Key West Reef Snorkeling editors
Independent guide · prices and ratings checked 1 November 2026

A good mid-price pick

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Sebago's morning snorkel sail shows how much the date matters: $60 on a typical day, $50 on one Saturday we checked, with breakfast and mimosas either way.

Aerial view of the catamaran deck and its two floats over blue water

Key West Morning Snorkel Sail with Mimosas and Gourmet Breakfast

  • 4.7/5 (212 reviews)
  • About 3 hours
  • Free cancellation
  • Operated by Sebago Key West

Includes Use of snorkeling equipment · Gourmet breakfast · Unlimited mimosas (guests 21 and over)

From $60 per person Check Viator Availability

You'll choose your date and complete the booking on Viator. Free cancellation under Viator's standard terms; the booking page shows the deadline.

The Experience

The Breakfast Tier: Sebago's Morning Sail

A three-hour catamaran sail to the reef with breakfast and drinks, priced in the middle of the shared-trip range.

Highlights

  • 09:00 catamaran departure from Lazy Way Lane in Key West Bight
  • A single snorkel spot, described as secluded, chosen by the captain
  • Gourmet breakfast served after snorkeling
  • Unlimited mimosas for guests 21 and over
  • Dolphins and seabirds possible but not promised
  • Booking size limited to 30 on Viator

What's Included

  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Gourmet breakfast
  • Unlimited mimosas (guests 21 and over)
  • Catamaran sail from the Key West Bight
  • Crew on board for the trip

How to Work Out What You Will Really Pay

Four steps from the search result to the final bill.

  1. Choose the tier

    A plain reef trip, a two-stop or dolphin trip, a schooner, a sandbar day or a private boat. Each step up adds to the per-person price, from $6 for breakfast to more than $100 for a sandbar day.

  2. Open the option, not the headline

    Some listings show a from-price that almost no date matches. Compare the price for the departure you would actually take.

  3. Check per person or per group

    Private boats are priced per group of up to six. Divide by your party size before you compare them with shared trips.

  4. Add tips, parking and fees

    Gratuities are excluded on almost every listing, Old Town parking is $6 an hour, and Snuba charges fuel and fees on top.

What Each Tier Costs, Trip by Trip

Per person for two adults unless stated, checked November 2026. Viator shows the typical schedule price, GetYourGuide the price on the first bookable date.

FeatureBREAKFAST TIER Sebago morning sailFury reef snorkelDanger Charters half daySunset Watersports sandbar daySnuba of Key West
Price$60 typical; $50 on Sat 14 Nov$49 morning; $57 afternoon or sunset$125 ($135 for one option)$161 on Viator; $150 on GetYourGuide$160, plus fuel and fees
Length3 hours3 hours4.5 hours5 hours3.5 hours
What the price buysReef snorkel, breakfast, drinksOne reef stop, drinks after snorkelingSchooner sail, kayak, snorkel, snacks, beer and wineMangrove kayak, sandbar, lunch, drinks, snorkel gearInstruction and scuba equipment, bottled water
Not includedGratuitiesGratuity, towel; wetsuit rented seasonallyGratuities, towelsGratuitiesFuel and fees; photos $65 per group
Free cancellationYesYes, up to 24 hours aheadYesYesNo
Guest rating4.7 from 212 (Viator)4.5 from 615 (GetYourGuide)4.9 from 1,832 (Viator)4.8 from 428 (Viator)4.8 from 517 (Viator)
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One trip per price tier

From $49 to a Boat of Your Own

A reviewed trip at each step of the ladder, so you can see what the extra money buys.

Key West: Reef Snorkeling with Drinks and Sunset Option BUDGET TIER, $49

Fury reef snorkel, morning to sunset

One Fury listing covering three departures on a 65-foot catamaran: a morning trip, an afternoon trip and a sunset trip, each with drinks served after snorkeling.

4.5 (615)
About 3 hours
Key West Morning Snorkel Sail with Mimosas and Gourmet Breakfast BREAKFAST TIER, $60

Sebago morning snorkel sail, mimosas

Sebago's 09:00 catamaran trip with one snorkel stop, followed by breakfast and unlimited mimosas on the sail back to the dock.

4.7 (212)
About 3 hours
Key West Double-Dip Snorkel Tour-Two Stops, Twice the Fun! TWO STOPS, $73

Fury Double Dip two-stop snorkel

Fury's three-hour trip with two snorkel stops on the Reef Express catamaran, with beer, wine, soda and water served after snorkeling.

4.6 (203)
About 3 hours
Half-Day Trip from Key West with Kayaking, Snorkeling & Sunset SCHOONER, $125

Danger Charters Schooner Sail & Snorkel

A 4.5-hour half-day sail on a schooner into the Key West National Wildlife Refuge, with snorkeling, kayaking and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks. The afternoon departures sail back at sunset.

