Our swim with wild dolphins tour was fantastic! Captain Glen was great at getting ahead of the…read moredolphins then dropping us into the water at the perfect time. The dolphins swam right up to us and frolicked all around us. Best day of our vacation!

Fun fun fun! The boats are clean and the tours are informative and interactive. We saw dolphins,…read moreturtles, sting rays, and more! Shell Island (only accessible by boat) is pristine, secluded, and private - no large crowds, loud music, or obnoxious people - just peaceful natural beauty on white sand. I highly recommend taking a tour. I took my family twice with Captain Josh. We'd go a third time if we have more days left here! 10/10 :)

Friendly Staff, Easy Access, Good Value…read more We had a good time out on our boat tour. We went out snorkeling with some little fish, saw some dolphins, went to a "kiddie pool" cove and beach spot for my little boy too. They even have us good dining recommendations after as well as some other cool local fun spots to check out. Parking was ample and convenient.

From the owner: Salty fins tours is a great experience for family and friend’s to be able to view and swim with…read moreunique marine Life along Florida’s emerald coast and have up close looks at wild native dolphins! Because we are a smaller company we are able to tailor or tours to exactly to what you and your group is looking to experience and see! No big crowds or doing the same routine as some of our competitors may do.

My husband and I enjoyed the natural beauty of the location. We had fun seeing turtles, playing in…read morethe surf, Sun bathing, lazing in the pool and cooking out our dinner on the deck! A forever memory!

We booked online and arrived in time for the 9am boat to the island. Rusty and Haley were great -…read morefriendly and funny. The online booking was easy and we left right after lunch so there wasn't a wait to return to the mainland. Shell Island itself is incredibly pretty - lagoon side was a little calmer water and the gulf side is picturesque!

This dolphins tour was awesome. Our captain was Alex and he was very informative and cool! Got to…read moresee plenty of dolphins and took sweet videos and pictures, went to shell island and found some cool shells. The views were amazing and definitely recommend anyone and their families to go. Would definitely go again to try the jet skis next!

All of the employees were very polite and helpful. My only complaint was from the website. I…read morepurchased my tickets online. As I was traveling abroad, I did not have any beach chairs or an umbrella. Also needed a cooler as the temps were at 90+. I called the number provided numerous times. Each call ended with "sorry the mailbox is full". So my only option was to drive (which was 40 min). When I went to booth for the snorkel gear, was told they no longer had rentals there. They directed me to drive across the bridge. Only option was to buy everything which totaled over $125.00. Needless to say...a very expensive snorkel trip!

Captain Mike and Lamar and Trey were amazing. A great family day. So recommend this trip. We will…read moredefinitely do it next time we are down here.

Amazing service from the paradise adventure crew Lamar, Mike…read more, and Trey were amazing!!!! Beautiful experience definitely will come back again soon!!!!

The daytime cruise is a great time for both adults and kids! The crew was entertaining and…read moreaccommodating, and although the dolphins were being shy the day we cruised, the captain stayed in contact with other boats and managed to find where the dolphins were hiding out. For the kids, they were allowed to drive the boat a bit (under supervision), had squirt gun fights, temporary tattoos, and pulled up a crab trap to let the kids (safely) handle a live crab. My 6 year old grandson loved it! We will likely return next year.

My husband and I booked our Sea Screamer Dolphin Cruise for 12:15pm( it was raining earlier, but…read morehad finally cleared up). We liked that there were plenty of seats on the dock to sit in wait ( first come first serve for your group). When it was time to load, we got our picture taken (pictures are $10), and loaded on to the boat. We sat behind the food/ drinks area in the front row. Unfortunately, because of the weather we only saw 1 pod of dolphins and everyone ran to the side of the boat and we were not able to get a photo. We did enjoy the boat ride and learning the history of the area. The staff, captains, and everyone working on board had excellent customer service, they were entertaining and made the experience enjoyable. All of the food and drinks on board are under $5! So loved how affordable it was. I would say that this cruise was definitely for kids and families. They had a lot of kids activities and we were in the middle of all of it, which is fine- but I think that families should be aware of where most of the entertainment is or what sections to sit in and people who don't have kids can sit or elderly so they don't get run into. For the kids, each child gets a turn to steer the boat in the bay, we got to go to bird island ( and we're swarmed by birds- so if you don't like birds I would not do this cruise), they sell food for you to buy and the birds will eat it out of your hand. Then, the other boat pulled up next to ours and the kids hand a huge water gun fight and got soaked. We had to move out of the way. There are no towels on board so bring your own- but they drive fast after so you can dry off! Last, they caught a crab trap from the ocean they had put out and brought on 2 blue crabs and 1 spider crab, and all of the kids got to hold them. We also enjoyed the mix of music and that it wasn't too loud. If you go on the sea screamer and have kids sit by the snack and drink area under the covering behind the captain for the best experience. If you don't have kids or don't want to do the interactive stuff sit in the front or back.

Absolutely recommend! I'm unsure why people would not. We took a ferry to the location and got…read moreoff at the bay side. Barges and boats will dock here and there is frequently a concession boat since the island has no amenities. A little walk towards the gulf will bring you midway to a "kiddie pool" safe for kids to swim and play in or adults to relax. The water is truly great in both those spots. The gulf here is absolutely beautiful. There are small intact and crushed shells on the beach line and in the water about knee deep there are medium shells if you dig around. Waist deep are where the large shells are. There are plenty of these but you have to work for them. Bring goggles, flippers, etc. and it will be easy. We went on a day when the jelly larva were swarming so we stayed knee deep and still enjoyed ourselves and got a few good shells. If there had been no jellies we could have found A LOT more and bigger ones for sure. The further you walk down the gulf side the more secluded you will be. Get there on first boat out!

Cool beach in Florida! Will come again next year. Very nice weather year round, highly recommend…read moregetting jet skis.

Great time with capt tristen. We were able to swim at shell island and see some dolphins.read more

From the owner: We’re a private charter with the boat all to yourselves for a party of up to 6 peopleread more