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Island Hopping, Shelling, and Eco Tours
Egmont Key
Egmont Key is a small, secluded barrier island at the mouth of Tampa Bay, just southwest of Fort De Soto Park and north of Anna Maria Island. It’s only accessible by boat or ferry, which gives it a more remote and untouched feel compared to many of Florida’s other coastal spots. The island has tremendous shelling and wildlife opportunities from both land and sea. Here are its main highlights:
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Egmont Key State Park – The island is protected as a state park, offering a mix of history, nature, and recreation. There are no stores, concessions, or overnight facilities, so it’s a bring-your-own-supplies kind of destination.
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Historic Fort Dade – Built during the Spanish-American War era (1898), the fort once housed a full military community. Today, you can still explore the remnants of brick roads, guard batteries, and crumbling foundations.
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Egmont Key Lighthouse – Dating back to 1858, the lighthouse is one of the oldest in Florida still in operation. It has guided ships into Tampa Bay for over 160 years.
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Wildlife Refuge – The southern part of the island is a National Wildlife Refuge. It’s an important nesting area for seabirds and sea turtles. Visitors often spot gopher tortoises wandering the island’s sandy paths.
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Beaches and Snorkeling – Egmont Key is fringed with pristine white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters. Many visitors enjoy swimming, shelling, snorkeling around the ruins, and watching for dolphins offshore.
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Laid-back Atmosphere – Because of its boat-only access, the island is usually quieter and less crowded, making it feel like a hidden getaway.
Jewfish Key
Jewfish Key (a.k.a. Pickett Key and Fishermans Key) is a 40 acre island that resides between Longboat Key and Anna Maria/Holmes Beach. It is mostly a private residence island, but there is a larger portion of the island that is a nature reserve. Its attraction to us is the crystal clear waters that surround it, and the shallow sand flat that allows for superior walking. Sand dollars, bait fish, turtles, and dolphin are an every day sighting in these gin-clear waters that can only be accessed by boat.
Turtle Watching
Sea turtle watching in Sarasota is a special experience because the area is one of the most important nesting grounds for sea turtles on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Each summer, mostly from May through October, thousands of loggerhead turtles — along with smaller numbers of green and occasionally Kemp’s ridley turtles — come ashore at night to lay their eggs on the sandy beaches.
Along with many of the other amazing benefits of living on the Suncoast, we actually have an incredible year round population of Greens, Loggerheads, and Kemps Ridely's that can be seen throughout the grass flats of our crystal clear and calm waters.
4 hour, half day charter for up to 6 guests $625
6 hour, half day charter for up to 6 guests $825
8 hour, half day charter for up to 6 guests $1000