4.9 (1,832)
About 4.5 hours
Key West Sandbar Charter With Kayak Tour: Includes Lunch & Drinks SANDBAR DAY, $161

Sunset Watersports Sandbar & Kayak

A five-hour Sunset Watersports trip to the Mud Keys: a guided mangrove kayak tour, lunch, then a secluded sandbar with an open bar of draft beer, wine and soft drinks.

4.8 (428)
About 5 hours
Private Sandbar Adventure in Key West Backcountry PRIVATE, $500 PER GROUP

Stock Island Private Backcountry Charter

A private three-hour boat trip for your group of up to six through the Key West backcountry, with sandbar stops for snorkeling, paddleboarding and wildlife watching. Priced per group.

5.0 (52)
About 3 hours

Prices

What Each Kind of Snorkel Trip Costs

A shared snorkel trip to the reef in Key West costs $49 to $79 per person on Viator and GetYourGuide, checked November 2026. Two-reef and dolphin trips run $73 to $143, small-group schooners $119 to $159, sandbar days $110 to $161, and a private boat for up to six people $500 to $966 for the group. Tips and parking are extra on almost all of them. Sebago’s morning snorkel sail sits in the middle of the range at $60 on a typical day, with breakfast and mimosas, and it showed $50 for one Saturday in November. Our Sebago review →

The price ladder

Prices are per person for two adults unless the row says per group. Viator figures are the typical schedule price; GetYourGuide figures are the price on the first bookable date.

TierExample tripsPrice
Budget reef tripFury reef snorkel, morning$49 ($57 afternoon or sunset)
Breakfast or open-bar reef tripSunset Watersports, Sebago, Floridays$55 to $79
Two reefsFury Double Dip; Sunset Watersports two-reef sunset trip$73 to $75
Dolphin watch and snorkelFury, Sunset Watersports, Dolphin Echo, Honest Eco$73 to $143
Small-group schoonerKey West Schooners, Danger Charters$119 to $159
Sandbar dayFury, Sebago, Sunset Watersports$110 to $161
SnubaSnuba of Key West$160, plus fuel and fees
Private charterStock Island Charters, Danger Charters, Dolphin Safari$500 to $966 per group of up to 6

If saving money is the whole point, our cheap snorkeling page covers the budget end in detail. This page is about what each step up buys.

What each tier buys

Budget reef trip, $49. Fury’s reef snorkel is three hours on a large catamaran with one stop, gear, instruction and drinks once snorkeling is over. Fury’s listing puts time in the water at about 30 to 60 minutes. Our Fury review

Breakfast or open bar, $55 to $79. Another $6 to $11 buys breakfast on Sunset Watersports’ Rise and Reef ($59) or Sebago’s morning sail ($60), or an open bar in the afternoon on Sunset Watersports’ Dip and Sip ($59) and Sebago’s afternoon snorkel sail ($60). Floridays’ reef snorkel and sail is $79; its listing describes about an hour out, an hour at the reef and an hour back. Our Floridays review

Two reefs, $73 to $75. Fury’s Double Dip makes two snorkel stops for $73, or $24 more than the budget trip. Sunset Watersports’ two-reef snorkel and sunset cruise is $75, but it is seasonal: Viator had no rate for our test Saturday and its GetYourGuide copy opened only from 31 January 2027. See our double-dip page.

Dolphins and snorkeling, $73 to $143. Fury’s dolphin watch and snorkel costs the same $73 as its Double Dip and has 1,247 Viator reviews at 4.7. Sunset Watersports’ dolphin and snorkel sunset cruise is $80. Smaller boats cost more: Dolphin Echo’s shallow-water snorkel is $109 with a 14-passenger limit, and Honest Eco’s biologist-run dolphin and guided snorkel trip is $143 for four hours. Our dolphin snorkel page compares them.

Small-group schooner, $119 to $159. Danger Charters’ half-day sail, snorkel and kayak is $125 (one option is $135), limited to 20 guests, with wetsuits in the winter months and unlimited beer and wine. Its full-day trip adds lunch for $159. Key West Schooners’ backcountry sail, snorkel and kayak is $119. These trips sail in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge, so expect backcountry snorkeling, not a named offshore reef. Our Danger Charters review

Sandbar day, $110 to $161. Fury’s Island Adventure is $110 with kayaks, paddleboards and lunch. Sebago’s tiki-boat sandbar safari averages $150. Sunset Watersports’ sandbar and kayak tour with lunch is $161 on Viator and $150 on its GetYourGuide twin. The snorkeling and sandbar page explains what you do there.

Snuba, $160 plus fees. Snuba of Key West lets you breathe underwater from scuba equipment without a dive certificate. The listing excludes “fuel & fees”, paid directly to the operator, without giving the amount, and sells souvenir photos for $65 per group. It has no free cancellation. Our Snuba review

Private charter, $500 to $966 per group. Stock Island Charters’ private sandbar trip is $500 for up to six people, three hours. Danger Charters’ private sandbar and snorkel charter is $749, and Dolphin Safari’s private half day with dolphins, snorkeling and a sandbar is $966. Our private charters page compares them.

