Marie Selby
Botanical Gardens

Set Sail with Selby Gardens

A Campus-to-Campus Boat-Tour Experience

In tribute to the coastal heritage of our region and our two campuses, we offer visitors an “old Florida” way to experience them—from the water!

roundtrip boat transportation along the Intracoastal Waterway between our two campuses
educational, interpretive narration of the native nature and regional history you’ll see along the way
full access to both the Historic Spanish Point and Downtown Sarasota campuses
box lunch at our Historic Spanish Point campus

$140 per person / $125 for Selby Gardens members

Includes RT boat tour, admission to both campuses, lunch voucher ($20 value)

9:45 a.m. – paid guests meet in Welcome Center, Downtown Sarasota campus
10 a.m. – boat departs for narrated, educational tour en route to Historic Spanish Point campus
11:15 a.m. (approx.) – boat arrives at Historic Spanish Point campus
11:30 – 1:30 p.m. – access to 30-acre Historic Spanish Point campus. Lunch at the Bayside Cottage.
1:30 p.m. – guests meet at Packing House to re-board boat
1:45 p.m. – boat departs for return trip
3:00 p.m. (approx.) – boat arrives at Downtown Sarasota campus
3:15 – 5:00 p.m. – access to 15-acre Downtown Sarasota campus until Gardens close

This tour is for ages 6 and up.
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Price includes $20 voucher for lunch. Guests are responsible for costs in excess of voucher value.
Casual attire is recommended, with footwear suitable for walking.
Please note that there are no restroom facilities aboard the boat. Please use the restroom before boarding.
The boat is not wheelchair accessible. Guests must be able to walk up and down stairs to access the boat.
Tours require a minimum number of reservations to sail. If a tour must be cancelled, paid guests will receive full refunds or be rescheduled (when possible).
Tours will take place rain or shine. In the event of hazardous weather, the tour will be cancelled and paid guests will receive full refunds or be rescheduled (where possible).
If weather prohibits a return trip from the Historic Spanish Point campus, ground transportation will be provided back to the Downtown Sarasota campus.
Set Sail with Selby Gardens tours run with a minimum of 15 passengers. Trips that do not reach this passenger limit will be cancelled. Tickets will be refunded or may be transferred to a future voyage.
Please note that Set Sail with Selby Gardens tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Please direct any questions to tours@selby.org