About Bamboo Charters
Bamboo Charters runs private boat trips from Islamorada at mile marker 81.6, built around the things people actually come to the Keys to do: lounging at the world-famous Islamorada sandbar, snorkeling the patch reefs, and pulling on fish. Trips run aboard the Chubby Mermaid, a comfortable, shaded charter boat with room for families and small groups.
The signature outing is the sandbar trip — a short cruise to the shallow, waist-deep flat off Whale Harbor where you anchor, wade, float, and watch the parade of boats on a sunny afternoon. Snorkeling charters visit coral heads and reef lines busy with tropical fish, while fishing trips target snapper, mackerel, and other local favorites with all tackle provided. Because every charter is private, groups can mix and match activities into a single custom itinerary.
The appeal is flexibility without the crowds. There is no fixed schedule and no strangers on the boat: the captain shapes each trip around the weather, the tide, and what the group wants, whether that is a toes-in-the-sand sandbar afternoon, a snorkel-and-fish combo, or a sunset cruise. For visitors who want one boat to do it all, Bamboo Charters is an easy Islamorada pick.
