start around 1 PM*

expert guide 

from $125 per person

pick-up included*

SMALL GROUP MIAMI CITY & SPEEDBOAT TOUR 

 

No script. No crowds. You ask the questions — we deliver the stories.

🗺️ OVERVIEW 🗺️


Approx. 45 minutes speedboat ride
Small group experience
Approx. 6 hours duration
Local expert guide

 

Pick-up included in Miami Beach, Downtown & Brickell

Over 3,500 guest reviews across major online review platforms (e.g. Tripadvisor, Google, Viator)

🌴 INCLUDED 🌴

🚫 No polished Miami tourist traps
🌇 Carefully selected hotspots
📸 Fantastic photo stops
🏝️ Top spots only — no fillers
☀️ Discover Miami’s most beautiful locations
👌 Small groups — quality over quantity
🚐💨 Ready for the most unforgettable Miami city tour?

 

🧭 ROUTE

 

🧢 GEAR & RECOMMENDATIONS 🕶️

🌤️ Dress according to the weather
☀️🧴 Don’t forget sunscreen
👕👟 Wear comfortable outdoor clothing

Banana Joe liebt diese Tour !!!
 
THRILLER SPEEDBOAT TOUR – 45 MINUTES OF PURE ADRENALINE & MIAMI VIBES

🌴 BANANA JOE RECOMMENDS:
If you want to experience the true Miami feeling, this is the way to do it — City first, then Speedboat, then a sundowner at Bayside.
You won’t regret it.


THRILLER SPEEDBOAT TOUR – 45 MINUTES OF PURE ADRENALINE & MIAMI VIBES

🚐 Start with pick-up from your hotel or residence
Your day begins relaxed and easy: we pick you up directly from your hotel or residence.
In our comfortable, air-conditioned bus, you head out on an exciting Miami City Tour — guided by your own local expert.


🏛️ Miami City Tour – Highlights & History
Discover the historic Art Deco District, learn how Miami Beach was built, see Star Island, Little Havana, Downtown, and much more.
Photo stops and short breaks included — with real insights into the culture, history, and lifestyle of the Magic City.


🌅 Afternoon Adventure – Thriller Speedboat Tour
In the late afternoon, as Miami turns golden and the skyline glows, the grand finale begins:
A 45-minute speedboat ride from Bayside Marketplace — 600 horsepower, music pumping, pure adrenaline.


🚤 Experience Miami from the water:

• Cruise through Biscayne Bay with stunning views of the Downtown skyline
• Ride past Star Island and the celebrity mansions
• Speed along the coastline of Miami Beach & South Beach — with views of Ocean Drive, Lummus Park, and the iconic lifeguard towers
• Return through the Port of Miami, passing cruise ships and bridges


🌴 The perfect ending at Bayside Marketplace
After the tour, you remain at one of Miami’s most beautiful waterfront locations:
Bayside Marketplace — with live music, waterfront bars, ocean-view restaurants, and an unmistakable evening atmosphere.

Relax under palm trees with a drink in your hand while the sun sets behind the skyline — the perfect ending to your City & Speedboat day.


🔥 Full experience:
A complete Miami day full of contrasts — from history to high speed, from culture to adrenaline, from sightseeing to sunset on the water.

Pick-up included in Miami Beach, Downtown & Brickell

Check the map below to see if you are within the pick-up area.

pick up zone
VIP TOUR

Best Option: Miami City Tour with SpeedboatExperience Miami from two perspectives 

 

🌴 MIAMI – A CITY THAT BREATHES AS IT LIVES

Miami never sleeps.
The city is movement, sound, and light all at once.
Between Art Deco facades, palm trees, and endless ocean, you feel an energy found nowhere else.
Caribbean vibes meet metropolis, sun meets skyline, calm meets speed.
Every day feels like summer, every corner tells a new story.

To truly understand Miami, you have to experience it —
ideally on a guided city tour with pick-up included, small groups, and real insights into local life.


🏙️ SKYLINE & HISTORY

With more than 300 skyscrapers, Miami has the third-largest skyline in the United States — in a city of only about 600,000 residents.
How does that make sense?
Because here, money, culture, and immigration come together like nowhere else.

Over the past 90 years, the so-called “Gold Coast” has grown into one of the most populated regions in the United States.
Every year, Miami attracts more than 7 million visitors — business travelers, artists, newcomers, vacationers.
Everyone brings a piece of the world — and leaves something behind.


