Venice Shark Tooth Snorkel Experience

Venice, Florida is world-known for fossilized shark teeth. Over thousands of years, prehistoric sharks lived and hunted along this coastline, leaving behind teeth that continue to surface today.

The Venice Shark Tooth Tour is a guided snorkeling experience designed to help guests safely explore these fossil-rich areas with professional oversight. This is not a sightseeing snorkel or a free-swim outing. It’s a calm, educational fossil hunt led by experienced captains and guides who work these waters regularly.

Fossil Junkies is trusted for real fossil education, small group operations, and professional standards across all of our tours. This snorkel experience follows the same approach—just in shallow water and without scuba.

Meet your captain and guide for a safety and fossil briefing
 

Travel to active shark tooth areas along the Venice shoreline
 

Snorkel guided sections of the fossil beds
 

Learn how to spot and identify different shark tooth species
 

Move between shoreline zones depending on conditions
 

This experience focuses on education, awareness, and proper technique—not rushing or covering large distances.

Snorkeling locations typically range from 6 to 15 feet of water, depending on visibility, weather, and sea conditions. Guides focus on different sections of the shoreline each trip to give guests the best opportunity to find shark teeth.

Conditions determine:

Depth
Distance from shore
Visibility
Which areas are worked that day
 

Every trip is adjusted to match the safest and most productive conditions available.

Fossilized shark teeth (commonly found)
 

Teeth from a wide variety of prehistoric shark species
 

Small and large teeth depending on conditions
 

Occasional non-tooth fossils

Different pretty shells (commonly found)

Occasional sand dollars 

 This tour focuses on shark teeth from many different species.
This is not a guaranteed megalodon trip. Megalodon teeth are rare and always require luck. 

This Tour Is a Good Fit If You:

• Want to find real fossilized shark teeth
   
• Prefer a guided, small-group experience
   
• Are comfortable swimming and snorkeling
   
• Are new to snorkeling or fossil hunting
   
• Are bringing kids, teens, or mixed-age groups
   

Guests must know how to swim.
Swimming ability is required for participation.

Captain and in-water guide on every trip
Small group experience
Calm, controlled pace
Focus on visibility and conditions
Beginner-friendly with guidance provided
 

This tour is highly dependent on visibility.

If conditions are not safe or visibility is poor, the tour will not run. Safety and experience quality always come first.

•  Captain and professional guide
   
• All snorkel gear (mask, fins, snorkel, booties)
   
• Snacks and drinks
   
• Cooler with ice-cold bottled water
   
• Guided fossil education and instruction

• Towels or personal items

• Price: $199 per person
   
• Total Duration: 4 hours
   
• Approximately 3 hours snorkeling
   
• Approximately 1 hour total transit
   
• Schedule:
   
• Morning Tour: 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
   
• Afternoon Tour: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
   
• Tours Per Day: Two
   
• Group Size: Small groups
   
• Skill Level: Beginner-friendly
   
• Ages: Good for all ages (must be able to swim)