Jimmy Buffett Tour

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Key West, USA

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1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travellers loved this

4.6

· Dennis_N ·

Apr 2026

It's well worth the money. Our guide JP was very knowledgeable and friendly. He paced the walk to our group...so e of us were a but older. The key Lime Pie was outstanding and the water was very refreshing. The margaritas at the end was the perfect ending to a fun and informative tour.

· Mike_O ·

Apr 2026

Emily is very enthusiastic and you can tell she loves Key West. She is easygoing and willing to share interesting facts about Jimmy’s time in KW. Great to see his first bungalow and area that he frequented. I learned a few things I didn’t know. Emily also offers her local recommendations for dining, which proved helpful.

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Overview

Jimmy Buffett has left his mark on Key West since he arrived 50 years ago. If you have a passion for all things Buffett and Margaritaville, this walking tour is the best way to find the locations around Old Key West that inspired his songs. Your guide will also take you to the location of his first gig, some of his favorite watering holes, bars he played in and his recording studio.

Walking tour of Old Key West focused on Jimmy Buffet
Ideal for those with a passion for all things Jimmy Buffett and Margaritaville.
See Buffet-related places you wouldn't find on your own
Small-group tour (maximum 15 guests): A crowd-free experience

What's Included

Visit historical locations
Snacks

A slice of Key Lime Pie and water
Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

500 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040, USA
Tour Guide (wearing a neon green shirt) will meet you on the sidewalk in front of Margaritaville

End point

Capt Tony’s Saloon
428 Greene St, Key West, FL 33040, USA

Operating hours
.10:00

Itinerary

Jimmy Buffett spent a lot of time in Key West. Learn about his time in the area and visit the places that had a big impact on his life and career on this walking tour around Old Key West. Hear stories and see places you're unlikely to discover on your own, with a small group of just 15 people.

Make your way to the Margaritaville Restaurant on Duval Street to meet your guide. Over the course of 1.5 hours, discover where Jimmy Buffett played his first and other gigs, his recording studio, locations that provided inspiration for his songs, as well as his favorite restaurants and watering holes.

Afterwards, stop for a slice of Key Lime Pie, and visit Mallory Square, the location of the first Margaritaville, before ending the tour at Capt. Tony’s Saloon with an alcoholic drink.

Key West

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 305 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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Vendor unexpectedly cancelled the tour

Diane_C, May 2026

Got charged and the vendor cancelled The tour. Then bad communications on how we get our product money back.

Response from Host, May 2026

Unfortunately this guest was unable to experience our tour. We spoke with her personally on the phone and explained that she would have to contact Viator to receive her refund because it was under the 24 hour cancellation period. Every effort was made to accommodate her.

Fun morning with Jimmy!

Maryellen_B, May 2026

JP was great! He was upbeat, friendly and super knowledgeable. The tour stopped at some great Jimmy Buffet spots and a lot of Key West history intertwined. Thank you!

Worth the time and money

Mike_O, Apr 2026

It's well worth the...

Dennis_N, Apr 2026

Emily - Engaging and knowledgeable about Jimmy and KW

Carol_S, Apr 2026

Emily was an excellent tour guide!! Her knowledge about both Jimmy and Key West exceeded our expectations. We have visited KW numerous times and been on lots of tours - this was one of the absolute best! Emily incorporated historical insight about Jimmy as well as KW, not to mention a treat along the way! Thank you!

Excellent Guide for our Jimmy Buffett Tour

bfaberrph, Mar 2026

Our tour guide was great with a super upbeat personality and very knowledgeable about Jimmy Buffett. The walking tour is about 2 miles, so wear comfortable shoes. The tour ends at Captain Tony's and she handed us a mini bottle of Chi Chi's brand of a Margarita, which was lame. I think it should have ended with a drink inside Captain Tony's. Otherwise, it was amazing!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for the great review of our tour and guide. Glad you enjoyed it!!!

Jimmy Buffett walking tour

Crystal_A, Mar 2026

This was a fantastic and fun tour! Seeing and hearing about Jimmy’s history with Key West. Our tour guide was fun and knowledgeable.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you Crystal for such an awesome review. Glad you enjoyed our tour!!!

It was awesome! Tour...

Renee_D, Mar 2026

It was awesome! Tour guide Liz was excellent and made the experience fun. So glad we took the tour. Learned about places we never knew.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you Renee!!! Glad you got to experience Key West Buffett style.

Fun and informative

Steven_R, Feb 2026

Very informative our Tour guide JB was Great he shared great stories behind Jimmy's time in Key West. Been to Key West many times it was great to see new places some of which inspired some of Jimmy great songs.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you Steven, glad we could show you the places that Jimmy loved!!!

Perfectly Salted!

DiWendel, Feb 2026

Emily was absolutely fantastic. She struck the perfect balance of trivia, history, and fun, fascinating facts, truly bringing Jimmy Buffett’s legacy to life. Her passion and knowledge made the experience engaging and memorable, capturing the spirit, stories, and music that made him so iconic.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Wow!!! You make me want to take the tour, that’s an incredible review,!!! Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

Jimmy Buffett walking tour

Maureen_H, Feb 2026

The tour was very well done. Emily was friendly and full of Jimmy Buffet info as well as Key West information. We had a delicious piece of Key Lime Pie. That was a pleasant surprise. This tour exceeded our expectations

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you Maureen!!’ So glad we could exceed your expectations.

Excellent

James_M, Feb 2026

Great tour. It does require about 1.8 miles walking at a comfortable pace. I would recommend this tour to anyone

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank James for your insightful review and observations!!!

Good for casual fans, might not be right for bigger parrot heads.

Tim_P, Jan 2026

As a 30+ year parrothead I appreciate that all the locations are organized in a compact walking tour. For casual Buffett fans it’s a nice tour. However, if you are a bigger Buffett fan this may not be for you. I’m hoping it was just that our guide wasn’t great, as I believe this could be a fantastic tour with the right person leading it. Our guide was essentially reciting Wikipedia entries and was getting things wrong. Album names were wrong (White Sports Car instead of White Sports Coat), dates were wrong, people involved in the events at those locations were wrong. Also not being very specific about which building we were supposed to be looking at. Several people on the tour walked away halfway through the tour and didn’t come back. Our guide was very nice and helpful but did not have knowledge of the material. It was clear he was trying to remember what he read online or in a book and he struggled. With the proper person leading this would be a highlight tour for all parrotheads. You are in the real life Margaritaville and he didn’t even know that Buffett’s band played a concert in Key West less than 12 hours before the tour.

Fun facts by Emily

Sally_T, Jan 2026

Emily was fun and informative! We got stuck in traffic and she arranged to meet us and filled us in on what we had missed!

Great way to check out Key West

John_R, Jan 2026

Emily did great sharing fun stories of key west and Jimmy b….. provided a great way for us to walk around Key West seeing spots we probably never would have seen on our own

Disappointed

Ricky_M, Jan 2026

Not much new information here. After riding the trolley tour, I had seen and heard about most of the stops on the walking tour. Was disappointed that there wasn’t more information and stops on this two hour walking tour. More conversation and maybe some Jimmy Buffett trivia would have been entertaining as we walked from stop to stop. Tour guide was a very friendly man, but obviously did not have much background and was just repeating the narrative he was given.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

We all love Jimmy as you know by the excursions you had already taken. Unfortunately it sounds like the other tours in your case, acted as a spoiler alert to ours. Thanks again for the feedback.

Interesting

Jennifer_W, Jan 2026

This was an interesting experience. Got to see areas Jimmy Buffet played and lived. Don’t think those areas are known or able to view on your own. Was hoping for more history telling on Jimmy Buffet. Not enough time spent on him & why we booked it . Disappointed in the drink handed out at the end. Description made it sound like we’d all be having drinks together , or at least at the last stop.

So much to see and hear!

Kathleen_A, Dec 2025

This tour was great fun! We received some stories of Jimmy Buffett's early life, and walked to see the locations where he got his start - where he performed, where he lived, and where he ate. Liz also wove in a bit of Key West history, which really added depth to the tour.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thank you Kathleen for such an incredible review. Glad you could experience it!!!

My thoughts

Mark_B, Dec 2025

This tour is pretty lame doesn't mention the other 2 places he lived in key west. Nobody cares about where Hemingway 1st stayed in key west nor do we care about a sign on a building saying nothing happened on a certain date nor do we care about the color of a roof on a porch regarding ghosts. Don't point to where the chart room is where he 1st played take the guests on the tour to the bar. Regarding the studio might be a idea mentioning the 1st album he recorded in the studio. Wasting time eating key lime at kermits and a small little margarita bottle. This tour is an embarrassment to his legacy

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Hi Mark, one feature of our Jimmy Buffett tour is to share Key West history. Most guests actually do care to see where Hemingway first lived , and be shown that ceilings on porches are painted haint blue to ward off evil spirits. The Chart room opens at 6pm for guests, our tour is at 10am. Eating key lime pie at Kermit's is one the tour highlights of many guests. Our tour is designed to show guests the places that Jimmy lived, worked, and played, and share the incredible history of Key West. So sorry YOU missed all that.

A fun walk about Key West...

Cindy_S, Dec 2025

A fun walk about Key West to see places Jimmy hung out plus interesting tidbits of Key West history.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thanks Cindy for such a great review. Glad you got to see so many of the authentic places Jimmy lived, worked, and played.

Great tour

Guynn_O, Dec 2025

This was a very informative tour. Guide was very knowledgeable about all things Jimmy Buffett. Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thank you for such an incredible review.. So glad you learned a lot!!!

It was a fun tour. Our...

Jessica_D, Nov 2025

It was a fun tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us great recommendations for other things to do in Key West.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you Jessica. So glad you had a fun tour!!!!

Took the tour over a year...

Justin_T, Nov 2025

Took the tour over a year ago with Caleb and had a fantastic experience. I came back this year with my wife and sister and had a different guide that was not informative. I would have barely called it a Jimmy Buffett tour.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Hi Justin, every tour guide has a different presentation and personality. Some guests connect with certain tour guides and don't with others. For example this is a review of the same tour guide who gave your tour from 8 days ago. Emily was a wealth of knowledge about all things key west. We loved the trivia and how we walked all over. Emily and this tour helped us decide how to spend our next two days.

Emily was a wealth of...

Melissa_H, Nov 2025

Emily was a wealth of knowledge about all things key west. We loved the trivia and how we walked all over. Emily and this tour helped us decide how to spend our next two days.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Fantastic!!! So glad you enjoyed the tour and trivia!!!! What a great time!!! Thank you Melissa.

Caleb was an amazing and...

shannon_s, Nov 2025

Caleb was an amazing and engaging guide- very well spoken an made it fun. We had 14 people and all were happy.

Learned great history and...

Ken_M, Oct 2025

Learned great history and insight into interaction of Key West and Jimmy Buffett. Tour guide Mark was very knowledgeable

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you Ken , for such an awesome review. Glad you learned a lot about the island and Jimmy!!!

No Show

Nicholas_L, Oct 2025

The tour guide did not show up. I had built my vacation in Key West around this tour and it is very disappointing. I waited for about a half hour, but no sign of them.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Dear Guest, you were informed the day before that the tour would not be running. You showing up and waiting on a tour that you had been told was not happening is super strange.

Jimmy Buffet tour!

Wendy_K, Sept 2025

We were very entertained with our guide Caleb and his knowledge of all things Jimmy Buffet. He was funny and the walk around town was enjoyable. The stop at Kermit's was much needed for water and pie! Thanks for a great day!