Dolphin and Manatee Boat Tour in 10,000 Islands NWR

A small group 10,000 Islands boat tour. Join our friendly, US Coast Guard Licensed Captains as we cruise through one of the most extensive intact Mangrove Forests in the World! This boat tour focused on three core subjects; Wildlife, Conservation, and family-friendly fun! Bring your whole family and expose the younger generation to the country's most unique eco-system, the Everglades of South West Florida!
Guests can expect close-up encounters with Dolphins, Manatees, and Alligators, providing you with tons of excitement throughout this 3-hour Adventure. With each wildlife encounter or exciting topic, guests can expect an open and candid conversation with their Florida Naturalist Captain. Mangrove Ecology, Manatee protection, and fishing techniques always seem to be top subjects throughout the trip.

As a proud member of 1% for the Planet, this tour donates 1% of the total cost to the Everglades Foundation. Thank you for choosing a proper Eco-minded company!

Meeting Point

25000 Tamiami Trail E

25000 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, FL 34114, USA

We meet all guests inside the Port of the Islands Everglades Resort. It is the main hotel building on your left as soon as you turn on to Newport Drive off of highway 41.

What's included:

• 24 Foot Custom Saltwater Pontoon Boat
• Binoculars
• US Coast Guard Licensed Captain

Not included:

• Cancelations must be made through TripAdvisor or Viator

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge

3860 Tollgate Blvd Ste 300, , Naples, 34114-5444, Florida

This tour will cruise through the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife refuge immediately after leaving the Port of the Islands Marina and the Fakaunion Canal. Following a 20 minute idle through the Manatee Protection zone, guests will explore the western portion of the Ten Thousand Islands NWR.

1 hour, 20 minutes

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

300 Tower Rd, , Naples, 34113-8031, Florida

About an hour into this tour, guests will enter the Rookery Bay Research Reserve. The outer islands of the Ten Thousand Islands NWR enters into the Rookery Bay Reserve. During this portion of the tour, guests are able to explore an uninhabited, outer island on foot. Here guests will see the vastness of the Greater Everglades Area

20 minutes

Everglades National Park

Florida

On the tail end of the boat tour, guests will skirt the northwestern portion of the Everglades National Park. This portion of the park is accessible only by boat. Here guests will enjoy large views of the Everglades National Park Outer Islands from the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

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Port of the Islands Marina

Naples, 34114, Florida

Guests will meet their USGC licensed Captain at the Port of the Islands Hotel. After guests have used the restrooms and have stocked up on supplies inside the hotel guests will walk to the marina from the hotel

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Marco Island

Marco Island, Florida

After cruising through the Ten Thousand Islands NWR and the Rookery Bay Research reserve guests will be treated with an expanded view of Marco Island from the south. At this portion of the boat tour guests can snap a few photos of Marco Island from a distance

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