Port Brownsville Half-Day Boat Tour: Dolphin-Spotting and Shrimping Industry Insights

Embark on a thrilling half-day boat tour from Port Brownsville and spot dolphins while learning about the shrimping industry. Discover the history of the area, witness decommissioned vessels being dismantled, and see the bustling Port where international shipping takes place.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • South Padre Island - LAGUNA MADRE BAY is located between the South Texas coast and Padre Island from Corpus Christi south to South Padre Island, TX. One of the Earth’s 6 hypersaline lagoons, where the salinity is above sea water. It has one of the most unspoiled and protected Eco systems in Texas and the U.S.
What's Included
  • Bring your own cooler with drinks and snacks
  • Enjoy coffee, donuts, and a small shrimp cocktail
Additional Information

Embark on a guided 4-hour excursion via boat at the Brownsville Harbor, commencing from South Padre Island and voyage across the Laguna Madre Bay, leading down the Brownsville Shipping Channel. En route, you’ll have the opportunity to observe native marine life, such as the Atlantic bottle-nose dolphins, and various migratory birds. Discover the…

Location
33256 State Park Rd 100
State Park Road 100
We are located approximately 3/4 mile south of the Queen Isabella Causeway in the Sea Ranch Marina. Turn right into the Sea Ranch Marina and yield right of the Sea Ranch Restaurant. We are behind the restaurant. Look for the Texas Flags. Your boat is the Murphy's Law
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Josephdo6959up
Dec 24, 2024
Amazing trip. Truly amazing time with time. - Angie was really great on this trip. I didn't get the thing man's name but he helped us in pointing out space X to us and my sons were blown away at it. Angie was extremely helpful, nice, and had been doing this for quite some time. This is a really great trip. The only issue i saw was the shrimp cocktails, I feel they should have already peeled.
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66lefty
Dec 19, 2024
Fun, informative, 4 hr tour - From start to finish Cpt Patrick and Harley were gracious, fun loving hosts. I learned so much from Patrick’s commentary as he steered the boat professionally allowing us to get a close up view of the ships slated for scrapping and the dredger. Harley made excellent coffee and treated us with brownies and later shrimp cocktail. We were lucky to witness many dolphins playing in the side and rear wake. It was a great boat tour!
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Venture25492229435
Dec 2, 2024
Fun trip - Captain Patrick and Harley were very informative and fun. Very knowledgeable about the area and willing to share the knowledge. Very attentive to the kids!
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Dave_z
Nov 28, 2024
Enjoying SPI - Crew and boat were awesome, very knowledgeable! Shrimp that was served on board was good and fresh !
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V9808kftanyaa
Nov 1, 2024
Smooth sailing - Murphy’s Law Captain was fun and informative, the ride was smooth and enjoyable, snacks were yummy, and Chris and Harley were kind and very helpful!
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Brettwinnefeld
Oct 29, 2024
Fun 4 hour boat ship to brownsville port - Captain and Angie were friendly and outgoing. Captain told many jokes and played engaging music. He knew about the boats and ships in the Bronsville port and area. highly recommended for the 4 hours. Very reasonable cost as well. Yummy shrimp.
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Fedora
Oct 29, 2024
Great tour while feeling like you are family. - This tour was the most hospitable tour we have been on. The pastries and shrimp were delicious! Angie made us feel like family and treated everyone equally. Amazing people and great information. Angie helped my elderly mother by holding her , supporting her while walking on the boat and made sure she was safe. She also made sure my 80 year old mom had the best place on the boat to see it all. Amazing trip. I would recommend it to anyone. I will go again my next visit. We loved our Captain Patrick. So funny and informative. Thank you Captain Patrick and Angie for putting us first.
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Kennethbreedlove
Oct 28, 2024
Well worth the money and time. - The quality of the staff was far above and beyond what you would expect, highly recommend. The lady that provided the morning pastry and noon shrimp was a gem.
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Orlando_a
Nov 27, 2024
Expectations and assumptions! - I was expecting a tour to the bay by the hotels, open ocean and SpaceX, instead we got a tour of the bay reconstruction, gas pumps and shipyards. SpaceX was at a long distance. On a positive note, the staff was great maintaining a great attitude with information and snacks.
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Sheila_k
Nov 15, 2024
Wrecked our vacation - Our trip was canceled the first day we got there and they said there was bulk problems and canceled and had us rescheduled for 2 days later. The next time they called us and told us there's boat problems and asked us to reschedule but that was too late because our trip here was going to already be done, boat problems again. We see this from the ratings has happened before so this is a very unreliable trip to go through. I would never ever book with them move on to your vacation and find something fun to do rather than hold up your vacation. Waiting on them to come through.
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