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Are you looking for activities in Panama City Beach? You can take our boat to Shell Island, hire a pontoonboat, or take a dolphin tour.


Shell Island is only accessible by boat. The Shell Island Ferry makes it easy, safest and fastest to get there. The official Shell Island Ferry service for St. Andrews State Park has been operating since many years.

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Shell Island tours for 2 hours. To see the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins, our most famous residents!

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Parasailing offers a unique way to enjoy the Emerald Waters, White Sand Beaches, and other beauty of Shell Island.

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Our Shell Island Dolphin Tours make Panama City Beach one of the most unforgettable experiences.

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You can choose from pontoon boats for family fun and cruising, or Boston Whalers for fishing. Half-day and full-day rentals are available.

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Rentals


You can book a boat ride to Shell Island from us. We will take your boat to secret areas along the coast that many tourists miss. You are welcome to bring lunch or drinks. You can also bring a lunch or beverages to help preserve this natural habitat.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.