AWESOME EXPERIENCE - Wow, Captain Colleen was awesome ! Professional, knowledgeable, cares about the islands and Wildlife ! This was our second time and it was even better than last year ! We saw dolphins , spoonbill, many other birds , amazing shelling . HIGHLY RECOMMEND this tour , a true Marco Island Adventure for the Family. Captain Colleen, you are truly the best ! Thank you !!

Amazing boat tour of Marco Islands' birds, sea life, and mangroves...and more - What an amazing tour of the islands that make up Marco Island. My wife and I not only learned so much about the birds, sea life, and mangroves, as expected....Captain Marco (and yes, that's his REAL name, having lived his entire life in this place) also brought us up to date on the effect of storms over the past several years, especially, impact on building codes and practices, We stopped off at a beach to stroll and pick up sea shells and we learned loads about them! We strongly recommend this tour, and especially Captain Marco. What a nice, knowledgeable captain and a great value.

Top notch shelling and sightseeing tour - This was our second trip with Florida Adventures. They did an amazing job once again. Very easy booking process and the most reasonable rates. My family of 5 did a 2 hour shelling and sightseeing tour. RJ our captain/tour guide was so friendly and extremely knowledgeable about the wildlife and the environment. We got great shells and had dolphins swimming right next to our boat. We could not have been any happier with the experience!

Fun for adults & children - Our guide was extremely friendly & knowledgeable regarding the area, wildlife, shells, and waterways. We enjoyed seeing all the birds, collected wonderful shells & sand dollars, and even had dolphins riding & playing in the boats wake for 10+ minutes.

Awesome Tour! - Our group of 8 had an absolutely fantastic experience on our shelling tour. Both Captain Marco and our guide, Katie, were warm, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. We saw dolphins, learned lots of fun, interesting information and found tons of beautiful shells on the best shelling beach we’ve ever visited. Take this tour - you won’t be sorry!

Amazing experience! - We had such an amazing experience with Captain Jessica. She was so knowledgeable and patient. She welcomed all of our questions and explained everything in a way all three of my children (9, 8, and 5) could understand. She truly provided an unforgettable experience for us and we would recommend her to anyone and everyone.

Marco island - Amazing experience. Marco the guide was great ! He was very informative and we saw a ton of dolphins. I highly recommend this trip to anyone in the area.

Great boat and shelling tour - We had a fabulous tour. Guides were super and boat ride was just right. Beautiful area for shelling, got to see dolphins and just the right amount of time. Highly recommend.

Great experience for the whole family! - Best boat tour we have been on! Very family friendly. We are visiting Marco with our 2 young kids for a family vacation. We saw so much wildlife and the island was filled with beautiful seashells! We even got to see a small octopus! The dolphins were so close. They caught a ride in the boats wake, and jumped a few times for us. The whole family loved it and it was just the right amount of time! Highly recommend this tour!!

Very knowledgeable, easygoing, and safe tour. Will definitely choose them again. - Stop looking. This is the tour you want. We had a great tour with Captain RJ and Caitlyn. Both are so insanely knowledgeable of the water, the ecosystem, as well as the birds and animals you will encounter. I'm a native Floridian, I live in Naples, so I already know a lot about the area and the animals/birds that live here. That's why I think this would be a FANTASTIC trip for anyone who isn't as familiar with the region. One of the things I really enjoyed was the fact that Captain RJ and Caitlyn *also* know about many of the individual dolphins you'll find along the route (especially near Helen's Key). Not just the species in general (which they know), but they're able to identify many of the actual individual dolphins based on the dorsal fin. It appears that all of the captains back here all know about them, and they can tell if they've not seen one for awhile, or if one shows up and there's now a calf in tow. We saw quite a few dolphins, including calves. One was so young that you could still the stripes that calves have when they are born. I think Captain RJ estimated this one to be about three weeks old. I have a feeling that RJ and Caitlyn are Florida Master Naturalists; if they're not, they could be with all of the information they give you. We stopped at Dickman's Island for shelling. Easily picked up many conchs, pear and lightning whelks, tulips, sunray venus, olives, augers, a shark's eye, one alphabet cone, and two different kind of murex. I've never picked up two perfect murex before. Piloted through Caxambas Pass and looked at where the high water mark was from Hurricane Ian at the Belize at Cape Marco condos at the southern tip of Marco Island. Even if you lived here during Ian (I did), it's still just unreal to see where the water hit certain places. We saw a lot of spectacular birds on the way out and back, including some Roseate Spoonbills. I felt very safe with Captain RJ. It's important that you have someone who knows the waters, who know the area, and understands how quickly things can change. Our weather was great, but I have no doubt that if the weather had changed while we were out, we were in very capable hands. We look forward to doing the jetski tour with our college-age son at some point in the future. Very glad we chose this tour operator.