Captain Matt made the tour so much fun. The tour, the information and just the over all atmosphere…read morewas amazing. Very laid back and relaxing which is exactly what you want on vacation. Saw dolphins, walked out on a sand bar and paddle boarded. Found sand dollars and even a sea urchin. Highly recommend!!!​

Loved our midday excursion! Captain Beth was knowledgeable and kind as she showed us around. We got…read moreto create the trip just for us (hung out at the sandbar, went to another beach) and got to see a few dolphins. My husband kept finding shells and she could quickly identify them and tell us more. The boat came with a paddle board, snorkeling gear and a big circle float. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

We went on a sunset/dolphin tour on 1/29/26. (Off season). During a ladies get-away trip…read more What a great and relaxing time! This specific tour does not have food/drink but are welcome to bring anything along with you. The captain was a knowledgeable and friendly young man who answered my questions and seemed to really know his way around. The entire staff was so great to work with. It was a nice refreshing ride after a long day.

1 star, dock master didn't let me fish around the boats. please stop asking for my hotel room…read morenumber too

Captain Chris and first mate Steve were amazing! The tour has been wonderful…read more Steve helped my mother in law onto the boat as she's older and has a scooter he accommodated us perfectly. Super funny guys with great views. We saw a bunch of dolphins which was awesome. Will highly recommend to everyone coming out this way. The vibes were awesome

We saw this tour place while exploring the Bridge Street area after sunrise. We reserved same day…read morefor 5 people for a 1pm tour. Captain Josh and first mate Shane were very informative about the marine life, birds, boats the Intracoastal and local businesses in this 90 minute relaxed tour on a 30 person pontoon. You embark just off the Bridge Street pier. We saw some dolphins at a distance on the ride. If don't see any dolphins they will give you another tour at a different time for free. Competitive prices. Senior and children discounts. You can bring your own food and drinks. Easy on/off the boat. Tips can be done upon credit card payment or cash after the tour. It was a great way to explore the area by the water. I would recommend.

Booked a 4 hour charter for a Wednesday morning ride and got a call that it was just too windy that…read moreday. Rebooked for Friday and that turned out to be a blessing in disguise - the weather was beautiful, we checked out Egmont Key and did some snorkeling. The boat was big and nicely organized. We saw a group of sharks out by a sandbar, found a crab on our snorkel, picked up some beautiful shells. Our kids enjoyed it and our captain was great.

Great boat tour with Captain Marc to Anna Maria Island! A comfortable, smooth ride on his…read morebeautiful pontoon boat. Marc knows his stuff and is a great tour guide. We saw lots of sunshine, water, beautiful homes, boats & yachts!! Anna Maria Island has many great restaurants, bars, live music, homemade fudge and donuts, a coffee shop, etc. The ride back brought on a beautiful sunset!! A group of dolphins swam alongside the boat ..so cool!! An A+ experience!! So glad we found "Crysten's" Boat Tours!!! We recommend them for a private tour!! We'll be back to do it again!!

We took the public dolphin tour and loved it. Captain Andrew was very knowledgeable and had a…read moregreat sense of humor. Our tour had young children through senior citizens and everyone had a wonderful experience!

