horizons is essentially another take on the Mystery Tour, but it will help bring more variety to the game after more than a year and a half.

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Kapp’n’s boat tours — a new addition to Animal Crossing : New Horizons via the major, free 2.0 update — brings players to randomized islands filled with stuff to collect. These aren’t regular islands, like the ones visited during Mystery Island Tours. No, these have unique characteristics that grant rare items, like out-of-season items (snowflakes in the summer, for instance) or wild-growing sugarcane .

One of the mystery islands appears to be a star fragment island, where shooting stars are abundant — and rocks produce star fragments, a la clay and iron ore . Given how time consuming it can be to collect star fragments, by incessantly watching the night’s sky, the abundance of star fragment rocks is an exciting and surprising find; they’re abundant on islands at night with shooting stars.

So make sure you’re leaving no stone unturned when visiting these islands. There’s so much more to collect!

so we cant have star fragment trees but we can have star fragment... rocks? #AnimalCrossing #ACNH pic.twitter.com/JWPSooqyfq — bloomi☆ (@bloomsacnh) November 4, 2021

Imagine my shock when STAR FRAGMENT ROCK?? #animalcrossing pic.twitter.com/A0JzGeNSNW — Lex Play (@Crossing_Lorien) November 4, 2021

STAR FRAGMENT ROCK #ACNHUpdate pic.twitter.com/BZCuk4Gs7n — ohllivia (@ohllivia) November 4, 2021

Each of these islands will likely have a DIY in a bottle on the beach, so make sure to go searching for that, too. On shooting star islands, those DIYs appear to be ones you would otherwise grab from Celeste. On the beach, you should find more star fragments, too.

Depending on the island, there’s other stuff to collect, too. Rare flowers and bushes, but also flora and fauna not seen elsewhere in the world — like climbing vines and different sorts of weeds. There are new DIY recipes on some of these islands, too, themed around the unique glowing moss that’s scattered around ... everything from dresses to ponds.

New DIYs on Kapp'n's Island tours #ACNH #ACNHUpdate pic.twitter.com/A9mb2igwxv — Holland (@NocturaACNH) November 4, 2021

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Where to Find Kapp’n’s Boat Tours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Update 2.0 has added a wealth of new content to Animal Crossing: New Horizons , including Kapp’n’s Boat Tours. That’s right, you no longer have to rely solely on Dodo Airlines to explore other islands!

Confused on where to find Kapp’n’s Boat Tours, how to take a boat tour, or why you should? Read on for everything you need to know about Kapp’n’s Boat Tours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! 

Where to Find Kapp’n’s Boat Tours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Kapp’n’s Boat Tours are a new feature that lets you explore other islands for resources. Notably, you can find buried Gyroid Fragments on the islands you visit through Kapp’n’s Boat Tours! 

To start, Kapp’n’s Boat Tours can be found on your island’s previously unoccupied pier. You might’ve dived from this pier during the summer to search for sea creatures. If you’re having a hard time finding it, you can actually spot this pier from your island’s map (as seen in the image below).

Once you find your pier, you’ll find Kapp’n chilling in his boat. Approach him and talk to him to learn about Kapp’n’s Boat Tours.After that, talk to him again and give him 1,000 Nook Miles to go on a boat tour. 

Every boat tour will cost you 1,000 Nook Miles, so be sure to get your money’s worth while you’re exploring the random island Kapp’n takes you to! As for why you’d want to spend 1,000 Nook Miles on this, Kapp’n’s Boat Tours are essential when it comes to getting Brewster to your island. 

After talking to Blathers about Brewster, your next step is taking one of Kapp’n’s Boat Tours. In our previous guide on how to get Brewster , we explain: 

“Once you’re on the island look around and you’ll find Brewster, an owl in a safari cap, and a killer mustache. Talk to Brewster who will then give you a Gyroid Fragment and teach you how to plant and water Gyroids.” 

So, as you can see, Kapp’n’s Boat Tours are essential when it comes to unlocking Brewster, and for getting Gyroids in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 

To recap, Kapp’n’s Boat Tours can be accessed from your island’s pier. It costs 1,000 Nook Miles to take one of Kapp’n’s Boat Tours. On the islands Kapp’n takes you to, you can find Brewster and Gyroid Fragments (among other things) in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

We hope this guide has helped! 

Related: How to Get Gyroids, Gyroid Fragments in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing New Horizons: 8 Best Items To Get On The Kapp’n Boat Tours

Apart from a wonderful serenade, these are the other great things you can get from Kapp'n Boat Tours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Animal Crossing players are no strangers to leaving their home islands for travel. For the longest time, the Dodo Airline service was the only way to get off your island, but things have changed. It’s probably best to now save your Nook Miles tickets to travel with Kapp’n instead of Dodo Airlines because of all the new places he can take you.

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Kapp’n returned in the Animal Crossing 2.0 update to take players to new islands with plenty of never-before-seen discoveries. When sailing on the open seas, every player crosses their fingers that they’ll get to their favorite island with that one item they’re really looking for. Here are our top picks for the items you need to find with Kapp’n.

8 Plumeria Bushes To Decorate Your Island

Leif sells a huge variety of plants and bushes that can spruce up a boring island. Leif will eventually sell you plumeria starters, but not every player can shop with Leif frequently. He only visits your island every so often, and some players can not afford to open his shop on Harv’s island right away.

Plumeria bushes can be found on Kapp’n’s island tours at random. It’s convenient to have a full-grown flower bush to add pops of color on your home island instead of waiting for a sprout to grow. Plumeria also blooms longer than any other bush, making them one of the best bushes to plant.

7 New Crops For Harvesting

Animal Crossing players that used custom codes and random items as fillers on their farm can finally update their farm spaces. Pumpkins were the only crop Animal Crossing provided gamers with for a long time, but the update changed everything.

