Famous Private Center Console Boat Tour

Experience the beauty of Panama City Beach on a private center console boat tour. Snorkel, spot dolphins, and explore Shell Island with our experienced Captains!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Shell Island - With sparkling clear water bordering its sugar-white sandy shore, Shell Island is a rare opportunity to experience a beach as nature intended, without any distractions. Accessible but preserved, Shell Island is seven miles of undeveloped paradise nestled between the gulf and St. Andrew Bay and inhabited by diverse wildlife. Shell Island has all the makings of a perfect activity-filled beach vacation.
What's Included
  • Cooler with ice provided
  • Fuel included
  • Snorkeling equipment available
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity
Additional Information

We have been providing fun, safe and memorable experiences daily in Panama City Beach for almost a decade! If you are looking for a more private tour, we offer this option on one of our center console boats!

6-Passenger Pro-Line Center Console Tours
Have the whole boat to yourself and book a private 2-hour snorkel and dolphin sightseeing trip on this fun-filled adventure with one of our experienced Captains! Or chase the sun as it sets behind the waves with dolphin sightseeing sunset charter options.

We will take you to some of our favorite local snorkel spots off of Shell Island. If the seas are calm and safe, our experienced Captain will take you out to the Gulf of Mexico to see the dolphins up close and personal in their natural habitat. On the way back, we will stop off at Shell Island where you can walk on the private state park to look for shells, and check out the natural beauty of the island.

This boat has a 900lb capacity, not including the captain.

Location
Bluegreen’s Bayside Resort & Spa
Jan Cooley Drive
We meet all guests at the Bluegreen's Bayside Resort and Spa marina. Please arrive 45 minutes prior to your start time. The resort is easy to find and address is 4114 Jan Cooley Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32408
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Paul_m
Sep 3, 2024
Being able to see the... - Being able to see the dolphins was the best part. We both enjoyed the dolphins and also getting to spend time on shell Island.
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Erinsf371hf
Aug 6, 2024
Sunset dolphin experience - This was such a great experience! Captain Tim was amazing and went out of his way to make my boys' first boat experience a great one. We were able to see dolphins then get out and snorkel to find sand dollars, sea urchins, crabs, etc. We did the sunset time slot and it was a perfect way to end the evening.
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Jillaj9569rg
Aug 3, 2024
Boat Adventure - This was an amazing trip! I highly recommended booking this tour with Capt Tim. He was a wonderful tour guide and took us to shell island for snorkeling and we saw 6 dolphins. What a beautiful day we blessed with great weather and real blue water. I love the location of the dock behind Bluegreen Resort in Bay Point. Book it you will not regret it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Jason_p
Jul 16, 2024
Boat trip 24 - Great boat trip. We got to see dolphins, crabs on shell island and deer with a great sunset. Our captain did a great job.
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101dalian
Jun 10, 2024
Amazing experience - Simply amazing . A to Z . Every thing was super perfect . Super clean , very helpful staff from the time we made reservations tell we checked out . Very clean condo breath taking view
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363kerrigand
Jun 7, 2024
Highly Recommend Famous Private Center Console Boat Tours of Panama City Beach - I would highly recommend the Famous Private Center Console Boat Tours of Panama City Beach. It was such an easy, fun and exciting experience and the captain was a delight! We will definitely be back.
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Patricia_j
Jun 5, 2024
Wonderful memories happened - Best time ever. Worth every penny.made some great memories with my granddaughter and our friends. And we saw dolphin. GORDON was the best ever.mafe ord day wonderful
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Brian_p
Jun 4, 2024
Fun morning fishing - Had a fun time out Fishing!! Captain Don was great! The morning weather was perfect to be on the water!
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Sabrinasm3057gx
Apr 14, 2024
No need to look any further. - Prior to coming to PCB, we asked the kids what were their top must do items. Of course dolphin site seeing, snorkeling, and visiting shell island were at the top of their list. When I spoke with the rep, she was able to find us the perfect trip that checked all our boxes, and best of all, it was for the same day. Captain Connor was awesome and super knowledgeable. He was flexible to what the kids were wanting to see and do. The kids were most excited about seeing dolphins, and we were not disappointed. Captain Connor always seemed to know exactly where they were going to be and the kids couldn't get enough. I cannot stress how many dolphins we were able to see! If you're in PCB and want to get out on the water for some fun, I would highly recommend booking with Paradise Adventures. We will definitely book another trip with them the next time we're back in PCB.
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Pennyinal
May 28, 2024
Ride was fun, snorkeling was not - We enjoyed the ride, Captain was great. He tried his best to take us somewhere to snorkel away from the crowds. Since it was Memorial weekend, shell island shallow areas and beaches were crowded with holiday weekend boaters. The water was pretty rough do to all the boats causing huge wakes. Captain was able to keep us in safe area and we enjoyed seeing the dolphins and a private spot to snorkel. The main problem we had was the sorry condition of the ladder on the back of this small boat. It took two people to help someone to get up the ladder. The ladder was broken, it only had one step which would not stay stationary to be usable. Our knees were cut and bruised trying our best to pull ourselves up. Captain had to jump in the water to help push us up to get in the boat. Then we had to help pull him back into the boat. Please get a better ladder for snorkelers, or recommend no snorkeling for this 6 passenger boats.
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