Key West 3-Hour Private Dolphin-Watching Boat Charter
Overview
This three-hour private Key West dolphin safari combines wildlife searching with the flexibility of a private boat charter. Rather than following a fixed group-tour route, your captain adjusts the trip to current conditions and recent wildlife activity. When time and conditions permit, snorkeling, swimming, backcountry sightseeing, or a sandbar stop may be added, but wildlife sightings are never guaranteed.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Use of Snorkelling equipment
- Ice and cooler
- Cups, plates, and utensils
- Complimentary Perry Hotel pool and gym access ($35 per adult / $15 per child day-pass value)
- Towels (bring your own; not provided by the Perry Hotel or Six Fins)
Meeting Location
7001 Shrimp Road
Key West, FL 33040, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Spend three hours exploring Key West waters on a private dolphin-watching boat charter aboard a 30-foot Jeanneau NC 895 Weekender. Your captain will search areas where dolphins and other marine wildlife are often observed, while adapting the route to weather, tides, marine traffic, operating conditions, and recent wildlife activity. Dolphin sightings are never guaranteed. Depending on conditions and your group’s priorities, the charter may also include snorkeling, a sandbar visit, swimming, or backcountry sightseeing. Your group selects its preferred experience, while the captain has final authority over navigation, the actual route, and all safety decisions. This private dolphin safari offers a flexible alternative to a crowded group tour for couples, families, and small groups.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Frequently Asked Questions (10)
Q: Do we get to swim with or touch the dolphins?
Cancellation Policy
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Activity code: C-466619P9
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Frequently Asked Questions (10)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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As an active member of the Dolphin SMART program, we do not have physical contact with the dolphins on Key West 3-Hour Private Dolphin-Watching Boat Charter. We watch them in their natural habitat from the boat.
Dec 2022If you have any doubts about becoming seasick on the water, we recommend taking a Dramamine® Motion Sickness Relief tablet the night before your trip. Some people recommend taking it the night before your cruise and then again that morning so you will not feel so drowsy.
Feb 2023- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- Snacks.
- Bottled water.
- Use of Snorkelling equipment.
- Ice and cooler.
- Cups, plates, and utensils.
- Complimentary Perry Hotel pool and gym access ($35 per adult / $15 per child day-pass value).
- Towels (bring your own; not provided by the Perry Hotel or Six Fins).
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Key West 3-Hour Private Dolphin-Watching Boat Charter is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Key West 3-Hour Private Dolphin-Watching Boat Charter will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Use of Snorkelling equipment
- Ice and cooler
- Cups, plates, and utensils
- Complimentary Perry Hotel pool and gym access ($35 per adult / $15 per child day-pass value)
- Towels (bring your own; not provided by the Perry Hotel or Six Fins)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
