Dry Tortugas Ferry Excursion

What You’ll Discover

• luxurious cruise to the Dry Tortugas!
• air-conditioned main deck, spacious upper sundeck (with both shaded and exposed areas).
• comfortable seating, 150 passenger max
• 3 restrooms, and a full galley stocked with snacks and beverages, wine, and beer.

Did you forget your camera or film? No worries, you can buy them aboard…along with souvenirs to remember your trip. The tour operator actually restricts each voyage to 150 passengers to maximize everyone’s comfort, even though the ferry can safely carry almost double that capacity. The friendly and experienced captain and crew will get you there and back safely and in comfort. Along the way, you will enjoy a complimentary breakfast, and pass by the beautiful islands of Boca Grande Key and the Marquesas Keys. An orientation of the Keys and Dry Tortugas National Park is provided by the onboard naturalist, and sightings of both dolphins and sea turtles are common during the excursion. After the boat docks at Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas, there is an optional guided tour of historic Fort Jefferson which takes about forty minutes. Later, you can enjoy a picnic lunch buffet consisting of fresh meats and cheeses, a variety of salads, iced tea, lemonade, and chips. There’s also peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the children. (This picnic lunch is included in the price of your ticket.) The park has a picnic area, and you can, if you wish, have your lunch in the shade of one of the many tropical palm trees. Following the picnic lunch, you will have plenty of time to explore the island, go beachcombing, snorkel, bird watch, and swim. And afterwards, you can rinse off in a fresh water shower on board the ferry.

Parking:  There is a Key West City parking garage across the corner from the Ferry Terminal, at the corner of Caroline St. and Grinnell St. (low day rate, shaded, payment by credit card only). Operating Times: Daily.  Day trip check-in at 7:00am.  Ferry boards at 7:30am, departs at 8am, returns at 5:30 pm. Closed Christmas Day. Check In/Vessel Location: The Key West FerryTerminal, 100 Grinnell Street, at the Historic Seaport. The nearest intersection is Grinnell & Caroline Street

• There is a $15 entrance fee to Dry Tortugas National Park. The park also operates a small gift shop selling books, postcards, T-shirts, and other souvenir items. Please bring cash…the park does not accept credit cards.The National Park Entrance Fee is included in your total charges when you book your reservation and can be refunded if you present an Annual National Park Pass or Golden Age Pass at check-in the morning of your trip.
• When you take the Dry Tortugas Ferry to Dry Tortugas National Park, getting there is half the fun! During the two-hour ferry ride, you can see historic shipwrecks, marine life such as wild dolphins and sea turtles, and miles of crystal blue ocean. What makes the Dry Tortugas so compelling? Their natural beauty and isolation. This remote coral atoll is located 70 miles from Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, making it a dream EcoTour destination.

 

Reservations will be held until 10 minutes before departure. Cancellations or changes for our Day Trip reservations must be communicated to the ticket office (1-800-634-0939) by 3:00 pm the day before the reservation and 48 hours before your camping trip departure. Reservations will be held until ten minutes before departure.

• Valid ID is required at check in.
• Requires tickets for all passengers