Seaplane to the Dry Tortugas

Visit the Dry Tortugas, 70 miles southwest of Key West, where the Atlantic meets the Gulf of Mexico. Enjoy a short 40 minute flight at low altitude in a 5 or 7 passenger seaplane while your pilot and guide points out many of the landmarks and shipwrecks along the way. View the sites of Mel Fisher's Atocha and Margarita wrecks and see leatherback sea turtles, sharks and other sea life.

While at the fort enjoy the tranquility of this private island with a white sandy beach and crytal clear water. Take a walk through the Fort and see what makes it so famous and view the other Tortugas islands from high atop the fort.

Seaplanes of Key West provides each traveler with snorkel gear and a cooler with refreshing beverages for the 4 hour trip. See beautiful tropical fish and pristine coral along the outer moat wall.

This trip is a fabulous way to see the Dry Tortugas without spending an entire day out at the fort. The seaplanes run 3 times per day with morning, noon and late afternoon trips.

The Seaplanes of Key West are currently closed but please check their website at www.seaplanesofkeywest.com for updated information on when they will resume flights to the Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson.