Private Catamaran Snorkeling in Destin: Dolphins & Emerald Coast

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Duration3h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Three hours on the water with snorkeling gear and a cooler, watching for dolphins on the way to the best spots.

A private catamaran snorkeling trip in Destin puts you aboard a 27-foot Stiletto with a local captain who sails the Okaloosa Island National Seashore and Crab Island area while you snorkel, swim and watch for dolphins. The boat carries snorkeling equipment, a cooler with ice, bean bag chairs and a restroom; the three-hour sail follows the captain's route through Choctawhatchee Bay, with dolphin spotting built into the journey to the snorkeling site. A four-hour option is also available.

The Experience

Captain Kip sails the Stiletto 27 catamaran out from Destin along the Okaloosa Island National Seashore toward Crab Island, and the snorkeling gear is already aboard when you arrive. The boat carries everything you need — snorkel, mask and fins — plus a cooler stocked with ice, bean bag chairs to settle into while the captain navigates, and a head if you need it. The route itself is the dolphin-watching window: as you sail toward the snorkeling spot, you're on the water where they move through Choctawhatchee Bay, so the passage is part of the hunt.

Once the captain finds the right spot, you get in the water with the gear and swim. The catamaran stays anchored nearby, and you control how long you stay down and where you look. The sound system aboard means music plays while you're on deck between water time, and the bean bags are there if you want to stretch out and dry off. Three hours covers the sail out, the snorkeling window and the return; a four-hour option gives you more time in the water and a longer window for dolphins.

This is a private boat, so it's just your group and the captain. The Stiletto is built for the shallow waters around Destin — it's the kind of hull that reaches spots a bigger boat can't — and Captain Kip knows where the fish are and where dolphins tend to move. You're not watching from the deck; you're the one in the water with the mask on.

What’s included

Snorkeling equipment (mask, snorkel and fins).
cooler with ice.
bean bag chairs.
onboard sound system.
restroom.
private catamaran with Captain Kip as your guide.
three-hour sail along Okaloosa Island and Choctawhatchee Bay to the Crab Island snorkeling area.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Destin Sailing Adventures

Is this one for you?The private boat means your group sets the pace and the captain adjusts the route to where dolphins are moving and where the snorkeling is best that day — no fixed itinerary, no other passengers, no schedule beyond the three hours (or four, if you pick that option) you've booked.