Shell Island, St Andrews Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico offer exciting and unique explorations. The island's grass flats and shallows are great for snorkeling with the whole family. 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.
A variety of options are available, including private or group guided tours, half-day to full-day adventures, group and private guided tours. Guests can also enjoy thrilling dolphin tours with a selection of companies, such as Adventures at Sea Adventures, Lagoon Pontoons, Aquatic Adventures, and Adventures at Sea. Some dolphin tours let guests snorkel to see the creatures and interact with other sea life like star fishes, starfish, hermits crabs, shells, etc. Make sure you have your camera with you to capture photos and videos of your dolphin tour. It will be unforgettable!
It is possible to have seen dolphins in captivity at a marine park. However, it is more exciting to see them in their natural environment. Although wild dolphin behavior is unpredictable and not possible to predict, the tour captains have many years of experience operating on the waters around St. Andrew Bay almost every single day. They are experts in the areas where dolphins are most common and do their best to ensure that guests have an enjoyable time. Most dolphins can be seen playing, searching for food, communicating and jumping on all tours.
In order to protect the well-being of these wonderful marine creatures, Florida law prohibits swimming with dolphins as well as touching or feeding them. Officers from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission are on the water to ensure that these rules are followed. However, you may be lucky enough to have dolphins approach the tour boat quite closely, giving you an excellent view and great photo opportunity. If you would really like to have the possibility of encountering wild dolphins in the water, taking one of our Shell Island Snorkel Tours is a good option as the dolphins sometimes swim near snorkelers.
St. Andrew Bay houses one of most populous populations of bottlenoses. They are the famous grey dolphins that many people associate with television, movies, and the marine parks. The dolphins of St. Andrew Bay may be wild, but they are used to people. It is not uncommon for boaters to see dolphins swimming, feeding and playing in the Bay.
Exploring Shell Island, St Andrews Bay & the Gulf of Mexico is exciting and different every time you come. Snorkeling the grass flats and shallows of the island is for the whole family. We offer small group and personal tours for a customized wildlife adventure. This tour has it all! We are EXPERTS at family fun and have been doing this for over 30 years.
Shell Island is home for a large population of bottlenose Dolphins. On one of our Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours, you can see these magnificent marine mammals in their natural habitat.
Enjoy a wonderful dolphin encounter with our four different interactive swimming with dolphins programs, where you'll be able to play and swim with the cutest marine animal that ever existed. You only need to choose your favorite and have fun.
The best time to see and swim with dolphins is in the early part of the morning when they are feeding. You might also go out later in the day before the sun sets. You can spot dolphins at any time of day, really, but less traffic makes them easier to spot.