South Padre Island Dolphin Watch: Atlantic Bottle-nose Dolphins Encounter
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909 Ratings
South Padre Island
Embark on a thrilling South Padre Island Dolphin Watch adventure and encounter Atlantic Bottle-nose Dolphins in their natural habitat. Explore the stunning coastline, spot migratory birds, and discover the area's fascinating landmarks.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 33256 State Park Rd 100 - Enjoy a one and a half hour South Padre Island Dolphin Watch aboard the newly renovated Murphy’s Law and see Atlantic Bottle-nose Dolphins in their natural habitat. During the Eco Tour/Dolphin Watch, you will also have the opportunity to see local and migratory birds and various sea life. The guided tour will also include the southernmost U.S. Coast Guard Station, Boca Chica Beach, the current location of Space X, and the South Padre Island Jetties…entryway to the Brownsville Ship Channel where one of the largest Shrimp Fleet calls home. Also search for our afternoon and evening 3pm, 5pm & 7pm times @ “90-Minute Dolphin Watch Tour of South Padre Island” on Trip Advisor.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Take part in a ninety-minute Dolphin Viewing tour onboard the newly refurbished Murphy’s Law, where you can observe Atlantic Bottle-nose Dolphins in their natural surroundings. This combined Eco Tour and Dolphin Watch also gives you a chance to spot indigenous and migratory birds, as well as assorted marine life. The guided excursion features the southernmost Coast Guard Station in the U.S., Boca Chica Beach, the current site of Space X, and the South Padre Island Jetties - the gateway to the Brownsville Ship Channel, home to one of the largest shrimp fleets.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Availability for shows cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of show availability
Location
33256 State Park Rd 100
State Park Road 100
Turn right off Queen Isabella Causeway, travel 1/2 mile, turn right into Sea Ranch Marina, keep right of Sea Ranch Restaurant, Isla Tours directly behind restaurant on left at Murphy's Law.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mitchell_g
Jun 10, 2024
The best memory you can create - We loved everything. Angie, Ozzy, and Micheal made it an amazing experience. It was clean, very informative, we had a lot of interactions with the crew. Seeing the dolphins was amazing. Grandson got to touch a blue crab and hold a couple of rays.
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Vivian
Jun 10, 2024
Awesome Dolphin Watch ! - It was a great tour. The Captain explained history of island and showed us how to get dolphins to interact with us. Eco part of tour was educational. Staff friendly and helpful. You can tell they enjoy what they are doing.
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Jk
Jun 10, 2024
Great time for adults and kids - Had a great time. Smaller sized crowd which is nice. Kids got to see some crabs and shrimp at the end the boat caught and released.
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Jennifer_f
Jun 9, 2024
Dolphin Day Trip - Super fun and inexpensive experience that escapes the sand and tar but still allows you enjoy the water and wildlife. Very professional and lighthearted crew, perfect for all ages. Loved watching the family of dolphins swim with the boat and the water was beautiful.
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Kgawen
Jun 9, 2024
Our second year! And we hope to come back next year for the same tour - Oh my goodness I've tried to write this review three times now somehow it keeps getting erased I'm talking my review so you won't see any punctuation we had a amazing time both in June of 2023 and this year and June of 2023 we went on a very calm sunny day and saw tons of dolphins plus we learned about the sea creatures that were caught in their Nets This year 2024 we went on an extremely windy cloudy day with our 5-year-old and 7-year-old grandchildren we did not see near as many dolphins however there were more sea creatures caught that we learned about the lady I wish I could remember her name that shared information about the sea creatures she obviously knew how to work with children she patiently gently explained about each creature answer all the kiddos questions including the older ones adults that is she had a young guy and a little older guy helping her I wish I could remember each of their names anyway the kids and adults were allowed to touch and are hold all the safe creatures saying this I mean there was a stingray the kids did not hold obviously. The kids and their Grammy loved being at the front of the boat the kids giggled and said they loved how the waves tickled their tummy Grammy enjoyed this as well we got to go out further this trip and it was amazing! Their Pappy chose to stay sitting in the shade and followed from the front to the back of the boat as they moved this being said there's plenty of room to sit in the Shaded area in addition there's an area on top and open area on top people can sit as well I highly recommend this tour and we hope to come back next year to South Padre and we will definitely choose this tour when we do thank you to everyone on their boat for being so kind helpful and making our time memorable
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Mariagt1762yo
Jun 8, 2024
11 year anniversary ❤️ - Captain Mike along with the crew Mrs Angie and Ozzy were absolutely amazing. The dolphins put a good show. Can't wait to bring our family back.
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Compass437177
Jun 8, 2024
must-go tour - Everything was perfect because of the crew's great efforts to make the trip wonderful. Highly recommend it, top-notch service!
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Frances_h
Jun 6, 2024
Dophin-itely amazing 🐬 - Our first time experiencing the dolphin tour. Thank you to the staff, Ozzie and Angie for showing us the critters they caught (and were released later on) and for talking to us during the trip and offering to take our picture so we could have a family photo. Edward for maneuvering the ship amazingly with Patrick. Thank you all, we had a blast on-board and seeing the breath taking dolphins out at sea.
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Lovestotravel091986
Jun 5, 2024
Great family experience! - Staff were great and very kind! Offered to take pictures of our group. Enjoyed seeing the dolphins and local sea life during their eco demonstration. Be prepared to get ocean spray on days where the water is more choppy (I don’t mind it, but I know others do). Only con was when Captain Patrick was saying the titanic never sunk and seemed convinced. 🤦🏼‍♀️ My 7 yo son is a huge fanatic of titanic, has read multiple books about it and watched many videos on titanic and he was ready to debate the subject. 😆
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Mary_q
Jun 3, 2024
We saved the best for last - Capt Mike and his crew, Ozzie and Pickle provided an excellent time for us on our last day on SPI. Not only did my grandkids and we adults see delightful dolphin pods, the educational visual hands on of our "catch" was another highlight of the trip. Capt Mike provided local history, good laughs, and safe travel for us. The day was a memorable one thanks to these three knowledgeable and good hearted men!
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