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Shell Island Boat Rentals & Tours
3605 Thomas Dr, Treasure Island Marina, Panama City Beach, FL 32408-7365
Open today: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Turtle was amazing. We will be back and booking with him. This was the most fun I've ever had in my... read more
chriswaggett
Hazel Green, Alabama
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A MUST to do when visiting PCB
Review of Shell Island Boat Rentals & Tours
Date of experience: June 2016
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bkent7604
Madisonville, Tennessee
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I, my wife, and daughters decided to rent a pontoon boat for half day. Great time had by all. We found lots of sand dollars and spotted many crabs an sea urchins. We even saw a few sea turtles. We only spotted dolphins a few times around the boat and it was deep water so no one wanted to go in. Great value for the money spent. We will definitely do this again for sure. Thanks for a great day.
Date of experience: June 2016
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MikeM0905
Louisville, Kentucky
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My wife and I again rented a pontoon boat for the day from Shell Island Boat Rentals. We arrived a bit early and quickly filled out the paperwork and paid. Terry (who remembered us from last year) showed us the features of the boat. After a few minutes, off we went to explore the bay. Our first stop was just past the channel to fish for a while. We caught all kinds of lady fish, blue runners, and a bluefish. Around lunchtime, we headed further down Shell Island to relax by ourselves. We stopped a few times and dropped anchor to fish and enjoy the sun and quiet. Each time, we were run off by some clown who could not navigate their rental pontoon boat to save their life. While we both got a good laugh watching these clowns try to anchor their boats, eventually we would just move to get away from them. At one stop, we even saw a shark swim under our boat and large sea turtle surface really close by. We headed back to our original spot to finish out the day fishing before heading in. Great people and boats in excellent condition. Can’t wait for our next adventure with Shell Island Boat Rentals.
Date of experience: May 2016
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Pamela R
Duffield, Virginia
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I enjoyed the Dolphin Tour and time on Shell Island, although I would have preferred a longer visit on the island but otherwise it was nice.
Date of experience: September 2015
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jameswK7734AD
Albemarle, North Carolina
3115
The guys at Shell Island made sure we were good to go with local navigation, safety, etc, and told us where the good spots were. We got a "premium" pontoon boat for 8 hrs for 5 people for $220. Sounds like a lot, but cheaper than a half day tour boat for for five people so we decided to drive ourselves, go where we wanted, and spend as much time as we liked. Well worth it, easy, safe, and fun! Highly recommended.
Date of experience: September 2015
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Cindy S
Hoover, Alabama
4612
My family of four did the 2 hour Wave-runner tour. It was WONDERFUL. Our guide (I think his name was James) was super nice. He was very patient with us old, slower folks until we could get up to speed! Three of us had never driven these before but within 10 minutes he had us going full out. It was terrifying and exhilarating all at the same time. We came up on a pod of dolphins, including a baby. It was fun to get to just sit and watch them surface and explore around us. We had 7 Wave-runners in our tour plus James. We all got personal attention when/if we needed it. We made a stop right up on the beach at Shell island and went for a swim. We got caught in a lovely cooling rain for about 10 minutes on the way back. I at first thought 2 hours wouldn't be long enough, but it was perfect. Our booties and legs were tired after 2 hours like we'd been horseback riding!!
Perfect day. We would certainly do it again. We thought that prices were very reasonable as well.
Date of experience: August 2015
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