The Dolphin Explorer

The whole family had an incredible time. The Dolphins were awesome, great photos as they swam next to us. Recommend and will be doing this again when we return to Marco Island.

Excellent! We loved every minute and saw many dolphins. The crew were very friendly and helpful. They knew a lot about the dolphins and eager to answer questions. The educational talks were very good. We enjoyed the smooth waters and the short break at a beautiful beach. The research conducted included photo Id and we got to breafly listen underwater on a hydrophone.

This is an excellent boat tour– one of the highlights to our trip to Marco Island. Very accommodating for little kids (our son is 22 months old and LOVED it). The tour guides were extremely friendly and knowledgeable and we saw so many dolphins it was incredible. They also took fantastic pictures of our day (both of the dolphins, birds, and each family on the beach) and gave them to us as keepsakes. I was so impressed that they did not try to commercialize everything– the trip was truly about learning about the native wildlife and of course seeing the beautiful dolphins. Highly recommend this tour in particular– money well spent and memories to last forever!

Avoid!
Ruined my Dad’s birthday by «overbooking» and calling us 10 minutes before. Any company that doesn’t have their act together until 10 minutes before isn’t worth spending $ 50+ per person on. Got all packed and a ride up there only to be turned away! GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER! Its 2012, make sure your website doesn’t take reservations anymore if you are SOLD OUT! People are on vacation!!!
I was told by our driver up there that this happens all the time. Their fake «We are sincerely sorry’s» didn’t make me feel any better.
Save your money, rent a charter or do a private tour for a few more dollars. Go to a company where your business is actually appreciated!

From start to finish, this was one of the most amazing ventures my wife and I have ever taken. We saw a total of 18 dolphins in their natural habitat! The wonderful part about the trip was that there were no gimmicks or tricks, no bait or cages… just real wildlife. We spent about 3.5 hours on the whole trip, with about 40 of those minutes on one of the most amazing, uninhabited islands with some of the most breath taking shelling you could ever dream of. The gentlemen that ran the event were so incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and fun. Not only did they share a ton of information on the dolphins, but also on the birds, wildlife and natives. We would have spent the whole day with them if it was up to us! I’d give this 10 stars if I could because it was beyond explanation. If you have a chance to go on this tour, don’t miss out. As I said in my title, you won’t regret a second of it.

A great way to spend a few hours in Marco Island, and to see the sights and learn a thing or two. The dolphin tour captain and crew were great and engaged everyone on the boat — kids and adults alike. They know their local dolphins and additions to the community, as well as the local bird population, and are happy to share all the information they know. They encourage everyone to participate and to ask questions. They also stop for about 30 – 45 minutes of shelling and are happy to explain shore findings to the group and to take photos of the families and groups on the tour. At the end of the cruise, they give everyone a few of the best photos from the day and also any personal photos they’ve taken for families. A really nice way to spend some time outdoors!