The captain was great! He took his time ans was really focused on finding the dolphins!

Pat and hunter made this trip super fun. Although the water wasn't blue this time, they made both places fun to be at. both locations were awesome as they were not crowded. Would have loved to see the statue at the first location but definilty don't have that lung capacity. Also, Happy birthday Pat! read more

We went on the dolphin and shell excursion. Hunter was a great captain and gave us a lot of local recommendations! Brandon was very knowledgeable about the dolphins and marine life and made it fun for the kids. They worked with other boats in the area to help us scout out some dolphins. We then had over an hour to explore and search for shells. They provided us with masks and snorkels and free water bottles which was much appreciated for as hot as it was. This is our second time booking with Destin Snorkel and we will continue using them! read more

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Will and Jeff definitely one of the best teams on the Gulf. Had a great time seeing dolphins and finding shells with my family. read more

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We had so much fun on the two-stop snorkeling tour! This tour came highly recommended from a local dive shop. We immediately saw dolphins on the ride. The first stop was a mix of shallow and deep water areas and full of neat fish to look at. We even saw a stingray! The second stop was shallow water and we saw fish, crab, and found so many pretty shells. The hermit crab race was a kid favorite. I wish we saved the money yesterday from the 2hr dolphin tour and just did this. It was PERFECT! read more

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I rarely leave negative reviews, but this was one of the worst customer service experiences I've ever had. I booked a SNUBA excursion through Groupon for my family. While we were driving to the location, I received a call asking where we were. I explained that we were about 30 minutes away and was then informed that we were required to arrive an hour early based on a confirmation text. Because I booked through Groupon, I never received that text or those instructions. I completely understand that businesses have policies. What I don't understand is how I was treated after trying to find a solution. We had driven approximately 1.5 hours from Panama City Beach, were leaving the next day, and I asked if there was any way to reschedule. Instead of showing any empathy or trying to help, the employee repeatedly referred to the refund policy in a dismissive tone. When I asked why she was speaking to me so rudely, she hung up on me. When I called back to try to resolve the situation, my calls were repeatedly disconnected. During one call, I was told that if I kept calling, the police would be called for harassment. Another employee even put me on hold, only for the same employee to get back on the line, call me "childish," and hang up again. At that point, I asked to speak with a manager and requested the manager's name or phone number so I could report how I was being treated. Instead of providing that information, I still wasn't allowed to speak with management. The employee I dealt with was the blonde woman working in the front booth. I don't know her name, but management should know who was working that day. Thankfully, I was eventually able to receive a refund. However, the refund does not excuse the way I was treated. No customer who is simply trying to resolve an issue should be spoken to with such disrespect or have the phone repeatedly hung up on them. I hope management takes this complaint seriously and addresses how customers are treated. I would have loved to experience the excursion itself, but unfortunately, the customer service completely overshadowed what should have been a memorable part of our vacation. read more

Such amazing stuff! Entertaining and extremely knowledge. My kids absolutely loved it, make sure you tip the boat staff bc it's sooooo well deserved! My kids got to see dolphins, shocked and it was truly beautiful and were able to find so many shells! Went out of their way to make it fun! read more

Destin Snorkel Tours - Getting ready to take off, truly the best experience with some amazing captains! Would do this over and over again - Boating Near Me - Destin, Florida

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Fun. We had group of 10 ranging from 18 months to 70 years. Everyone had a great time. The staff were great with the kids! Would do it again! read more

The Captain found a pod of dolphins and gave us time to watch them. They were also good about giving us history and information about the area/trip. read more

Our family had a great time snorkeling and searching for shells. We saw so many species of fish while snorkeling, my children absolutely loved it. While moving locations we had several dolphins following the boat and it was an awesome surprise. We were also able to spot a large sea turtle. The captain and crew were great and overall we had an amazing family experience. read more

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The boat tour was wonderful! We saw a ton of dolphins. The Captain of the boat definitely knew her way around and it was cool to see a woman driving a boat like that. I don't believe I have ever seen a female boat captain, and I have been on quite a few boats. I was really glad my hubby suggested this and I would also recommend this for families with young children. It was cool watching them get so excited to see the dolphins and like I said we saw plenty. read more

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The staff did an excellent job and especially helpful if anyone was feeling queasy on the waves. We saw so many dolphins!

