Anna Maria Island has wonderful public beaches, Coquina Beach, Cortez Beach, and Manatee Public Beach, and although going to the beach is why you come, you'll find other fun stuff to do here, too. If you can do it on the water, you can find it on Anna Maria Island!
And you can take the free trolley if you'd like. It runs regularly from Coquina Beach to the Anna Maria Pier. Enjoy a free ride! Trolley stops and schedule.
 

Check with Bradenton Beach Marina to rent boats, personal watercraft, and for parasailing, too.

 The Bradenton Beach Marina is just 200 steps from the Pelican Post. Many of our guests arrive by boat and walk down the street for an air-conditioned room at the Pelican Post.
This 26 ft classic tugboat. Lil Toot, crusies up and down the intercoastal waterway of Cortez, Florida enjoying the surroundings of nature and wildlife. See dolphins, manatee, birds, and flora as you explore Florida's "forgotten coast". A typical cruise is 1-2 hours. You might get wet on this one! :)

Or call Capt. Geoff Hendrick to arrange for a very special trip on the FRANCIS CROW,
a traditionally designed 50' schooner built to Lloyds of London specifications for passenger service. She is a fully found vessel that truly captures the romance of sail, combining invigorating adventure with serene tranquility. Or sail aboard the sleek and stable 36' ocean-going catamaran, the Mahina La.

For an exciting and educational trip, join Mote Marine Lab marine biologists on a trip with the "Sarasota Bay Explorers." On this sea life encounter trip in Sarasota and Roberts Bays, you may see dolphins and manatees, and discover firsthand the fascinating creatures living in the grass flats! Cruises from Mote Marine Lab, 10 miles to the south, on City Island. Mote Marine also offers guided kayak tours of the bay waters.

For reservations, call Mote Marine Lab
(941) 388-4200.

Explorer boat

See dolphins up close and personal! :)
Sea Trek Divers is a full service Padi 5 Star Dive Center very close to the Pelican Post. They offer shore diving as well as 1 and 2 tank charters. If you're not a certified diver become certified in as little as 4-days, or if you're a student diver ask them about completing your training here.Sea Trek offers a full line of rental equipment, scuba equipment sales, T-shirts, etc.