Breakfast Nature Cruise

Due to Damages Caused by Hurricane Ian, the Breakfast Cruise will be Unavailable until Late 2025

This tour is for the early riser. Experience one of the most beautiful settings on Sanibel. While a naturalist elaborates on Tarpon Bay’s pristine ecosystem, you can sip on hot coffee and chow down on freshly made Bailey’s General Store donuts and pastries. The full ‘breakfast’ menu include: donuts, pastries, coffee (decaf ad regular), tea, OJ, and juice boxes for the children. The first hour entails a naturalist-led, covered pontoon boat cruise around Tarpon Bay to observe birds at the rookery islands searching for herons, egrets, pelicans, ibis, osprey and more. The 950 acres of Tarpon Bay’s estuary includes a tremendous diversity of wildlife from mammals such as dolphins and manatees to fish such as mullet, stingray or sharks. The Touch Tank aquarium presentation wraps up the concluding half hour of the tour. This intimate experience will teach visitors about wildlife living amongst the bottom of the estuary from fish, shrimp, horseshoe crabs, oysters, live shells and much more! Reservations ESPECIALLY recommended. We need our minimum of 6 people to reserve the day BEFORE in order for the trip to go!

Breakfast Cruise Schedule: https://tarponbayexplorers.com/tour-schedule/#breakfast-cruise

Did You Know?

Sea grass, mangroves & oysters are keystone species. Keystone species are those of extreme importance, in that these organisms hold an ecosystem’s ecology intact. A keystone species provides a variety of wildlife with a habitat and a food source for other animals living within an ecological community. For instance, sea grasses are a pivotal food source for manatees and green sea turtles. Mangroves are crucial in providing juvenile fish a home until they are ready to swim to gulf waters. Without these important species, the health of Tarpon Bay’s mangrove estuary would be compromised.