DO NOT COME HERE!! Let me start off by saying I have never experienced this time of false thievery in my entire life. My wife and I signed up for the "Shelling & Finding Dolphins" tour. The main part and focus of this tour was to find amazing shells at a remote Island. My wife and I were so excited the entire time we were looking for unique and incredible shells. My wife and I usually go to Marco Island and Sanibel every year, so we ignorantly thought like everyone else on the tour that we were simply just getting lucky. They also have a hermit crab race at the end! Those hermit crabs are not from Destin at all! There are most likely simply bought at an animal store! Folks, they are defrauding everyone! The shells are not natural at all, in fact, Destin Snorkel plants those shells to advertise this specific tour. If I had to guess, they go at night and literally dump the shells there, or they go in the early morning. It's so disturbing that at this point, I cannot let it continue and I will do everything in my power to make sure the public eye knows about their fraudulent business dealings. The worst part is at the end, they ask you for a tip!!! We tipped Captain Ty $10 via Venmo at the end. I can't stress this again, you never want to do business, with a business that violates your good intentions as a customer. They crossed the line. Destin Snorkels will not be defrauding anyone again if I can help it! NOTICE HOW "COLORFUL" AND "PRETTY" and these nice sized shells are?! How funny that they are found in a place of the state that is literally not known for any of these types of shells being found at all near Destin!!! Only in southeast Florida can you find shells such as these! read more

Destin Snorkel Tours - Seashells that are advertised falsely. These are planted by Destin Snorkel, they are NOT NATURAL! - Boating Near Me - Destin, Florida

We were struggling to find shells in the area of our vacation rental so we looked up shelling tours. Happened upon this one that included snorkeling spots and the likelihood we would spot dolphins. Almost immediately after leaving the harbor, we came across dolphins. The water was beautifully clear and you could see them even before they breached the surface. The first snorkeling spot was fantastic. My family loved the jetty and the drop off. Not really many shells, but it was a memorable experience. Then we headed to the "shell beach" and this is where the company lost me. We were told the best please to find shells was typically in the water around the boat...not really on the shore. And boy did we find shells. Tons of them. Bright. Beautiful. Clean. Unbroken. And completely PLANTED. This was not a shell beach. This was an Easter egg hunt for shells dumped by the company (or another partner). I'm sure some families don't mind. And they enjoy letting their kids have the experience of "finding" amazing shells. But it should be disclosed that you'll find shells that aren't even native to the area. My daughter was THRILLED to find her haul and then heartbroken once she realized it couldn't possibly be true. Do better. EDIT to ADD: this is a pic of the local shells (right side) and the planted shells (left side). Half of the planted shells aren't even found in Florida. They're poached from waters off Malaysia and The Philippines. read more

Destin Snorkel Tours - FAKE shells that were planted on the left. ACTUAL shells found in the same spot on the right. - Boating Near Me - Destin, Florida

