Eco-Tours | Tours

Have you ever fed a giraffe? Have you ever smelled their grassy breath? These are memories that will last you a lifetime. At Giraffe Ranch in you’ll experience first hand, the lives of giraffe and other species from around the world living under huge live oaks in a setting that is right out of Africa. Giraffe Ranch is a licensed working ranch that specializes in exotic species as well as...

Kick back and relax island style with a personal cruise on the beautiful waters that surround Anna Maria Island with Captain Frank on the M/V Minnow. Offering excursions to Egmont Key, dolphin watches, sunset cruises and private charters. Captain Frank discovered Anna Maria Island over 10 years ago when he and his wife stumbled upon their slice of paradise while visiting friends. His passion for the water and boating has...

Join Captain Kasay Gunter and Coastline Dolphin & Snorkeling Excursions for a wonderful day out on the beautiful waters of Anna Maria and you may even see dolphins and manatees up close and personal! You’ll set sail in a new, 22-foot, fast and sturdy Boston Whaler with a center console. It is a very dry, comfortable boat that provides comfy seating and dry storage for personal items. There is a...

Lil’ Toot, a 28-foot boat that cruises the Intracoastal Waterway and more, is available for eco-tours, fishing trips, sunrise and sunset cruises! Look for coastal birds and dolphins (they love to ride behind the waves of the boat!) and catch a unique view of Anna Maria Island from the water. Take a family fishing trip to the backwaters of Tampa Bay or Palma Sola Bay. The custom tailored trips are meant...

Captain Kim offers personalized tours and the best possible service for the lowest price. She is a third-generation commercial fisherwoman and has been in business for many years. She offers a full variety of boat tours and charters including dolphin watching, hands-on ecology, sandbar hopping, sea shelling, historical tours, and family-fun fishing. Her vessel is a 30-foot pontoon docked at Annie’s Bait and Tackle. Tour Prices: $25 per person for...

Legend Fishing Charters will take you out into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay for a productive and enjoyable fishing trip that’s fun for everyone! Bring the kids and get them hooked on fishing! Captain Sam is licensed, insured, professional, and courteous and can help you catch a large variety of fish. He offers Gulf of Mexico offshore and near shore trips as well as Tampa...

Around the Bend Nature Tours offers professional guides to help you discover Native American history, creatures of Sarasota Bay, and the nature around the Gulf Coast! All of the guides are professionally Certified Master Naturalists through the University of Florida or the National Association of Interpretation. They can take you around Emerson Point in Palmetto, the largest remaining temple ground on Tampa Bay, and learn how the first Floridians lived....

A native of Holmes Beach, Captain Logan Bystrom is a fourth-generation Islander who grew up roaming the waters around Anna Maria and Tampa Bay. He knows the waters like the back of his hand and loves to show those who book his charters his fishing skills while helping them catch a variety of fish such as tarpon, snook, trout, permit, and kingfish. Captain Logan is U.S.C.G. licensed and insured and commands a 2009 25-foot...

Captain Gary Zink and his crew offer years of experience providing their guests the best opportunity to catch grouper, snapper, Key West grunts, porgies, sharks, barracudas, trigger fish, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and many more! You’ll enjoy deep sea fishing on the Eddy Lee, U.S. Coast Guard certified to carry 49 passengers, but trips are normally limited to 24 passengers so it is not crowded and there are more fish to...

Fish the Anna Maria Island area with Captain Tom Chaya. His local knowledge of fishing in the local area for 30 years will help you fish the Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico waters like a native. Capt. Tom offers a variety of different fishing locations: backwater/backcountry, flats, bay, and offshore. Have fun catching snook, tarpon, permit, trout, redfish, snapper, grouper, cobia, kingfish, mackerel, and flounder. http://annamariafishingcharters.com/