Captain Kim’s Charters

The two-​hour excursion that my family had on Captain Kim’s Charter Boat was the highlight of our entire week-​long vacation on Anna Maria Island. First, Captain Kim took us (two adults and two children, ages 3 and 6) out to a sandbar, where we exited the boat into the shallow water to scoop up sand dollars, crabs, and other sea life in provided nets. Captain Kim was very patient with the children, explaining all sorts of interesting facts about the ocean and the sea creatures, while allowing time for them to also explore on their own. Next, we headed out to look for manatee and dolphins. Unfortunately we did not see any dolphins/​manatee that day, but we soon traveled over to a wild bird sanctuary island to see various wild birds. While there, Captain Kim continued the educational portion of the charter by collecting sea horses, star fish, and other sea life for the children to look at and hold. The highlight of this portion for my son and me was holding the small starfish in our hands. The price for all of this was just $ 90 (my youngest was free [no charge for 3 and under]). We enjoyed the excursion so much that we already have a repeat charter on Captain Kim’s boat scheduled into our vacation next year.

What a fun time we had with Captain Kim. Kim was so knowledgeable about the local area and wildlife. We were treated to dolphin, manatee, osprey, frigate birds and much more! Interspersed with that were interesting facts about recent house sales, celebraties who had filmed in the Cortez area, boating facts, history, the weather — the list is endless!
And what value for money. Our family of 4 had the boat to ourselves and were charged $ 30 each for a 2 hour trip. Phenomenal! We highly recommend Captain Kim and we’ve already earmarked another trip in the fall with visiting UK friends.
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