Island Hopping and Sunset Cruise Charters, Tampa Bay to Clearwater
West Central Florida has more coastline than any one trip can cover. If you are out here with family or friends, the to-do list gets overwhelming fast. Call Aquatic Escapes for island hopping and relaxing sunset cruise charters with a captain who already knows where to go. We run out of Tampa, Ruskin, Apollo Beach, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Bradenton, so we launch from whichever ramp is closest to you. Tell us the hours you want to fill and the day you are here, and you get a private boat and the activities that actually interest you.
Island Hopping Adventure
Spending a day on a boat is both relaxing and thrilling. Activities for your island-hopping adventure could include:
- Beer Can Island: With a short 20-30 minute ride, you can leave the dock and head to Beer Can Island. BCI is a great place to relax in the sun and on the sand.
- Egmont Key: Egmont is a popular location for party boats with a fascinating history and beautiful beaches. Take some time to explore it during your adventure.
- Passage Key: Also known as Naked Island, is about 5 miles from the Skyway Bridge, just north of Anna Maria Island. What was once a small sand island that would disappear at high tide has recently (last couple of years) become a beautiful exposed sand island with some new growth vegetation. Beware, it is not called Naked Island for no reason!
- Tubing: Sit in an inflatable tube and get towed around the water, till you give up or fall off.
- Sightseeing: Tampa Bay hosts amazing mangroves, houses, and bird sanctuaries. Look around from your comfortable spot on a cruise charter.
- Look around for dolphins, coral, and fish, and see what’s under the water.
- Booking a charter with Aquatic Escapes is a great way to explore the bay. We provide all of the equipment you need and a speaker to play your favorite music.
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There is a lot to do on this coast, and you want someone with the experience to point you at the good parts. We handle the planning, the gear and the driving so you can relax. Aquatic Escapes runs island hopping, sunset cruises, downtown Tampa tours, booze cruises and water sports as private charters for any size group, anywhere from Tampa Bay across to St. Pete and Clearwater.
More Ways to Cruise Tampa Bay, St. Pete and Clearwater
Island hopping is only part of what we run. Aquatic Escapes also takes out sunset cruises, downtown Tampa boat tours, booze cruises and towable tube and water sports trips, all as private charters. We launch across West Central Florida, from Tampa, Ruskin and Apollo Beach to St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Bradenton. Pick the one that fits your group, or mix them, most days end up being a bit of everything.
Sunset Cruises
A sunset cruise is the easiest two hours you will spend all week. We run it on Tampa Bay, off St. Pete or out of Clearwater, depending on where you are and where the light is best that evening. We head toward open water so the sky is wide open, then idle while the sun drops into the Gulf of America. Dolphins work the bay most evenings and often ride the wake on the way back in.
Bring your own food and drinks, cans only, no glass bottles. Bring a playlist too, the boat has a speaker. It is a favorite for date nights, anniversaries, proposals and anyone who wants the postcard version of the coast without the crowds.
Full pricing for every trip is on the Rates page.
Downtown Tampa Cruise
The downtown Tampa cruise is the city from the water, which is the only angle most people never see. We run the channels past the Tampa Riverwalk, the waterfront homes on Davis Island and the skyline, then up the Hillsborough River if the day suits it.
It is a short, easy trip that suits families, visitors with a spare afternoon, and groups who want photographs they cannot get from land. Daytime and evening options are both available, and the skyline after dark is worth the later start.
Full pricing for every trip is on the Rates page.
Towable Tubes and Water Sports
Want the day a bit louder? Add a towable tube to any island hopping or sandbar trip. The captain brings the tube and the tow rope, and you ride until you fall off or give up, whichever lands first. Kids and adults both get their turn.
Every island trip also carries a floating water mat and pool noodles, so there is somewhere to lie out and drift once the tubing is done. Swimming, snorkeling around the sandbars and general messing about in the shallows are all part of it.
Full pricing for every trip is on the Rates page.
Booze Cruise and Private Party Charters
The booze cruise is the one people book for birthdays, bachelor and bachelorette parties and anything that needs a captain who is not drinking. We pick your group up and bar hop the waterfront, docking right at the bars along the way so you can hop off, grab a drink and get back on. We run these out of Tampa, St. Pete and Clearwater, daytime or evening.
Island hopping is the other side of the same coin. We head for the best sandbars, beaches and islands, including Beer Can Island, Egmont Key and Passage Key, anchor up in the shallows and stay a while. Snorkeling, swimming, music and sun, with the floating mat out and the cooler open.
Every charter is private, which means your group and nobody else. Six guests per boat, and we run as many boats as your group needs, so a party of twenty is as straightforward as a party of six. Guests bring their own food and drinks, cans only, no glass bottles.
Full pricing for every trip is on the Rates page.
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