10,000 Islands Eco Boat Tour: Marco Island's Mangrove Estuaries Exploration
4.7
15 Ratings
Goodland
Experience the beauty and wildlife of Marco Island's mangrove estuaries on our eco boat tour. Spot dolphins, birds, manatees, and more on this fully guided adventure!
Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Marco Island - Tour the barrier islands surrounding Marco Island Florida. Marco Island is a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico off Southwest Florida, linked to the mainland by bridges south of the city of Naples. It’s home to resort hotels, beaches, marinas and golf courses, as well as a network of inland waterways. A long, sandy beach covers most of the west coast, with resort hotels in the south. Tigertail Beach Park has a tidal lagoon, popular for kayaking and paddleboarding.
What's Included
  • Shelling tools provided: buckets, baskets, and scoopers
  • Cooler with ice available
  • Complimentary shelling bags included
What's Not Included
  • On-board restrooms
  • Parking ($10) is extremely limited at this location.
Additional Information

Take a boating adventure to the enchanting mangrove estuary close to Marco Island with our ecotour! Discover the intricate and varied habitat teeming with natural beauty and wildlife. Possible animal sightings may involve dolphins and numerous bird species such as the osprey, bald eagle, pelican, tern, gull, skimmer, plover, egret, heron, and roseate spoonbill among many others. Depending on the season, you might also spot manatees, sea turtles, sharks, and iguanas. A trained Florida Master Naturalist will guide you throughout. The tour entails a one-hour stopover at a barrier island where you can enjoy activities like swimming, beachcombing, or searching for unique shells.

  • Children 6 and under are required to wear life vests (provided).
Location
Goodland Boat Park
Palm Point Drive
PARKING is $10 at the Boat Park; a receipt is required on your dashboard. ARRIVE EARLY and plan for there NOT BEING ANY AVAILABLE PARKING. Uber and Lyft are recommended; average rate from Marco Island. The Nearest offsite parking is across the street from Stan's Idle Hour (0.3 miles, 7–10 mins walk)
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sara_d
Mar 28, 2024
Great family experience, both adults and kids enjoyed it! - The shelling spot had tons and tons of shells. Incredible! The kids had a great time, as did the adults. Great experience.
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Sylvia_k
Jan 2, 2024
Awesome experience … don’t miss out - What an awesome adventure! Captain Nate was an excellent tour guide … the weather was still warm enough to get out on the water for a relaxing boat ride and to get out and beach comb for shells!
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Christine_n
Nov 4, 2023
Great private boat tour - The boat tour was private for the same price as some of the group boat tours. The boat was clean and we started on time. Captain Nate was great, highly recommend.
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Kathit844
Oct 7, 2023
The best! - The boat trip with Nate as the Captain was a perfect 2 hours. We saw dolphins, manatees, Turtles. Plus, enjoyed hearing the history of the area.
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Traceyrs84kn
Aug 2, 2023
Great Tour! - Captain Nate was excellent. Extremely knowledgeable, personable and talented. We saw tons of dolponhs and had multiple manatee sightings. Highly recommend.
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D892etjanineb
Jun 7, 2023
Great boat adventure - Loved seeing the manatees, dolphins, birds and islands. Captain Nate was so informative and really knew what he was talking about. He was so accommodating to our special mobility issues. Really enjoyed this trip
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Wander675818
Jun 16, 2022
The Time of our lives!!!!!!!! From Indiana - Well let me start out by saying you will not find a better sweetheart of a man than Captain Nate. He was awesome.He is full of knowledge and is educated on wildlife and shells. He was in no hurry to give us the experience we desired. During our 3 hour boat tour we went to Kice Island found a lot of shells and he also had a basket that he gave us that he had found himself gave us a demonstration on shells. Then went to Cape Romano Dome houses which by far was the coolest thing we have seen ( and we have traveled a lot) Nate gave us the history on that and even had a book of the domes and what they used to look like. Took us to another island where there were 30 different kinds of birds nesting in the trees. We had the time of our lives and couldn’t have asked for a better captain with a sweet soul. We booked another with him for another day due to his awareness of the islands kindness and knowledge . I will not be able to thank this man enough for our trip of a life time. We had the time of our lives. Thank Captain Nate you are the best!!!!! We will see you next year.
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Mark_s
Jun 14, 2022
Fun Tine - The captain (Capt. Nate) was very nice and very knowledgeable. We enjoyed seeing the dolphins and manatees. We also loved the breeze when the boat went fast. Very enjoyable time. We would do it again
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Parentx2
May 22, 2022
Wonderful afternoon exploring the 10,000 Islands - Captain Nate and Jules were great! They were very helpful and communicated very well when the only bad weather day was on our tour day, adjusting so we had a wonderful experience. My future daughter-in-law wanted to see manatees and they had eagle eyes out and found a small herd! Also saw frolicking dolphins, which they maneuvered the boat ao we could watch them while they played. Captain Nate is very knowledgeable about the ecological aspects of the area and educated us on bird mating habits and the area as well. Enjoyed it very much! Highly recommend! Would do it again!
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Ann_m
Mar 24, 2024
It was cancelled due to weather - I am waiting on my refund from Saturday as the trip was cancelled. It has been over 24 hours. Please respond to my inquiry.
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