Private Tour: Discover 10,000 Islands and Dolphins

Embark on a private dolphin excursion with Island Excursions and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature. Explore secluded beaches, collect sea shells, and create unforgettable memories with your loved ones.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge - While experiencing the biggest mangrove forrest in the United States, guests can expect remote islands littered with shells, wild dolphins swimming by the boat, and learn all about the ecosystem and history of the area.
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
  • Buckets and bags for shell collection
  • Cooler with ice included
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • Parking fee is $10
  • Towels
Additional Information

Our private excursion allows you to enjoy the beautiful waters of The 10,000 Islands without the crowds of tourists at a comparable price. Guest enjoy watching wild dolphins up close before stopping at secluded barrier islands covered in exotic sea shells. Expect to go home with buckets full of shells, the perfect souvenir for you and the family! Our…

Location
Goodland Boat Park
Palm Point Drive
We will meet at the Goodland Boat Park located about ten minutes from Marco Island. All customers will receive a confirmation text the day before confirming the tour.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sherpa61402561311
Sep 21, 2024
Best shell tour in marco area! - BOOK NOW! Before taking our trip, I researched different private shelling tours before deciding on Island Excursions. I’m so glad we chose them and will use them again! Captain Nick was super responsive during booking. Captain Tyler took us out and we had the best time. He went above and beyond to make our experience enjoyable. After spending a lot of time in Naples, this tour was my favorite memory. We found so many great shells and evens saw dolphin. Thanks guys!
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Katie
Aug 31, 2024
It just kept getting better…. - Easy drive to Goodland boat park from Naples and friendly welcome from Cathleen and the guys in the cafe. We were greeted by Derek who was our captain for the day on time and it just got better from there. We saw a pod of dolphins and two babies possibly only a few days old…with their whole family! Quite incredible. Shelling was a great experience and great for the kids too (10 and 9). Derek was very knowledgeable and we had great chat for the whole trip. Fresh iced water which was welcome on such a hot day and some great photos!!! Thank you so much for another great day in Florida…highly recommend.
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Kelly
Aug 23, 2024
Highlight of our vacation! - Perfect excursion for the whole family! Captain was super knowledgeable about wildlife and shells. Didn’t know there was so much to know! Highlight was getting the dolphins to chase our boat. Captain was also great with the kids, flexible with a schedule change and catered to our needs. What a memorable experience! Highly recommend.
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628tts
Aug 20, 2024
Awesome Experience! - Nick was amazing and a perfect guide/captain! Very knowledgeable and customized the trip to our needs and wants. It was a smooth ride and he's a great sheller! We saw dolphins extremely close to the boat and some amazing shells! Thank you, Nick!
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Cleber
Aug 16, 2024
Great Trip - Nick was an amazing guide, we had the best time watching dolphins jumping right next to us, getting shells and watching the sunset.
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854barreta
Aug 10, 2024
Great Experience - We had a wonderful time with Nick guiding us around the mangrove forest with all its channels and islands. Plenty of room on Nick’s boat for our family to have the private guiding experience we wanted. Nick’s knowledge of the local wildlife and ecosystem was quite informative. The shelling was stellar after the recent storm washed a bunch of shells on the shoreline. It’ll be nice to have a keepsake to think back about the trip. Nick even had the dolphin locations down so we were to get up close to them as well to watch them feed.
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Onair57156580589
Aug 10, 2024
Crowd pleaser! So happy we booked! - Fun and informative tour with a great tour guide. Nick kept my teens engaged and was happy to answer all of our questions.
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Abel504usa
Aug 9, 2024
Amazing Family Time - It was an amazing experience, me and my family had a great time, we want to thank especially Nicholas for his service, attention and great knowledge. We totally recommend this experience and 100% we are coming back
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Z4602ktanthonyr
Aug 8, 2024
First family trip to Marco Island... shells and dolphins! - Awesome shelling and wildlife!!! Nick was a great captain... very knowledgeable and made it fun for the whole family! We had a great time, got some great shells and most importantly made some wonderful family memories.
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Louisgkatz
Aug 4, 2024
Great shelling and dolphin experience. - Great experience! Fun to stop and get some shells. Captain Tyler also was able to get some dolphins to follow us which was amazing!
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From $475 (Per Boat)
up to 6 guests
1 Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).