Shell Key Preserve: Three Hour Shelling Cruise

Embark on a thrilling 3-hour shelling cruise at Shell Key Preserve. Explore the island, collect shells, and enjoy a scenic ride along the bay waters. Look out for dolphins, manatees, and seabirds!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tierra Verde - Explore Shell Key Preserve, located in the mouth of Tampa Bay, a 195 acre barrier Island. You will experience beautiful, calm and protected back bay waters and spot dolphins, seabirds, manatees and other wildlife on the trip.
What's Included
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Snacks
  • Parking fees
Additional Information

The 3-hour Shell Key Shelling Journey, provided by Hubbard’s Marina located at Johns Pass, includes approximately an hour on the island for exploration and shelling. The voyage incorporates a peaceful and enjoyable sail down the sheltered bay waters onboard the HUB Cat 49. During the return trip to Johns Pass, we plan to travel along our beautiful gulf…

Location
170 Boardwalk Pl E
Boardwalk Place East
Located inside beautiful Johns Pass, directly below Hooters on the water, closest to the Johns Pass Bridge.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(128 Ratings)
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Terriann2
Dec 22, 2024
Great trip would definitely do this again - The grip was a lot of fun . Nice relaxing ride out to Shell Key and lot of time To explore and look for shells . We found lots of sand dollars , cool shells and my daughter found sea glass .
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Hai_l
Dec 21, 2024
Pleasurable trip. - Great trip. Crew was relaxed…we saw dolphins and collected a lot of shells…One of the crew made a necklace from one of my shells and gave me one that was done already. Both for free so my grandkids will be delighted.
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Climber51511745125
Dec 21, 2024
Superb. Will recommend to friends. - We really enjoyed the trip.. The crew is really relax, easy going… we saw dolphins but did not see one or two jumping out of the water…we got quite a collection of shells. One of the crew made a necklace from one of my shells and gave one he has already done… all for free. So I got 2 for my 2 grandchildren.
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Kathy_p
Dec 18, 2024
The trip was great... - The trip was great friendly awesome customer service! They made necklaces for my grandchildren for free!
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952sabrinaf
Nov 27, 2024
Hubbard's Shell Key Cruise was A+++ - The shelling cruise was fantastic! It was just the right amount of time...the boat ride was fun and not too long, the beaches at Shell Key were full of beautiful shells, and the Captain and his 1st Mate were terrific too. We thoroughly enjoyed this excurstion and highly recommend it!
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Piantc
Nov 17, 2024
Excellent Experience - Friendly and efficient staff from check in until our experience was complete. Todd was our captain and Braylon was our second mate. Todd took the time to circle around where he thought dolphins would surface. He stayed in the area to make sure we got views of the dolphins. Braylon was great at explaining sites as we passed them. There was also a passenger celebrating her birthday and they took time to recognize her birthday and to have us sing Happy Birthday to her. The time at Shell Cay was beautiful and the amount of shells was amazing. The boat ride was comfortable and not crowded.
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Andreahb6855fj
Nov 6, 2024
Awesome trip! - This was a great trip. We saw lots of dolphins, collected sea shells, starfish and sand dollars. They also made us neckalaces out of the shells we collected or had some available already made for free. A very nice perk! Staff was excellent.
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Roger_k
Oct 20, 2024
A day date activity - The crew members were very friendly and accommodating. This trip allowed us to explore a portion of the beaches that we haven't been able to previously access
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480ashleyi
Sep 27, 2024
Great boat trip to Shell Key - I came down to St Pete Beach for a girls trip and we knew we wanted to do a boating activity. We chose to do the three hour Shell Key trip and it was great. The ride to Shell Key was through the bay and the captain gave tidbits about the area. We had a little over an hour at Shell Key and found awesome shells and even a few sand dollars. On the ride back we went by the beach and saw a ton of dolphins. The boat was clean and had a bathroom and plenty of seating. I would definitely recommend this activity!
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Daniel_p
Sep 25, 2024
A MUST DO!!! - Very relaxing ride to and from the marina. Ample time to swim and search for shells at the preserve. Highly recommended
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