🎨 NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SOUL

Wynwood Arts District — colorful, raw, covered in street art.
Brickell — modern, international, the beating heart of the new skyline.
Coconut Grove — tropical, historic, almost village-like.

Each neighborhood has its own rhythm and its own heartbeat.

Between cafés, galleries, and palm-lined boulevards, you realize:
Miami isn’t just a place you see.
Miami is a place you feel.


🕰️ THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS

Long before the skyscrapers, the Tequesta lived here — a people who inhabited South Florida for more than 2,700 years.
Traces of their culture remain today at the Miami Circle, right on the edge of Biscayne Bay.
A quiet place in the middle of the city that reveals how deep Miami’s roots truly run.


🏖️ CLASSICS & COASTAL GLAMOUR

South Beach. Lincoln Road. Espanola Way. Lummus Park.
These aren’t just attractions — they’re icons.

Here, past and present blend seamlessly:
Art Deco hotels, vintage cars, music in the air, salt on your skin.

And at South Pointe Park, turquoise water meets Florida sunshine — a panorama that stays with you.


🚤 BOATS, WATER & ADRENALINE

To truly see Miami, you have to go on the water.

Speed along Biscayne Bay, past Fisher Island and the world’s largest cruise port.
Or enjoy a relaxed boat ride along the legendary Millionaire’s Row — villas, filming locations, legends.

This is where Scarface was filmed, where celebrities live, and where stories become myths overnight.
Miami’s shining side — close, not distant.


🍸 LIFE, FOOD & CELEBRATION

From Latin street food to rooftop bars overlooking the skyline —
Miami tastes like culture, rhythm, and pure joy of life.

Cuban coffee, Latin beats, warm nights under the stars.
The best places? Usually the ones no tourist map shows.


🧭 CONCLUSION

This Miami city tour is more than sightseeing.
It’s an introduction to a city that constantly reinvents itself.

Experience history, culture, architecture, and real everyday life —
guided by Banana Joe Tours, the local experts for Miami, Key West, and the Everglades.

No script. No filter.
Just real Miami.
Welcome to the Magic City.

 

📍 Highlights & Sights 🚐

Miami Beach 🏖️ – Art Deco District 🎨 – Collins Ave & Washington Ave 🌴 –
Ocean Drive 🌊 – Espanola Way 🇪🇸 – Lincoln Road 🛍️ – South Pointe Park 🌅

Fisher Island 🏝️ – Star Island ⭐ – Palm Island 🌴 – Hibiscus Island 🌺 –
Venetian Islands 🌉 – Versace Villa 👑

Downtown 🏙️ – Brickell Key (private island) 💼 – Bayside Marketplace 🛳️ –
Dodge Island (cruise port) 🚢 – Lummus Park 🌴

Tony Montana’s Scarface mansion 🔫 – Don Johnson’s villa 🕶️ –
Addams Family house 👻 – Key Biscayne 🌴 – Rickenbacker Causeway 🌉 –
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens 🏰 – Coral reef 🪸 – Coconut Grove 🌿 – Coral Gables 🏡 –
“Cocaine Cowboys” neighborhood 💰 – Overtown 🎶 – Cocowalk ☕ –
Historic Miami airport ✈️ – I-95 skyline view 🌆 –
Golden Eagle House 🦅 – Midtown 🏗️ – Art District 🎭

UPGRADE

Miami & Everglades Combo

COMBO TOUR

🌴 EVERGLADES & MIAMI COMBO TOUR – ONE DAY, TWO WORLDS! 🌴

Most guests don’t just book the Everglades tour — they go straight for the full experience:
the Everglades & Miami Combo Tour!

Why? Because in just one day, you get to experience everything that makes Florida so special — from wild nature to city glamour.

🐊 Morning: Off to the Everglades — airboat action, live alligators, and real adventure in the heart of the tropical wetlands.
🚐 Afternoon: Pure Miami — Ocean Drive, Art Deco, Star Island, hidden gems, and the true vibe of the Magic City.

You get all of this in one compact day, with the best value for money — stress-free, exciting, and 100% Banana Joe style.
One day. Two worlds. Your perfect Miami experience! 🌞

ARRIVAL & PARKING

If you are arriving by car, you can park directly at this address or at the nearby Bayside Marketplace — just a short walk away.
Many guests choose Bayside because it usually offers plenty of parking and convenient access.

