Cruise the Gulf Coast in search of wild bottlenose dolphins — resident pods our captains know by habit — plus manatees, sea turtles, rays, and the full cast of Tampa Bay’s estuary. Narrated the whole way.
Check in at your chosen ramp, get fitted for life jackets, and hear the day’s wildlife plan.
Your captain works the channels and grass flats where the pods have been hunting that week.
Engines ease off and the boat holds a legal, respectful distance while dolphins do their thing.
Manatees, rays, sea turtles, and dive-bombing ospreys round out the trip — narrated throughout.
One flat rate covers your whole crew — no per-person math, no strangers on your boat. Extra hours can be added at $100/hr.
Dolphins hunt these waters year-round — but each season changes the show. Tap one.
Prime time. Bait schools flood the flats and pods hunt hard in clear spring water — the year’s most active window.
Dolphins headline, but the estuary feeds everything. Tap your targets and your captain will chase the odds.
Dolphin & wildlife cruises run from all four Gulf Coast ports — each with its own resident pods.
Urban bay gateway — 400 sq mi of estuary under the skyline.
Explore Tampa →Historic sponge docks, Anclote Key and the clearest reef water.
Explore Tarpon Springs →Barrier-island city — Shell Key, Fort De Soto and the Skyway.
Explore St. Petersburg →The dolphin coast — Caladesi and Honeymoon Island wilderness.
Explore Clearwater →Private 2-hour cruises · $600 per group (up to 6) · Ages 5+ · Tampa, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg & Clearwater.