Wonderful trip! - We had a great time on this tour. Captain Wes was great at spotting so many different wildlife. He knew my sister liked birds and made an effort to point them all out. We had a fabulous experience with dolphins playing in the boat waves and we saw numerous manatees. The boat ride out through the Everglades was so nice as well. We greatly enjoyed this experience.

Boat trip for dolphin watching - Our captain very knowledgeable and kind. We saw the moans and a family of dolphins. The waters of the canals are very murky, so don't expect anything particularly extraordinary. This trip deserves to understand the Florida ecosystem.

Nice day! - Captain Patrick was great! Nice guy and knowledgeable about the area. If you're looking for some shells, I recommend bringing a snorkel, as most of the ones on the beach are broken up, but there were some nice ones in the water!

A Great Time Had By All! - This boat tour was amazing. Captain Wes was fun and knowledgeable. He has an eagle eye for spotting the marine life! My husband, our 2 adult daughters, and I had a great time. We did the afternoon tour (our 20-year-olds were not waking up for the morning tour!), so we knew it might be less likely to see a lot of the wildlife, but we saw plenty. We spotted a ton of manatees, several sharks, loggerhead turtles, blue herons, and two enormous rays dancing under the water. The highlight of our trip was when Captain Wes spotted 2 pods of dolphins and was able to get them to play in the wake of our boat, after they swam right up to the side of our boat! We found lots of interesting shells on the little island that we visited for about 45 minutes. I can't say enough about Captain Wes and this boat tour. A+++

Amazing time with Captain Wes - We had an absolutely incredible time on our tour. Captain Wes was extremely nice and friendly, with a deep knowledge of the local wildlife. He went out of his way to really make our trip memorable. We got to see manatees and sharks, herons and loggerhead turtles. Even spotted rays dancing underwater! The island for shelling was beautiful, and we were able to come home with a nice size plastic baggie of beautiful shells. Our daughters had an amazing time, and we were able to get allot of amazing photos. The highlight was definitely watching the dolphins swim along side the boat and frolic in the wake of the boat, flipping, dancing and surfing for almost 5 minutes. I literally cannot recommend this tour enough. Everything was taken care of, and Captain Wes went out of his way to make sure that we were comfortable and could easily get on and off the boat, even with bad knees and a bad ankle. Finally i have to heap all the praise I can on Captain Wes. He was absolutely the best Captain we have ever had, and he went out of his way to make sure we had an absolutely amazing time. He has a keen eye for spotting water life, and knows where to go to find them. A+++

Great Day for 1 or the whole family - Wes was a great captain! We were blessed to see lots of wildlife on this particular day. Manatees, Dolphins, Bull Sharks and a variety of birds Wes made the effort to ensure that we knew the plan had time to observe wildlife and explore He still gets excited to see all of the wildlife like it’s his first time right along with us!

Must Do! - Everything went fabulous n our Captain was great. He had a lot of knowledge and we enjoyed talking with him during our Tour. We saw a couple Manatee but I wished we saw more than that during our trip.

Boring - Perfectly sedate however frustrating as the skipper needed his sat nav and it felt like a trip to an island and then back again rather than an eco nature tour. The boat was hoping to see dolphins and happy to spend less time on the very hot island but the skipper didn’t use any initiative. Shame rally as could have been better.

Nice boat ride, but not much wildlife - The people disembarking as we arrived were very enthusiastic about “seeing everything”, so we excited to board. Our group of four adults were the only passengers on the boat, which was nice. On our boat ride, which was lovely through the 10,000 Islands, we saw the noses of two manatees and we saw two dolphins who played in the wake of the boat. We also saw two egrets in the trees. Our captain, Wes, was very knowledgeable about the area, and was friendly. The beach was nothing remarkable, was obviously used by several tour boats and individuals and had the usual collection of mostly broken shells. We understand that touring wildlife areas is up to chance as what you might see. Maybe another time of day or another time of year we might see more.

Not worth the hype or the price - This experience was extremely disappointing. We chose the 3-hour tour, but the majority of it was spent slowly cruising near residential docks by the marina, hoping to spot a manatee—which we never did. After that, we sped for nearly an hour to a small island, where the captain gave us orders and told us we only had 15 minutes to explore before rushing us back at full speed again, still chasing the unlikely sight of a manatee. The captain talked incessantly, giving unnecessary instructions—including how to apply sunscreen—and wouldn’t stop insisting that we all wear polarized sunglasses. It felt intrusive and uncomfortable. Despite our efforts to politely disengage and enjoy a bit of quiet, the captain continued to dominate the experience. For the price we paid, this was absolutely not worth it.