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 about $825 for two 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 26' Bayliner Sundeck (26 ft, up to 11 guests).
260 yachts in Miami
All 260 yachts on this page, by name
- Sundeck · 26 ft
- Hurricane · 26 ft
- Pontoon · 20 ft
- Glory Daze · 26 ft
- Bayliner Pink · 26 ft
- Wellcraft Martinique 30 · 30 ft
- Easy · 25 ft
- 26' Bayliner Sundeck · 26 ft
- Sarah Marie · 38 ft
- Cruiser · 37 ft
- Monterrey · 37 ft
- Monterrey Blue · 37 ft
- Well Craft · 30 ft
- Golf To Gulf · 40 ft
- Grandfather · 45 ft
- Melissa · 46 ft
- My Shel · 45 ft
- Ruffing It · 50 ft
- Seacrecy · 40 ft
- Sundancer · 37 ft
- Party · 50 ft
- Formula · 40 ft
- 2 Sundancer · 44 ft
- Doral Hawaii · 42 ft
- Doble K · 50 ft
- Impulsive · 50 ft
- Island Itch · 55 ft
- Joker 3 · 53 ft
- 30' Hurricane Sundeck · 30 ft
- 31' Sea Ray · 31 ft
- All In · 42 ft
- Catamaran · 60 ft
- Escape · 50 ft
- Exsea Mer · 50 ft
- Liam · 50 ft
- Sea No · 46 ft
- Seduction · 60 ft
- Sunseeker · 46 ft
- Mundomo II · 50 ft
- Bobcat · 50 ft
- Dream Luxe · 45 ft
- Grandson · 30 ft
- Princess · 48 ft
- Barbie · 40 ft
- Maxum · 46 ft
- Regal · 42 ft
- Sunseeker Manhattan · 50 ft
- Last Fling · 50 ft
- Archemist · 54 ft
- Epic I · 50 ft
- Escape II · 60 ft
- Harkand · 50 ft
- Horizon Pink · 52 ft
- Salty · 60 ft
- Saxdor Fort Lauderdale · 32 ft
- Scarab · 53 ft
- Sea Daze · 45 ft
- Sea Lovers · 50 ft
- Sea Ray · 48 ft
- Sexy Lady · 55 ft
- Starward · 50 ft
- Tekila · 58 ft
- Tempest · 45 ft
- Joker 2 · 45 ft
- Batman · 60 ft
- Chiquimu · 52 ft
- Dream Boat · 45 ft
- Poseidon · 48 ft
- Prime Time · 45 ft
- Remedy · 50 ft
- Roma · 50 ft
- Schaefer V33 · 42 ft
- Seaduction II · 60 ft
- Wine Down · 60 ft
- 45' Tempest Sundancer · 45 ft
- Coco · 50 ft
- 37' Monterey · 37 ft
- Destin · 50 ft
- 44' Sea Ray Sundancer · 44 ft
- 2 Pink · 52 ft
- Anveras · 62 ft
- Lady G · 45 ft
- Above And Beyond · 45 ft
- Aicon 67 · 67 ft
- Az · 62 ft
- Here · 50 ft
- Pasha · 45 ft
- Sail La Vie · 50 ft
- Summer · 55 ft
- 36' Regal · 36 ft
- 47' Wellcraft Sundancer · 47 ft
- 50' Sea Ray — Starward · 50 ft
- Aicon · 60 ft
- Azure · 55 ft
- Epic II · 60 ft
- Epic III · 65 ft
- Epic IV · 55 ft
- Manga · 58 ft
- Thales · 57 ft
- The Ark · 52 ft
- Victoria · 70 ft
- Time Bandit · 45 ft
- 48' Azimut Sundancer · 48 ft
- Azimut 53 · 53 ft
- Nx370 · 36 ft
- 34' Sea Ray · 34 ft
- 43' Meridian · 43 ft
- 46' Maxum Sundancer · 46 ft
- Odisea · 55 ft
- Warrior · 70 ft
- 42' Regal · 42 ft
- Viking · 65 ft
- 45' Azimut · 45 ft
- 50' Sea Ray (Regal Marina) · 50 ft
- Alana Rose · 62 ft
- Josy · 40 ft
- Julia Valentine · 52 ft
- Tito · 65 ft
- 50' Sunseeker Manhattan · 50 ft
- 28' Barletta · 28 ft
- 65' Viking · 65 ft
- 45' Sea Ray Flybridge · 45 ft
- 52' Catamaran · 52 ft
- 53' Azimut · 53 ft
- 2 Tifany · 65 ft
- 48' Sea Ray · 48 ft
- 55' Azimut · 55 ft
- Power Cat · 43 ft
- Predator · 60 ft
- Sea La Vie · 65 ft
- Saxdor · 35 ft
- 50' Sea Ray Flybridge (Chamonix Marina) · 50 ft
- Empire · 75 ft
- Summer Girl · 55 ft
- 45' Sea Ray Flybridge (2000) · 45 ft
- 50' Sea Ray (Little Havana) · 50 ft
