Itinerary
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Stop At: TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR, 3860 Tollgate Blvd Ste 300, Naples, FL 34114-5444
In comfortable captain's style seating an, you will be safely brought deep into the 10,000 Islands Wildlife Refuge for an interpretive tour of the area led by a Florida Master Naturalist. Depending on the season, you can expect to encounter manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, bald eagles, ospreys, herons, egrets, pelicans, rosette spoonbills, as well as, numerous species of fish and shore birds as well as the opportunity to find amazing shells.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Marco Island, Marco Island, Florida
Marco Island is the largest the 10,000 Islands and the most developed
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Goodland Boat Park, 750 Palm Point Dr, Goodland, FL 34140, USA
2 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 17 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Amber_B
It was so much fun, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a great experience! We definitely recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : 909jimr
Whenever we're on Marco Island (frequently) we always book the two-hour dolphin/shelling/birding tour with Everglades Area Tours. The guides are great and know the area and its wildlife very well. We were lucky to book a tour with our favorite guide, Ed, when we visited in April 2024. There were a lot of people on this tour but it didn't seem crowded. We tried to book near low tide, which is better for birding and shelling, too. We had several very close dolphin encounters, with mature and immature dolphins; very cool. Eventually Ed beached us on Kice Island for birding and shelling. We're really into birding so we were looking forward to this. There were plenty of Black Skimmers, Royal Terns, Least Terns, Black-bellied and Wilson's Plovers, Brown Pelicans (the White Pelicans had all migrated north by this time) and at least one American Avocet. But the coolest thing by far was the immature Northern Gannet that Ed spotted, a bird very seldom seen in SW Florida (or anywhere else in North America besides Maine). I have a poor photo of it taken with my smartphone, but it was unmistakable; like a Brown Pelican with a very different head. Ed and the other guides were all very excited, and I was grateful to be able to add this bird to my life list. Ed is an excellent guide; very aware of the flora and fauna of the area and stand-up guy, too. We very much enjoyed our trip and look forward to the next one. Afterwards, we had our traditional post-trip lunch at Crabby Lady in Goodland, which was also memorable.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08
Posted By : dalit57
We really enjoyed the tour! Our guide was super nice and knowledgeable, and succeeded finding and showing us dolphines, birds of many kinds, manatees. He even managed to make one of the dolphine play with us! It was a wonderful experience, very much recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-04-18
Posted By : emilycB2800UA
We had a wonderful experience with Captain Kate. I’ve been on many dolphin tours and this was the best experience I’ve had. They were jumping in the surf behind the boat and it was amazing. My daughter loved the shelling part of the tour as well and collected a lot of pretty shells to bring home. Kate was knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating. She shared a lot of knowledge about the local wildlife, landscape and lunch recommendations. Would definitely go again and would recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-04-14
Posted By : Seaside39824896894
Captain Ed was amazing. Great guild. Made it all a good trip Dolphins, birds and the seashells were all beautiful and interesting
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Posted On : 2024-04-14
Posted By : robertrG6155YP
We really enjoyed our excursion. The group that was signed up for the the tour was a larger one, so we were put on a smaller 6 person boat - which was great! Our captain/guide was very knowledgeable and shared many interesting facts about the area and it's wildlife. The shelling portion of the tour was really great. Only issue is that our tour was a shorter than expected (perhaps reducing the time we could have spent on the island shelling/swimming) because one group showed up late and we waited over 20 minutes for them. This seems to be happening more and more. Folks show up late, with a story about traffic or a longer wait at the restaurant, don't apologize, and the people that planned accordingly/ left early because there might be traffic have to wait or get their tour shortened.
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Posted On : 2024-04-07
Posted By : 653miken
We had a great tour! Captain Kevin was very nice and knowledgable. We have seen surfing dolphins. The shelling was awesome. The scenery is beautiful. Would definitively do the tour again!
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Posted On : 2024-04-03
Posted By : Jake_M
Captains Ed & Ryan found us dolphins to sort with the boat, pointed out a loggerhead turtle, various birds, a red egret, and fed osprey for us for a photo op.
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Posted On : 2024-03-31
Posted By : christinesN5744GS
Captain Ed and Maddy were excellent tour guides. Shared great information about dolphins and the area. Highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-03-28
Posted By : dawnsws
The Everglades Area Tour with Kevin as our guide was EXCELLENT. We saw so many dolphins right out of the gate! It was delightful! The tour across the everglades, seeing the coast of Marco Island from the water and landing on a sandy beach for shelling was all perfect. I highly recommend and would do it again in a heartbeat. Our guide sees dolphins all the time and he said it never gets old. It's very special.
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Posted On : 2024-03-26
