St. Pete Dolphin Watching and Shelling Adventure

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1. Our journey will begin and/or end passing by multi-million dollar waterfront homes. Our guests love taking in these massive estates owned by St. Pete's local millionaires!

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2. En Route to Sand Dollar or Shell Island, we will pass by St. Petersburg's historic Gulfport community where many sailboats can be seen mooring off the coast of this waterfront town.

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3. En route to island stop, we will pass under several bridges enjoying their architecture. In, particular, the Pinellas Bayway bridge was recently constructed and has an interesting cathedral like appearance when looking to either side while underneath it.

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4. Once arrived at either Shell or Sand Dollar Island, guests will have up to an 1.5hrs to go ashore and swim, tan, or search for their favorite shell. For those less adventurous, there is plenty of shade on board to sit back, relax, and pick our crew's brain on the area.

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Afbestilling

Gratis afbestilling indtil 24 timer før oplevelsen starter, med fuld refusion.

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• 5We had a great experience with Dillion and Matt

  We had a great experience with Dillion and Matt! They were very knowable about the area and the dolphins, and they made the trip fun , I would definitely recommend doing this excursion.

  NorthStar469863august 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Fantastic Tour - Lots of Dolphins and Shells

  The Shell Island trip with Captain Tony and Captain Matt was fantastic. They were amazing hosts, and super responsive to my daughter's questions about the boat, weather, and animals. We saw a lot of dolphins and had plenty of time to collect shells and relax on Shell Island.

  D3905IZjamiehaugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 1THERE IS NO BEACH FOR SNORKELING, AND ONLY SAW 4 DOLPHINS FOR ONE SECOND.

  THE WORST EXCURSION EVER! Let me tell you about our experience . . . it started off just wonderful with Dan, our captain. He never offered us any life jackets, only told us that they were under the seats, but never saw one, since we did have my grandsons with us, one who has special needs, and as we were driving down the intercoastal, we saw our first 2 dolphins. One with his fin cut off, as Dan called him, "Chop." So we thought we were on a roll. The next hour we only saw 2 more dolphins for a brief second but we sure learned more than we wanted to about the houses on the intercoastal (their market value and who lived there), and saw some Osprey's nests. The water was murky as we continued to Shell Key. I didn't see any white beach or turquoise water as their picture displays. Dan beached our boat on a 5' x 5' piece of sand on Shell Key, turned the engine off, and said, okay you guys can get out now! WHAT!! WHERE!! There wasn't any safe place to get out too! No land -- just get out in the 3' murky water and then walk around this little piece of the shore where we could snorkel. We just sat there in disbelief, and said that we were not getting out there! It wasn't safe! Dan also warned us to not stray too far from the shoreline because there were strong currents that could sweep us away!!! We were so disappointed, and told him that we wanted to go back to the dock and that this was all a scam. His reply was that there was high tide! Well, then, he should have cancelled our excursion! Literally, there wasn't any beach, no guide (he wasn't getting out of his boat). He then offered to take us to a different strip of land where there were fisherman, but warned us that if we went past 10' from land, there was a huge drop! HOW CAN THIS BE SAFE for any person! We demanded to be taken back to the dock, and my grandsons were SO DISAPPOINTED, as were we! We were so looking forward to this in the Gulf waters! What a joke! We obviously were also told that we WOULD NOT GET A REFUND, AND TO CONTACT OUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY FOR A REFUND! The General Manager was so rude, and had no compassion, and had the nerve to tell us that we didn't finish our excursion! PLEASE! DO NOT GO WITH THIS EXCURSION.

  ohiobunnyjuli 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great experience, definitely recommend!

  We had a great experience doing the float party with coastal Cruises. The boat was very clean and well maintained. The crew was knowledgeable of the area, very accommodating, and made this experience amazing for our family.

  167margocjuli 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Best water cruise company!

  We brought our 8 & 10 yr old grandsons. Our guides were fun and played great music as we searched for dolphins. On the island we collected the most beautiful sea shells then floated on the huge rafts that were set up by the crew. I definitely recommend this trip!

  Angelique Wjuli 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Dolphin/Shell Key trip

  We had an amazing time on the dolphin/Shell Key trip today! The staff were helpful and attentive and the boat was clean and comfortable. The trip started out looking for dolphins and we saw several. We also saw manatees, live conch shells (we looked at those and left them where they were, of course) and other wildlife. We enjoyed time on Shell Key floating, relaxing and looking for treasures. This was our 2nd boat tour with Coastal Cruises and they are highly recommended for any occasion such as a family vacation, bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthday parties, etc. Check them out!

  C-land2011maj 2026via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in St Petersburg

• Its from-price is 51% below the median of the 212 experiences we list in St Petersburg.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 25 of 212.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About St Petersburg

St Petersburg is a Florida city on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf, known for its Dalí museum, waterfront parks, murals and beaches.

St Petersburg lies at the tip of the Pinellas peninsula in Florida, with Tampa Bay on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. It earned the nickname the Sunshine City, and its downtown waterfront has parks, a long pier and a harbour full of yachts. The Salvador Dalí Museum holds one of the largest collections of the painter's work outside Europe, and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Chihuly Collection add to the arts district.

Top-ranked sights in St Petersburg: St. Pete Beach, Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum, North Straub Park.

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