4 Hour Private Dolphin Cruise
Overview
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4 hours
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Enjoy an exciting 4-hour dolphin swim tour tour to Shell Island on your own private boat with a professional guide. This relaxing adventure includes opportunities to swim with the wild dolphins, depending on weather conditions and dolphin behavior. Whether you're a family, a couple, or a solo traveler, this tour offers a unique chance to connect with nature, swim with and observe dolphins in their natural habitat.
- Duration: 2 hours, with a minimum of 4 participants required to operate
- Swim with dolphins at the captain's discretion, no experience needed
- Includes bottled water and snorkeling gear; small coolers permitted
- Departure from Adventures at Sea Marina, arrive 30 minutes early for check-in
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Service animals allowed
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
No age restriction, but infants and small children have to be attended by family members at all times.
The marina is wheelchair accessible. People on wheelchairs will be allowed in the water only if they can swim by themselves and get back up the dive ladder with minimum help.
Overweight individuals will only be allowed in the water if they can get back up the dive ladder by themselves.
What To Expect
You will have the whole boat to yourselves. Time from the boat dock to Shell Island, is about a 15-minute. We may find dolphins anywhere along the way, and we will put you in the water with them whenever it is safe to do so. Once the dolphins leave, we either move with them and swim again, or we look for another group of dolphins to swim with, or just watch. It may happen in the Bay, in the pass, or most of the time along Shell Island. Every time we find dolphins, you will be able to observe behaviors such as socializing, playing, mating, jumping, feeding, or just traveling. We usually stop to snorkel at the jetties to observe the tropical fish, occasional sea turtles and sting rays before going into the bay on the shallow seagrass beds where we collect samples of interesting marine species like sand dollars, tulip shells, sea urchins, scallops, Florida Fighting Conchs, moon snails, hermit crabs, blue crabs, occasional seahorses and all kinds of Florida seashells, all depending on the season and the water conditions. You will learn how to handle these species. You can also get off the boat and explore Shell Island, home to great blue herons, snowy egrets, ospreys, and pelicans.
Options
4 Hour Private Dolphin Swim
Duration: 4 hours Free bottled water To Shell Island: Swimming with dolphins may happen anywhere between the dock and Shell Island. Boat: The Water Planet Fleet is composed of three 6-passenger boats. For this option, you can book up to 3 private boats.
2 Hour Private Sunset Boat
Duration: 2 hours Free bottled water To Shell Island Boat: Three 6-passenger boats
What‘s Included
Bottled water
We will lend each customer a snorkeling goggle and a life vest. You are welcome to bring your own if you prefer.
Government Fees
Just like waitresses and waiters, our captains work hard to make your experience as smooth and memorable as possible. You would not leave your table without leaving a tip. Would you?
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
This is a must do!!!!!
H2267ZYtims,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely amazing! We had the best time with Captain Denis, This man knows how to navigate a boat and find dolphins. I can't recommend enough. If you want to swim with local wild life and have an amazing adventure the Water Planet team is will make sure this happens. The photos and videos taken by Peter Strom are very professional. Thanks again for the Adventure at sea!!!!
5 Stars for Water Planet Dolphin Cruise
emmamJ4132OC,May 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We highly recommend Water Planet! We booked the 4 hour private dolphin tour boat and it was the highlight of our trip. Captain Denis was great! He explained everything really well, and it so knowledgable about the dolphins. We did probably close to 10 dives and saw dolphins on all but 2 of them, and that was only because they were further from the coast at that point. It was a bucket list item to swim with dolphins, and I am so glad we got to do it by seeing the dolphins in their natural habitat. If you are looking to swim with dolphins on your trip to Destin, I definitely recommend doing so with Water Planet!
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