Deatin snorkel tours is a multi functional tour place that basically offers you different opportunities to get on a tour boat out at sea. Located in the harborwalk village of Destin Florida. Me and my family along with some family friends used this service twice while on our vacation. We took a dolphin cruise and a fireworks cruise on two separate nights. Pricing for both are the same. About $20 a person. So not bad at all as it gets you on a boat in the water for a good hour or so. They have different boats for different tours and they give you a yellow ticket with the boat name, dock time and dock number. Son makes it easy for toy to find your tour. For the dolphin cruise we had bad luck. The Dolphins were not cooperating. We seen one fin as we left the dock. Outside of that nothing for almost 90 min. We pretty much was just boated around in circles for 90 minutes. While disappointing the wildlife did not cooperate these things can happen. So bro there fault. The weather was great and they sites were beautiful and the kids loved being on the water in a boat. The firework cruise I enjoyed better. Was at night and they kinda cruise you around the same areas the dolphin tour takes you until the show starts. The firework show probably lasted Just under ten minutes and was pretty. Was launching form a thing in the middle of the sea that we drove right up too. My only complaint about This one is the boat we were on was half way covered at the top and not open. So everyone had to crowd to one end of the boat to see well. I let the kids rush to the that area and sat back and relaxed and see what I could. I'm not sure if the firework one is a yearly thing or just because it was 4th of July weekend. But it was a neat addition. Overall we enjoyed our two trips on destin snorkel cruises. They didn't go perfect but we enjoyed being on the Water. On both tours they strongly pushed that the deck hands work for tips. But on nether tour were the deck hands being hosts or sharing info. Each tour everyone gets a free bottled water but you went and got at your own leisure. On th dolphin cruise a few times the hand said "usually there are some in this area". So I guess if I could leave a suggestion it would be to have your deck hands be more interactive. Have them act like the ride tour guides at Disney do. Especially if they work mainly for tips. Hey out there and earn those tips. Either way it was a cool experience and glad we did it. read more

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$35 PP that included all fees, best deal I found. Convenient location and you can get there early and shop at all the cute stores in the boardwalk! Friendly staff with an easy check process. Saw lots of dolphins! Would of liked to of stayed longer at the shell island but 35 min is all we got:( The island was not at all what I expected but I found some shells and enjoyed a nice boat ride!!! read more

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My family and I had a fun time snorkeling and watching the dolphins play. The captain and co-captain were awesome. We stopped to snorkel and there were jellyfish so initially everyone was freaking out! However the captain informed us they were the non-stinging type and all was well. Everyone had a great and fun time. read more

Really enjoyed this trip they were very informative and didn't rush you to get out of the water even thought me and my bf were the last ones out of the water both times! We swam for a bunch of shells to take home!! They are a great company that protects the wildlife I really recommend this company if you wanted to go on a group trip! We started the trip watching dolphins they weren't active but they were very determined to see a pod of dolphins read more

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It was a fun day with the family! We got to snorkel 2 different locations and even seen some dolphins swimming the bay! It was really good day! read more

From check in to snorkeling and shelling, everyone here was great. The Captain made an extra effort to get us a great dolphin viewing experience as well. We had never snorkeled before and we loved it! And we found some beautiful shells. So much fun! read more

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Booked a dolphin evening cruise and a Snorkeling Cruise for the wife and I while on vacation. The Dolphin Evening Cruise was great, the ship was full, but enough room to move around. The Crew took the time to point out the Dolphins, and circle spring so everyone has a good look. The sunset was wonderful with some great pictures. The Snorkeling trip was great. Both locations were perfect for beginners, shallow water, not much current to fight, and plenty of fish. The crew supplied some fish food for the fish to eat, which allowed for some great pictures. The second stop was also shallow, and gave the opportunity to find some shellfish, and even a couple of blue crabs. There are was protected, so only the empty shells were allowed to be taken. Both trips met our expectations, and look forward to seeing them again next year. read more

Destin Snorkel Tours - Sunset on Dolphin Cruise! - Boating Near Me - Destin, Florida

My friend and I were visiting Destin for a long weekend and decided to do a sunset cruise which we caught behind the Emerald Grande at Destin Harbor Walk. The staff members were awesome! There was a storm in the area and the captain managed to keep us out of the rain. It was pretty choppy waters getting out of the harbor into the Gulf, but our captain did it as gracefully as possible. Because of the storm we got a tour of the entire Destin Harbor which had some pretty amazing houses, including Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's home. We saw some dolphins. The second mate knew how to whistle at the dolphins to get them to come near the boat. And because of the storm we had a pretty amazing sunset. The clouds cleared just enough as the sun was going down. I would absolutely recommend this company for your boat touring needs when you are in the Destin area. And it was only $20, for a two hour tour. read more

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Rude staff. Do not recommend paying in advance because them your locked into their business.

