Sea Excursions, Inc.

We really enjoyed this tour. They were so nice, and knowledgable. We even received pictures!

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.

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.

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!

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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.

The crew was extremely knowledgeable not only with the dolphins but with the other wild life such as birds. The shelling time given was also greatly appreciated by our children. Thank you for a great experience we will not soon forget.

Our guides were very knowledgable on the surrounding area and habits of the Dolphins. My daughter learned quite a bit from this excursion. We saw many Dolphins some jumping in the boat wake, groups feeding, and some swimming by the beach while we were shelling. Some came right up to the boat. The 3 hour tour goes by quickly! Make sure you wear plenty of sun screen!

Excellent boat trip lead by very knowledgable guides. We were lucky enough to see dozens of dolphins and a sea turtle and were provided some really interesting information on the shells and birds we found along the way. The beach stop was fantastic with great shelling and a couple of dolphins came along to see what we were up to! My two children (aged 9 and 14) were both thrilled with the whole experience too. Highly recommended.

It was a great tour. The captain and especially the tour guide made the trip very rewarding. the guide's knowledge was great! I, myself, would have liked a shorter time at the beach and more time on the water looking for dolphins.

We have been to the Ft Myers/Naples area several times and was looking for something different to do that would be entertaining for the entire family. This was a great find! There are many other boat tours, but this was informative, fun and enjoyable! The kids (11 and 9) loved watching for dolphins and trying to match them in the books on board. The naturalist on board taught us so much about the wildlife and area. We saw a total of 6 dolphin (2 were mommas with calves), a manatee, a spoonbill, and more! Shelling was great too - the kids found many whole sand dollars which are hard to find! The pictures they took and gave us were great also. Well worth the money!

My family scheduled the trip and drove over a 1/2 hour to the Marina find out they decided to cancel the trip due to weather. They at least could have called! What a disappointment :-(