Dolphin Tours from Siesta Key, FL
Private dolphin tours from Siesta Key — about 170 resident bottlenose dolphins work Big Pass and Roberts Bay, studied since 1970. Two-hour trips from $350.
What Makes Siesta Key Different.
Sarasota Bay holds roughly 170 resident bottlenose dolphins — the longest-studied wild dolphin population on earth, tracked by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program since 1970 — and Siesta Key sits in the middle of their home range.
On a two-hour private dolphin tour we work Big Pass, the Roberts Bay channels, and the edge off Point of Rocks, where pods feed on the moving tide most mornings. Sightings run better than nine trips out of ten.
We keep a legal, respectful distance, cut the motor when a pod settles in, and let the animals do the show.
Big Pass funnels bait and dolphins on every tide change — see the passes and inlets reference for how the water moves, and the tides guide to catch the feeding window. From $350 for a private boat, and morning departures get the calmest water and the most active feeding. Want a line in too? Ask about pairing it with a light inshore run for seatrout.
The Trip & The Water.
Private Sarasota dolphin tours from $350 for 2 hours. Sarasota Bay holds ~170 resident bottlenose dolphins studied since 1970 — where you'll see them and when.
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The AreaSiesta Key fishing guide — Midnight Pass is open again and holding 11–17 ft, plus Big Pass tarpon, Point of Rocks snook, and the January–April pompano run.
Local fishing guide →
Signature Species in Siesta Key.
Book This Trip.
Send an inquiry pre-filled for the dolphin tours trip out of Siesta Key and we'll match you with the right captain for your group — or call and talk it through first.