- 60' Motor Yacht — A-YACHT · 60 ft
- Azzura · 60 ft
- Foolish Pleasure · 80 ft
- Freedom · 38 ft
- 45' Marquis Sport Coupe · 45 ft
- 50' Regal · 50 ft
- 52' Sea Ray Sedan Bridge · 52 ft
- Andiamo · 65 ft
- 55' Princess · 55 ft
- 60' Sea Ray — BETTSY · 60 ft
- 65' Sea Ray · 65 ft
- Elite Retreat I · 52 ft
- Maximus · 64 ft
- The Good Life · 75 ft
- 55' Flybridge Yacht · 55 ft
- Drakkar · 70 ft
- Our Time · 84 ft
- Pearl · 62 ft
- Supreme I · 60 ft
- 57' Azimut · 57 ft
- 60' Azimut (Miami River) · 60 ft
- 62' Anvera — ANVERA · 62 ft
- Whiskey And Waves · 52 ft
- Allegra · 65 ft
- Days Like This 2 · 70 ft
- Finstar · 62 ft
- 68' Yacht · 68 ft
- Le Grand Bleu · 70 ft
- The Godfather · 55 ft
- 55' Pershing · 55 ft
- 80' Flybridge Yacht — mirabella · 80 ft
- Leopard Power Cat · 44 ft
- The Gambler · 82 ft
- Bramante · 43 ft
- Pardo 43 · 38 ft
- 60' Azimut (Downtown Miami) · 60 ft
- 80' Sunseeker Manhattan · 80 ft
- The One · 68 ft
- 75' Flybridge Yacht — Mirabella · 75 ft
- Zeus · 90 ft
- Galeon H · 53 ft
- Life Is Great · 62 ft
- Snowbird · 74 ft
- 70' Azimut (Miami River) · 70 ft
- Aqua Sunseeker 90 · 90 ft
- Worldwide · 65 ft
- 60' Absolute — Disco · 60 ft
- 65' Prestige — No Plans · 65 ft
- 70' Yacht · 70 ft
- Bahia Panther · 90 ft
- Happy Place · 50 ft
- Sebastian · 65 ft
- Mav · 85 ft
- Pfo · 88 ft
- Days Like This · 95 ft
- Stamos Bien · 110 ft
- 50' Fountaine Pajot · 50 ft
- 85' Numarine · 85 ft
- Smu · 80 ft
- Destiny · 90 ft
- 80' Azimut · 80 ft
- 80' Sunseeker (2008) · 80 ft
- 82' Sunseeker Predator · 82 ft
- 90' Yacht · 90 ft
- 46' Express Cruiser · 46 ft
- 51' Cranchi · 51 ft
- Berpaw · 110 ft
- Daniela · 100 ft
- Aqua Aicon 105 · 105 ft
- Azimut 68 · 68 ft
- Deon · 64 ft
- Praying For Overtime II · 88 ft
- Seven Seas · 70 ft
- S7 · 72 ft
- 74' Sunseeker · 74 ft
- Rex · 120 ft
- 70' Azimut (Coconut Grove) · 70 ft
- 70' Azimut Flybridge · 70 ft
- 85' Ferretti · 85 ft
- Venture · 102 ft
- Millennium II · 100 ft
- 110' Maiora · 110 ft
- 80' Sunseeker (Miami Beach Marina) · 80 ft
- 95' Leopard · 95 ft
- Helios · 78 ft
- Spysea · 75 ft
- 70' Sunseeker · 70 ft
- 78' Sunseeker · 78 ft
- Leopard · 60 ft
- Nirvana · 110 ft
- Rmm Job · 96 ft
- San Lorenzo · 110 ft
- 68' Galeon (Island Gardens) · 68 ft
- 74' Princess · 74 ft
- 68' Galeon (Miami Beach Marina) · 68 ft
- Sunreef · 70 ft
- Julia Dorothy · 103 ft
- Sale Vita · 105 ft
- 72' Azimut S7 · 72 ft
- Lagoon · 70 ft
- 110' Horizon — 110’ Horizon · 110 ft
- 110' Antago · 110 ft
- 95' Mangusta · 95 ft
- Matrix · 135 ft
- Sirena · 88 ft
- Archipielago · 70 ft
- 88' Azimut — CLOUD 9 · 88 ft
- Monopoly · 100 ft
- Rylax 2 · 116 ft
- Bonus Round · 120 ft
- 90' Azimut · 90 ft
- Rylax · 116 ft
- 68' Galeon (Haulover) · 68 ft
- 70' Azimut with Tender · 70 ft
- 75' Sunseeker · 75 ft
- 85' Motor Yacht · 85 ft
- Sweet Caroline II · 166 ft
- 88' Princess — PFO · 88 ft
- Custom Lime · 120 ft
- Ciaos · 116 ft
- Make Big Happen · 100 ft
- Four Winns · 50 ft
- Sea Ray Kir Royale · 65 ft
- Uniesse · 80 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 about $825 for two 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.