Explore Southwest Florida

Choose Your Water Route

Depending on weather, and time of year, we’re able to take requests to some of our customers favorite spots around Southwest Florida! No special booking required. Just book your tour and when you are ready to depart from the dock, you can request where you’d like to go!

  • 🌅 3 Hours → Relax and enjoy the sunset.
  • ☀️ 4 Hours → Add beach stops, swimming, and more exploration.
  • 🏝 6-8 Hours → Visit multiple destinations and spend more time ashore.
  • 🌴 10 Hours → A true full-day exploration of Southwest Florida.

 

Featured Water Routes map with Captain Pavel's Axopar 29 exploring Boca Grande Sandbar, Gasparilla Pass, Little Gasparilla Island, Cayo Costa State Park, and Southwest Florida's scenic waterways.
Explore Captain Pavel's featured water routes through Southwest Florida, including Boca Grande Sandbar, Gasparilla Pass, Little Gasparilla Island, Cayo Costa State Park, and other scenic destinations. Every private tour is customized to weather, tides, and your interests.

🌅 3-Hour Sunset Cruise

A 3-hour private Sunset Cruise is the perfect way to experience the peaceful beauty of Southwest Florida as the day comes to an end. Enjoy a relaxing cruise through calm coastal waters while watching the sky transform into brilliant shades of gold, orange, pink, and purple.

Depending on weather and the season, we’ll cruise through scenic waterways, search for dolphins, and choose the best location to watch one of Florida’s unforgettable Gulf Coast sunsets. Every Sunset Cruise is personalized to create a relaxing and memorable evening on the water.

Perfect For:

Couples • Families • Special Occasions • Photography • Relaxing Evening Cruises


Route 1 – Boca Grande Sunset

Approximate Distance: 18-mile round trip

Cruise through beautiful Gasparilla Sound toward Boca Grande Pass, one of Southwest Florida’s most scenic waterfront areas. As the sun begins to set, we’ll position the boat in the best available location to enjoy spectacular evening colors while watching for dolphins, seabirds, and other coastal wildlife.

Highlights

  • Gasparilla Sound
  • Boca Grande Pass
  • Sunset Views
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Coastal Wildlife
  • Scenic Evening Cruise

Route 2 – Stump Pass Sunset

Approximate Distance: 18-mile round trip

Enjoy a peaceful cruise through Lemon Bay toward Stump Pass Beach State Park, where natural beaches, quiet waters, and beautiful coastal scenery create the perfect setting for an unforgettable Southwest Florida sunset. Depending on conditions, dolphins, seabirds, and other wildlife are often seen along the way.

Highlights

  • Lemon Bay
  • Stump Pass Beach State Park
  • Sunset Views
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Coastal Wildlife
  • Scenic Evening Cruise
3 Hours Sunset Trip to Boca Grande Pass 20mi

☀️ 4-Hour Adventures

A 4-hour private tour offers the perfect balance between sightseeing and time to enjoy Southwest Florida’s beautiful coastal destinations. In addition to scenic cruising, we’ll have time to stop at secluded beaches or sandbars, swim in clear Gulf waters, search for shells, and often spend more time observing dolphins and other wildlife.

Every tour is customized based on weather, tides, and your interests. Whether you’d like to relax on a quiet beach, anchor at a popular sandbar, explore a barrier island, or simply enjoy the scenery, Captain Pavel will create the best route for the day.

Perfect For:

Families • Couples • Swimming • Shelling • Dolphin Watching • First-Time Visitors


Route 1 – Boca Grande Pass

Approximate Distance: 21-mile round trip

Cruise through beautiful Gasparilla Sound to the southern end of Boca Grande Island, passing Boca Grande Sandbar and the famous Boca Grande Pass. Depending on conditions, we may stop at a sandbar or beach for swimming, relaxing, or shelling while watching for dolphins, rays, seabirds, and other coastal wildlife.

Highlights

  • Boca Grande Sandbar
  • Gasparilla Pass
  • Boca Grande Pass
  • Swimming
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Scenic Cruising

Route 2 – Stump Pass

Approximate Distance: 20-mile round trip

Explore Lemon Bay, Little Gasparilla Island, and Stump Pass Beach State Park while cruising one of Southwest Florida’s most scenic waterways. Weather permitting, we’ll stop along the way to enjoy the beach, swim, search for shells, and experience the peaceful natural beauty that makes this area a favorite with both visitors and locals.

Highlights

  • Stump Pass Beach State Park
  • Little Gasparilla Island
  • Swimming
  • Shelling
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Scenic Cruising

🏝 6–8 Hour Adventures

A 6–8 hour private tour gives you the freedom to experience Southwest Florida at a relaxed pace. With more time available, we can comfortably visit multiple destinations, spend longer at beaches and sandbars, enjoy waterfront dining, search for wildlife, and explore areas that simply can’t be included on shorter tours.

Every adventure is personalized to match weather conditions, tides, wildlife activity, and your interests. Whether you want to discover secluded barrier islands, enjoy lunch at a waterfront restaurant, relax on a beautiful beach, or spend the day exploring hidden waterways, Captain Pavel will create the best route for your private adventure.

Perfect For:

Explorers • Families • Couples • Island Hopping • Wildlife Viewing • Beach Lovers • Waterfront Dining


Route 1 – Captiva Pass Adventure

Approximate Distance: 38-mile round trip

Travel through beautiful Gasparilla Sound and Pine Island Sound toward Captiva Pass while exploring some of Southwest Florida’s most spectacular coastal scenery. Depending on conditions and your interests, we may stop at Boca Grande Sandbar, Cayo Costa State Park, Cabbage Key, or other scenic locations for swimming, shelling, wildlife viewing, or waterfront dining.

