Enjoy a dedicated boat and crew, ensuring a personalized and intimate experience just for you. Perfect for families, couples, or small groups. With normal circumstances, this is how most of our tours are laid out: unless requested otherwise, we will take about a 15-minute ride out to the Gulf of Mexico, to the beautiful crystal clear emerald waters off the coast. Most of our dolphin encounters will happen in this area due to the abundance of bait and the clarity of the water.
During the tour, we will stop at Shell Island in Panama City Beach, a beautiful and secluded barrier island. While there, you can snorkel in search of shells, sand dollars, and starfish in the clear water. You can also take time to walk along the quiet beach and enjoy the natural, untouched surroundings.
Absolutely amazing! Captain John was the best and felt like family. Drove 3 hours one way for this, and would do it again and again! The kids loved it and so did the adults. We can’t wait to come back! Worth the 6 hours total of driving and worth every penny!
Our captain was Randy. Very nice. and friendly listen to what we needed it was a very great experience. We enjoyed it thoroughly. We had an awesome time and would recommend it to anybody that is coming to Florida.Thank you. We had an awesome day.
We had a great time! Got to see Dolphins and swim with them. I would highly recommend this tour. Jon Jon was great and made the trip very enjoyable!
Bryce is the real deal. Experienced, respectful to people, dogs & dolphins, kind beyond measure, genuine, positive, such good vibes. Loved everything about the experience!!! Perfect boat for the experience and his old soul laid back energy is perfect for attracting laid back dolphins!!! This was my fourth trip with Salty Fins in a month and it was the best one yet!!! I did a solo private charter (with my two dogs who love dolphins as much as I do) and I was welcomed into a pod of about 30 bottlenose dolphins who were chilling in the bay. There were dolphins literally everywhere!!! We had perfect conditions and I got great underwater video that I get to watch over & over to re-live the incredible dream-come-true experience!!! Can't wait to go back and do it again ASAP!!! Needless to say, I'm a HUGE fan!!! Highly recommend!!!
We had an excellent time with our captain, Josh. He did a great job navigating us to view numerous dolphins up close and personal. He also found us a great spot to snorkel at shell island. We would definitely do this again.
AWESOME!!! If you go to Panama City Beach, I highly recommend you do the private Dolphin Cruise. Be sure to ask for HUNTER, it was absolutely the best Dolphin Cruise we have ever done!
We had Hunter for our captain and he was incredibly friendly and skilled at piloting the boat. He was able to find several dolphins a couple manta rays and 2 sea turtles in a very short time it was great. Would definitely co.e back to this company.
It poured down rain and it was an excellent experience with hunter. Dude kept it light and just fun. Would definitely do it again.
Hunter was AMAZING!!!! So knowledgeable and kind. He had the best sense of humor and had us all laughing before he even untied the ropes to start our adventure. He pointed out so many things, kept us safe, took the time to explain everything (along with the why), and answered my inquisitive kiddos many questions. Played fun music and took pictures for us. I can’t say enough good things about this experience!! We will be back and we will use salty fins and recommend you to everyone we know.
We had Captain Thomas:) He was a local so he knew all the great spots! Next time we’re gonna book even longer! We had a great time thank you?
We had a great time. Captain Josh was very knowledgeable and took great care of us. We got to see tons of dolphins. Snorkeling was a blast too. We found sand dollars and a hermit crab and got to see lots of tropical fish. Would highly recommend.
Best day ever and the captain so friendly and cool, my kids really enjoy the tour and we have blast Birthday ever, thank you so much We will contact you again for our next vacation. Definitely worth it.
Captain Hunter was fantastic! He made sure the kids were comfortable and while snorkeling found a puffer and star fish, showed it to the kids and let them hold it. Such a fantastic day!!!
We chose Salty Fins to take us out to swim and see the Dolphins. They did not disappoint. Justin our captain made sure we got to do everything we wanted. We got to see a lot of dolphins, turtles and snorkel at the jetties. We already look forward to booking with them again on our next trip to Panama City Beach.
We had an excellent time enjoying the sun and snorkeling. Highly recommend and was a great value for the cost. The boat was beautiful and Thomas did a great job finding snorkel spots and also sharing local recommendations. Would definitely go again!
Hi great private 2 hour trip for family of 11, 2 70+ grandparents, 4 parents, 5 children ages 2~8 on 2 boats Captains justin and Austin were fantastic Saw dolphins, turtles, tarpon, black tip shark, ospreys , pelicans Highlight was snorkelling kids loved it with justin and Austin showing lots of interesting sea life Thanks for great day
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