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Private Tour: Discover 10,000 Islands and Dolphins
5.0
348 Ratings
Goodland
Embark on a private dolphin excursion with Island Excursions and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature. Explore secluded beaches, collect sea shells, and create unforgettable memories with your loved ones.
Embark on a private dolphin excursion with Island Excursions and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature. Explore secluded beaches, collect sea shells, and create unforgettable memories with your loved ones.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge - While experiencing the biggest mangrove forrest in the United States, guests can expect remote islands littered with shells, wild dolphins swimming by the boat, and learn all about the ecosystem and history of the area.
- Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge - While experiencing the biggest mangrove forrest in the United States, guests can expect remote islands littered with shells, wild dolphins swimming by the boat, and learn all about the ecosystem and history of the area.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Cooler filled with ice
- Buckets and bags for your shells
- Bottled water
- Cooler filled with ice
- Buckets and bags for your shells
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Parking fee is $10
- Towels
- Snacks
- Parking fee is $10
- Towels
Additional Information
Our private excursion allows you to enjoy the beautiful waters of The 10,000 Islands without the crowds of tourists at a comparable price. Guest enjoy watching wild dolphins up close before stopping at secluded barrier islands covered in exotic sea shells. Expect to go home with buckets full of shells, the perfect souvenir for you and the family! Our…
Our private excursion allows you to enjoy the beautiful waters of The 10,000 Islands without the crowds of tourists at a comparable price. Guest enjoy watching wild dolphins up close before stopping at secluded barrier islands covered in exotic sea shells. Expect to go home with buckets full of shells, the perfect souvenir for you and the family! Our private 2.5 hour trip is the perfect duration for families with kids as well as friends to experience The 10,000 Islands!
Location
Goodland Boat Park
Palm Point Drive
We will meet at the Goodland Boat Park located about ten minutes from Marco Island. All customers will receive a confirmation text the day before confirming the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(348 Ratings)
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110prabhac
Dec 28, 2025
A wonderful experience. - The trip was a lot of fun. Capt. Jeff, was really informative and explained the ecosystem that added to the value of the trip.
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E2475bychristopherc
Dec 23, 2025
Great way to experience the area - This was the experience we were looking for. Jeff was very knowledgeable of the area and an entertaining captain. Scenery was great and we had a lot of fun interacting with the dolphins as well as searching for sand dollars and other shells.
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Wagsba22
Dec 22, 2025
Absolutely sensational and unforgettable tour! Dolphins playing and splashing us! Sand dollars for days! - Absolutely incredible boat day with Captain Jeff! We went on a 2.5 hour tour with our 2 young girls. Spent about an hour shelling and collecting tons of sand dollars and beautiful shells. Then had one of the most memorable experiences ever as we found a pod of fun dolphins and they were literally fully breaching out if the water behind our boat so close that they were splashing us! It was absolutely incredible. The weather was perfect. This boat day made our entire trip!! Thank you Jeff for giving us the best tour and for telling us the “truth” about pelicans :)
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Oddgeiresk
Nov 29, 2025
Excellent shelling trip - Awesome day on the water! Captain Matt is awesome and took us on a short detour to check out dolphins that were playing around our boat and jumping from the wake. The shelling was awesome, my wife really loved it! The 2.5 hour tour was perfect for us. Five stars and thumbs up! 100% recommendation!!!
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Kristin_d
Nov 29, 2025
Great Experience! - Amazing trip! We saw dolphins and birds. Kasey was informative! Nick communicated before so we were ready to go. He even recommended some great restaurants for us. Would highly recommend.
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Joann
Nov 27, 2025
Family shelling - Matt was the best tour guide ever. He has the most extensive knowledge of shells & other Florida wildlife, it was wonderful to hear his stories & knowledge. Very fantastic way to spend Thanksgiving. Thank you for the opportunity.
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Susanry2572sj
Nov 16, 2025
A Perfect Day - CaptNick was personable and very considerate of my elderly knees as well as our 4 yo granddaughter.
We saw dolphins almost immediately. As we traveled to Shell Island, Capt Nick shared interesting historical facts about the area. Upon arrival, Capt Nick lead us to an area where there was an abundance of unusual shells. He gifted us with a nice collection. He didn’t rush us as we searched for our own. Capt. Nick was able to identify the shells as well as instucted us how to clean them. He even offered some craft suggestions.
He happily took pictures.
He offered to drop us off at a restaurant, but our granddaughter was exhausted, so we chose to dock and return to our vehicle. CaptNick helped carry our bags and treasures back to the vehicle.
I would highly recommend!!
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Kendrad554
Nov 6, 2025
The Absolute BEST - We had the BEST excursion with Matt with Island Excursions on their beautiful, clean and well maintained boat. Matt was friendly, personable and very knowledgeable about the surrounding wildlife, sea life, and all the secret spots in the area for dolphin sightings. We learned so much and were elated to not only spot dolphins but have them interact and play in the wake of our boat. We had 2 young children with us; looking for shells on the sandbar, dolphin sightings & “driving Captain Matt’s” boat was the highlight of our family vacation for them. We can’t recommend this experience enough and cannot wait to come back!
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Traci
Oct 23, 2025
Sun, shells, and dolphins the perfect adventure at Marco Island - We did the private shelling and dolphin excursion. There were four of us on the 830 morning timeslot. We had a fantastic time showing the island was full of beautiful shells. At the end, we were able to see 1 dolphin with her baby following us. It was magical and definitely worth the money. I would definitely recommend this company .. very knowledgeable. We all felt so comfortable with Matt.
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E4092abtodds
Oct 22, 2025
Highlight of our trip! - Captain Matt did an excellent job sharing his knowledge of the area and ecosystem. The shelling experience was top-notch and we had a great experience with dolphins jumping in our boat’s wake! The trip was a great value for the private attention given by Captain Matt.
We concluded our amazing morning with lunch at the Crabby Lady restaurant.
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