🔹 Note: Regular parking fees apply, and free parking cannot be guaranteed.
We recommend arriving a bit earlier to secure a spot without stress.

🚆 Alternative arrival:
The Brightline train station is within walking distance of the meeting point.

🚌 Public transportation:
Several bus lines stop directly at Bayside Marketplace, making it an easy and convenient option without a car.

Pick-up or meeting point

For all guests located outside the pick-up area (which includes Miami Beach, Miami Downtown, and Brickell), the designated

📍 MEETING POINT is:

Maurice A. Ferré Park
1075 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, United States

 

ATTENTION:

🚫 Pick-ups on the street are not permitted in Miami Beach.

The city issues heavy fines for stopping on the roadway — even for just a moment. 💸⚠️

To ensure everything remains safe and compliant, we only pick up at hotels that have a private driveway or loading ramp where we are allowed to stop briefly. 🚐✨

🏨 If your hotel does not have its own driveway, you will automatically receive a nearby meeting point at a hotel with a safe loading ramp.

The meeting point is always within easy walking distance and will be shown in your final confirmation. 👣💛

Wir planen damit ihr spass habt

We like to make it easy

 

 

🕐 PICK-UP TIME & FLEXIBILITY

We aim to start pick-up around 1:00 PM. However, please note that the actual departure time may vary depending on traffic conditions, construction, events, or other external factors.

To ensure a smooth operation and the best possible experience for all guests, we reserve the right to start the tour earlier in the day (for example, from 8:00 AM).

If any adjustment becomes necessary, we will inform you in advance with the exact pick-up time and meeting point.

 

 

📧 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNICATION & PICK-UP

The exact pick-up time will be sent by email one day before the tour.
This is necessary because we first collect all bookings, then plan the routes and pick-up points efficiently, while also considering Miami’s constantly changing traffic, events, and construction — a city where conditions can shift every single day.

Our booking system operates fully automatically, and all information regarding the tour, pick-up details, and any possible updates is sent exclusively by email.

Please make sure to read your emails carefully and completely to avoid misunderstandings or delays.
If something important comes up or last-minute changes occur, we will contact you by phone — for international numbers, usually via WhatsApp.

🌴 This ensures you stay fully informed and your Miami experience with Banana Joe begins smoothly and stress-free!

 

 

🌴 MIAMI TIME – WHY THINGS SOMETIMES TAKE A LITTLE LONGER 🌴

Even if we pick up our first group in Miami as reliably as the sunrise on Ocean Drive, small delays may occur during the following stops — that’s simply part of the adventure in a lively city like Miami.

🚗 Examples from real life:

A guest can’t find the correct hotel lobby right away
(Miami sometimes has three entrances — all with palm trees out front).

Another guest is waiting at the wrong “tower” —
and anyone who knows Miami knows there are plenty of those!

Or traffic on the MacArthur Causeway suddenly turns into a tropical rush hour.

We always do our best to pick up every guest safely and without stress —
but in a city full of sunshine, music, and pure joy of life, not everything runs by the clock.
Sometimes, it simply runs on Miami Time.

So stay relaxed, enjoy the sun — we’re definitely on our way! 🌞

🍌 Food & Beverage Notice

You are welcome to bring your own snacks and drinks on the tour.
We try to include a short break along the way — however, we cannot guarantee that food or drink options will always be available, as this depends on traffic and the flow of the tour.

Tip: Bring a drink and a small snack so you’re well prepared at all times.

IMPORTANT NOTICE – PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY & RISKS

Participation in the Thriller Speedboat Tour is at your own risk.
This is a high-speed ride on open water, where participants may experience vibrations, waves, spray, and sudden maneuvers.


🧭 Not suitable for:

• Pregnant individuals
• Guests with back, neck, or heart conditions
• Children under 3 years old


💧 Safety Rules:
All passengers must remain seated for the entire ride and hold onto the safety handles.
Life jackets are mandatory.
Crew instructions must be followed at all times.


📜 Liability Disclaimer:
As with all our tours, we assume no liability for injuries, damages, or losses caused by personal actions, weather conditions, or external circumstances.
By booking, you accept these terms and confirm that you are physically fit to participate.


🌴 Safety comes first — but the spirit of adventure is part of the experience.

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