Sand Dollar Shelling, Boat and Tiki Tours

Sand Dollar Shelling, Boat and Tiki Tours Get up close to dolphins? Visit empty beaches layered with rare shells? See Port Royal. Gather with family or friends on a 26 passenger tiki boat.
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Bring the entire family on our 19 passenger shelling and dolphin boat. Enjoy the Naples Bay Water Shuttle Want to get up close to dolphins? What about going to empty beaches layered with rare shells? Up to 26 Passenger on our Tiki Boat. 10,000 Islands, Keewaydin and Port Royal. Sunsets in the Gulf of Mexico. Serving Naples, Marco Island, and Goodland. Near Sanibel, Bonita Springs and Fort Meyers.

Izzy found her very first alphabet cone today, and that grin says it all. Every kid who steps off the boat with a shell ...
09/16/2026

Izzy found her very first alphabet cone today, and that grin says it all. Every kid who steps off the boat with a shell like this ends up talking about it the whole ride home.

This is exactly why we do what we do.

Captain Joey caught this osprey mid-meal, hunched over its catch with those sharp yellow eyes locked on the camera. Same...
09/14/2026

Captain Joey caught this osprey mid-meal, hunched over its catch with those sharp yellow eyes locked on the camera. Same bird's-eye vantage point as before, but a totally different moment.

Nature doesn't pause for a photo, and out here you learn to catch it exactly as it happens.

Here's the story behind the bottle we found. The note inside was from Matt and Tracy, written September 3rd off the coas...
09/14/2026

Here's the story behind the bottle we found. The note inside was from Matt and Tracy, written September 3rd off the coast of Sanibel Island during a weekend getaway from North Carolina. They asked whoever found it to reach out, add their own message, and send the bottle back out on its journey. Interesting to see the way the water is moving these days and a letter from Sanibel and maybe all their shells come to us.

So that's exactly what we're going to do. Stay tuned, because this bottle isn't done traveling yet.

An anhinga putting on a show today, neck curved into that signature S-shape and beak wide open mid-call. They're sometim...
09/13/2026

An anhinga putting on a show today, neck curved into that signature S-shape and beak wide open mid-call. They're sometimes called "snake birds" for that exact pose, the long neck making them look almost reptilian when they're perched like this.

Great catch by our Florida Coastal Master Naturalist Cristina, who never misses a moment like this.

What a night!!
09/13/2026

What a night!!

The water did something today in the Ten Thousand Islands. A hard line where the shallows turn from pale green to deep n...
09/12/2026

The water did something today in the Ten Thousand Islands. A hard line where the shallows turn from pale green to deep navy, driftwood scattered across the shell-covered sand, and a rain cell working its way across the horizon in the distance.

One of our favorite stretches out here, captured perfectly today by Cristina.

Alphabet cone shells get their name from patterns like this one, each spot arranged almost like it's spelling something ...
09/12/2026

Alphabet cone shells get their name from patterns like this one, each spot arranged almost like it's spelling something out. Found today by our guide and Coastal Master Naturalist, still damp from the sand.

Small enough to fit in one hand, striking enough to stop and admire before it goes back to explore the tide.

Captain Jamie found something today that doesn't happen often. Washed up in the Ten Thousand Islands, corked, tied off, ...
09/10/2026

Captain Jamie found something today that doesn't happen often. Washed up in the Ten Thousand Islands, corked, tied off, and waiting.

A message in a bottle.

We haven't opened it yet on camera. Follow along, because we're about to find out what it says.

This is Shell Island in the Ten Thousand Islands, and yes, it really looks like this. The whole beach is shells, layered...
09/10/2026

This is Shell Island in the Ten Thousand Islands, and yes, it really looks like this. The whole beach is shells, layered thick enough that you're standing on them rather than sand.

It takes a little work getting out here, but that's exactly why it still looks like this. Worth every step.

09/09/2026

"I love it, it gets up on plane fast." Straight from Captain Paul at the helm of the Evotti 525QL, no script, just a real reaction after a few minutes running it on Naples Bay.

Ten seconds says more than any spec sheet could.

Address

604 E Palm Avenue
Marco Island, FL
34140

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 8pm
Tuesday 6am - 8pm
Wednesday 6am - 8pm
Thursday 6am - 8pm
Friday 6am - 8pm
Saturday 6am - 8pm
Sunday 6am - 8pm

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+12393018913

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