Highlights

  • Boca Grande Sandbar
  • Cayo Costa State Park
  • Captiva Pass
  • Pine Island Sound
  • Waterfront Dining
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Island Hopping
  • Scenic Cruising

Route 2 – Manasota Key Adventure

Approximate Distance: 36-mile round trip

Cruise through Gasparilla Sound, Little Gasparilla Island, Stump Pass, and Manasota Key while discovering beautiful beaches, quiet waterways, and excellent wildlife habitat. Weather permitting, we’ll have time to stop for swimming, shelling, relaxing on the beach, and enjoying one of Southwest Florida’s most scenic stretches of coastline.

Highlights

  • Little Gasparilla Island
  • Stump Pass
  • Manasota Key
  • Swimming
  • Shelling
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Scenic Cruising

Route 3 – Caspersen Beach Adventure

Approximate Distance: 36-mile round trip

Explore the scenic coastline north of Stump Pass toward Caspersen Beach, one of Southwest Florida’s most natural Gulf beaches. Along the way, we’ll cruise through beautiful coastal waters with opportunities to observe dolphins, seabirds, and other wildlife while stopping at selected beaches or sandbars to relax, swim, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

Highlights

  • Caspersen Beach
  • Stump Pass
  • Manasota Key
  • Hidden Beaches
  • Swimming
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Scenic Cruising
6-8 Hours Trip Englewood - Caspersen Beach 39 mi

🌴 Long Day Adventures (10 Hours)

A 10-hour private Long Day Adventure is designed for guests who want to experience the very best of Southwest Florida in a single day. With plenty of time available, we’ll spend much of the day cruising through beautiful coastal waters while exploring a variety of barrier islands, scenic passes, beaches, hidden waterways, and waterfront communities.

Unlike shorter tours, a Long Day Adventure allows us to travel greater distances, visit multiple destinations, enjoy lunch or dinner at a waterfront tiki bar or restaurant, relax at beaches or sandbars, and spend more time observing dolphins, birds, manatees, and other wildlife along the way.

Every adventure is customized according to weather, tides, water conditions, wildlife activity, and your interests. Depending on the route, we’ll typically visit three to five destinations, creating an unforgettable day of exploration across Southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Perfect For:

Explorers • Adventure Seekers • Nature Lovers • Photographers • Island Hopping • Waterfront Dining • Full-Day Adventures


Route 1 – Redfish Pass Adventure

Approximate Distance: 49-mile round trip

Cruise through Gasparilla Sound, Boca Grande Pass, Pine Island Sound, and Captiva Pass before reaching beautiful Redfish Pass. Along the way we’ll have opportunities to stop at barrier islands, relax on secluded beaches or sandbars, enjoy waterfront dining, and experience some of Southwest Florida’s most spectacular boating scenery.

Highlights

  • Boca Grande Pass
  • Captiva Pass
  • Redfish Pass
  • Barrier Islands
  • Beaches & Sandbars
  • Waterfront Dining
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Scenic Cruising

Route 2 – Venice Inlet Adventure

Approximate Distance: 53-mile round trip

Travel north along the beautiful Gulf coastline through Gasparilla Pass, Stump Pass, Milton Pass, Manasota Key, and Venice Inlet. This scenic coastal adventure combines long stretches of natural shoreline with opportunities to stop at beaches, swim, search for shells, observe wildlife, and enjoy the changing scenery along Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Highlights

  • Venice Inlet
  • Stump Pass
  • Milton Pass
  • Manasota Key
  • Beaches
  • Swimming
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Scenic Cruising

Route 3 – Punta Gorda & Charlotte Harbor Adventure

Approximate Distance: 70-mile round trip

Cruise through beautiful Gasparilla Sound into the open waters of Charlotte Harbor, continuing to Punta Gorda and the beginning of the Peace River. This full-day adventure showcases one of Southwest Florida’s largest estuaries, offering expansive waterfront scenery, excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing, and a relaxing cruise through diverse coastal environments.

A highlight of the trip is a stop at Fishermen’s Village, where you can enjoy lunch at one of the waterfront restaurants, explore the marina, or simply take in the beautiful harbor views before beginning the return journey.

Highlights

  • Gasparilla Sound
  • Charlotte Harbor
  • Punta Gorda Waterfront
  • Fishermen’s Village
  • Waterfront Dining
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Scenic Cruising

Route 4 – Sarasota Coastal Adventure

Approximate Distance: 90-mile round trip

Experience an unforgettable journey along Southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast as we cruise north toward Sarasota, passing barrier islands, scenic beaches, natural passes, and coastal communities. Throughout the day we’ll stop at selected locations to relax, explore, enjoy waterfront dining, and experience the remarkable variety of landscapes found along Florida’s coastline.

Highlights

  • Sarasota Bay
  • Venice Inlet
  • Stump Pass
  • Beaches
  • Waterfront Dining
  • Barrier Islands
  • Scenic Cruising
  • Wildlife Viewing
10 Hours Trip Englewood - Sarasota 90 mi

Route 5 – Lovers Key Expedition

Approximate Distance: 100-mile round trip

This is one of Captain Pavel’s longest and most rewarding adventures. Travel through Gasparilla Sound, Boca Grande Pass, Captiva Pass, Redfish Pass, and Estero Bay before arriving at beautiful Lovers Key. With a full day available, we’ll explore multiple destinations, stop for swimming and relaxing, enjoy lunch or dinner at a waterfront restaurant, and experience an incredible variety of wildlife and coastal scenery along the journey.

Highlights

  • Lovers Key
  • Boca Grande Pass
  • Captiva Pass
  • Redfish Pass
  • Estero Bay
  • Beaches & Sandbars
  • Waterfront Dining
  • Dolphin Watching
  • Scenic Cruising
10 Hours Trip Englewood - Lovers Key 100 mi

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