Beer Can Island near Anna Maria Island is also known as Greer Island. This is the local destination near Bradenton and Anna Maria Island—not the separate Beer Can Island associated with Tampa Bay. This beautiful coastal destination offers a unique way to spend the day on the water, with easy access to sandy beaches, shallow water, and scenic Gulf Coast surroundings. 

With Manatee River Boat Rentals and Water Sports, your group can enjoy a private boat and build your day around Beer Can Island. Spend time on the beach, swim, relax in the sun, explore the shoreline, or add nearby sandbars and other stops to your itinerary.

Whether you're looking for a Beer Can Island boat tour, private beach day, or custom coastal experience near Anna Maria Island, make Beer Can Island the centerpiece of your day on the water.

4 Hours — Starting at $800

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Private group • 🏝️ Custom itinerary • 🚤 Your boat, your day • ☀️ Flexible stops

Explore Anna Maria Island Boat Tours

📞 Call or text (941) 932-3700 to plan your trip

A Beer Can Island tour is a private boating experience designed around your group.

Instead of following a fixed itinerary, you can work with your captain to determine how you want to spend your time on the water. Beer Can Island can be the main destination, or it can be combined with other nearby places when time, weather, tides, and water conditions allow.

Your group can spend more time at the places you enjoy and less time at the places you don't.

Popular options include:

🏖️ Beach and island time
🏊 Swimming
🌊 Cruising the coastal waterways
🐬 Looking for dolphins
☀️ Relaxing in the sun
📸 Taking photos
🏝️ Visiting nearby sandbars
🌅 Adding a sunset experience when timing allows

A 4-hour trip is a great option for groups that want a private half-day experience centered around Beer Can Island.

Looking for more time on the water?  

Check out our AMI private boat charters page to see all of our boat trip options.

Trip routes and stops are subject to weather, tides, water conditions, time available, and captain discretion.

Beer Can Island doesn't have to be the only stop.

Depending on your group's interests and the conditions that day, your custom itinerary can incorporate other popular Anna Maria Island-area destinations.

Combine Beer Can Island with time at Jewfish Key, Passage Key or Egmont Key swimming, relaxing, and enjoying the shallow water.  

👉 Explore Anna Maria Island Sandbar Tours

Dolphins may be encountered throughout the surrounding coastal waters, although wild dolphin sightings cannot be guaranteed.

👉 See Anna Maria Island Dolphin Tours

A longer custom trip can potentially be timed around sunset for a memorable end to your day.

👉 Explore Sunset Boat Tours

Private Beer Can Island custom tours start at $800 for 4 hours.  

Yes. The experience is designed as a private custom boat trip for your group, rather than a shared excursion with strangers.

Yes. Your trip can be customized around your group's interests and the time available. Your captain can help determine which destinations are practical based on current conditions.

Depending on conditions, your group can enjoy beach time, swimming, sightseeing, cruising, photography, wildlife watching, and other nearby destinations.

Yes. A custom itinerary can potentially include other islands, sandbars, wildlife-viewing areas, or coastal destinations when time and conditions allow.

Private custom trips are available for 4, 6, or 8 hours:

• 4 hours — starting at $800
• 6 hours — starting at $1,000
• 8 hours — starting at $1,200

Dolphins may be encountered while traveling through the area's coastal waters, but sightings are wild and cannot be guaranteed.

A private custom trip allows families to set a comfortable pace and choose stops that work for their group. Conditions and activities should always be considered when planning a day on the water.

Bring sunscreen, towels, swimsuits, sunglasses, hats, drinking water, snacks, and anything else your group may need for a day on the water. Waterproof protection for phones and valuables is also recommended.

Why settle for a predetermined itinerary when you can create your own private day on the water?

Choose 4 hours starting at $800, 6 hours starting at $1,000, or 8 hours starting at $1,200, then work with your captain to create a trip around Beer Can Island and the destinations your group wants to experience.

🏝️ Beer Can Island
🌊 Sandbars
🐬 Dolphin watching
🚤 Cruising
☀️ Swimming & beach time
🌅 Sunset possibilities

Private boat. Private group. Custom itinerary.

🚤 Anna Maria Island Boat Rentals

🛥️ Anna Maria Island Boat Tours

🚤 Bradenton Boat Rentals

🛥️ Bradenton Boat Tours

🏛️ Egmont Key Boat Tours
🏖️ Passage Key Sandbar Tours
🌴 Jewfish Key Sandbar Tours

📞 Call or text: (941) 932-3700

 manateeriverwatersports@gmail.com

Manatee River Boat Rentals and Water Sports