The Dolphin Explorer

March 2025 This was my eighth trip with the Dolphin Explorer...the first for my 2 friends. They LOVED IT and found Bob the most terrific guy. He's SO knowledgeable, SO obviously thrilled to share what he knows.....it's just a MUST DO if you go to Marco. The boat is roomy, comfortable, shaded, has a head, carries water for you (free), takes your group picture and prints them for each person (free) before you even get back to the dock, gives everyone a free bag for shelling. It deserves a 6, but the scale only goes to 5.

March 2025 This is so worth doing! We saw over 20 unique dolphins, 3 mamas and new babies and my kids were beyond thrilled. Captain James and naturalist Jen were fabulous. They took time to answer all the questions and were extremely informative. Very knowledgeable and great with our children. Teens to toddlers the whole family kept saying what a great experience and highlight of our trip. Shelling at Tigertail was beautiful and a wonderful added benefit. We will be back!

Feb 2025 This is always a delightful experience. I have been on the Explorer 7 times and Iam sure will be back again. Just this month I organized a group of 30 Ladies from our commumity and they raved about the experience. I just went again with family. Every experience i learn something new about the bottlenose dolphins in our area. The Marine Biologists on board are extreemely knowlegeable and will take all your questions. Every trip I have seen dolphins, which your guides know the names, sex, and genealogy of these beautiful animals. I promise you will not be disappointed

Feb.2025 The whole experience was amazing! The tour guide was so knowledgeable,friendly, and fantastic with my kids! They had a great educational binder for people to look through and an activity for my kids to do on the boat. At the end they earned a badge for completing the activity. It was great! We saw so many dolphins in the distance and up close. Getting to shell on the beach was so beautiful and amazing! I have never seen so many gorgeous shells in my life! I can't say enough about my experience! 100% recommend the Dolphin Explorer adventure

March 2025 We had a wonderful time on the Dolphin Explorer! Our group included 2x 4 year olds and 2x 18 month olds. The ride was pretty smooth and we saw lots of dolphins. There are a lot of shaded seats on the boat. There were activities for the older kids and they got dolphin badges at the end which was a big hit. The captain and guide know the dolphins really well and were really respectful - keeping appropriate distance, didn’t feed them etc. We were lucky enough to see some dolphins playing in the wake of our boat. The beach (tiger tail) was a welcome stop and lots of neat shells to see and collect. 10/10 recommend

March 2025 Absolutely incredible experience! We saw 19 dolphins in total. They even chased the boat and were surfing and jumping in our wake! Such a magical afternoon! Very knowledgeable and professional staff. Highly recommend!

Jan 2025 The Dolphin Explorer is a first rate outdoor experience run by passionate professionals who love to share their love & knowledge of the area Dolphins. We enjoyed the trip and highly recommend it as a must do when in Marco Island!

Jan 2025 Great trip! Saw A LOT of dolphins (20+)! Driver and guide were VERY knowledgeable and helpful in explaining the life cycle, habitat, diet, etc. They have a great means of identifying each individual animal. A really entertaining and educational tour for our grandchildren (& us)! Well worth it!

Jan 2025 This was an amazing trip! We saw so many dolphins and learned so much about them. Each dolphin has a name and history which made it so much fun. We had them jumping in our wake and got to see a few new baby dolphins. Such a personal and awesome experience. The team that took us out was so knowledgeable, friendly and loved what they do. I would recommend this to anyone who goes to Marco for a vacation - young and old. One of the best excursions I have ever been on. Thank you for such wonderful memories!