| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Terrific Tour
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| Sun, Aug 29 9:00 AM |
KJajko |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Other |
| This was one of the highlights of our trip to Florida. The crew were very pleasant, humorous and informative - they even provided photos of our group and some of the wild life for us. Stopping at the barrier island beach was a nice break from the boat ride. The next time I get down to this area I am definitely going to book this trip again. |
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Fantastic!
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| Wed, Aug 18 1:00 PM |
barberjg |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We really enjoyed this tour. They were so nice, and knowledgable. We even received pictures! |
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Interesting trip, and close view of dolphins
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| Sun, Aug 8 1:00 PM |
PFCARTLAND |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Enthusiastic crew makes the trip. At least 8-10 dolphins seen fairly close up, and antics could be observed.
Stop off on beach would have been better in good weather, but interesting to see turtle nests.
Provision of family and dolphin photos a nice touch. |
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Dolphin tour
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| Sun, Aug 8 9:00 AM |
wdwirth |
Male |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Family With Children |
| The captain, naturalist and science teacher volunteer brought their to make the tour a great value and i highly recommend to anyone. It was a great three hpur live lab experiece. |
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A Must Do!
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| Sat, Aug 7 9:00 AM |
trippster |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| On a recent trip to Marco Island, my husband, two teenagers and I went on the morning session of the Dolphin Explorer, a National Geographic ecotour. It was one of the best things we have ever done--ranked right up there with helicopter ride in Grand Canyon. The marine biologist was so informative about the dolphins, seabirds and mangroves.
The dolphins came right up to the boat--so close one even hit the swim platform! They were jumping, flipping, riding the boat's wake. Truly an amazing experience.
Also loved the stop at the secluded beach where we shelled and swam. The marine biologist took pictures of families, kids whomever you wanted, printed them for you and gave them to you FREE as a keepsake! They even share photos of the dolphins with you to take home.
My son who is a senior in h.s. wants to be a marine biologist. When he told the marine biologist running the tour his career ambition, he was shown their software that enables them to link dolphin sitings with google earth so can track exact location.
The trip was 3 hours and the cost was $54 per person--a great value! Complimentary water, soda and shelling bags are provided. You are free to bring a cooler and snacks.
Absolute highlight of our trip! |
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Excellent experience
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| Fri, Aug 6 1:00 PM |
hsennett |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were so pleased with this tour that we're making plans to return with our grandchild to allow him the opportunity to experience it as well. Everything was done most professionally. I would gladly (and have already) recommend this tour to others to take advantage of!! |
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We saw many dolphins and learned about them.
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| Thu, Aug 5 9:00 AM |
PattiBren |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Wow! Dolphin identification book for all participants.
Learned a lot about the animals on the islands. Water
was provided which was great for the kids! Staff was laid
back yet very knowledgable in answering questions and
attentive to all passenger needs! The shell stop
on the beach was awesome and they provided
bags for you. Thanks- this was one of the
best parts of our Marco Island vacation. |
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Environmental education
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| Sat, Jul 31 9:00 AM |
bzpaol |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| One of the concerns was whether or not the dolphins were in some way restrained or contained against their will/nature. That was immediately dispelled. The knowledge of both facilitators added depth to our educational experience.
Seeing the natural habitat and the bird sanctuary was also a thrill. We went places that tourists won't see unless they book a tour.
Although there are no guarantees that the dolphins will "show up," when they did, it punctuated our trip with great joy. The mother, baby and male partners frolicked in the boat's wake. What a great ending to our experience. |
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Dolphins entertain their guests
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| Sat, Jul 31 9:00 AM |
bzpaol |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Although there are no guarantees that the main actors will appear, we were well entertained by these playful creatures. The guide was well informed about his subject and handled the questions well, providing interesting details.
I realized that the welfare of the habitat was the first concern of this company and they are careful not to violate the needs of the animals and birds. |
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Wow what a day
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| Fri, Jul 30 1:00 PM |
dawnlmead |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Went on the dolphin tour and it was great. Not only informative but fun as well. The crew was a delight and the work that was done with the children was wonderful. I had never seen so many dolphin. It is money well spent. |
