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Shell Island Blue Dolphin Tours

3605 Thomas Drive, Treasure Island Marina, Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(850) 234-7245
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Nashville, Tennessee
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

This was by far the highlight of our vacation. Russel was our captain and made the trip all that much more memorable. He was very knowledgeable and was able to show my kids all sorts of aquatic wildlife. We will definitely be going again! Highly recommend Russel!

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Springfield, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013

Had a wonderful time. Saw lots of dolphins, snorkeled over a ship wreck, found sand dollars and shells. Our guide Russell was knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend this tour.

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Chipley, Florida, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

Thank you Russel for making this tour so much fun. Russel knew exactly where the dolphin were and coud predict where they were going to jump. One of the highlights was getting a playful dolphin to ride the wake of the boat. It was unbelievable! We will be back again!!!!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013 via mobile

Thank you Russel! I booked this tour for my kids, myself and Grandpa to enjoy while my husband went on a scheduled dive tour. This spur of the moment plan became one of the highlights of our vacation! Russel was knowledgeable, personable and great with the kids. He got the kids in the water swimming with the dolphins and at... More

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Oxford, Ohio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2013

A group of 5 of us went for spring break in March and it was a wonderful experience. The water was frigid, but we still braved it to swim with the dolphins. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. We had such a great time, even with the cold weather, and would recommend this tour for people of all ages!

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 24, 2012

My wife and I went out with Darrell and 4 other passengers on a nice small boat... large enough to be safe of course but small enough to make the experience more personal. We saw lots of dolphins and swam around with a few. He also took us to a snorkeling place off Shell Island where we found sand dollars... More

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Indianapolis, Indiana
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 24, 2012

It was a fun day we wnet to the state park and got on a pontoon to take us across to shell island. Very fun way to spend a day.

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Conroe, Tx
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 2, 2012

We did this tour with Courtney. She was the best tour guide ever! We liked it so much we went back the next day and did the Jet Ski Tour! She was knowledgeable, fun and safe. We WILL request her for a tour the next time we go back. Thanks again Blud Dolphin Tours and Courtney! From the Texan noodle!

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Fernandina Beach, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 21, 2012

We went with Russell as our guide. He was excellent and full of interesting information. It was a smaller group; the two of us and another family of three. This made for a fantastic trip! We really did get to swim with the dolphins. As soon as he saw one, Russell would tell us what side of the boat to... More

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Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 18, 2012

My family and I took the blue dolpin cruise last week and it was so much fun. Our tour guide/boat captain Tommy was outstanding. He quickly got us near dolphins. He was great to tell us when the opprotunity to swim with some dolphins arose. We actually had a very close encouter with several dolphins. He took us to an... More

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