We take both locals and visitors on dolphin tours in Panama City Beach. Our number one priority is to ensure that dolphins don't get disturbed in their daily lives. We know where dolphin schools congregate and will take you around the beautiful Gulf of Mexico to see them in their natural habitat.
Our guides have been observing dolphins for many years and are now experts at locating and safely instructing visitors on how to enter water to see them in their natural habitat. Additionally, your captain will go snorkeling with you to show starfish, pufferfishes welch conschs, sanddollars, and many other types of sea animals.
Book a private tour to reserve the entire boat exclusively for your party. This is your own personal tour. Customize the tour to your liking. Six guests maximum per private charter.
Your captain will guide you in the most safe and effective ways to interact with the dolphins. Our area offers world-class snorkeling. Enjoy the wildlife of birds of prey and the underwater world of SeaTurtles. Starfish, Seahorses, Starfish, Starfish, and SeaTurtles are all available.
Would you like to reserve a private tour? You have the option to add on additional time to your private dolphin tour. These tours start at 2 or 3. Boats can carry 6 people. Your captain will help you get in the water to see the dolphins. You can then take a guided snorkeling trip around Shell Island to observe the marine life.
Panama City Beach tourists will enjoy a dolphin cruise. Waverunners are available for those who want to experience something more thrilling. If your children are young or you just want to relax, the tour boats will ensure that everyone is comfortable as we search for wild dolphins. You can also capture video and take pictures to make sure your trip is unforgettable.
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Your captain will show you the best and safest ways to interact with dolphins. The area is known for its excellent snorkeling. You can enjoy watching the birds of prey, as well as the underwater worlds of SeaTurtles and Stingray, Seahorses Starfish & Sand Dollars.
Species we frequently see include a variety of starfish, sand dollars, bay scallops, whelks, conchs up to 21” long, seahorses, urchins, and hermit crabs and other crab species. These animals can be brought to the surface, handled carefully, and photographed. We bring large containers so that even non-snorkelers can observe them up close before they’re released back into the bay. Shells found without living creatures can be taken home.
You would like to book a private tour of the dolphins for your group? Customers can add time to their private dolphin tour, starting at 2 or 3 hour, to add extra activities such as snorkeling, island time, etc. Each boat can hold 6 people. Your captain will guide you in how to enter the water and view the dolphins as they live in their natural environment. Next, enjoy a guided snorkeling tour to view other sea creatures around Shell Island.
Dolphins are wild animals, however. Even though we are familiar with all of the locations they might be in, it is rare for dolphins to escape our reach. Panama City Beach Snorkeling & Dolphin Tours LLC will take you to the ocean and back. We will make every effort to make sure that you don’t miss this famous piece of Florida’s natural landscape. Get in touch with us to book your date today!
Shell Island, St Andrews Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico offer exciting and unique explorations. Snorkeling on the island's grass flats or shallows is fun for all ages. We offer private and small group tours to provide a unique wildlife adventure. This tour includes everything! We have been doing this for over thirty years and are experts at family fun.
We often see manatees. If you have the opportunity, you can go into the water with manatees. We practice passive observation, and we never approach them.
Book a private tour with your group. Private charters allow you to extend your private dolphin tour by adding additional time (from 2 to 3 hours), to include additional snorkeling locations, island time, and so on. Six passengers can be accommodated on a boat. The captain will show you how to get into the water and observe the dolphins in their natural habitat. Next, take a guided snorkel trip to see other marine life around Shell Island.
October Panama City Beach's clearest period of the year begins on September 13 and lasts approximately 9.0 months. June 12 is also a good time. October is Panama City Beach’s clearest and most sunny month. The sky is usually clear, mostly, or partly clear for 64% of its time.
Dolphinaria might have you believe that dolphins are not apex predators of the ocean. They can kill sharks and should be treated accordingly. The aggressive nature of dolphins can make them dangerous to humans, other dolphins and even cause self-harm. The majority of dolphins found in the United States are kept in captivity. However, they are not domesticated.
It takes twenty minutes. The ride up to the island takes twenty minutes. Seabirds are also common on the trip to Shell Key via the green ferryboat.