We'll begin this adventure with a sail through the Grand Lagoon area to our own private playground area off of Shell Island. Once you arrive, you'll enjoy kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkeling, and an inflatable water park equipped with trampolines, water slides, seesaw ball and more on this 3 hour adventure cruise! At the end of the tour, we'll go looking for dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. All activities and use of equipment are included. Additional snacks and beverages can be purchased as well. Food can be brought on to the catamaran, but no outside beverages are allowed. RED FLAGS DO NOT AFFECT OUR TOURS. Our tours operate in St. Andrews Bay, where conditions are often much calmer than the Gulf.
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From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 8.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Shell Island Inflatable Adventure Park & Dolphin Sightseeing Tour lasts about 3 hours.
Prices start at $71 per person for this Panama City Beach experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 1:00 PM, and 2:00 PM.
Children aged 3–12 pay from $44, adults from $71.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is This tour departs from behind The Bayside Resort. You'll park at the resort, walk around the right side and check in at our kiosk. There is a 5-7 minute walk down the dock. Please let us know ahead of time if you need extra assistance and make sure to arrive 40 min prior to sail. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 78 participants.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Portions of this tour are not wheelchair accessible Collapsible wheelchairs can be accommodated provided that participants are able to board the boat (with 2-3 steps) on their own or with the assistance of someone in their party
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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We had an amazing time from start to finish! Donnie Lamar And Trey were amazing!!! the kids absolutely loved it. There was so much to do. It was exciting from start to finish. The kids are already asking to do it again next year with friends!!!! 100/10 recommend
Captain Zac and his crew Lamar and Trey were all spectacular. The excursion was worth it, the island was very pretty and engaging from the bar on boat to snorkeling for shells this was worth it. After the island fun we got to see dolphins and enjoy some more of the crew’s charisma. Shoutout to the boys on the island for keeping us safe on the kayaks, inflatables, and paddle boards too!
Thank you so much, Zach! We’re so glad you had such a great time on the island and out on the water! We really appreciate the kind words and hope to have you back aboard for another adventure soon! ⛵️
Lots of fun. Had a great time captain and his crew was very nice. Would do this again. Need to have bottled water
Thank you so much for the great review! We’re so glad you had a wonderful time and would come back again! As for the bottled water, we do have it available on some of our trips! Unfortunately, storage space varies between our vessels, so we aren’t able to keep a large supply of bottles on every boat. Some boats offer bottled water, while others have filtered water available. We hope that makes sense and we really appreciate the feedback! We hope to see you back out on the water with us again soon! ♥️
We had a great time. Everything was great. They had lots of things to climb but really made for kids. Some adults really wants to do course and some were just made for kids. Workers clarified when I pointed out some were needing air but it was adults weight causing issue they said. Also who ever owns this please buy your island employees new chairs. They were under broken tent and broken chairs. Come on. Spend $100 and replace broken items.
Thank you so much for the review! We’re so glad to hear you had a great time and enjoyed your day with us! We also really appreciate you bringing the chairs and tent situation to our attention. Thank you for letting us know! Our island crew hadn’t mentioned that to us, so we’ll definitely be looking into it and making sure everything gets taken care of. We want both our guests and our team to be as comfortable as possible! Thank you again for spending the day with us and we hope to see you back out on the water again soon! ⛵️
This was a great trip for me and my family. We have 18 and 21 year old boys and a 10 year old girl and they all loved it.So much to do for everyone and my son appreciated the beer(just turned 21). Our 2 guides were super friendly and fun and so we're the guys working on land with the kayaks etc. I tried stand up paddle boarding while my husband took my daughter on the kayak. My boys had fun with the inflatables. The snorkling was fun too. My daughter loved it. The boat ride to and from was really enjoyable as well. So worth the money. 3 hours was just the perfect amount of time.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review! We’re so glad the whole family found something to enjoy! 🫶 We appreciate you guys for choosing Paradise Adventures and we hope to see you all again soon! ⛵️
Going here was a last minute decision! So glad we went! The guides were all helpfull and fun! We snorkled, used the paddleboards and had a great time on the inflatables. I loved the music they were playing. We saw plenty of dolphins as well. It was great for out birthday girl and her friend 13 and 12. We would do it again!
Thank you so much for coming out with us! We're so glad your last-minute decision turned into such a fun day on the water. We hope to see you all again soon! ♥️
It was such a great time! Zach was a great tour guide and his helpers were great too! They made the entire experience fun.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, Jill! We're so glad you enjoyed the tour and our crew! We hope to see you again soon. ♥️
We didn’t find any shells that didn’t have a crab in them. And we seen no dolphins. The staff were nice and friendly.
Thank you so much for joining us! We’re so glad you enjoyed the crew! Nature can be unpredictable sometimes but we hope you still had a fun day out on the water! 🌞
Great experience, kids had a blast! Captain Zack, Caroline and Lamar were great! So many fun activities to do on shell island and the crew was so helpful!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the tour and our crew! We hope to have you back out with us again soon! 🌴
Great trip! The workers were all awesome! So fun!
Thank you so much for leaving us a review! We're so glad you enjoyed the tour and our crew! We hope to see you again. ⛵️
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Island Inflatable Adventure Park & Dolphin Sightseeing Tour | 3 hours | 4.7 (581) | $71 | |
 Dolphin Sightseeing Tour near Shell Island in Panama City Beach | 1h 30min | 4.9 (302) | $35 | View |
 2 Hour Private Dolphin and Sightseeing Tour Shell Island | 2 hours | 4.9 (149) | $70 | View |
 Shell Island Snorkel And Dolphin Sightseeing | 2 hours | 5.0 (87) | $49 | View |
 Shell Island Snorkel and Dolphin Catamaran Cruise with Island Time | 3 hours | 4.9 (5,049) | $52 | View |
 3 Hour Panama City Beach Dolphin Cruise and Shell Island Tour | 3 hours | 5.0 (253) | $52 | View |
 2 Hour Shell Island Jet Ski Dolphin Tour | 2 hours | 4.7 (197) | $159 | View |