Quick Details
Adults
Ages 12 and Older
$ 59
Children
Ages 3-11
$ 49
Infants
Ages 2 and Under
Free
Cruise to Cayo Costa!
Begin your trip with a two hour narrated cruise and then you can hit the beach! Cayo Costa (Spanish for ‘small coastal island’) is an island gem that takes you back to the real Florida of 100 years ago. Cayo Costa State Park lies on an eight-mile long barrier island with a pristine, white-sand Gulf beach allowing for swimming or snorkeling in the surf, picnicking in the shade, or enjoying the sun. The nature trails that crisscross the island provide opportunities for hiking.
The park service maintains a picnic area with shelter houses, restrooms, and outdoor showers adjacent to the beach but there is little other development on the island and there are no stores, hotels, or condominiums anywhere in sight. A complimentary Park Service shuttle picks you and your beach gear up at the boat landing and deposits you on the beach.
Cayo Costa State Park consists of beautiful beaches, pine forests, oak-palm hammocks, and mangrove swamps. This barrier island park is a Gulf Coast paradise accessible only by private boat or tour boat. Visitors may see manatees and pods of dolphins in the waters around the 2,426-acre park as well as a spectacular assortment of birds.
If you enjoy sun, sand, shells, and the sea, this is the trip for you!
Click here for a map of Cayo Costa.
Pack your picnic cooler, bring the camera and sunblock and any other beach or outdoor supplies, and enjoy approximately 2.5 hours on the island on your own. Return to the real world with us on a dolphin-filled cruise home.
Overnight campers: Do not book your transportation here! This booking tool is for day trippers only. Campers should call us at 941-639-0969 for information on transportation for campers.
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Our sightseeing cruise boats are 55’ – 65’ double-deck custom built excursion vessels that were designed to cruise our waters. The lower deck is an enclosed cabin with walls, doors, and windows. The top deck has hard cover overhead and open sides.
- The boats have bathrooms.
- We offer for purchase: cocktails, beer, wine, soda, water, and coffee, along with snacks such as chips, crackers, and cookies
- Alcohol may not be brought aboard
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- Check in at 8:30 am
- Boarding at 8:45 am
- Depart at 9:00 am
- Island time approx. 11:15 am – 1:45 pm (the crew will announce exact timing during cruise)
- Return at 4:30-5:00 pm
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Your email confirmation is not a boarding pass. Upon arrival to our location please check-in with our ticket agent inside the blue ticket booth to receive boarding passes.
Check in 30 minutes prior to departure time. Boarding begins 15 minutes prior to departure time.
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There is no restaurant on the island, so pack your lunch and drinks for the day.
Popular items brought by passengers for this cruise: hat, camera, sunscreen, towels, cooler with food and drinks, beach chairs, beach umbrella, shelling supplies, and water shoes.
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- Only credit cards, debit cards, and contactless payments like Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted as forms of payment aboard our boats.
- All participants are required to have tickets for this event. According to U.S. Coast Guard capacity rules, all passengers including infants and toddlers must be ticketed
- Outside alcoholic beverage are not allowed aboard. Please bring valid identification with you since identification is checked for guests buying alcoholic beverages aboard.
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Please let us know at the time of reservation if you have any special mobility requirements so we can properly prepare for your arrival and ensure a smooth boarding process. See info about accessibility here.
Cancellation Policy
Cruise Cancellations by the Customer
We require 24 hours’ notice for all cancellations and rescheduling of public cruises. Participants who fail to show for a cruise reservation or cancel without proper notice (e-mail or confirmed phone call) will not receive any refund or be eligible to reschedule. Cancellations made before 24 hours of your scheduled event will receive a full refund. If you book your cruise within 24 hours of departure time, the booking is nonrefundable.
Cruise Cancellations by King Fisher Fleet
In the event of unsuitable weather, technical difficulties beyond our control, or if there are not enough participants, we may cancel your cruise. In this circumstance our policy is to reschedule or issue a full refund at the customer’s choice. In the event of cancellation during your tour, either a full or partial refund will be issued depending on where you are at on the cruise.
Late Arrivals for Cruises
Passengers should arrive at least 30 minutes before their scheduled departure time to check in. Boarding begins 15 minutes prior to departure time. Cruises depart on time. No refunds will be issued for late arrivals.