This trip was one of the highlights of our visit to Marco Island. We went on the afternoon cruise and the weather was fantastic. The captain and the marine biologist/naturalist on board made sure all of us felt welcomed. They explained what the dolphin project is all about, told us about the dolphins we were seeing and made sure to... More

Great experience with a very knowledgeable marine biologist. We took the tour on a sunny morning in May. The tour was very informative and interesting. The captain was great about getting close to the dolphins and allowing everybody the chance to see the wildlife. I don't remember how many dolphins we saw, too many to count. The digital camera photos... More

I have been on a few nature boat trips and this was by far the most fun and informative. The trip was educational and fun. Michael, the boat's captain, and James, the marine biologist, did a wonderful job locating the dolphins and then putting the boat in the best position to see the dolphins. We saw numerous groupings including moms... More

My family and I took the Dolphin Explorer tour in mid April. I had older and younger kids and they all enjoyed it. Each kid received a dolphin guide to use for tracking specific dolphins and other animals... they were really into it. At each Dolphin sighting the naturalist (this guy was great) would print photos and the kids had... More

The host was very knowledgeable. Captain takes you to areas where you'll see quite alot of dolphins swimming/playing up close to the boat. They took pictures of dolphins and us and gave them to us. Complimentary water/sodas. Well worth the trip.

I took my two grandchildren, age 6 and 9 along with my daughter and my significant other on this tour, it was fantastic! Captain Chris and his side-kick Riley (I think a laberdoodle...the most well-mannered dog ever) were excellent Captains They steered us to many different spots where we got to see and identify dolphins. James, the naturalist, was a... More

We went on the dolphin explorer trip one morning. Sadly the weather was a little chilly, but with ample layering of clothes (and hats and gloves) we were comfortable. The person we booked with was very helpful in warning us about dressing properly. The trip itself is about 3 hours and includes a 35-40 minute beach walk to do some... More

Very nice trip, very friendly crew, we saw many dolphins, the crew knew exactly were to go, loved the shelling. We saw many ospreys, took nice pictures! Everyone should take this tour.

Everything about the Dolphin Explorer was top notch & exactly as advertised! We were first given an overview by Bob on shore, then Captain Chris & naturalist, Ken, settled us onto the large catamaran accompanied by Riley, the captain's 2yo labradoodle. Within about 10 minutes we saw our first dolphins, and over the rest of the trip we saw many... More