Clearwater Beach Day Trip from Orlando with Dolphin Encounter Cruise
Overview
Inclusions
- Lunch (if option selected)
- 2-hour dolphin cruise
- Pickup and drop-off from centralized pick up locations in Orlando
- Entry/Admission - The Tropics Boat Tours
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Tropics Boat Tours, 25 Causeway Blvd Slip #5, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767, USA
After pickup from select Orlando hotels, your day of fun in the sun begins as you head west to Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast.
During the approximate 1.5-hour bus ride, listen to a little bit of history on Clearwater from your driver, hear about what you'll find when you get there, and watch an onboard movie.
When you arrive at Clearwater Beach, you'll have a couple of hours to spend how you wish on the beach, and then you'll head to the marina for your one-hour dolphin-encounter cruise. Watch for native bottlenose dolphins -- the sea's most lovable creatures -- as they play in their natural habitat. Snap photos of them jumping and swimming along the boat, and admire views of the beautiful shorelines of Clearwater and Caladesi Island. A $10 wristband can be purchased on board for unlimited beer, wine, vodka punch.
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Clearwater Beach, 1 Causeway Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33767
Back on the beach, enjoy approximately three to four more hours of free time to do as you wish -- swim, bodyboard, work on your tan or go for a walk on the sand. Beach umbrellas and chairs, as well as watersports equipment, are available for rent from a stand on the beach, if you wish.
When you're ready to eat, simply use your lunch voucher (if option selected) to pick up your lunch and enjoy a picnic on the beach.
In total, you'll spend about seven to eight hours in Clearwater, depending on the traffic from Orlando. The exact departure time of your dolphin cruise may vary depending on the day.
Duration: 8 hours
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Return travel time of approximately 4 hours round trip is included on the tour duration .
- Most travelers can participate
- Post COVID-19 Safety Updates - We politely request that you refrain from taking this tour should you start displaying any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19, or if you are at a high risk of contracting the disease. Face masks are recommended but not mandatory, so please bring your own if you wish to wear one.
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
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That boat ride was amazing and our tour lady on the bus!! She is the sweetest!! Bus driver has some awesome driving skills in that traffic lol!!
That boat ride was amazing and our tour lady on the bus!! She is the sweetest!! Bus driver has some awesome driving skills in that traffic lol!!The trip was good. Bus driver and tour guide were very friendly. I was disappointed in the dolphin encounter because of mechanical problems, we were not able to go. The people on the bus who did the other tour said it was great. I took my grandchildren and they enjoyed the beach. It was well...
The trip was good. Bus driver and tour guide were very friendly. I was disappointed in the dolphin encounter because of mechanical problems, we were not able to go. The people on the bus who did the other tour said it was great. I took my grandchildren and they enjoyed the beach. It was well worth the money and I would do it again. I was happy that there was water on the bus and a movie was playing going and coming back. A great way to spend the day away from the theme parks.The experience would of been better if we drove ourselves to the beach. You pay all the money for a "12 hour" excursion that was only barely 9. By the time we got there, went in the dolphin boat and ate the lunch that came with it there was NO time to enjoy the beach Save your money and just dri...
The experience would of been better if we drove ourselves to the beach. You pay all the money for a "12 hour" excursion that was only barely 9. By the time we got there, went in the dolphin boat and ate the lunch that came with it there was NO time to enjoy the beach Save your money and just drive down to enjoy the area in your time.The tour guide on the bus was awful, had no knowledge of what she was saying. Then she kept screaming in mine and other passengers ears with her microphone.My client took her daughter on this tour and while they were on the boat tour their bus driver was drinking at the bar and became intoxicated. The bus driver was very unprofessional. When we contacted the main office she said it was a he said she said case and there was nothing we could do about...
My client took her daughter on this tour and while they were on the boat tour their bus driver was drinking at the bar and became intoxicated. The bus driver was very unprofessional. When we contacted the main office she said it was a he said she said case and there was nothing we could do about it. My client ended up paying for a shuttle back to Orlando. This experience was awful and we will never recommend this tour company again.Awful. I missed the official deadline to obtain a refund for my son who became I'll at the last minute and couldn't go - me being in a strange place.first experience, didn't know to notify anyone past the tour guide, and Tripadviser won't return my money. As a single mom I need it, so even tho t...
Awful. I missed the official deadline to obtain a refund for my son who became I'll at the last minute and couldn't go - me being in a strange place.first experience, didn't know to notify anyone past the tour guide, and Tripadviser won't return my money. As a single mom I need it, so even tho they have their "policy", I have mine too. I don't pay for services I don't use. ONE star. Not only that, but the ad was misleading - online it said we would stop at an island and snorkel, and wound up being a cruise on a hot boat with alcohol. I won't use TripAdvisor again, and I won't recommend either.The tour guide was great and Is knowledgeable. It was a great experience. We would definitely do it again.
The tour guide was great and Is knowledgeable. It was a great experience. We would definitely do it again.