Your Group, One Captain, and the Peanut Island Sandbar
A chartered boat and captain take your group past Palm Beach waterfront homes, then drop anchor off the Peanut Island sandbar.
This is a private charter. The booking price covers the whole boat for up to twelve people, and nobody outside your group comes aboard. A captain drives, points out the waterfront in English or Spanish, and sets the anchor once you reach Peanut Island.
Reviews from the past two years name at least five different captains, so the person at the wheel depends on the day. Couples, families with small children and bachelorette groups of eleven all turn up in those reviews.
You can book it four ways: two, three or four hours with time at the sandbar, or a two-hour sunset run. Friday to Sunday costs more than Monday to Thursday on all four. Whichever you book, a captain and fuel surcharge is still to pay at the dock.
West Palm Beach Private Boat Cruise and Tour with a CaptainPrivate boat for up to twelve, two to four hours or a sunset run. Captain and fuel are paid at the dock.www.viator.comWhat the Extra Hours Buy
The two-hour version covers what the listing names: the Port of Palm Beach, the water off Manatee Lagoon, the yachts and coastal homes along the Intracoastal, and a stop at the Peanut Island sandbar. A family on that length says the island came last, with time to snorkel.
The three-hour description lists the same sights with extra time, and a bachelorette group on it spent more than an hour in the water. The four-hour version is the one the listing pitches for birthdays and bachelorette parties: anchor next to other boats at the sandbar, put out the floating mat, and buy a bite from a boat that sells food.
Reviewers describe captains asking what to prioritize. One four-hour family was offered snorkeling at Peanut Island, the waterfront estates toward Mar-a-Lago, or a run into the open ocean, and took all three.
What Is Aboard and Who It Suits
The listing includes bottled water, a cooler with ice, a Bluetooth sound system, a floating water mat and a restroom. Anything else to eat or drink comes with you, and travelers describe bringing their own snacks and drinks for the cooler. A reviewer passes on two house rules: shoes off, and no red wine. Peanut Island itself has no food concession, and if you go ashore, the county park allows alcohol only in its campground.
The restroom is tiny, and a traveler in February 2026 asked for a working one. Another group ran low on drinks, so the captain stopped at a small marina gas station where they restocked and used the bathroom.
One group in the reviews spanned ages five to eighty-two, and one family mentions life jackets for four children. The listing does not recommend the trip for pregnant travelers or anyone with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health. Infants ride on an adult's lap, and service animals are allowed.
The Bill Has a Second Half at the Dock
Two surcharges sit in the listing's exclusions and are paid at the dock: USD 50 an hour for the captain and USD 50 a trip for fuel. The listing totals them per booking: USD 150 for two hours or the sunset run, USD 200 for three, USD 250 for four. These are flat amounts for the boat, on top of the booking price.
One traveler reminds others to bring cash or a card for it, and another points out that the price quoted at booking does not include it.
A full refund needs cancellation at least 24 hours before departure. The listing makes no weather promise, but two groups say the operator moved their slot for bad weather, one of them to a morning two days later.
Sunset Slots Follow the Season
The sunset run leaves at 4 or 5 PM in winter and at 6 or 7 PM in the summer daylight saving months, and the listing asks you to pick the start that fits the season. A December group on the 5 PM start says it was dark by 6, so the second hour went by without much to see. In winter, the 4 PM start keeps more of the ride in daylight.
The sunset description promises views of Peanut Island and the West Palm Beach skyline. It does not list the sandbar stop that the three daytime versions include.
📍 The current listing gives 105 Lake Shore Drive in Lake Park as the start, the town's address for Lake Park Harbor Marina, just over a mile north of the Lake Worth Inlet. Earlier versions gave a Riviera Beach address, and one traveler in April 2026 found the website out of date and only realized on the way that the group was headed to the wrong spot. Confirm the start with your captain before the day of the trip. The listing asks you to arrive 15 minutes early and contact your captain, who guides you to the boat.
At the marina, the boat-ramp lots are for vehicles towing trailers and cars without one get ticketed, so ask the captain where to leave yours. In early 2025 one traveler lost twenty minutes of a two-hour ride looking for parking, and another advises arriving early on Sundays. Booking closes an hour before departure and confirms instantly.
After that, the plan is the sandbar, where one group found waist-deep water and the kids in another found a starfish.