St. Andrew Bay houses one of most important populations of bottlenoses. These are the famous grey dolphins most people have seen on television, in movies, and at marine parks. Shell Island Pontoons offers dolphin tours where you can see wild bottlenoses in their natural environment. This is an amazing opportunity that will leave you with unforgettable memories of your Panama City Beach vacation. Take a Panama City Beach Dolphin Tour with us to experience a dolphin encounter that will become the highlight of your Panama City Beach stay.


Private Sunset Tours are the best option if you're looking for a stunning, unique way of seeing Shell Island & Sunset. Your captain guide will take your on an unforgettable adventure.

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The best place to rent a pontoon boat or take a dolphin tour in Panama City Beach, Florida. This is where you will find all your family vacation requirements.

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St. Andrews State Park Campground Camp Store provides beach bike rentals. Ride the 2 mile paved bike trail through the park, and loop around the campground roads. It's an excellent way to see wildlife from the park, including deer. Two easy and short hiking trails give visitors a close view of coastal scrub habitats, and native pine forest.

How to Get to Shell Island By Boat

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Rent your own pontoonboat for the ultimate adventure and freedom! Reservations are strongly recommended due to high demand.

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Do to the high volume of interest in to the activities that we offer. Please be sure to call or email us, to check times and availability. Before driving to our location.

How to Get to Shell Island By Boat

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The western half of Shell Island is part of the St. Andrews State Park. It’s as natural as Florida gets. Which means that you won’t be stopping at a concession stand or stopping at a picnic table. But you will get a chance to see some of the most beautiful, untouched wild land left on the East Coast. Get a chance to see a variety of endangered species.

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Though the area boasts an average of 320 days of sunshine per year, late spring, summer and early fall offer some of the warmest air and water temperatures. Plus, by avoiding a visit in March or April, you'll dodge the deluge of college students who descend on the area's ivory sands every year for spring break.

The waters around Shell Island are home to a large group of bottlenose dolphins. You can encounter these amazing marine mammals at home in their natural habitat on one of our Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours.
 

Shell Island has a fascinating amount of local wildlife including dolphins, loggerhead turtles, green sea turtles, ghost crabs, beach mice, nine-banded armadillos, alligators that live in the lake on the island, marsh rabbits, racoons and more.

Shell Island is a nature preserve with no restrooms or any other visitor facilities such as trash receptacles, picnic tables, or shade pavilions. There is no trash removal service. Island visitors are asked to be responsible and take everything they bring to the Island with them when they leave.