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Dolphin Watching Nature Cruise and Eco Tour from Hubbard's Marina in John's Pass

Name: Dolphin Watching Nature Cruise and Eco Tour from Hubbard's Marina in John's Pass
Brand: Hubbard's Marina
SKU: 237533P1
Price: 34.95 USD
Rating: 4.5 (230 reviews)

St Petersburg, USA

1 hour 30 minutes
Offered in: English

Overview

Get out on the water and look for dolphins and other wildlife with this nature boat cruise. Make your way to Madeira Beach to board “The Big Blue Boat,” the largest and most stable dolphin watching boat in the Tampa Bay area, then cruise out in search of dolphins, manatees, sea birds, and more, with full narration along the way.

Daytime dolphin nature boat cruise from Madeira Beach
Large and comfortable boat offers restrooms onboard
Snacks, soft drinks, candy, and beer available for purchase
Ideal family activity, suitable for all ages

What's Included

Restrooms Available Onboard

Snacks
Gratuities
Parking Fees

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Hubbard's Marina
Johns Pass, 170 Boardwalk Pl E, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, USA
Trip departs from Hubbard's Marina at John's Pass. Plan to arrive 30-45 minutes in advance for check-in and boarding.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

170 Boardwalk Pl E, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, USA

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 76 travelers

Operated by Hubbard's Marina

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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Featured review

Meegan_E

Seeing a sea turtle! The captains were so great and very informative. I would recommend this tour to anyone looking for something to do.

Reviews

4.5

230 reviews

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Enjoyed this tour.

Janelle_H, Apr 2024

Captain John and his mate were great guides, had great personalities and knew the area well. The dolphins were fun to watch.

Fun time, great crew, good tour!

Barry_B, Apr 2024

Seeing dolphins! Just wanted more of them! The crew did a great job and was very informative. Saw dolphins and also many highlights of the area.

Amazing Tour

Preston_S, Apr 2024

I couldn’t upload photos as this site limits to low quality images and doesn’t allow RAW due to size. This was an amazing trip. Saw a lot of dolphins and other wildlife. The captain and crew were awesome. All water, alcohol, and snacks are for purchase by cash only.

Wonderful time

Yvette_C, Apr 2024

We had a wonderful experience. We saw several pods of Dolphins on our trip. Captain and first mate were awesome and very informative trip.

Very personal crew

Christine_B, Mar 2024

Of course seeing the Dolphins but also think the Captain was great and very personal and told us about a lot of the area plus seem to know a lot about the water, islands, and animals enjoyed all the information that he was telling us plus he was also funny in a good way

Great place, great staff

Kelsey_V, Mar 2024

Great staff. even though we had some travel issues, they were quick to respond and offered full refund. We will be back to book on another trip.

Dolphin tour

Connie_W, Mar 2024

Lovely guided tour. We saw several dolphins playing. He also told us about many houses along the bay. He was also quite funny.

Fun ride

John_Q, Mar 2024

Saw many dolphins. Crew were very friendly and informative Very relaxing ride Good experience Would recommend

Fun

Kellie_W, Mar 2024

Was fun. The tour guides were pleasant, and tried to entertain. Actually saw more dolphins from the front window of our rental. Was nice to be on the water.

Nice two hour tour of the bay

Narciso_P, Mar 2024

Nice relaxing pontoon tour of Johns Pass inlet. Lots of Dolphins. Entertaining and informative crew.

You will love the dolphin cruise

Brion_L, Feb 2024

Loved the crew and seeing the dolphins. Very fun and highly recommended. The dolphins were right beside the boat. It warms really awesome. I’ll definitely go again.

Very enjoyable!

Lisa_C, Jan 2024

Very enjoyable guides, and we saw so many dolphins!! I would recommend this to anyone. I would go again if I came back to the area.

Beautiful experience

Mary_F, Dec 2023

Caprian Zach was very informative but also very funny. We enjoyed the experience and learned things. The dolphins are beautiful and plentiful! The only draw back is the other passengers didn't care if they got in our way of viewing nor did they care if they have conversations others would rather not be privy to. Perhaps a disclaimer to please be aware of others and not get in their space and a reminder that they are still in public and others can hear you. Otherwise Caprian Zach was a amazing guide and the 90 minutes flew by, holding our interest the entire time. I will remember it always. I love dolphins and always wanted to see them in the wild and not a "cage" thank you for this.

Great

Susan_L, Nov 2023

Wish there would’ve been more dolphins to see otherwise seeing the horses on the lake was awesome hello

Our trip

Dondi_J, Oct 2023

The cruise staff were very knowledgeable and did everything they could to find the dolphins on a bad day. Eventually we were able to see some dolphins.

Must do!

Dawn_B, Aug 2023

Lots of fun! Tour guides were great! Great day! We had so much fun! Music on board! Fun! Fun!Fun! We will go again!

Claire_M, Jul 2023

I wouldn’t recommend this to a fit friend who was able bodied to do a kayak tour instead. It’s on a large boat, so not everyone gets a good view of there are dolphins. I enjoyed looking at the expensive houses along the way.

Enjoyed watching 2...

William_H, Jul 2023

Enjoyed watching 2 dolphins play in the wake of a boat. Saw numerous other dolphins around, but the 2 chasing after the boat in play were the most memorable.

It was mid.

Clinton_P, Jun 2023

Saw a few dolphins. The rest seemed liked a real estate tour trying to sell million dollar homes. Not as many dolphins as one would expect, all of the kids on the boat were bored to tears. And for nearly $140 I’d rather have done something else.

Great Educational Tour

arthuro_b, Jun 2023

It was very informative....but we didn't see too many dolphins. They were in a lazy mood I guess...lol. Everything was pretty good otherwise...I definitely recommend the experience.