The day was filled with torrential downpour... But somehow we still had an absolute blast. The Captain and the mate made this experience incredible from the outset. We got to see dolphins. We hung out in the water and played volleyball. We also got to see a number of vendors that boat in an out of crab island. We cannot recommend this tour enough. read more

Went on their snorkel tour with my boyfriend. I can't remember the captain's name, but Lauren and him were both awesome. Free water on the trips and we were able to take home shells, see dolphins, and TONS of fish! If anyone says there aren't fish in Destin, they aren't looking hard enough. We saw a stone fish and some of the members on our tour saw a sea turtle! We accidentally brought home not just 1, But 2 live hermit crabs-LOL! It sure was odd when our shells crawled off the table... (Don't worry, they made it back to the beach I promise!!) BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR SHELLS FOR LIVE HERMITS! This tour would be so fun for couples and families too. I highly recommend! P.s. Lauren- if you're reading this, you said I looked familiar... I'm from TX so I don't think we've met, but you're great and I'll remember you forever! read more

Great customer service. Captain Gary and Alexis made the experience very fun. High recommend. read more

Destin Snorkel Tours - Shells we found shelling. - Boating Near Me - Destin, Florida

We booked an 11am morning shelling tour, that we didn't get to do! We were arriving a little late around 10:45 so we called to make sure we would still be able to check in and board our boat at 11 and the lady kaylee I think her name was has the worst customer service she said we would not be able to check in and do our tour as well saying they will not be doing any refunds. We were trying to see other options we could have and she just kept repeating herself. After about 10 minutes of her saying there's nothing we could do we asked for the manager, the manager said she could easily switch us to the next tour at 1:30 with no extra charge so that's what we did! Kaylee also stressed how packed the boats are that's why she was unable to do anything for us however there were only 11 people including my boyfriend and I on the next available tour. Other than the rude customer service from Kaylee we had a fun and enjoyable trip! Great captain and crew as well as a friendly manager. The captains also mentioned how their pay mostly comes from tips so the money we spend does not even go to the captains read more

Snorkel Destin on the Kokomo II with Andy and Sean !!! Both were very professional, funny ,and did many things to maximize everyone's 3 hour adventure. We snorkeled in a great spot with equipment and guidance from Sean and Andy. My kids had never snorkeled before so this was a great experience The dolphins we saw were amazing. Andy led our group to the Gulf and we raced with dolphins. It was amazing to see the dolphins jumping and playing in the wake. We finished up by shelling in an area with hermit crabs and shells. It was a great afternoon and we are coming back next year. read more

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Had a great time. The snorkeling was good, lots of fish. Then we went saw the dolphins and then over to get shells and got lots of beautiful ones. The guys on the boat we wonderful. Best money spent my teenage daughters loved it. They said it was the best thing we did on vacation. read more

Destin Snorkel Tours - Me and the kids on the boat - Boating Near Me - Destin, Florida

We did the 3 hour, 2 stop snorkeling tour. Our guide was friendly and funny and the trip was awesome. We saw many dolphins, a puffer fish, horseshoe crab, hermit crabs, schools of small fish, several large fish and found some beautiful shells. So much fun and worth the money. read more

Destin Snorkel Tours - Beautiful view from the boat. - Boating Near Me - Destin, Florida

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Great day with Destin Snorkel Tours! We did the snorkeling, shelling and dolphin watching. While we were snorkeling, we were also able to use the kayaks, which was fun! The tour provided water and pop and we had the option to bring our own snacks. The captain and mate were both really nice and made sure we had a good time! read more

