Biscayne Bay Boat Tour by Private Yacht
Biscayne Bay is the calm, protected water all of Miami boating happens on: the skyline, Monument Island, the sandbars and Stiltsville sit inside it. The classic Miami bay ride covers them on your own crewed Feeling Yachty yacht, from $650 for three hours with captain, crew and fuel included.
Yachts for the bay ride
Three to start with: the Drakkar (70 ft, up to 13 guests), the Princess (48 ft, up to 13 guests) and the 2 Pink (52 ft, up to 13 guests).
173 yachts in Miami
All 173 yachts on this page, by name
- Grandson · 30 ft
- Sundeck · 26 ft
- Hurricane · 26 ft
- Pontoon · 20 ft
- Bayliner Pink · 26 ft
- Wellcraft Martinique 30 · 30 ft
- Sarah Marie · 38 ft
- Monterrey · 37 ft
- Glory Daze · 26 ft
- Grandfather · 45 ft
- My Shel · 45 ft
- Cruiser · 37 ft
- Easy · 25 ft
- Formula · 40 ft
- 2 Sundancer · 44 ft
- Doral Hawaii · 42 ft
- Barbie · 40 ft
- Coco · 50 ft
- Island Itch · 55 ft
- Joker 3 · 53 ft
- Prime Time · 45 ft
- Ruffing It · 50 ft
- Sea Daze · 45 ft
- Sea No · 46 ft
- Sundancer · 37 ft
- Bonanza · 50 ft
- Doble K · 50 ft
- Party · 50 ft
- Starward · 50 ft
- Sunseeker · 46 ft
- Melissa · 46 ft
- Escape · 50 ft
- Horizon Pink · 52 ft
- Liam · 50 ft
- Sail La Vie · 50 ft
- Bobcat · 50 ft
- Dream Luxe · 45 ft
- Tempest · 45 ft
- Regal · 42 ft
- Archemist · 54 ft
- Salty · 60 ft
- Saxdor Fort Lauderdale · 32 ft
- Scarab · 53 ft
- Sea Ray · 48 ft
- Sexy Lady · 55 ft
- Tekila · 58 ft
- 2 Pink · 52 ft
- Harkand · 50 ft
- Impulsive · 50 ft
- Last Fling · 50 ft
- Mundomo II · 50 ft
- Seacrecy · 40 ft
- Sea Lovers · 50 ft
- Poseidon · 48 ft
- Schaefer V33 · 42 ft
- Seaduction II · 60 ft
- Seduction · 60 ft
- Maxum · 46 ft
- Destin · 50 ft
- Princess · 48 ft
- Princess Gazzella · 48 ft
- 2 Tifany · 65 ft
- Aicon 67 · 67 ft
- Az · 62 ft
- Lady G · 45 ft
- Manga · 58 ft
- Pasha · 45 ft
- Roma · 50 ft
- Victoria · 70 ft
- All In · 42 ft
- Epic I · 50 ft
- Saxdor · 35 ft
- Aicon · 60 ft
- Epic IV · 55 ft
- Chiquimu · 52 ft
- Exsea Mer · 50 ft
- Joker 2 · 45 ft
- Remedy · 50 ft
- Summer Girl · 55 ft
- Azimut 53 · 53 ft
- Nx370 · 36 ft
- Azure · 55 ft
- Catamaran · 60 ft
- Dream Boat · 45 ft
- Here · 50 ft
- Summer · 55 ft
- The Ark · 52 ft
- Alana Rose · 62 ft
- Josy · 40 ft
- Tito · 65 ft
- Time Bandit · 45 ft
- Above And Beyond · 45 ft
- Anveras · 62 ft
- Batman · 60 ft
- Epic II · 60 ft
- Epic III · 65 ft
- Escape II · 60 ft
- Foolish Pleasure · 80 ft
- Viking · 65 ft
- Wine Down · 60 ft
- Thales · 57 ft
- Julia Valentine · 52 ft
- Warrior · 70 ft
- Sea La Vie · 65 ft
- Freedom · 38 ft
- Odisea · 55 ft
- Andiamo · 65 ft
- Empire · 75 ft
- Elite Retreat I · 52 ft
- Drakkar · 70 ft
- Whiskey And Waves · 52 ft
- Leopard Power Cat · 44 ft
- Life Is Great · 62 ft
- Power Cat · 43 ft
- Predator · 60 ft
- Zeus · 90 ft
- Bramante · 43 ft
- Allegra · 65 ft
- Bahia Panther · 90 ft
- Pardo 43 · 38 ft
- Supreme I · 60 ft
- Azzura · 60 ft
- Maximus · 64 ft
- Days Like This 2 · 70 ft
- Finstar · 62 ft
- Happy Place · 50 ft
- Sebastian · 65 ft
