Sarasota Suncoast Tours offers family-friendly shark tooth hunting, beachcombing, ghost, historical, and culinary tours. Tours are offered in St. Armands Circle, downtown Sarasota, Venice, and Anna Maria Island, Florida. Their entertaining guides share stories tailored to each tour’s theme. Reservations are required. Read Sarasota Suncoast Tours’ featured blog post!
Downtown Sarasota: Historic Women of Sarasota Tour
Take a step back in time on this 90-minute walking tour. You will learn about the Sarasota, Florida homesteading women of Sarasota, Florida; faced with extreme heat of summer, swarms of insects, many snakes, alligators, and Native Americans. Tour includes a copy of Bertha Palmer’s brownie recipe and a glass of wine.
St. Armands Key: Family Fun on Lido Beach Tour
Learn local history, hunt for seashells and sand-dollars on Lido Beach, build a sandcastle, and perhaps see a dolphin on this 2-hour guided walk at South Lido Park.
Anna Maria Island: Walking Ghost Tour
A spirited 75-minute walking tour of Bridge Street where you’ll learn about Bride of Bali Hai, George Emerson Bean, and Al Capone, view the bridges that connect the island and hear the gruesome tales they tell. Keep an eye out for floating orbs and other signs of ghostly activity.
Anna Maria Island: Wild Women of Anna Maria Island Tour
A historic walking tour of the city of Anna Maria where you’ll learn about the women of the island who were the movers and shakers that shaped the island. Tour includes a glass of wine and cheese plate.
Venice: Shark Teeth Family Adventure Tour
Hunt for shark teeth at the beach. Your professional naturalist tour guide will share stories and demonstrate the best way to find these prehistoric treasures. Tour includes shark tooth hunting equipment, an opportunity to turn your shark tooth find into a necklace you can take home, and a kid-friendly lunch for kids 14 years and younger. Please note that the minimum age allowed is 5 years old. Any youth under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult (18 or older) at all times who will also assume all responsibility for his/her safety.
Custom and private group trolley and driving tours are also available.
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Sarasota Suncoast Tours is locally owned and operated.
Sarasota Suncoast Tours also offers culinary tours through their sister tour company, Key Culinary Tours.
