Crystal River Florida: Clear Kayak Guided Manatee Eco-Tour
- 2h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join us for an unforgettable guided clear-kayak tour of Crystal River! Our expert local guides provide you with the best chances to see wild manatees and other wildlife in our beautiful waterways! The maximum weight allowed for one rider is 250 lbs, and the maximum weight is 450 lbs for two riders. Includes all necessary safety equipment, as well as free parking at our shop! We can't wait to get you out on the water! Before you arrive: All participants must complete liability waivers and safety video available on our website home page. Please arrive 25 min prior to your booking time to ensure all waivers and videos are completed, as well as to receive your launch wrist bands! Keep in mind: All Clear-Kayak Tours have a 2 person minimum! We do not allow for a single-person tour, we reserve the right to cancel a booking on the morning of the booking if it doesn't meet our 2 person requirements. Important: 5 kayak max capacity, so even-numbers must be doubled up on tandem kayaks!
Inclusions
What's included
- We provide free parking on-site at our shop!
- An expert local tour guide!
- $5 City Launch Fee included in the price!
- Clear-bottom kayak
- Paddles, life jackets, and adjustable seats!
Itinerary
Your tour group will be launched from Kings Bay Park with your local guide to start you manatee adventure!
Our Local Tour Guide will guide you throughout Crystal River in search of wild manatees and the best sight-seeing our waterways have to offer! Our guides do their very best to get you to all of the action using their local knowledge of the manatees whereabouts!
Possible points of interest include: Three Sisters Springs, Jurassic Spring, House Spring, and Magnolia Spring. Our guides take you directly to where the manatees are most likely to be located at during your tour! Our guides use their local knowledge of weather conditions and manatee behaviors to ensure you have the best experience possible!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Ratings come from 3 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Come to our shop roughly 20-30 min before your booking time to make sure you've completed waivers, watched the safety video, and received wrist-bands! Launch leaves at the time you booked for, so make sure everything is completed beforehand!
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Manatee Paddle
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Crystal River
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 127 experiences we list in Crystal River.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 96 of 127.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Crystal River
Crystal River is a small town on Florida's Nature Coast, famous for clear spring-fed waters where manatees gather in winter.
Crystal River lies on Florida's Gulf coast north of Tampa, where many springs feed Kings Bay with clear water that stays at a steady 22 degrees Celsius all year. As winter cold chills the Gulf, West Indian manatees crowd into the warm water, and Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge protects them. Three Sisters Springs, a cluster of crystal-clear pools, is a manatee refuge in the cold months.
Top-ranked sights in Crystal River: Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
