Water Taxi Tour: Explore 20 Stops in Venice of America

Embark on a narrated exploration tour with the Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi. Discover the Venice of America, visit 11 stops, and learn about the city’s history, homes, and yachts. Don’t miss out!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Stranahan House - Riverside Hotel & Stranahan House—a historic gem embodying Fort Lauderdale’s rich past. Enjoy dockside dining and easy access to Las Olas Boulevard. Beyond, explore Fort Lauderdale’s treasures via the free Water Trolley, boasting 8 more stops along the Riverwalk.
  • Las Olas Boulevard - Las Olas Blvd– the beating heart of…
What's Included
  • All-day Water Taxi Pass
  • Live onboard commentary
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available to purchase aboard most of our boats! Double Deckers have full bars, Mid-Size Water Taxi’s have beer, wine, soda & water!
Additional Information

Enjoy narrated tours, explore our 20 Water Taxi Stops, and see the beauty of the Venice of America all for one ticket! Water Taxi captains and crew will tell you where the best places to shop, eat, and play are! As well as share facts about the gorgeous homes, yachts and South Florida history. Board from any of our Stops, boats arrive 35 - 45 minutes…

Location
Water Taxi Stop #1
Southeast 6th Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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David_e
Aug 9, 2024
Recommended to see the River Area - Great way to see Fort Lauderdale, friendly crews. The boat tracker on the website works really well and you can plan so you are not frying in the open as some of the stops don't have any shade.
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Maladebordoporai
Jun 10, 2024
Super convenient - FORT LAUDERDALE - Excellent way to get to know the surroundings of the city, which is full of canals. There are several very convenient stops that can take you to the beach, shopping and restaurants.
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482malcolmr
Jan 19, 2024
Billionaire’ row from the water - If you have visited the Everglades and don’t want to shop then this is a wonderful way to see billionaire’s row. Do go to stop one as well. We hopped off and back on several times.
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Robertsx9940oz
Feb 18, 2024
Day On The Intercoastal - We enjoyed our day on the water and in town. We enjoyed the larger boat as it had both top deck seating as well as below. The tour guides were very informative as to the houses/estates and boats/ships/yachts/super yachts. 90 minutes from stop 10 to stop 1. Stop 10 is at Bokamper's Sports Bar & Grill. We had free parking across the street on the gravel lot. They have a good Happy Hour there and buy one get one free when showing your Water Taxi also. WIN. WIN.
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F8866zudavem
Mar 9, 2024
Question - Question; Is alcohol sold on the water taxis ? Are passengers allowed to bring their own alcohol onto the water taxi ? Thank you
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Sageraven
Feb 20, 2024
Make sure you don't plan around water taxi schedule. - Great service first couple of days. Last day we tried to take another last tour. Taxi ignored us completely at the Whistle Stop by the Westin and continued without stopping. We were hoping to finish trip with a water taxi ride before heading to airport. Previous day we had to disembark a ship and change, adding 30 minutes to trip that were unplanned.
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Tonia
Feb 9, 2024
Don’t take the water taxi!! It’s a scam!! - We boarded the taxi a stop 7. Paid our $80 for 2 all day pass. 1st boat no problem. Second boat to Hollywood beach no problem. 3rd boat from Hollywood beach very crowded and many turned away but we got on. At stop 4 when we were trying to catch the next taxi we waited an hour and 3 boats pulled in but no room for the customers. This is a rip off!! Buyer beware!! We ended up ubering back to hotel.
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Debiznp
Mar 12, 2024
Don’t do it!! - We ended up being stranded on stop 2 for an hour and 40 minutes! The tracking website was useless. I called their water taxi office after an hour and was told a double decker taxi would be there in 10 minutes. Then that taxi promptly went past shouting another taxi was on its way. Sure enough-another 30 minutes later we were picked up. Their website didn’t tell you there was free parking at stop 10-so with all the delays we paid $30 for parking. Totally not worth the frustrations!!
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Renee
Feb 24, 2024
Don’t waste your money! - It’s $40 for an all day pass from Hollywood Beach. We had a nice boat ride to Ft Lauderdale. However returning home was a nightmare! We went to stop 6 and waited about 15 minutes for a boat. The first boat was full so we waited half an hour for the next boat. The next boat was full. By this time we had 23 people waiting for a boat. We called the phone number and were told they would send a big boat for all of us. We waited another half hour. When the boat arrived we were told they couldn’t dock because the tide was out. Some people decided to Uber. We had a baby with us and no car seat so that wasn’t an option. By this time we missed the 7:00 boat back to Ft. Lauderdale. So we took a boat one stop north to catch a boat going south. We finally got to stop 4 to catch the 9:00 boat back to Hollywood Beach. The 9:00 boat finally left at 9:27. It took us 5 hours to get from Ft. Lauderdale Beach to Hollywood Beach! The company says they are sorry when people have a bad experience, but this seems to be an on going problem!
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Rose
Feb 20, 2024
Board of Health issues - The tour itself is not bad however. the boat needs work and the board of health should inspect them…the bathroom was out of order and you basically had to get off to go or wait until your scheduled stop. One of The crew actually ran at the doubletree hotel to the bathroom but the passengers were out of luck. Management needs to work on the boats Paying $40 per person and not having a fully operational boat is just WRONG!!!
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