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Partner Spotlights
HydroCats
What makes your business unique?
We’re the only 2 seater CraigCat Catamaran tour in the Sarasota Bay & surrounding keys providing an exciting guided tour where you drive and feel the exhilarating experience of the very Stable CraigCat speed boats with speeds 25-30mph, Sightseeing thru canals and Keys not all boats can get thru. Seeing up close wildlife like dolphins, manatees, turtles, stingrays and more along the way. A great mixture for all ages with a great mixture of speeds throughout the tour to appease all.
What do you value most about your VSC partnership?
The reach of customers, businesses, and families you have and the base of commitment you have in the community. The consideration and trust you give to help small business owners succeed to their fullest potential.
If you could describe what you do in one sentence, what would it be?
2 Hour Guided CraigCat Boat Sightseeing Tour
What would visitors find interesting/intriguing about your business?
5 Star Rated Tour with Local Small Business Married Owners who are your tour guides. Very different and Unique experience than any other here on the water. Being so close to the water & having wildlife so close on a very stable boat is amazingly fun!
Discover Sarasota Tours
What makes your business unique?
We are the ONLY trolley tour company in Sarasota and Venice offering 18 unique award-winning narrated daytime tours and nighttime original musical shows on the trolley. On our daytime tours our 90-min air-conditioned tours on Sarasota and Venice history, circus, arts, architecture, metaphysical, Amish and other communities, neighborhoods and things to do. At night, we offer musical interactive entertainment on our Murder Mystery Trolley, Sing-Along Trolley, Sunset Cabaret or our holiday tours for Halloween (Haunted Sarasota) and Christmas (Christmas Carol Trolley) that are fun for the whole family.
What do you value most about your VSC partnership?
Networking opportunities, a focus on the hospitality industry, partnerships with other partners, and support from staff are what we value most about our VSC partnership.
What would visitors find interesting/intriguing about your business?
Visitors and locals find that they learn something new on our tours about Sarasota or Venice that they never knew before. Most of our guests live here at least part of the year and love bringing their visitors on our many different tours. They tell us that we provide a community service for the area because we offer context, history, background and interesting information that no one else does and we take care of all the driving so they don't have to. They also tell us that they have never had so much FUN learning on a tour or singing along Main Street on our nighttime shows. They also love celebrating special occasions with us for a birthday or anniversary onboard Dolly The Trolley.
If you could describe what you do in one sentence, what would it be?
We create entertaining and informative trolley tour experiences that celebrate Sarasota County's history, culture, arts and business community.