Panama City Dolphin Swim: 2-Hour Experience

Engage and dive alongside free-roaming Bottle Nose Dolphins in their organic environment. Enjoy an intimate experience with these magnificent creatures, observing their interaction with each other and various other species.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 4601 US-98 - JOIN US FOR A DOLPHIN SWIM!!! Enjoy a 2-hour boat tour with a maximum of 6 passengers per boat. Our experienced captain will guide you to the Gulf of Mexico, where our experts will locate and highlight dolphins for you. The captain excels at approaching dolphins without disturbing them. You’ll have the opportunity to swim with the…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
Location
4601 US-98
U.S. 98
4601 W. Hwy. 98 We meet at Papa Joe's. Go west on 98, come across the bridge and Papa Joe's will be on the right. Look for the Papa Joe's sign out front. Please arrive 20-30 minutes early so that you can push away from the dock on time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Zailyn_d
Oct 16, 2025
Just amazing. The captain... - Just amazing. The captain was awesome!!! 100% recommend it. We saw a lot of dolphins. The shell islands is beautiful.😉😃😃
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Jason_m
Oct 15, 2025
Seeing Dolphins up close in the wild. - We tracked down several groups of dolphins and managed to jump in and swim within distance to be able to see them above and below water. We also found a sea turtle that we watched swim as well. Our Captain was knowledgeable about the area and took us back to shell island to swim in emerald clear Water just off the island. Would do this again in a heartbeat. Side note. Put you money here if you can swim. On several occasions we pulled up near some of the tourist boats that people could only watch for dolphins, while we got to jump in swim. It sometimes cost near the same amount of money and those boats were more crowded. We had 5 people on our boat. They had 20 to 30 trying to get a spot on the side of the boat just to see the dolphins.
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221catib
Oct 13, 2025
An experience you’ll never forget! - My family and I had the absolute best time! Captain Rob was fantastic, very knowledgeable and friendly! We were lucky enough to encounter a pod of dolphins and were able to jump in not once but twice and see these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat. 10/10 recommend booking this cruise where you can actually jump in and swim with the marine life.
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Amanda_d
Oct 12, 2025
It was an amazing... - It was an amazing experience I had with my daughter!!!! We got to see dolphins 🐬 5 times and swam with them 3 times in the water. They swam underneath us it was so cool to see this up close and in the water so magical for us!!! We also got to see a 3 foot shark and jelly fish and sting rays as well!!! What a great experience we had and I highly recommend this fabulous adventure!!! Also our tour guide was a great guy he helped us in and out of the boat up the latter and talked to us and answered all our questions, as well as explain the area and land and creatures of the ocean!!! 10 out of the 10 recommend and so worth the money!!!
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Michael_f
Oct 11, 2025
Swimm - Nice water swim deep or shallow. Saw dolphins. Windy but water warm. Trip was fine. Captain was great.
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Megan_c
Oct 10, 2025
Dale is THE captain!!! - DALE WAS AMAZING!! He was very knowledgeable and even caught a cannonball jellyfish for us to check out! I was more excited for my daughter to have fun and he made sure of it! Thanks so much Dale! You are the bees knees!!
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38cathyu
Oct 10, 2025
Generous captain, made it memorable even w/o many dolphins! - Even though it was a slow dolphin day, we swam with turtles, a manatee and her baby, and manta rays! Dale drove around until we finally found a dolphin and while we chose not to get in, Dale hung out to let us watch her for a long time and even extended our tour to be sure we got some dolphin time. He was knowledgeable, courteous, and made sure we had a great time even if the wildlife didn’t cooperate as we had hoped! Highly recommend, we will likely try again next time we are in town!
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Jameslp3228vb
Oct 9, 2025
Lots of Dolphins - Captain Dale provided us with a memorable dolphin experience. We enjoyed this excursion very much and would recommend it to anyone who wants to experience wild dolphin interactions.
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Angiejlewis1974
Oct 8, 2025
Must do! - Dale did an amazing job. He made sure everyone had an opportunity to see the dolphins. He was very knowledgeable and able to spot wildlife and stopped to see.
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Michael_f
Oct 13, 2025
Family didn’t get to swim... - Family didn’t get to swim with the dolphins due to too many boats in the same area. They did however get to swim the last 10-15 minutes of the excursion. They did see quite a few dolphins while they were out.
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From $71
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).