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Key West Jet Ski Tours

Key West Jet Ski Tours

Key West Jet Ski Tours

There are a lot of ways to explore Key West, ranging form trolley tours of the island to scuba diving and offshore fishing. If trolley tours aren’t your style and you have a taste for adventure, a Key West jet ski tour might be right up your alley. A guide will lead your group on a route around the island of Key West, lasting about two hours. You get to see parts of the island that your average tourist doesn’t even know exist. Key West jet ski tours are by far the most exciting way to see Key West!

If you’ve never driven a jet ski before, not to worry. You get a mini lesson before the tour heads out. It’s so easy to drive them! You will wear a personal flotation device, and your guide will keep an eye on you and the rest of the group. Key West jet ski tours come with the option to drive a two-seater, so you can have a passenger.

The tours meet at one of two areas. One is on the south side of Key West, from the Casa Marina area. The other is from Old Town, near Mallory Square. Your Key West jet ski tour guide will lead you and the rest of the group out of Key West harbor or if you leave from the south side, across the south side of the island, going west. You will proceed into the backcountry, going north, then east along the north side of Key West. The back country is where it’s at, because there are lots of places to explore back here, including some old submarine pits that were never actually used. Most Key West jet ski tours take their group to see the sub pits, as they’re called.

Then it’s back around the east side of the island and across the south. This is where waves might get bigger, on the ocean side. But sometimes that’s what makes an Key West jet ski tour exciting: jumping the waves! In fact, you’ll see lots of jet ski riders waiting for boats passing through the harbor, so they can drive across their wakes and jump up. We told you, this is not your average Key West Tour!

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Key West Sunset Cruise

A Key West Sunset

A Key West Sunset

Sunset is the most beautiful time of day in Key West, and there are several ways to celebrate the closing of another day in the Southernmost City.  Top of the list is a Key West sunset cruise.  Reserve a seat any day of the week, show up an hour or two before dusk at the dock, and let the crew whisk you across the harbor for the most romantic and colorful boat cruise you’ll ever enjoy. 

You see, the sunsets in Key West are made fabulous by the fact that Key West is the westernmost island in the Florida Keys, so the sun sets completely over water.  That means amazing colors, reflections, and a very distant horizon for a broad, pink sky at sunset.  And when you get on a Key West Sunset Cruise, to celebrate at dusk, it’s even better. That’s because you’ll be sailing smoothly over the water next to Key West, feeling the ocean breezes in your hair, feeling the gentle motion of the schooner as it cuts the surface of the water. It’s a total experience!

Not only that, but most Key West sunset cruises will serve beer and wine, so you will absolutely melt,for the most relaxing way to end the day in Key West. Everyone aboard is there to enjoy the sunset so everyone has a great time. It’s not surprising that a Key West sunset cruise is the favorite Key West activity of so many visitors! Even locals are known to book themselves spots on the occasional Key West sunset cruise. That’s because it’s never the same twice. It’s different every night. The colors range from hot pink, citrus orange, gold, powder pinks and blues. The types of clouds make every sunset different, too. From wispy feathery clouds to heavier darker formations, each cloud makes its mark on the sunset for that evening.

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Key West Glass Bottom Boat

Key West Glass Bottom Boat Heading Out

Key West Glass Bottom Boat Heading Out

What in the world in the Key West glass bottom boat, you ask? The living coral reef off the shores of Key West are by far the largest draw for anyone interested in snorkeling or scuba diving. For those who don’t dive or snorkel, there’s no need to feel cut off from enjoying the coral reef. There’s the Key West glass bottom boat. Passengers cruise to the reef in a large comfortable boat that’s specially outfitted for viewing the ocean floor.

The hull of a glass bottom boat is partially make of thick glass, so when the Key West glass bottom boat drives in 20 foot water, it looks as if the coral reef is right at your feet! In any weather you can always see coral, fish, and anything else in the neighborhood that day. Passengers on the Key West glass bottom boat have reported seeing purple sea fans, brain coral, barracudas, snapper, sea turtles, and the favorite of many, the parrot fish. Parrot fish are very colorful and large, and make up an important part of the living coral reef ecological system.

The cabin of a Key West glass bottom boat is comfortable, with AC and places to sit. Everyone from vacationers with infants to even the most senior passenger, will ride the short distance to the coral reef near Key West. It’s about five miles to the first patches of reef, where passengers can see dozens of different types of coral heads, species of fish, and even a wreck or two. The ride is smooth and relaxing, and the captain is very experienced and careful. Your guide is knowledgeable and helpfuo, and he or she has a lot to tell you about what you will see. You are in good hands, so sit back, enjoy the ride, and see the wonders of the marine world.

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Key West Dolphin Tour

A Key West Dolphin Tour

A Key West Dolphin Tour


There are many ways to explore Key West and the seas around it. Absolutely one of nicest ways for anyone, any age, is to get booked on a Key West dolphin tour. It’s not only seeing these wonderful creatures in the wild, it’s also a day out on the water. And any day on a boat around Key West is the kind of day that makes a vacation great.

Any Key West dolphin tour will involve a pleasant boat ride to nearshore waters, either the Gulf Side or the Atlantic side, depending where these friendly creatures are hanging out that day. You will observe the dolphins but not swim with them. A lot of the Key West dolphin tours combine a dolphin tour followed by a snorkeling adventure, so you get to see the marine world too. These are amazing, beautiful creatures that are at the same time powerful swimmers and aggressive predators for food. Book yourself a seat on a Key West dolphin tour, sit back and let the guide whisk you away in Paradise to dolphin playgrounds and exciting snorkeling spots.

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