What Floats Your Boat on Vacation?  Anna Maria Island is surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and the intracoastal waterway, with the canal systems networking throughout the island.  Anna Maria Island has legendary sunsets to enjoy and our local captains make every dolphin watch and sunset cruise an unforgettable experience. For a true boating adventure check out Egmont Key, which divides Tampa Bay from the Gulf and is home to the country’s first preserve for birds. Go ashore and see the lighthouse, visit the turtles, snorkel around the old Fort’s ruins, swim and shell along the pristine beaches. The New Anna Maria Princess provides an authentic Paddle Wheel Cruise and Our Sandbar & Snorkel trips give you a chance to enjoy our waters like a local.  Let’s explore your options together and put your water wings to the test.

If you’re a fisherman at heart, you’ll find Anna Maria Island is an angler’s paradise. From bluefish to bonefish, trout to tarpon, grouper to flounder and everything in between including mackerel, drum, amberjack, snapper, sea bass, snook and shark.  There’s a fishing adventure for all ages and expertise from Family Fishing to Inshore and Offshore Charters, let’s explore your options together and put your angling to the test.