• Miami boat day tours provide an insider's view of the area.Miami Beach Sunset image by Wimbledon from Fotolia.com
  
  Florida's Intercoastal Waterway is home to Florida's most beautiful wildlife, from dolphins to manatees. From Fort Lauderdale to Miami's spectacular skyline, day tours transport visitors through a watery corridor of celebrity homes, opulent yachts, great restaurants and shopping.
  
  

Biscayne Bay by Boat Tour

• The Biscayne Bay Boat Tour is a day cruise that tours visitors along the Intercoastal Waterway's Biscayne Bay in a two-level yacht. The bay is 35 miles long and eight miles wide, with skyline views of downtown Miami. The tour picks up and drops off from designated hotels in Miami Beach and Miami. The yacht features an air-conditioned, ground-floor room with windows, or an open-air, second-floor terrace. As of August 2010, an adult retail ticket is $43.95, and $34.95 for children aged 3 to 9. Children under 3 are free.
  
  Miami Tours
  
  Miami Beach, FL
  
  800-303-1503
  
  miamitours.us
  
  

Biscayne Bay Zodiac Adventure Tour

• The Biscayne Bay Zodiac Adventure Tour in Miami sends pleasure-seekers jetting across Biscayne Bay in a Zodiac RIB, which stands for rigid-hull, inflatable boat. The six-seat boat navigates all water types, from smooth to choppy, with safety, agility and speed, at up to 50 miles and hour. The boat isn't commonly featured by other tours, according to Miami Tours. The Zodiac Adventure takes passengers within sight of celebrity homes and the filming locations of CSI Miami and Miami Vice. Passengers will also approach the edge of Historic Stiltsville, a collection of shack houses above the bay. Some served as notorious Speakeasies during Prohibition.
  
  There are also chances to glimpse dolphins, manatee, shark and stingray, as well as the Port of Miami, and the Miami skyline. The boat will pass the historic Cape Florida Lighthouse, on the tip of Key Biscayne since 1825, and the Miami River, deep in a canyon of skyscrapers, in downtown Miami. As of August 2010, an adult ticket is $167.95, and for children 6 and older, $160.45.
  
  Miami Tours
  
  Miami Beach, FL
  
  800-303-1503
  
  miamitours.us
  
  

Cruise to Miami and Back

• The day-long cruise down the Intercoastal Waterway gives passengers front-row views of nature, yachts, great restaurants and multiple-million-dollar homes. The tour, a private charter on the "Never Enough," leaves from Fort Lauderdale and makes its way south to Miami. See the newest, most expensive hotels and resorts, and the amazing boats sharing the waterway. Ask the captain, at any time, to stop, and go to shore for some shopping or sightseeing. As of August 2010, the the six hour-cruise costs $450 for four people.
  
  Never Enough Charters
  
  301 Seabreeze Blvd.
  
  Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
  
  954-707-2147
  
  fortlauderdalefishingcharters.com