Hark! The pristine sandy shores of Key West are calling, can you hear them? You only need but one reason to make the trip down here, but if you need a little more to get you excited, have you looked at a list of key west activities lately? It’d downright exhaustive! It’s hard to believe that this tiny island city could have something for every kind of traveler, and yet it does! Whether you’re an adventure traveller in search of key west activities that get the heart thumping, or a soulful nomad seeking a slice of serene tranquility, you’ll find it all here. So rather than slogging through an endless list of key west activities, here are the ‘Top 5 Best in Beautiful Key West’.
1) Personal Culinary Tour
Trying going hungry down here, we dare you! Key West cuisine is legendary and once you pair that with the Caribbean inspired sophisticated cocktail scene, foodies and mixology enthusiasts can’t get enough of the Key West food scene. Seafood is bountiful, and no culinary tour around Key West is complete without trying some authentic conch. From fine dining to super casual tiki bars, snag your camera, roll up your sleeves and be prepared to leave the island tipping
the scales a pound or two heavier!
2) Getting Off the Beaten Path in the Back Country
Navigating Florida’s back country on your own is never recommended, for a number of reasons. The most important being that unless you’re a local, you won’t have an appreciation for how wonderfully rich and geographically diverse the region. If you want to be adventurous, do it in style on an American sailing vessel like the Dangers Prize. This unique SkipJack boat will have you meandering Key West’s back country, exploring Mangroves, observing rare wildlife and snorkeling at all the best spot in the area.
3) The Iconic Key West Dolphin Encounter
It’s undeniable that one of the most beloved key west activitiesis the Dolphin encounter. If you stand on the shores of Key West, it’s not uncommon to see pods of wild dolphins splashing about in the waves. Now imagine if you could get up close and personal! Key West is committed to the conservation of the resident Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin and one of the ways they accomplish this is by hosting once-in-a-lifetime dolphin encounters. Guests are invited to come along into the dolphin playground where we get up close for viewing these gentle creatures, and if you’ve never done it anywhere else in the world, few places will compare after Key West.
4) Diving on the World’s Third Largest Reef
Yes, you read that correctly, Key West is home to the third largest reef in the world after the Great Barrier reef and the Belize Barrier Reef. Few key west activities compare to the splendid experience of exploring the crystalline depths just off the coast. Not only is Key West home the third largest reef, but it’s also the site of several wrecks, many of which are totally accessible to even the most novice of divers. Don’t have your certification? Don’t worry, there’s a course for that!
5) Fishing for the Big One
Anglers come from all over the world to fish the waters of Key West, in fact, it’s often listed as one of the top 20 places in the world to fish for species like sailfish, shark, tarpon and the elusive bonefish. With a number of fishing boat captains waiting in the harbor for you to commission them, and with several decades worth of experience between them, deep sea fishing trips are anything but boring! With so many amazing key west activities to choose from, it can be hard to narrow it down! Hopefully you've been able to carve out enough time to experience all of the above and then some!
