St Andrews Shell Island Adventures - Panama City, Florida

Tyler L.

We did a dolphin snorkel tour with Sierra and it was everything we wanted and more! She was very informative, put us on all the hot spots and took her time with us. We seen dolphins, snorkeled and caught a star fish, sea urchin, sand dollars and so much more and before we returned them back to the ocean she gave us a little biology lesson on all of them! We even took our 7 and 9 year old and they loved it! 10/10 will do again when we come back!

Heather B.

Captain Angie was our host and she was phenomenal!!! I would highly recommend coming here for your dolphin adventures and dreams!!! I'm from Kansas and it was my first time in the ocean and she was awesome. We snorkeled with them several times, saw manta Ray, sea turtles, went to shell island and so much more!!! Again I highly recommend this state park! Thanks Captain Angie memories that last a lifetime and feel like we made a new friend.

Barry R.

We had a blast! Great boat captain and staff. Beautiful beaches and lots of shells/ sand dollars. Don’t miss this great adventure!

Valerie B.

If you’re looking for a small group tour to see the waters around Panama City Beach, look no further. We almost booked with one of the larger tour boats, but chose St. Andrew’s Adventures instead and couldn’t be happier with that decision. Captain Angie provided an outstanding experience for my husband and I on their new pontoon boat. We saw dozens of dolphins playing and fishing, sea turtles, and had the opportunity to walk an amazing beach that Captain Angie knew about. She was so much fun and her knowledge of the area and history is unmatched. Thank you Captain Angie!!

Mary N.

St. Andrew’s State Park is hands down one of my favorite parks! 😍 I love spending the day exploring the natural beauty and relaxing on the gorgeous beach 🏖️. The views are stunning, and there’s nothing quite like taking a sunset cruise and watching dolphins swim while the sun sets over the horizon. It’s the perfect spot to unwind and enjoy everything nature has to offer. Highly recommend for anyone looking to relax and reconnect with the outdoors

Shizelds

I've taken several different ferries and pontoons to shell Island through different companies. This year we decided to try a ferry with this company. They dropped us off at the most random spot on shell island, with a terrible beach, and stagnant bay. When we arrived my whole family looked at each other and asked "did we just get scammed?" Worst 144.00 dollars we have ever spent. The very next day, we took a different ferry, and they dropped us off at the usual spot with the kiddie pool and jetty. It was beautiful and actually had shells. DO NOT use this company to get to shell island. They may drop you off on the island, but it is definitely not the spot you constantly here about in PCB.

B C.

We did the dolphin shell island adventure. It was wonderful !!!! Captain Angie was so knowledgeable and fun!!! She took us to great spots. She even helped us with our new snorkel gear!! HIGHLY recommend spending some time with her. 😀😀

Danny R.

We rented Kayaks and had a great time overall, just a few bumps:

- You can't kayak to shell island. The channel is off limits because there are too many boats.
- The location on google maps is for the ferry. If you rent kayaks from standrewsshellisland.com, you go to the JETTY store to pick them up (gulf coast side, not the bay side).
- You have to carry the kayaks pretty far on your own from the store to the water.
- It's a bit crowded where you put in. Have to carefully avoid swimmers.
- Since you can't kayak in the channel, if you want to paddle both the bay & the gulf, you have to walk the kayaks to the gulf side. We only did the bay side.

The water was amazing though! Lots of waves from the boats, but not nearly as bad as open ocean. Super clear! We went in May and it was perfect weather, both air and water temperature.

A 2hr rental was more than enough time to kayak from the launch to the corner of sandy point and back, even with lots of mishaps - the hardest part was moving the kayak to the launch.