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Southernmost Point buoy on Whitehead Street, Key West
Caribbean ports/Key West/Wildlife & nature

Key West wildlife and nature tours

Butterfly & Nature Conservatory, the aquarium's turtles and sharks, the Hemingway cats, tarpon feeding at the seaport and the island's free-roaming chickens.

Photo: Zoshua Colah / Unsplash
Typical call
8:00 am→3:30 pm
Docking to all aboard · about 7 h 30 min ashore
Getting ashore
3 cruise piers
Check which one your ship uses
Money
US dollar
US dollars widely accepted
Time zone
UTC-5
Keep your watch on ship's time

Wildlife & nature tours that fit your day in Key West

Enter the times from your cruise line's itinerary. We add time to walk off the ship, the drive to each tour's start point and back, and your safety margin.

Safety margin before all aboard
7 am8 am9 am10 am11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm3 pm4 pm
6 h 10 min for a tour, travel included
Ship in portGetting ashore (20 min)Safety margin (1 h)All aboard 3:30 pm
7 h 30 min in port75 fit with time to spare4 cutting it close11 too long
  • Fits your dayMeets at the pier

    Shark and Wildlife Viewing Adventure in Key West

    2 h 5.0 (3,401)Free cancellation
    Back by 10:36 am · 3 h 54 min sparefrom $99
  • Fits your day

    Private Looe Key Snorkel from Big Pine Key

    3 h 5.0 (448)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $569
  • Fits your dayMeets at the pier

    Key West Sunset Sail Aboard Legendary Schooner Appledore

    2 h 5.0 (368)Free cancellation
    Back by 10:36 am · 3 h 54 min sparefrom $89
  • Fits your day

    Key West Mangrove Kayak Eco Tour

    2 h 4.9 (2,390)Free cancellation
    Back by 10:40 am · 3 h 50 min sparefrom $80
  • Fits your day

    Biologist Owned & Operated: Dolphin Watching & Guided Snorkeling

    4 h 4.9 (596)Free cancellation
    Back by 12:40 pm · 1 h 50 min sparefrom $143
  • Fits your day

    Kayak + Guided Snorkel & Morning Sail hosted by Honest Eco

    4 h 30 min 5.0 (207)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 1 h 20 min sparefrom $156
  • Fits your dayMeets at the pier

    Key West Sandbar Charter With Kayak Tour: Includes Lunch & Drinks

    5 h 4.8 (428)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:38 pm · 52 min sparefrom $161
  • Fits your dayMeets at the pier

    Schooner Appledore Day Sail with Full Bar in Key West

    2 h 4.9 (113)Free cancellation
    Back by 10:36 am · 3 h 54 min sparefrom $49
  • Fits your day

    Key West Island Adventure Jet Ski Tour: Bring a Partner for Free

    1 h 30 min 4.8 (1,470)Free cancellation
    Back by 10:10 am · 4 h 20 min sparefrom $156
  • Fits your day

    All-Inclusive Sandbar Safari with Dolphin Playground Encounter

    5 h 4.8 (701)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:40 pm · 50 min sparefrom $150
  • Fits your day

    Private Sandbar Adventure in Key West Backcountry

    3 h 5.0 (52)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $500
  • Fits your dayMeets at the pier

    Florida Keys Nature & History Tour from Key West

    4 h 4.9 (117)Free cancellation
    Back by 12:40 pm · 1 h 50 min sparefrom $119

Return times are estimates from the tour length, travel from the pier and time to get ashore. Always check your ship's all-aboard time.

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Turquoise water and palm trees on a Cozumel beachMexico

Cozumel

A flat coral island with three cruise piers, a walkable town, easy shore snorkeling, Maya ruins and a quiet wild south.

~9 h typical call10 places
Clear shallow water off Grand CaymanCayman Islands

Grand Cayman

A tender-only port where Stingray City, Seven Mile Beach and the Turtle Centre are all reachable in a day, but the north-coast sights are a long trip.

~9 h typical call11 placesTender port
A boat over the reef off RoatánHonduras

Roatán

Two cruise ports on the Mesoamerican Reef, with West Bay's calm, reef-fringed beach 25–35 minutes away by road.

~9 h typical call9 places
Palm trees and clear water at Costa MayaMexico

Costa Maya

A purpose-built cruise pier beside the small beach village of Mahahual, with Maya ruins at Chacchoben and the Bacalar lagoon a bus ride inland.

~9 h typical call9 places