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Kapp’n and his boat tours – Animal Crossing: New Horizons guide
How do you unlock Kapp’n and his mystery tours?
by Julia Lee and Nicole Carpenter
Kapp’n, the lovable kappa (not turtle), has arrived in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 roster. He’s settled down on your island’s pier, ready to captain a little boat that’ll deliver you to different islands with unique landscapes, through Kapp’n’s Boat Tours.
In this Animal Crossing: New Horizons Kapp’n guide, we’ll explain everything you need to know about the crooning kappa’s arrival: Kapp’n history, what you can expect from his boat rides to mysterious islands that only he knows about, the price you’ll pay in Nook Miles for a trip and a sea shanty, and what you have to do before Kapp’n shows up .
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Who is kapp’n, how do kapp’n’s boat tours work, how do i unlock kapp’n.
What are the islands?
Can I do anything while he’s singing?
Kapp’n is a kappa, a mythical, turtle-like, Japanese folktale monster, known for operating different methods of transport. In previous Animal Crossing games, he’s driven taxis and buses, but in New Horizons , he’s returned to his sailing roots.
From your island’s dock, he’ll lead you mysterious islands. Kapp’n’s Boat Tours cost 1,000 Nook Miles per trip, and he’ll sing you a sweet song on the way. Players are only allowed one boat ride per day.
Kapp’n will take you to a random island, different from those you can get from a Nook Mystery Tour . There are a bunch of different islands that Kapp’n will take you to, and they’ve all got something special going for them — some have exotic flora, while others are in different seasons or times of day. They’re also helpful for farming seasonal items, like snowflakes or mushrooms.
Kapp’n won’t appear on your island unless and until you’ve made some progress in the base game (the part of the game that existed before the 2.0 update). We’ve confirmed (with extensive testing) that you have to do the following before Kapp’n arrives:
- Unlock Resident Services , so that Isabelle shows up in your town.
- Get a three-star town rating , so that K.K. Slider performs in your town.
- The day after K.K. Slider performs, Isabelle tells you that ordinances have been unlocked and that you can go on special boat tours , which is a reference to our beloved Kapp’n.
Kapp’n will dock his boat on your empty New Horizons pier. When you start your game after the update is downloaded, he’ll be waiting for you there on the boat — no unlocking necessary.
If you happen to visit Blathers before, he’ll also push you toward the pier: To unlock Brewster , you’ve got to take one of Kapp’n’s tours to find the pigeon coffee slinger looking for gyroids.
How to get a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ town rating for K.K. Slider – Animal Crossing: New Horizons guide
If you want to have K.K. Slider visit their town (thus unlocking terraforming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch), they’ll need an island with a 3 star town rating or higher.
After a brief song, you’ll arrive with Kapp’n at a mystery island. They’re random, and you can’t choose where you’ll dock. Here are some we’ve seen so far:
- Crop islands , islands filled with wheat, pumpkins, tomatoes, or other crops
- Shooting star island , where shooting stars are abundant, and star fragments come from rocks
- Vine and glowing moss island , with vine and glowing moss, which doesn’t grow natively on your home island
- Money tree island , where all trees grow Bell bags
- Winter island , a place to catch snowflakes out of season
- Cherry blossom island , where the trees are still pink and you can catch cherry blossoms
- Acorn/pinecone/mushroom island , a fall island where acorns, pinecones , and mushrooms litter the ground
Regardless of the island, search around and dig up anything hidden, too: Sometimes, you’ll find gyroid fragments hidden underground or DIY recipes bottled up on the beach.
You can’t skip Kapp’n’s song, and how dare you for asking!? Just kidding. But you don’t have to just sit there. You can clap along to the beat (or not) by hitting the A button. You can use Reactions, too, with the other buttons on the right side of the Nintendo Switch.
If you’re in a rush, you can also get him to skip his singing by mashing the B button, but you would never interrupt a singing kappa, right?
Update (Nov. 11): We’ve added information about skipping Kapp’n’s sea shanty.
Update (Nov. 12): We’ve added information that explains what you must do before Kapp’n appears the dock.
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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!
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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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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
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Kapp'n & Boat Tours guide
Who is Kapp'n?
- Kapp'n in New Horizons
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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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:
| Item | Probability |
|---|---|
| 14% | |
| 2% | |
| 7% | |
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 ]
- ↑ 2.0.0 update ~ Kapp'n
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Boat tours are a service provided by Kapp'n in Animal Crossing: New Horizons beginning in version 2.0. Once per day, the player can pay 1,000 Nook Miles to Kapp'n at the island's pier to travel to a random deserted island, similar to a Mystery Island Tour. Each boat tour island has one gyroid fragment buried on it.