Aerial view of a pontoon boat cruising the turquoise waters of Estero Bay

Three generations.
One perfect day on the water.

Be your own captain on Estero Bay. Clean, easy-to-drive pontoon boats with fuel included — dolphins, sandbars and waterfront lunch spots from $189.

Reserve a Boat (239) 992-2137

Fuel & tax included 4.7 — 78 reviews Dogs ride free

0Years family owned

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0Days a week, 8am–5pm

Boats & rates

One great boat. One honest price.

Every rental is a clean 22′ pontoon with a quiet Yamaha 4-stroke — and every rate already includes fuel and tax. No surprises at the dock.

22′ Pontoon Boat

60HP Yamaha 4-stroke · Bimini shade top · Up to 12 passengers

Duration	Weekday	Weekend & Holidays
2 hours	$189	$204
3 hours	$259	$282
4 hours	$329	$359
6 hours	$429	$474

Check Availability & Reserve

Fuel & sales tax included — the price you see is what you pay
Life jackets in every size, including infant & youth
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead — or same-day for weather
Rod rentals ($15), shrimp bait ($5) and ice ($5) at the dock
Dogs welcome — they don't count toward capacity

Full Rates & What's On Board

Easy as a day at the beach

Book. Arrive. Boat.

No boating experience needed — we'll show you everything before you leave the dock.

Book online

Pick your date, duration and start time. Two minutes, instant confirmation, fuel already included.

Arrive at the dock

We size life jackets for everyone, walk you through the boat, and mark the best spots on your map.

Be your own captain

Estero Bay is yours — dolphins at the passes, sandbar stops, lunch at a dock-up restaurant.

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Where to go

Florida's first aquatic preserve, all to yourself

Estero Bay has been protected since 1966 — which is why the dolphins, manatees and fish never left.

Bottlenose dolphins surfacing in the turquoise water of Estero Bay

Dolphin watching

Hit the passes on a moving tide and your odds are excellent. They love playing in boat wakes.

Plan the trip

Pontoon boats anchored at a white sandbar in shallow turquoise water

Sandbars & beaches

Anchor in knee-deep water at New Pass or Lovers Key — 15 to 20 minutes from our dock.

See the spots

Waterfront restaurant with a boat dock on Estero Bay

Waterfront restaurants

Dock up for grouper tacos at The Fish House or Flippers on the Bay — both marked on your map.

Lunch ideas

Angler casting a line from a pontoon boat near the mangroves

Fishing the flats

Snook, redfish and trout — rods, tackle and bait available right at our dock.

What's biting

Multigenerational family with their dog aboard a pontoon boat

35+years on
Estero Bay

Our family

Three generations, one dock, zero shortcuts

Bonita Boat Rentals has been our family business for over 35 years. We have the best access to Estero Bay, flexible rental hours, and a crew that grew up on this water.

That means honest all-in pricing, boats that are genuinely clean and maintained, kids fitted for life jackets by people who fit their own kids, and real local advice — not a brochure. When we mark a fishing spot on your map, it's because we fish it.

Come See the Boats

4.7 from 78 travelers

Don't take our word for it

"Awesome staff, dope boats and dolphin friends! The crew marked all the best spots on our map and we found dolphins within twenty minutes."

TripAdvisor traveler

"Great experience renting a pontoon for four hours. Scheduling online was easy, fuel cost was included, and the staff was really kind and helpful."

Yelp reviewer

"Long-time customers of Bonita Boat Rentals — clean, ready-to-go boats, bait and poles at the dock, and friendly service every single time. Twice is nice; we've lost count."

Returning renter

Quick answers

Before you ask

No — pontoons are the easiest boats on the water, and we walk every group through the controls, the channel markers and the map before you leave the dock. Most of our captains are first-timers.

Yes — fuel and sales tax are included in every rate. The price you see when you book is the price you pay.

21 or older to rent. Born on or after January 1, 1988? Florida law requires a quick boater safety course — you can finish it online before you arrive.

Cancel same-day for inclement weather at no charge — or up to 24 hours ahead for any reason at all.

All 16 questions, answered

The bay is waiting.

Pick your boat, pick your start time — we'll have it fueled and ready at the dock.