Anna Maria Island Dolphin Tours

Fantastic experience for young and old alike. Our Captain was very knowledgeable and entertained all of us with wonderful stories and a most amazing excursion on the water. We saw hundreds of dolphins, the time flew by and then we saw the sunset. God's hand was surely steady as He painted the sky with amazing colors. Take the tour -- you will not be disappointed.

I cannot recommend AMI Dolphin Tours highly enough. My family and I chartered a two hour cruise and we were interested in seeing some of the local wildlife (dolphins, manatees, birds, etc.). Tristan, our captain, tailored our cruise so that we saw all these animals up close, often in unexpected ways. For example, Tristan was able to encourage a dolphin pod to "surf" our boat wake; dolphins were porpoising out of the water 4-5 ft from the boat. In addition to the dolphins, we saw manatees and many species of birds up close thanks to Captain Tristan. The display was spectacular and our kids were blown away. The cruise was exciting, beautiful and educational and, to top it all off, we were treated to the best sunset you could ever imagine. Our cruise was the highlight of our trip to Anna Maria and all of our future visits will include a cruise with AMI Dolphin Tours.

Amazing experience renting the full day pontoon! JD greeted us that morning and was super helpful and patient with us. The whole team us super friendly! Very personalized with a text that morning to help us arrive. The boat was in great shape and had a cooler already available on board. We had a great day around AMI. We are excited to rent from them next time we are back!

We booked a 4 hour private tour and before even getting started Captain Chris asked what we wanted to do, listened and delivered. Captain Chris was very knowledgeable and excited to talk about dolphins. He knew exactly where to go to see a mom and calf that was born only a month prior to visit and also knew exactly where a half dozen other dolphins were to view. He pointed out 2 manta rays along the way and had a special spot for hunting full sand dollars in the gulf. There was a bunch more exciting things we did see as well.....too many to list. Worth the money so book it and enjoy!

This was such a fun, family-friendly experience! The boat was covered so we didn’t have to worry at all about kids being baked in the sunshine. Captain was very funny and knowledgeable of the area sharing so many fun facts along the way. We saw tons of dolphins (including a nursery pod - aka cute baby dolphins!!) and we couldn’t believe how close they came to the boat! Highly recommend.