Orlando Manatee Encounters


3 hours
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Journey to Blue Spring State Park, winter home to one of Florida’s largest populations of Manatee. Witness hundreds of these "sea cows" relaxing in the spring alone. Observe these creatures from a safe distance in your kayak as your Florida Master Naturalist introduces you to the flora and fauna that make up this wild area. This is a great trip for the entire family!

Inclusions

  • Landing and facility fees
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Local guide

What to expect

Itinerary

We will paddle into the park and up to the manatee refuge. The manatee leave the refuge in search of food and swim all around us and under us. We also take time to paddle to snake creek to watch manatee graze, birds fishing, and search out wildlife.

Stop At:

• Blue Spring State Park, 2100 W. French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763-9501

Additional information

  • There is no minimum age however all participants must know how to swim
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • It is recommended that you bring a swimsuit, towel, waterproof camera and wear clothes that can get wet and possibly dirty
  • To ensure a proper size kayak is available, please provide your individual heights and weights at the time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • There is no restroom at the meeting location. There is a public restroom at Valentine Park (1511 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763) about a mile before you arrive the meeting location that we recommend you use before your tour.
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Alison J
April 2022

We had a great time kayaking today! Guy, our guide, was knowledgeable and passionate about all the wildlife. We saw at least 6 alligators, herons, egrets, cormorants, limpkins, even a bald eagle. We did of course also see some manatees! The Blue Springs area was lovely, weather was beautiful. The...

Sunbun98
April 2022

This was absolutely incredible!! Our tour guide Gina was SO fun and kind, she even brought us all snacks and waters. We went during the off season and we still saw alligators and manatees. It was absolutely incredible and we would highly recommend this to any and everyone!

KarenB6036
April 2022

Fabulous outing. Gina was a great guide and we saw lots of manatee and other wildlife. Delicious snack too. Highly recommend

Sara K
April 2022

A low-key, but super enjoyable kayak on the river. We saw everything! Birds, gators, turtles, manatees! It was a fantastic trip and Guy was a very knowledgeable and helpful guide.

khryste
April 2022

Guy was a great tour guide. very knowledgeable and patient. The manatees were not in the springs this time but we got to see them later in another part of the tour and he was willing to let us choose if we wanted to stay near them for a while or move on with the tour. We had a blast. Highly...

B M
April 2022

I’ll be honest, our tour wasn’t typical - high winds made paddling and navigating particularly difficult. We were only able to see one manatee up close, and had brushing encounters with a couple of others. But the sheer diversity of wildlife we saw outside of the manatees was a treat in and of it...

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