This cruise started out lovely but did not end the best. We boarded the boat for our cruise for 11,…read morewith 4 kids (10-14 range) and the rest adults. We left the dock with a woman guide and an older man captaining. She was quite friendly and talkative and explained the area to us as we drove around. We stopped first at an inlet that serves as a nursery area for dolphins and we got to see several young dolphins play and learn some fun facts. The ride was enjoyable - we had brought drinks and snacks on board and everyone was enjoying themselves. We neared Bird Island and the woman guide pointed out a house belonging to Garth Brooks. She then tried to point out a house belonging to Cameron Diaz's mother, but it was a bit out of sight - so the boat moved around to get us into eye-sight. That was when the boat lurched and came to a sudden halt. The woman did not appear to react at all, so at first no one seemed to realize anything was wrong, but soon we were alerted that we had run aground on a sand bar. Here is where things went downhill sharply. Over the next 30 minutes, it became clear that they had no idea whatsoever what they should do. There was no emergency plan. The captain tried to gun the boat in reverse to back us off, but it was firmly stuck. They tried to wave down another tour boat, only to have them tell us that they would love to help but had customers on board and were not permitted. They seemed to have no defined action plan at all. Finally they called their main office, only to be cursed at by, presumably, the owner, that he now had a lot of paperwork to fill out and that the captain better figure it out himself. We tried shifting all passengers to the front of the boat - then the back - and then back again, several times. Not longer after this, the captain informed the adults that the only solution he could come up with was for some of us to get out of the boat and start pushing. Given we had all been drinking, I am not sure how this was the solution arrived on, but presumably without a modicum of help from the company office, this was all he could come up with. Myself and another adult got into the water and started pushing - and with him gunning the boat in reverse - we were able to get free. Now during this time, with tensions high, the captain yelled several times at the kids. We boarded the boat again without any major issue - and we were off again after about an hour trapped. They took us to see the sunset before bringing us back to the dock. They apologized profusely and offered us some free rides the next day - of course the last thing we wanted was to get on another boat at that point. We have not been offered any discount or refund of our cruise - despite spending a third of it trapped and being yelled at. I find this whole situation completely avoidable. Why they did not immediately call the office and have them send another boat to rescue the passengers, it is unclear to me. Or have company staff push the boat off. Had any of us slipped and injured ourselves getting off or back on the boat, this could have gone from bad to much worse. Worse yet, they appeared to have absolutely no action plan at all for what to do when things went wrong, which is honestly indefensible. No one waiting for us at the dock to apologize - no follow-up from the company after the fact. I would strongly caution against using this company until they figure some of these items out, at the least.

We recently had the opportunity to discover Anna Maria Island for the first time this summer. We…read moreused this touring company for two excursions and have nothing but great memories from both. On our first day, we enjoyed a bike tour with our guide Bill Hill who was awesome! He provided a history of the island while showing us historical landmarks, piers, turtle nests and beautiful beaches. We also did a boat tour with our captain Jerry who led us to a semi-private island where the shells were amazing! We wouldn't hesitate to recommend this company and look forward to our next visit. Thank you so much!

From the owner: We are a local tour company offering Boat Tours, Dolphin Tours, Sunset Tours, Kayak Tours, Walking…read moreTours, and Bike Tours.

We had an amazing time on board with Captain Frank! I gifted the sunset cruise to my father along…read morewith my mom and daughter. We brought our own beverages and snacks, and even saw dolphins! There was another lovely couple on board and we all had a great time relaxing, laughing at Captain Frank's stories, and soaking in the spectacular views. Highly recommended!

Captain Orca was very accommodating. We didn't want to drive to St Pete to get a charter to Egmont…read moreKey, we found him last minute and he was able to arrange a trip for the 3 of us and another small family. Great ride out, he dropped us off and we could explore the island for 2 hours (lighthouse, Fort Dade, swimming, etc). Great trip and we had a lot of fun. Didn't include any snorkeling or gear but saved us a 2 hour round trip drive North!

My wife, her sister, and her sister's adult daughter, and I took the Sunset Cruise out of Holmes…read moreBeach, Keyes Marina (next to the library) on Anna Maria Island at 6:15 p.m. Captain Jim and Mate Brandon were tremendous with their knowledgeable commentary and finding dolphins - we saw more than 10, most near the boat. There was cold bottled water, beer, and white wine. Brandon took your order & immediately brought it to you - nobody had to leave their seats. I enjoyably chatted w Brandon when he had the time. The boat held 33 customers on very comfortable seats. I never felt crowded. We went all the way to Longboat Key, close to the restaurants Mar Vista and Shore. Brandon took photos of those customers who wanted them in front of the spectacular sunset. Then there were karaoke w those who wanted to participate. When Brandon asked the group if they'd 'had fun,' a roar of approval followed. We heartily joined in.