- Deon · 64 ft
- Le Grand Bleu · 70 ft
- Mav · 85 ft
- Aqua Sunseeker 90 · 90 ft
- Pearl · 62 ft
- Sunseeker Manhattan · 50 ft
- The Godfather · 55 ft
- The One · 68 ft
- Worldwide · 65 ft
- Destiny · 90 ft
- Azimut 68 · 68 ft
- Galeon H · 53 ft
- Stamos Bien · 110 ft
- Seven Seas · 70 ft
- The Good Life · 75 ft
- Berpaw · 110 ft
- Daniela · 100 ft
- Millennium II · 100 ft
- Smu · 80 ft
- Helios · 78 ft
- Leopard · 60 ft
- Snowbird · 74 ft
- Aqua Aicon 105 · 105 ft
- Pfo · 88 ft
- Praying For Overtime II · 88 ft
- Spysea · 75 ft
- S7 · 72 ft
- Julia Dorothy · 103 ft
- Nirvana · 110 ft
- Rex · 120 ft
- Venture · 102 ft
- Matrix · 135 ft
- Sirena · 88 ft
- Rmm Job · 96 ft
- San Lorenzo · 110 ft
- Monopoly · 100 ft
- Sale Vita · 105 ft
- Rylax 2 · 116 ft
- Archipielago · 70 ft
- Sunreef · 70 ft
- Bonus Round · 120 ft
- Rylax · 116 ft
- Sweet Caroline II · 166 ft
- Custom Lime · 120 ft
- Ciaos · 116 ft
- Make Big Happen · 100 ft
Why the bay is the tour
Barrier islands block the ocean swell, so the bay stays flat when the Atlantic is lumpy: the right water for families, first-timers and anyone prone to seasickness. Nearly every route on Miami boat tours runs inside it, and the locals’ name for the loop is simply the bay ride.
What to see
The skyline and the bridges
Downtown, Brickell and the lit causeways: the postcard run, best at dusk.
Monument Island
The bay’s anchor-and-swim spot behind the Venetian Islands, ten to fifteen minutes from the Miami Beach docks.
Stiltsville
Seven wooden houses standing in open water at the bay’s south end, inside Biscayne National Park: a half-day trip with a story the captain tells better than we can write it.
The sandbars
Waist-deep water where boats raft up: Nixon sandbar off Key Biscayne in the south bay, and the Haulover sandbar in the north.
Boating in Biscayne Bay
The bay carries manatee zones, no-wake zones and a national park at its south end. On a crewed charter the captain handles all of it, which is the practical answer to the “boating in Biscayne Bay rules” question: you swim, he navigates.
Biscayne Bay boat rental
Every yacht on Miami yacht rentals tours the bay. Pick the boat, the hours and the stops; the cards above show live prices, and the clear water for a mask and snorkel is on snorkeling in Miami.
Biscayne Bay tour questions
How much is a Biscayne Bay boat tour?
From $650 for three hours, private, captain, crew and fuel included.
How long to see the whole bay?
Three to four hours covers the skyline, Monument Island and a sandbar; Stiltsville makes it a day.
Is the water rough?
Rarely. The bay is protected, and your captain reads the day and routes around the wind.
Can we swim or snorkel?
Yes. Sandbar stops are standard, and the clear snorkel water sits off Key Biscayne.
Can you see Stiltsville up close?
The boat idles past within the park’s rules; landing on the houses is not allowed.
Book the bay ride
Send the date, the group size and the stops you want, and the team suggests the yacht and the dock that put them closest.