Shell Island

[NPrindle]

Hi! Our family is coming to Watersound. We are wanting to do some tours...not many. The beach is our main entertainment.

Has anyone ever done the Shell Island Tour. 3 hours plus lunch. We have 8 kids ranging from 5 to 18. Thoughts?

 

[Ocean Lover]

We took a dolphin tour that stopped at Shell Island for an hour. An hour isn't long enough so I say go for it! We found some pretty shells there too! Have funn!

 

[gardening1970]

Shell Island is wonderful. But bring water.

 

[rapunzel]

Better yet, rent a boat and have the luxury of setting your own pace. You can rent a pontoon and head over to Shell Island. The dolphins will come right up to the boat, You will also be able to access more interesting spots.

Regardless of whether you do the tour or the boat rental, you'll have a great time!

 

[Beachbummette]

Your gonna enjoy Watersound so much....you will not want to go anyplace else. ;-)

I'm with Punzey, if you know how to operate it, rent your own.

 

[DD]

Better yet, rent a boat and have the luxury of setting your own pace. You can rent a pontoon and head over to Shell Island. The dolphins will come right up to the boat, You will also be able to access more interesting spots.

Regardless of whether you do the tour or the boat rental, you'll have a great time!

Now I like this idea. Where do you rent the pontoon boat? How long does it take to get to SI? Jfunn, this could be a plan.

 

[Mango]

Like OL said, an hour is not enough, but 3 hours would have been enough for me. There are no facilities on Shell Island, so bear that in mind. In the same vicinity, the younger children may enjoy the Pirate Cruise. That was about 3 hours. The children all play pirate games with the crew on the lower level, and adults can sit up top, enjoy the music, and sip some frosties. They circle near Shell Island and we saw plenty of dolphins too. It's possible you may be able to coordinate both at the same time and split the younger and older children.

 

[florida girl]

We enjoy going to Shell Island on the 4th of July and enjoying a day at the beach! Dolphins may not be the only thing you'll see, however! This was taken at St. Andrews State Park.

 

[kloli]

Wow...are those hammerheads? Our entire 3rd grade class took a cruise to Shell Island just before school got out. The kids had a blast! We saw plenty of Dolphin coming and going, and the kids enjoyed feeding the seagulls Cheetos from their hands. Once we got to the island, the kids were originally supposed to look for shells without getting their clothes wet (ha). Well, after seeing that there were very few shells to be found, and it was hot, the kids took it upon themselves to "fall in" and that was that. Nobody seemed to care....they were having fun and we were watching. We did the Pirate Cruise the year before and I totally recommend it. As Mango said, the kids play pirate games and buy trinkets while the parents sit on top and watch while sipping frosties. Both cruises have plenty of snacks and drinks on board. The pirate cruise has the "frosty" variety.

 

[florida girl]

Just got to keep a close eye out! The shells are over towards Apalachicola. There's a lot on the beaches over there. The down side is you can't go barefoot!