While the dolphins splash and play beside your boat, watch the sunset. A wild dolphin encounter will thrill your children and make them smile. This is a great photo opportunity that allows your family to create unforgettable memories.
Over many years of observing the dolphins’ natural behaviors, our guides are experts at locating bottlenose dolphins and safely instructing our guests on how to enter the water and observe them in their natural habitat. Plus, your captain will snorkel alongside you to show you starfish, pufferfish, welch conchs, sand dollars, and various other types of sea creatures.
St. Andrew Bay has one of the most significant resident populations of bottlenose Dolphins. These iconic gray dolphins are well-known to many people through television, movies and marine parks. Although wild dolphins are found in St. Andrew Bay, they are used and comfortable with humans. Boaters can often be seen among the feeding, playing, and swimming dolphins.
Our captains have years of experience in spotting and interpreting the behavior and movements of dolphins. We will keep the boat in a safe place and tell you when to enter the water to have a closer look.
Panama City Beach offers the opportunity to visit the stunning white sand beaches and the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Shell Island, St. Andrews State Park and Panama City Bay are also available.
After years of studying the natural behavior of dolphins, our guides are skilled at locating them and safely instructing guests on how they can enter the water to observe them. Additionally, your captain will go snorkeling with you to show starfish, pufferfishes, welch conchs and other types of sea animals.
All snorkelers are fully protected by water and are allowed to swim as much as they want while snorkeling. It is easy to feel at ease knowing that your family members are safe and enjoying the best time of all their lives.
Panama City Beach is the perfect spot for beginners to get the feel of snorkeling and it is also a great place to start a snorkel safari. Exploring along the jetty and out toward the entrance to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico will offer the chance to spot tropical fish, crabs, rays, and other small marine animals.
Generally, there is a good chance of seeing dolphins any time the sun is out and the water is calm and clear. Feeding activities are normally seen on an outgoing tide. Your best bet is to choose a dolphin tour operator like Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours that is on the water nearly every day of the year.