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Reviews of Small Group Waverunner Dolphin Tour Departing From Destin Harbor
Ms.
Our tour was supposed to be a guided tour. Our tour guide, Ian, stated he would be constantly checking on our group with hand signals and if someone was going slower than the group that he would slow everyone down. That did NOT happen at all. Before we left the Harbour area he did 1 ok check but then for next 45 min straight him and rest of the group went full throttle with no slowing down. My 10 year got scared going that fast so we slowed down but the group kept going. Never looking back or checking on # of group. We couldn't catch up, nor see them at all. I would have thought that we would have periods of slow mixed with fast. Once I did catch up, I tried to signal Ian for over 5 minutes, but got no acknowledgement until I pulled right up beside him. I explained what happened and his only reply was "oh, no, I could see you the whole time". I told him, no you could not. If we couldn't see you or the group, you couldn't see us. If it had just been me I'd wouldn't be writing this, but for the safety of future riders, I think something needs to be changed. If my 10 yo or I had fallen off, no one would have known and though we had life vests, a million bad outcomes could have occurred. The group ended up quickly speeding away from us after my talk with Ian, so, I ended up just turning back to go back to the Harbour on my own. Then they all speeded past again. I was able to keep them in sight, but once again, Ian never did another ok check. Also, we never had an opportunity to stop and apply more sun block, etc . I literally got 2nd degree burns that are so bad, I'm having to go my doc since we just got back to Missouri. I hate to even hate to write this since every other activity we did was fantastic, with activity and crew. I basically had to pay like $140 + $30 that got charged to my acct for the insurance or whatever for basically an unguided tour where my son could have drowned etc.
Stephanie U.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Leanna M.
about 1 year ago
Great fun
Loved this experience. It was super exciting going super fast on the jet skis. We saw an eagle ray and dolphins and went really far out into the bay. The water was beautiful.
Shannon M.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Jonvonta H.
about 1 year ago
Jet ski dolphin tour
It was a great time our guide took us to crab island we saw many dolphins, he knew right where to look. It was fast speeds almost all the way.
Gary B.
about 1 year ago
Nate is the best tour guide!
Nate did an excellent job on our Dolphin Tour. We saw dolphins in 2 different places and we were able to really enjoy the wave runners. Highly recommended!
Lori D.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Christa D.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Kathleen M.
about 1 year ago
Incredible experience
Our guide was awesome and I can almost guarantee that our kids made some core memories on this 2 hour adventure. Eli was super kind and patient, and our 6 and 8 year old had the time of their lives. We saw dolphins and manatees up close, and even if we didn’t see any sea life it would have been 100% worth it. This is a great way to break up beach days if your kids get bored easily. We’ll be back for sure!
Courtney M.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Sabrina G.
about 4 months ago
Excellent
Wesley E.
about 3 months ago
Excellent
Adam J.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Kim G.
about 6 months ago
Awesome time!!
We had a great time, saw lots of dolphins, a sea turtle, sting ray and shark. Absolutely amazing!! Our tour guide, Nick, was fun!!!
Sheila S.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Scott D.
about 1 year ago
mr
We had a blast our guide Gerad was excellent . Will do it again when in Destin
Randall P.
about 1 year ago
Destin Dolphins
We had fun! We did see dolphins!
Karla L.
about 1 year ago
Great Experience- Tanner was Excellent!
Our party was only 3 of us and no one else booked at our time slot so we had a private session. Our guide was Tanner and he was super easy going. Tanner made sure my two teens were comfortable operating the wave runners and then we were out in the water. He took us to several spots were we saw dolphins each time…like right up against the waverunners - super cool. We also had a great time going fast through the bay. .
Highly recommended!!
Charles C.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Cynthia P.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Jaslyn C.
about 1 year ago
Awesome
Nate was awesome throughout the entire tour! He helped us with everything the entire time, and was very patient with us!! He was so friendly and caring towards us! We had so much fun! He showed us dolphins, string rays, jelly fish and much more! Can’t wait to book with him again!
Shannon S.
about 1 year ago
Great dolphin sight-seeing experience
Waters were calm and we were able to see a few different pods of dolphins and other marine wildlife. Some of the dolphins were even jumping out of the water and very playful. Tyler our guide was great with our family group. Some were newbies on jet skis and they did fine.
Adam P.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Steven M.
about 1 year ago
Excellent
Daryn E.
about 1 year ago