The Park opens at 7am, and there is usually a line of cars waiting to get in. Tours launch from the boat ramp at Caxambas Park - 909 Collier Court, Marco Island, Florida, 34145. It is much easier to pedal WITH the current than against it! Our backwater path to shelling should be calm, but at times can get rather splashy too!Įach available tour date and time is hand-picked to account for the tides, currents, and optimal shelling. The backwaters stay relatively calm and flat year-round - as the barrier islands protect us. The Hobie Kayaks in my fleet are all tandem (2-seaters) and each is a pedal boat kayak (sit-on-top model) with foot-powered propulsion. Our shelling destination will be decided based on the season, tides, time of day, and recent shelling history to ensure your shelling experience is the best it can be!įrom the launch, the kayak ride to our shelling destination is usually 30 minutes, sometimes more or less depending on conditions and abilities of guests. Both areas contain many shell species where you are free to collect as many empty (unoccupied) shells as you can carry! Kice is more "dangerous" in that it is very rugged and thick with tree roots, stumps, mucky peat, and shells. Kice is an uninhabited island, part of the Ten Thousand Islands Wildlife Refuge! While the sand flats are just that, an expansive flat sandy terrain, usually only accessible during low tides, Kice's terrain is unique. Ready to pedal kayak, shell, revel in the sun, maybe go for a swim?! Let's go Shelling! We'll either go to sand flats (usually the best choice for summertime low tides) or to Kice Island (usually best in the winter months). This Seashell Kayak Tour launches out of Marco Island, Florida.
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