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Marco Island: 10,000 Islands Shelling Boat Tour

By Everglades Area Tours
9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
Free cancellation available
Price is €88 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Search for beautiful shells on remote barrier island beaches
  • Learn about the flora and fauna of the 10,000 Islands
  • Discover the conditions that affect shelling, and become a shelling pro
  • Keep your eye out for the rare and prized junonia
  • Start, or add to your shell collecting hobby

Activity location

    • Fort Myers
    • Fort Myers, Lee County, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 750 Palm Point Dr, Marco Island, FL 34145, USA | Meet your guide 20 minutes before departure at the picnic tables to the left of the marina store.
    • Marco Island, Florida, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Florida Master naturalist guide, certified by the National Park and licensed by the US Coast Guard
  • What's includedWhat's included
    A wealth of information on the colourful history of the area, and its wonderful wildlife and flora
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Learn the fine art of shell collecting on the remote barrier island beaches of Florida’s 10,000 Islands, and escape the shelling hordes of Marco Island and Captiva.

Make your own way to Goodland Boating Park to climb aboard a boat that will take you to remote beaches that have not been picked over by others. Few shell collectors know about - or can get to - the beaches of these islands, resulting in pristine shelling opportunities.

Touring in small groups, you will be led by a shelling guide with decades of experience. Learn about the nuances of the tide, winds, and locations that affect shelling, and the life cycle and habitat of different species.

Your guide even has the knack of finding the Gulf Coast's most prized shell treasure; the junonia!

Note: June through October, we suggest the morning experiences due to the weather.

Location

Activity location

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    • Fort Myers
    • Fort Myers, Lee County, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 750 Palm Point Dr, Marco Island, FL 34145, USA | Meet your guide 20 minutes before departure at the picnic tables to the left of the marina store.
    • Marco Island, Florida, United States