Key West Dry Tortugas Tour

Miami to key west shuttle.

Key west dry tortugas tour.

Hollywood is an excellent tour guide and i found the tour to be fascinating. After the boat docks at garden key in the dry tortugas there is an optional guided tour of historic fort jefferson which takes about forty minutes. The park is renowned for its marine life pirate legends and sheer unspoiled beauty. 2 5 hours each way.

During your voyage to one of america s most remote national parks you will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the marquesa islands boca grande and frequent turtle and dolphin. Dry tortugas ferry key west ferry boat to dry tortugas national park. Best key west tours from miami. Experience fishing around one of the most remote national parks in the us the dry tortugas.

Whether swimming sun bathing or just plain strolling you will enjoy the crystal blue waters swaying palm trees and soft powdery sand of this island paradise. It is dominated by its central feature the majestic fort jefferson the largest brick building in the western hemisphere. The crossing is about 2 hours and ours was a bit rough. Arriving to dry tortugas national park is half of the adventure.

Dry tortugas fishing charter. An orientation of the keys and dry tortugas national park is provided by the onboard naturalist and sightings of both dolphins and sea turtles are common during the excursion. Explore key west on a miami to key west bus tour. Click below to learn about the ferry and seaplane trips to the dry tortugas.

No key west beach trip is complete without visiting the best beach in the florida keys. Capacity 175 passangers. Click the map to see a larger version. I took the ferry from key west to do the day trip over.

Upon boarding at 7 30 am from key west you will enjoy a breakfast snack. However it was completely worth it. Breakfast lunch use of snorkeling gear guided tour of the fort. Heading some 68 miles west of key west to areas surrounding the park for a variety of snapper grouper jacks and even wahoo tuna amberjack pompano and king fish to name a few of the species regularly caught surrounding the many wrecks and structure found below the.

It was raining when we arrived so i did the extended tour of the fort. Dry tortugas is absolutely beautiful. The true end of the florida keys isn t key west it is the dry tortugas islands that lie 70 miles to the west. Beer and wine available.

En route to dry tortugas national park our onboard guide will give you an orientation about the area and the national park s surroundings. Go to key west. Almost 70 miles 113 km west of key west lies the remote dry tortugas national park only accessible by boat or seaplane.