Dolphin and Manatee Boat Tour in 10,000 Islands NWR

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Dolphin and Manatee Boat Tour 10 000 Islands NWR

3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Discover Florida's 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge aboard your own private boat during this fun excursion. Join your dedicated captain out on the waters and explore the lush ecosystem of the Florida Everglades. Sail along several waterways and keep your eyes peeled for local wildlife including dolphins, manatees, and alligators.

Learn about the local ecosystem from your captain
Easily spot wildlife with provided binoculars
Enjoy snacks and bottled water while you sail
A private boat means a personalized experience

What's Included

24 Foot Custom Saltwater Pontoon Boat
US Coast Guard Licensed Captain
Binoculars

Cancelations must be made through TripAdvisor or Viator
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

25000 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, FL 34114, USA
We meet all guests inside the Port of the Islands Everglades Resort. It is the main hotel building on your left as soon as you turn on to Newport Drive off of highway 41.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR

1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Everglades National Park

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Port of the Islands Marina

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Marco Island

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

167 reviews

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Nice trip

Stephen_H, Jan 2024

The tour was awesome. We saw alligators, a crocodile, dolphins, a manatee, and lots of birds. Justin was a super cool guide and made the trip fun with cool stories about history and nature.

Awesomeness

Paul_M, Jan 2024

Justin is a great boat Captain and narrator. Comfortable and clean vessel. Tour allowed plenty of time to see wildlife and the unusual environment.

Great tour!

Elissa_S, Mar 2023

Fun trip! Great to see some of Florida’s islands and wildlife. Guide was fantastic! Highly recommend.

Great experience

Linda_F, Mar 2023

Great boat! Saw a manatee, many dolphins and birds. Stopped at one of the 10,000 islands for good sea shell hunting. Our guide, Logan, was extremely experienced and was able to find the wildlife very well. We even saw how a dolphin is able to catch a lot of fish at one time. An excellent experience!

Great adventure.

Marsha_P, Mar 2023

I would recommend this 3 hour tour of the Everglades to anyone. Very informative, very relaxing, and very beautiful. Logan was our guide and did an excellent job.

Our Naples Memorable Wildlife experience

Gerard_D, Feb 2023

It was not only a peaceful trip thru 10,000 islands but also very informative The Captain stayed fully engaged with the group to point out as much wildlife as possible The stop at his secret island was vey memorable We enjoyed seeing a wide selection of wildlife regardless how brief it was at times- a check off of a bucket list item and time permits would do it again

WOWZA, What a Great day!

Thomas_A, Jan 2023

Awesome boat tour with my hubby and our friends from Sweden. It was the highlight of their vacation. Logan, our Captain, was a great guy who really cared about providing a good adventure. We learned tons about the Everglades and wildlife. It was our lucky day as we saw so much wildlife - a mom & baby manatee, dolphin, gators, fish hunting other fish, every kind of bird imaginable including an osprey perched on its nest. We had a bonus sighting of a healthy, baby sawfish which is endangered. We stopped at an uninhabited island and found amazing shells. I’ll be bringing more friends on this tour over the next few months. It’s a day we’ll remember forever.

Worth it

RobertB_S, Aug 2022

The tour operator made sure we were comfortable and explained everything and the history of the islands. Very friendly and helpful!

Very informative

Jodie_B, Aug 2022

The guide new so much about the plant and wildlife. It was very educational and we also saw a few manatees, gators, a shark and more!

Really great experience!

erika_B, Jul 2022

This experience was awesome!! The tour guide was so friendly and knowledgeable. I learned a lot about the ecosystem, and we saw a lot of wildlife. We went to a charming private island for a little while, and my kids found some great shells! My kids even got to help steer the boat! It was wonderful .

Such a wonderful adventure

JENNIFER_E, Apr 2022

Logan was a friendly, knowledgeable tour guide who made sure all ages on the boat were engaged and had a wonderful experience . Mandates, dolphins and a stop off to collect shells on a secluded isle as made this adventure a blast!

Lovely, fun, nature inspired trip!

Blaire_D, Mar 2022

We saw a very rare young Sawfish! We saw a King snake, alligators, manatees, a sea turtle, and dolphins

Logan our guide was...

Aida_G, Feb 2022

Logan our guide was awesome We had a wonderful experience We had family visiting from out of town and it was a great enforcer them

Our Best Experience in Naples

Linda_B, Feb 2022

The three hour experience with Captain Logan was exciting, informative and all around fun. Of special note was his flexibility in navigating to where the manatees were more visible and the dolphins more playful based on what he was seeing in real time. It’s too bad five stars is the highest rating. We could have given a lot more.

Beautiful half day trip

Lila_B, Jan 2022

A very nice trip through the islands. Our guide Logan was very knowledgeable and shared many facts about wildlife in the area. Although we didn’t see any manatees the trio was excellent.

Great experience.

William_K, Dec 2021

Great driver/guide. Was very knowledgeable and showed us the best if the 10,000 islands. Weather was perfect and a brief stop and walk on the beach was a bonus.

Awesome

Michele_M, Aug 2021

Logan was an absolute pleasure to go with. He is so knowledgeable , we had a great time. No other comments needed

We had a great time!

Ron_L, Mar 2021

We saw almost all the wildlife that there was to offer, our tour guide Logan was really cool and told us all about the area and was very knowledgeable about everything we asked him. My favorite thing was seeing the dolphins, as I've never seen them in the wild before.

Logan, our guide, weaved...

Kalman_C, Mar 2021

Logan, our guide, weaved his experiences living in the Everglades with his education in biology to create an entertaining and informative narrative. The outing was everything we hoped it would be.

Excellent family activity

Joggy_G, Mar 2021

Logan was a great tour guide. The boat tour was enjoyable for the whole family, especially our children.

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