Island Panama City Beach Fl

Shell Island Boats Holidays


Shell Island Boats only has 6 passengers per boat while the Large Family Cruiser can accommodate 15 people (children and adults included). We can get you into the water quickly, with your snorkel gear, and without the disruptions large groups often cause. This is often what scares the dolphins away.


* We pick up at the State Park docks approximately 2.2 miles from the island.

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Shell Island Boats provide the fastest and most safest way to reach Shell Island. The Boat also serves as your connection to snorkel gear rentals or Shell Island Snorkel Tours.

Sea Kayaking


You can swim with Panama City’s resident pod wild bottle-nosed dolphins on their natural habitat, in custom-built superfast boats specifically designed to locate and visit the dolphins...

Sea Kayaking

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Shell Island 2-hour tour to see our most famous residents, Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins

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Sightseeing dolphin tours to Shell Island are some of the more popular tourist attractions in Panama City Beach, Florida. We offer jet ski tours and boat cruises to Shell Island. The vistas are amazing at Shell Island for snorkeling, a great spot for that family photo you’ve been putting off.

Sea Kayaking

What is special about Shell Island


Rent a pontoonboat and have the most unforgettable vacation. Shell Island Boats are spacious, safe, stable, and easy-to-use. A pontoon boat is ideal for families or groups of friends looking to have fun on the water. This boat is also the best way to visit Shell Island. You can cruise St. Andrew Bay with your personal pleasure craft and enjoy the beautiful Shell Island beaches.

Frequently Asked Questions

Once you get there it is all worth it, as it is the most beautiful water I've ever seen. It is like you are swimming in a pool. It is so crystal clear. We didn't know what to expect so we went planning to spend a few hours on the island. Come expecting to spend all day!

Every year, visitors flock to the white sands of Panama City Beach, and each year they are joined by some 200 different species of shark. Both are drawn to the area's crystal clear waters and abundant sea life. The double sandbar system at Panama City Beach creates a deep water channel close to shore

There is still an amazingly pristine, uninhabited island just waiting to be explored. Shell Island is a barrier island, a 7-mile stretch of undeveloped land nestled between the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrews

Agree with above, go around 11 a.m., to get the best of daytime sun, because April has some fairly cool days. over a year ago. I'd plan for late morning/early afternoon. There's no shade so if it is really warm you don't want to be there at the absolute hottest part of the day.