Had the most marvelous sunset cruise on Santa Maria Island. Captain Jason and mate Danielle were…read moreinformed, fun and answered questions with great passion. We saw dolphins, a beautiful sunset under their expert tutelage. We will return. Don't hesitate- go!

Ben and Captain Chris were top notch for the entire experience! First, Ben let us know up front,…read morewhen we called, that the snorkeling might not be perfect on the day we wanted to go. But he listened to our experience, expectations & priorities then suggested the best tour for us. Then, Captain Chris was awesome on our trip!! He was constantly looking for wildlife and telling us about the area. Once we got to Egmont, he kept asking what we wanted and adjusted the tour accordingly. We had a great day and would book with them again & again. Thanks for a perfect day on the water!

My family was vacationing in Anna Maria Island, and we wanted to do some sort of boat trip while we…read morewere there. We've done tours on other trips to other places, but I really didn't want to be on a big boat with lots of strangers. When I saw this tour, and all the great reviews, I knew this was what we needed to do. Susan was great handling the booking (I booked a month or so in advance, which was good so that we could get the time/day we wanted!) They did an excellent job of following up on the booking, then confirming the day before and making sure they knew what we wanted and answered our last minute questions. Parking at their storefront was easy, and the boat itself is just across the street. We showed up a few minutes early to be outfitted for snorkel gear which was quick and easy. It was a bright and sunny day, and Mike had us head out to Egmont Key so that we could explore the island. What was really awesome was that they didn't expect you to jump off the front of the boat (unless you wanted to of course!), they had steps that you could use that were quick and easy (and with a bad back, very necessary). It was a super hot day, so he gave us bottles of water, explained the layout of the island and off we went to explore. We saw some turtles, the lighthouse, and the fort ruins, and then had a nice walk on the beach before re-boarding the boat. He then took us just a little ways off shore to some rocky ruins in the water and got us out snorkeling. They have pool noodles if you just want to float, and they also had a big floating mat that you could lay on if you wanted! When we had our fill we climbed back on board and we were off to Passage Key. The water around Passage Key is amazingly clear - even waist deep you could pretty well see the all the way down. This area was very sandy, but the bottom was covered with hundreds and hundreds of sand dollars. You could feel them just under the sand when you walked, and you could then dig them out with your toes or just go under water and grab them. The key is that you cannot take any live ones - so if they are brown and fuzzy you have to put them back. We trolled around digging up sand dollars for quite some time - we must have dug up hundreds, but that day we only managed to come across one white, dead sand dollar that we could keep (but we did find several gorgeous "sunset" shells that were cool!) At this point we climbed back into the boat and saw that a thunderstorm was approaching in the distance, so we headed back for the marina. We were disappointed that we didn't get to see any manatee that day, but we knew that you can't always plan for that. We arrived at the marina just as a few drops were falling so the timing was perfect!! We booked the 4 hour tour so that we would not be hurried, and we used every minute of it - I wouldn't have changed a thing. You absolutely need to book this tour - why share an experience with a bunch of strangers when you can have the boat all to yourselves! You won't regret it, it was certainly one of the highlights from this trip!!

We had the best time with Kathe and Sailor; Sailor made the trip extra special for us. We had a…read morespecial needs boy in our group and she made really sincere accommodations for him (avoiding noisy areas). Sailor sniffed out the dolphins and alerted us when he saw them. The dolphins played in our speed waves, it was unbelievable. Kathe is local, lived here her whole life, daughter and wife of a fisherman...so she cares about the area, shows things like bird sanctuaries and is very careful with the gulf life. She has history of the area and a lot of knowledge to share. She has a funny personality and her snd Sailor make a perfect team. Thanks for the memories, Kathe!

I called Capt Kathe for a last minute boat tour on a Sunday and she was available and reasonably…read morepriced. Her daughter Katie and puppy Piper met us at the dock and we were on our way. Katie was very knowledgeable about the area and took us to 2 places to snorkel and look for shells. We booked for 2 hours but we were out for almost 3. I would definitely book again.