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We had the best time! My husband and I are here for our honeymoon and we were between parasailing ($75 for 4-6 minutes in the air) or snorkeling. We decided snorkeling would be most cost effective and likely more fun. We booked our trip for 4:30pm which was perfect! It wasn't too hot and we ended up getting to watch the sunset out on the water. The staff were very kind and we had a great time! We are so glad we decided to use this crew, and it's the most fun we've had on our whole vacation! read more

Nice people! About one hour of snorkeling, followed by 30 minutes of dolphin watching - we saw several, and last hour was spent in water near a narrow looking for shells. Got to see Crab Island activity up close and gave us another idea for vacation fun. I would recommend it - low key but fun. read more

Amazing company, staff and tours. They truly go above and beyond to be sure you have a good experience. Also love all they do for the local community read more

For only $20 a person we weren't expecting the best dolphin cruise, and seeing the small boat at the dock we were skeptical, but I have to say we were blown away with the experience we had! The crew was amazing. The captain kept everything light with good music and dialogue. The first mate was going around making sure anyone that wanted a water had one. He even handed out shells to some of the smaller kids. As we got out into the open water, we were one of about four other boats cruising for dolphin views. While the other boats were cruising a straight line hoping dolphins would come around, our boat was going all over the place to make sure we were as close as possible to all the dolphins. At one point we were riding next to another boat making the perfect wake for the dolphins to show off (see pictures) this was by far the highlight of our time in Destin!! read more

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From the time I called to reserve this tour to the time we docked, it was a great experience! When I called to reserve, the people were very kind and helpful, and answered all of my questions. I got lost on the way there, and they helped me find them. Upon arrival I paid for the tour, and was provided a wet suit, flippers, and a snorkel mask. From the moment we left the dock, the tour guides were fun and informative. They provided "infotainment", and free drinks were provided during the tour (sodas/water). We stopped twice to snorkel and gather shells. On the first stop, free kayaking is available, and why not? Enjoy the whole experience! I can say I had a blast, and when I return to Destin, this is the snorkeling tour I will book again and again! Thanks Destin Snorkel for helping to make my vacation a great one! read more

Me and my husband had a great time snuba-ing for our first time today! The divers made sure we felt safe and were very informative. We want to go back! read more

Went on 11:30am "3 hour tour" (2 snorkeling stops, dolphin watching, shelling) on Thursday 6/29. Fantastic! The captain and first mate were great! Very outgoing, friendly, entertaining. Focused on having fun while keeping everyone safe. The boat was comfortable. Had plenty of equipment for all (fins, masks, snorkels) and water on ice. The two stops were good places for snorkeling. Would definitely suggest using Destin Snorkel for a good excursion. read more

So much better than I ever expected snorkeling to be in Destin. We are experienced scuba divers and our nine year old (finally) decided he wanted to try snorkeling. The water was so clear, we saw some fish and hermit crabs snorkeling at the first stop. The second stop was shelling and snorkeling. Great shells hiding in the sea grass. Saw some crabs too! The captain and crew were great. We saw dolphins on the way out. They took their time and did a great job. read more

"I'm on a BOAT!" Why go to a beach town with boats around everywhere and not set sail? Relaxing and site filled time on a two and a half hour dolphin cruise throughout the Destin Harbor. Cruising along the Destin Harbor you learn the local favorites, and hot spots for restaurants, bars, what movies were filmed where, and of course celebrity houses including Garth Brooks' house. This was not the favorite part of the boat trip, it was going out farther into the beaches by the military bases and into the Gulf of Mexico. It was an amazingly beautiful day with the sun glaring over the water, and allowing the colors of blue and green to be seen out of the water. The sugar white beaches next to these water colors really stood out amongst the coast. Need more good reasons to go on a Destin Dolphin Cruise? 1) Dolphin/Shark sightings 2) $15 for the boat tour you say? 3) Free, yes FREE beer and wine, sodas, water included in your price 4) Comedic boat mates to guide you along on your tour read more

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