If you find an island with tomatoes, potatoes, wheat, or sugarcane, it’s easy to fill your pockets with them and take them home for harvesting. The harvested crops can be used in food crafting recipes. Even if you don’t craft recipes too often, the crops look beautiful around your island.

6 Money Trees For Profits

Money trees are famously a great way, for new players especially , to earn bells when their bank accounts are low. The only downside to money trees is they take a while to grow, and players will only get one chance per day to plant a money tree seed.

Money tree islands allow you to earn bells with ease. An island full of money trees would normally take weeks to replicate on your home island. If you eat a piece of fruit or food, you can even dig up a money tree and take it home with you to shake the profits from its leaves at a later time.

5 Seasonal Items for Crafting Out Of Season

With the long list of items available for crafting, every player will have a different favorite. But what do you do if your favorite item is from Toy Day or the Autumnal Tree’s Bounty series? Some of these items require materials that only can be gathered at certain times of the year.

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At random, the Kapp’n boat tours will bring you to an island that’s out of your season. This means if you set sail with him during June, you can still find a freezing snowy island. Here you could collect your floating snowflakes which are only available in the cold winter months.

4 Star Fragments To Craft Celeste’s Recipes

Celeste is loved by Animal Crossing fans and is one of the most popular NPCs in the game . She has an adorable design and offers players amazing items. Celeste’s DIY recipes come with a small price though: they can only be crafted using the star fragments found after a rare shooting star event.

Players can now find star fragment islands to harvest stars at a quicker rate. Breaking rocks on one of these islands will not offer you the typical stone or clay, but instead, you will find plenty of star fragments. You also can find any of the seasonal zodiac fragments in these rocks despite what time of the year it is.

3 Vines For New Crafting Recipes

Both the vines and the glowing moss in the New Horizons update are most easily found through the Happy Home Designer DLC. The vines grow behind the main building up cliffs. They add a naturalistic accent to any island.

RELATED: The Best Uses Of Vines In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Thanks to Kapp’n, the vines are available to any player, not only those that paid for a DLC package. The vine DIY recipes are versatile for any island. The vines can be customized to be a warm orange for the fall months or a bright green to pair beautifully with green glowing moss items.

2 Gyroid Fragments To Collect All The Gyroids

The gyroids in Animal Crossing are a collector’s item. Every player has their favorite one. Gyroids add a needed accent in many rooms with their tiny dancing or cute whistling. To collect them all as quickly as possible, you will need to sail with Kapp’n.

Gyroid fragments will be buried on the islands you visit. After collecting gyroid fragments, you can plant them back home. The more fragments and gyroids you collect, the more you’ll have to trade with your friends. This is one of the easiest ways to find your favorite gyroid.

1 Glowing Moss For New Crafting Recipes

The most sought-after crafting item in Animal Crossing has to be the glowing moss. The glowing moss is beautiful to plant on your island. It adds a soft green light at night, and it releases spores that glow when you walk across it.

The new glowing moss DIY recipes highlight the beauty of the glowing moss. The glowing moss items can be placed outside to light up a pathway, or they can add soft lighting in a variety of colors to a dark corner of your home.

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LEGO® Animal Crossing™ Kapp'n's Island Boat Tour

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Set sail on an adventure to a deserted island with Kapp’n. Meet Marshal and take a tour of the island. Go digging to find some Bells. Find and catch the hermit crab, then grab the fishing rod to catch some fish. Pick a coconut and then sip its water while relaxing on the lounge chair and enjoying the island life. Change up the look by rearranging the baseplates in any way you like!

Inspire girls and boys aged 6+ with the customizable LEGO® Animal Crossing™ Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour (77048). Kids build a deserted island they’ll recognize from their favorite video game series, then enjoy hours of fun rebuilding it to keep the role play fresh. Kids’ imaginations set sail as they head off with Kapp’n the turtle on his boat to the Animal Crossing-inspired deserted island to meet Marshal the squirrel. As they explore the activity-packed island, they collect the video game’s iconic bamboo, go digging for Bells and use the fishing rod to catch some fish to sell. After the fun role play, kids get creative rearranging the baseplates to change this building toy’s layout. Every element is movable, which leads to limitless customizable fun! Put all the crafting fun of the Animal Crossing video game series into kids’ hands. A top birthday gift idea, add this buildable toy to other LEGO Animal Crossing sets to create unlimited play possibilities.

Video game-inspired toy – LEGO® Animal Crossing™ Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour toy transports girls and boys aged 6+ to a scene from the video game series to role-play exploring an island with Marshal

Familiar settings and toy characters – Includesa customizable buildable scene, lots of recognizable features and 2 beloved characters: a Marshal squirrel minifigure and Kapp’n turtle minifigure

Activity-packed deserted island toy – Just like in the video game series, kids can dig for Bells, pick coconuts, collect bamboo, ride in Kapp’n’s boat, fish with a fishing rod or catch a hermit crab

Buildable scenes, limitless customization – Kids use their best creative skills to arrange the modular baseplates and toy accessories to create all-newstories for their Animal Crossing™ characters

Animal Crossing™ birthday gift idea – This LEGO® building set makes a fun birthday or holiday gift for creative kids who love the video game series as well as imaginative play

Creative building toys – LEG O® Animal Crossing™ sets put creative freedom into the hands of kids as they build iconic scenes then develop the story in any direction they want

Build the fun – Add to other LEGO® Animal Crossing™ sets (sold separately) to expand a child’s brick-built island community

Dimensions – This 233-piece Animal Crossing™ deserted island set measures over 3.5 in. (9 cm) high, 11 in. (28 cm) wide and 6.5 in. (17 cm) deep when arranged in standard configuration

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