Discover the enchanting escape of Yankee Freedom Dry Tortugas Ferry, your premier gateway to exploring one of America's most unique and least visited …
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Mar 22, 2025
We took the ferry to Fort Jefferson and camped there for two nights. The staff on the Yankee Freedom were professional and made our trip successful. You even get snorkeling gear and are able to see m…Full review by Ben_Deere
Mar 22, 2025
The crew of Yankee Freedom do such a great job of taking care of their customers. I was a bit worried the morning of our trip when I stepped outside and felt the wind whipping around. When we checked…Full review by Ginger992016
Mar 19, 2025
Crew very friendly, informative, professional. Rough seas but they took great care of us! Got us there safely and it was well worth it! Fort Jefferson is an amazing bucket list experience.Full review by dknight865
You leave it on the beach. The only people on the island are the park rangers and the other passengers from the boat. Nothing gets stolen, and the beach is always in sight.
Hello, I would very much love to know how to find a pilot to Dry Tortugas? I'm thinking of taking my 80 year old Dad and maybe do some snorkeling. Know the boat ride there would be too long. Wondering if there is better snorkeling in the Keys as some folks gave bad reviews for snorkeling at Dry Tortugas. Linda
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If you want to take a plane your only choice is Key West Seaplane Adventures. A bit pricey but we're glad we did this for the time savings and experience of landing/taking off on …
If you want to take a plane your only choice is Key West Seaplane Adventures. A bit pricey but we're glad we did this for the time savings and experience of landing/taking off on the water.
I plan to take the ferry day tour to Dry Tortugas. For someone who can't swim, how much fun will I miss out? Anyone know if the tour provide life vest along with snorkeling gears? Maybe I can try snorkel in shallow waters.
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The tour company does provide snorkeling gear and I believe you need to reserve it so they can have it prepared for you. But if you don’t swim or haven’t snorkeled before I’d suggest …
The tour company does provide snorkeling gear and I believe you need to reserve it so they can have it prepared for you. But if you don’t swim or haven’t snorkeled before I’d suggest just enjoying the walk through the fort (there isn’t enough time to walk the whole thing) , watch the birds in the sanctuary right on the island and bring a towel to sit on the beach. Don’t waste your time on something new and dragging the equipment around for this trip. Just enjoy the flight!
Two questions: On a rough day, would you recommend the seasick prescription patches for those prone to motion sickness? And, if you went during Covid, are masks worn indoors on the boat?
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I do recommend sea sickness prevention. They sell pills at the harbor for $1. When we were there in November, masks were worn on the ferry.
We will be camping in April 2022 for 3 nights. We were there back in the 90’s and remembered seeing fishermen coming to camp to trade there fish for liquor. Has anyone who has camped there recently know if this is still happening?! Also how are campers boiling water, since we are limited to self lite charcoal or sterno? Does the ferry provide tubs to store food and gear in?! Thank you Tonya
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We came on the ferry in July, and I don't think they provided storage. We didn't see any fishermen or trading of supplies on the beach.
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