Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center — Attraction in Saint Petersburg

I started out by taking the Tampa Bay day time bird cruise myself on Monday, just to kind of go out on the boat. To find a little bit about it as I have a high-functioning child that's very interested in zoology. I wanted to see exactly what what happened before we decided to go snorkeling not only was Grace very informative on the tour, but Capt. Bob was absolutely amazing. Explaining things to everybody and just making everybody feel safe. I forget the young lady's name that was working with Grace that day. She was an intern as she was also learning. But we were trying to stay away from a storm that day, and Capt. Bob made sure everybody was informed of what was going on, because the storm rolled in out of nowhere. And he kept everybody 100% safe. Safe. Enough to where I felt very comfortable coming back Saturday and doing the snorkeling tour with my son and my daughter-in-law. Let me tell you what again Grace. Was there hands down amazing!!! She knows her stuff, very interesting facts finding out from her and she made my son even more interested now working in water. So living in Missouri and traveling to Tampa every 3 months, I have a feeling. This will be on our list every time we come, because he had an absolute blast. So did I honestly, my daughter in law has now also found her new fun time.Release she loved the snorkeling. I can't wait to do it again and can't wait to see you guys again. I wish I could say I got some snorkeling tour photos, but I didn't, but I did get some regular boat tours. We didn't bring an underwater camera this time.I'm kind of glad we didn't because it was kind of fun but it was a little scary too not knowing where your feet were gonna step. You can see the crazy storm that rolled in. Once we got out into the bay and captain Bob did amazing, keeping us away...

We were a group of 6 mostly seniors that had a wonderful time on the hour and a half Wildlife Boat Tour of Tampa Bay operated by the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center. Our crew of Captain Mel, Darrin and Natalie were all excellent at explaining various things about Tampa Bay and the creatures that resided there. Over a grass bed they did a 3 minute trawl with a net to see a sample of the sea life living there. The fish were the same as the fish netted on an earlier tour so they were returned to the grass bed. They did find a sand dollar , a bivalve and the smallest Tulip shell I had ever seen. It was no more than a quarter of an inch long. After that we headed north in the bay looking for manatees or dolphins. Our captain found a pair of dolphins that that we watched for awhile. Then we proceeded to bird island in Coffee Pot Bayou and learned a lot about the birds living and nesting there. Then it was time to head back to the dock. Had a delightful time and learned a lot. The Discovery Center located on the St. Petersburg Pier is a worthwhile exhibit with several options for different...

On Saturday, 9-24-22 our children and Transition Programs participated in a group activity to Tampa Bay Watch. All of our students are either blind or visually impaired. Our day began on an Eco Tour with Zoe and her team. Students explored various components of the Estuaries nearby. They explored sounds, touched various sea creatures, and the staff went above and beyond to provide tactile representations of things that were not able to be held! Following the boat tour students explored the interactive exhibits; observing the turtles being fed, the touch tank, learning about pollution in our waters, fun with sand, and more! Our experience ended with an invertebrate investigation in the classroom. Zoe and her team allowed us to hold and touch various critters from snails, to crabs, starfish, and more. We are so thankful for the thought and preparations that went in to making this trip meaningful. Thank you Tampa Bay Watch and all...