Bermuda Boat Tours

A Bermuda vacation in my view is never complete without experiencing a scenic boat tour. These Bermuda boat tours and excursions are great ways to explore the blue waters and see a few amazing things that are otherwise not visible from the shore.

As you cruise along, you get a marvelous view of the coastline. Most of the tours take you to places where you see some spectacular corals, amazing shipwrecks, and great Atlantic marine life through glass bottom view.

Some of the boating and sailing tours in Bermuda also offer you water sports activities combined with the tours. Some take you to fantastic reef & wreck snorkeling areas, others arrange for kayaks, jetski and more.

There are others who provide live commentary telling you about the island and its history as you pass by some historic landmarks. And there are sailing tours that show you Bermuda's colonial and celebrity homes along the shoreline.

There is also a service offered on an Amphibian Vehicle which is a combination of a bus and a boat. The vehicle has been designed to move on road and can also sail on water like a boat. It shows you sights from both water and land, and you get best of both the worlds.

During March and April the majestic humpback whales pass Bermuda as they migrate north towards summer feeding grounds. Watching these giant animals as they leap out of the ocean is an awesome spectacle. If you're prepared for long waits, you can sometimes see them from Elbow Beach or Whale Bay beach on a clear day. But if you want to get a close-up view, you should take a Whale Watching boat tour.

May through November, a magical spectacle takes place over the sea surface in the dark. On specific nights, the fire worms of Bermuda go around dancing in circles over the ocean while releasing intense green glow.

The whole water area lights up offering a magical experience. There are organized cruise tours for witnessing this. To know about this spectacular dancing display unique to Bermuda and the cruise tour, check out Bermuda Glow Worms.

Glass Bottom Views - Bermuda

During our many island vacations in Bermuda, we had gone around to find out the operators who run regular sailing and boating tours in the island. The regular boat tours are essentially for sightseeing and glass bottom views and work on a per-person rate. However, there are several charter boat options as well that offer privacy & flexibility.

The boats are usually between 30 to 60-foot long, and most can carry up to 30 persons and are often motorized sailing boats. Of course there are few sailing boats that have much larger capacity of about 200 or even more. And some operators offer catamarans as well.

Several boat operators advertise year-round operations, but the off-season (Nov - Mar) schedules of boat tours in Bermuda can be quite irregular. Captains usually use this off-season period for maintenance and repair work, or close the operation altogether if bookings are low.

Regular Boat Tours in Bermuda

Out of the many Bermuda boating tours that we have explored, following are our favorites and remain on top of our list.

Aquatic Bermuda: Sightseeing & Glassbottom: This tour on this 22-foot glass bottom boat called the Coral Reefer is a great option if you like to have a lot of information about the island, sightseeing experience, as well as a great glass bottom view of the underwater world.

Jessie James Swim & Snorkel Boat Tour

This boat tour is really meant for sheer snorkeling enjoyment. You will pass by some lovely coastline on the way. If you love snorkeling, this tour on a small boat and the offshore snorkeling experience will take your breath away - it's stunning.

Restless Native Snorkel Boat Tours

With instructions on Bermuda's marine life and guided snorkeling trip, plus fresh cookies on board, it's hard to resist this excellent outfitter with their 50-foot pink catamaran.

Fantasea Bermuda Sightseeing Tours: Here you get a number of options. You can take a sailing sunset cruise, or a motorboat tour offering sightseeing with glass bottom view, Cocktail Cruise, night cruise on a motor yacht to view the marine nightlife, whaling cruise etc. Other options includes Eco & Adventure tours, and even a sailing lesson for beginners.

Charter Bermuda Boat Tour for Watersports: This boat tour on the 60-foot catamaran called the Rising Son-II, is designed for sailing, swimming, snorkeling and excellent view of Bermuda coastline.

Consort Cruise - Coastal Landmarks & Hideaways: This cruise on a 48-foot boat is one of the most informative Bermuda sailing boat tours. This cruise tour is great for viewing the spectacular Bermuda coastline and colonial homes. This is one of great boat tours where you get a nice flavor of the island from the waters.

Reef Explorer - Adventure, Snorkel, Glassbottom: Reef Explorer is a 70-foot long boat that offers snorkel, glass bottom and night time boating tours with a capacity of 150 passengers.

Jet Ski Safari: The Jet Ski or the water scooter safari in Bermuda is a great way to see many picturesque sights and marine life. It starts from Snorkel Park Beach.

KS Water Sports: They mainly operate out of the dockyard and offer Jet Ski tours that can be combined with swimming and snorkeling in lovely water areas.

Sea Venture Watersports: Operating from Southampton Parish, this operator offers Jet Ski tours and also wake boarding, water ski, tubes and boat rentals.

Somerset Bridge Watersports: This is a family owned business operating for over 20 years and located at Sandys Parish next to the Somerset Bridge. They offer small motorized boats, Jet Skis and Kayaks on rent along with guides. The location of the operator is ideal to explore the reefs and wrecks of the western end of Bermuda.

Exploring Bermuda's Islands & Coastline on a Rental Boat

How about taking a small rental boat to drive on your own, explore Bermuda's coastline and the tiny islands lying offshore, discover secluded beaches, nose in to an island to have exclusive picnic or even snorkel. Sounds interesting? We love it and do it every time we are there.

You don't have to go too far into the open sea. Bermuda's water offers amazing treasures including great tiny islands with plush vegetation, many caves along the coastline, great marine life and colorful corals, shipwrecks and more. All you need to find is a Great Boat Rental to start your day.

But what can you unearth and which water areas to explore?

Check out Exploring Bermuda's islands & coasts on rental boat to know which are those beautiful islands that you can reach as you take your boat along a coast line and go a little offshore, and also know all about the sites in different water areas including western, eastern and inland water areas.

Crewed Boat Charters in Bermuda

If you are in a private group, you have a number options to charter boats and enjoy Bermuda waters in exclusivity. Such private charters with expert crews will let you enjoy all offerings of regular boat tours like sightseeing, snorkeling, glass bottom, sunset cruises and others, but with privacy. Check out Bermuda charter boats.

Related Articles

1) Bermuda Water Sports: Various water sport activities in Bermuda.

2) Bermuda Tours: Great tours in Bermuda - Self guided, by bus, taxi, van, train trolley etc.

3) Bermuda Activities: Know about all other activities in the island.

Visitors' Reviews & Comments

A Great Snorkel boat tour

Clark Howell recollects his family's great experience of a sailing and snorkeling tour by one of the best catamarans in Bermuda.

Charter snorkeling boat tour for a group: Joyce Taylor is a travel operator and wants to know the best options for a private snorkeling boat tour in Bermuda.

Doug McComsey (June 2012)

Can you tell me of any sunset cruises that run on Sunday evenings in July?

Raj (bermuda-attractions.com)

Hi, although Fantasea Bermuda's Catamaran sunset cruise appears in their daily activity list, I doubt if they run it all seven days a week. You may want to check it out directly with them by giving your desired date. Following are their contacts:

Email: info@fantasea.bm, Phone: 441/ 236 1300

Doug McComsey

Raj, Yeah, I emailed them and they don't appear to have a Sunday evening cruise. We are busy on Monday, the day they offered and we leave on Tuesday at 12:00. Thanks again.

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