Headline price or real price?

The price in a search result is not always the price on your date. Three things move it.

Teaser prices. Sebago’s afternoon reef snorkel on GetYourGuide showed a headline of $45, but its first bookable date cost $60. The same trip on Viator showed $45 in search and $60 in its schedule. Sunset Watersports’ happy hour sandbar trip headlined at $150 and cost $161, with nothing bookable before March 2027.

Dates. Sebago’s morning sail is $60 on a typical day and was $50 on Saturday 14 November. Its tiki sandbar trip averages $150 but showed $130 and $190 for two sailings that same day.

Seasons. Some trips stop running for part of the year, as the two-reef sunset cruise shows. When a listing has no date in the next few weeks, the price you see may belong to next season.

The fix is the same each time: open the listing, pick your date and departure, and compare that number.

What the ticket leaves out

  • Gratuities. Nearly every listing excludes them. Fury calls a tip customary and adds an automatic 10% for groups of eight or more at check-in.
  • Parking. Fury provides no parking. The city’s Old Town garage at 301 Grinnell Street and the Key West Bight lot charge $6 an hour, up to $48 a day, plus tax; the Mallory Square lot is $7 an hour. Snuba of Key West and Dolphin Safari list free parking at their docks.
  • Fuel and fees. Snuba charges them on top, amount not listed.
  • Small rentals. Fury does not supply towels and rents wetsuits seasonally.
  • Food and drinks on non-snorkel trips. Fury’s glass-bottom boat at $64 excludes snacks and soft drinks; its GetYourGuide listing mentions a cash snack bar at $2 an item.

What a couple or a family of four pays

Before tips and parking:

TripTwo peopleFour people
Fury reef snorkel, morning$98$196
Sunset Watersports Rise and Reef (Viator)$118$236
Fury Double Dip$146$292
Danger Charters half day$250$500
Sunset Watersports sandbar day (Viator)$322$644
Stock Island Charters private sandbar$500$500

Private boats get cheaper per head as the group grows. Stock Island Charters’ $500 trip works out at $125 each for four and about $83 each for six. For six people, Danger Charters’ private charter is about $125 each and Dolphin Safari’s about $161 each, close to or below the shared sandbar price.

When the dearer tier earns its price

A step up the ladder buys one of four things: food, a second stop, a smaller boat or more time. Decide which of those you care about before you compare prices.

  • Food. If you would buy breakfast anyway, the $6 to $11 extra for a breakfast trip is close to break-even.
  • A second stop. Fury’s Double Dip costs $24 more than the budget trip for a second site; it suits confident swimmers who want more time in the water.
  • A smaller boat. The schooners and Dolphin Echo cap their numbers (20 guests on Danger Charters’ half day, 14 on Dolphin Echo), which matters if a crowded deck would spoil the day for you.
  • More time. Sandbar days and the full-day schooner run five to six and a half hours, so part of the higher price is simply a longer day: $161 for five hours is about $32 an hour, against about $16 an hour for the $49 three-hour reef trip.

If none of those matter, the budget trip shows you the same reef. Our best snorkeling tours page matches each trip to a type of traveler.

Guest Reviews

What Snorkelers Say About Sebago's Morning Sail

4.7/5 from 212 verified Viator travelers

Ratings and review counts are the operators' live figures on Viator and GetYourGuide, checked in November 2026, and shift slightly day to day.

"We had a great time ! This is our third year coming to KW for Labor Day weekend . We have tried several tours but I have to say this one was my favorite of them all. Breakfast was great and drinks! The boat and the snorkeling equipment are in better conditions than all the other we have done. I will deff be doing thi"

Heidi F

"It was amazing! Got to see lots of different fish and sea life. Got a bonus on the way back with dolphins playing in the wake of our boat. The crew, food, and drinks were fantastic!"

Heather S

"Excellent morning out. Croissants were plentiful and delicious. Bar staff were great. The snorkelling itself was amazing, can’t fault it in any way. Excellent value for money and invaluable experience!"

Cheryl C

"The crew was amazing, the sea did not disappoint, food and drinks were good and plentiful. Would definitely do it again. Thanks Alexa, Jordan, Eve and Joe."

Wendy V

"Very accommodating. Staff interacts well with customers. Staff explained safety and use of equipment well. Very fun experience. Food was delicious!"

Kimberly C

"Had a wonderful time on this excursion with Captain Shay, Eve, John and Matt! Had fresh fruit, croissants, juice and plenty of other drinks before and after snorkeling. Snorkeling was great - beautiful coral, reefs and lots of different fish to see. Crew was attentive, fun and made the boat ride a fun time. Absolutely recommend this excursion."

Patsy F

"My wife and I went together and we enjoyed it. She’s not a strong swimmer, but felt prepared and comfortable because the workers were friendly and professional. This excursion was great for every level of experience."

Reynaldo A

"Very fun. The staff and crew were excellent and friendly. Very nice boat and experience. The breakfast croissants were very good"

Ken B

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