The Park is situated along miles of sugar-sand coastline that is consistently rated as America’s best beach. St. Andrews State Park covers 1200 acres and offers boating, camping, swimming and watersports, fishing, hiking, and bird/wildlife watching. The Shell Island Water Taxi, located at 1101 Bayview Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401 is the official water transport service to one of the star attractions in Panama City Beach: Shell Island.


Shell Island Water Taxi, Panama City (850-754-2938) can book your trip for you.

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You are looking for things to do in Panama City Beach Florida. Shell Island and St. Andrews State Park should be on your list. Rent water sports equipment & pontoon boat boats and take our Water Taxi to Shell Island. Or, go on a Dolphin Tour to meet bottlenose dolphins.

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"Our Panama City boat cruise is a fully narrated 13-mile boat trip along the Gulf Coast. The views are unsurpassed. The Panama City Boat Tour will take you to Shell Island. The island is located off the coast of Panama and you will be able to see amazing marine life, such as dolphins. There is no other boat tour that packs so much excitement into one day.

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If you don’t own snorkel equipment, it is possible to rent it at Shell Island Water Taxi’s departure point in St Andrews.

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Reservations are required for the Panama City boat tour. Please reserve yours now. We offer Panama City boat tours five times daily. For availability and booking information, please contact us. We hope to see you soon!

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Shell Island Water Taxi In Panama City


The Park lies along miles of sugar-sand coastline, which is consistently rated America's best beach. St. Andrews State Park is 1200 acres. It offers boating and camping, swimming, watersports, fishing and hiking, as well as bird/wildlife viewing. Shell Island Water Taxi is located at 1101 Bayview Avenue in Panama City, FL 32401. It provides water transportation to Shell Island, which is one of Panama City's most popular attractions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Shell Island is an undeveloped barrier island between St. Andrew Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The area stretching out for 7 miles with no hotels, no restaurants, no food stalls, no trash cans, no picnic tables, no buildings. It's natural beauty for as far as you can see.

Mochras (commonly known as Shell Island), is a peninsula lying west of Llanbedr in Gwynedd, Wales. It was formed after the River Artro was diverted by the Earl of Winchelsey in 1819 from its previous course where it entered the sea to the south of Mochras.
 

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 can only be accessed by boat, and the Shell Island Water Taxi is the easiest, safest, and quickest way for visitors to reach Shell Island.