Big Hickory Tour: Mangroves, Beaches, Wildlife

44 Ratings

Bonita Springs

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Explore mangrove tunnels, secluded beaches, and Estero Bay. Spot manatees, dolphins, and coastal birds on our guided eco island kayak/SUP tour.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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946V+C2 Bonita Springs - Proudly ranked #1 on TripAdvisor, this family-owned business was established in May 2023! In just one year, nearly 600 reviews have been garnered on Google and TripAdvisor! The focus is on safety, quality, and family values, maintaining a drug and tobacco-free environment.
The standard two-hour kayak/SUP tour offers an…

What's Included

Complimentary Pictures
Dry bags

What's Not Included

Gratuity for the Guide

Additional Information

Ranked #1 on TripAdvisor, we are dedicated to providing the best experience at the most competitive price! Our tour takes you to the stunning and unique locations on Big Hickory’s barrier island. You’ll paddle through mangrove tunnels and inlets to reach secluded beaches and Estero Bay. Along the journey, you may encounter manatees, dolphins, and a…

Location

946V+C2 Bonita Springs

We are located right on Big Hickory Island in Bonita Springs! There is no physical address to the launch site. Upon your booking Mike will reach out to you personally to share our launch location via Apple Maps and how to find us. We are the Giant trailer with the manatee and dolphin!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Tim_s

Jan 22, 2025

Good tour. - Nice tour. Nick was a good guide. Highly recommend. Unfortunately because of the cold weather, the dolphins and manatees were not around. A nice chill relaxing kayaking tour.

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Tim

Jan 20, 2025

Good tour! - Nice tour. Weather was perfect. Nick was a great tour guide. Highly recommend. Wish there were more animals, dolphins, manatees, etc. but it’s hit or miss.

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Smanno82

Jan 1, 2025

Great experience! - Buzz was a great tour guide (and JJ was a plus)! The tour included a stop for shelling and mangrove paddling. We even got to see dolphins playing behind a boat! What a great experience!

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Joseph_l

Dec 21, 2024

A great trip - Buzz was a great guide! Saw dolphins and found some cool shells. He was very patient and instructive.

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259adriannes

Dec 18, 2024

Two Hour guided island Kayak tour - We did a nice, relaxing guided kayak with Buss and his dog JJ. Although with did not see dolphins, it was a fun experience. JJ is a Super cool dog to have him on the tour and plus the weather was perfect! Appreciate much for Buss taking photos and videos and sharing it with us for free, thank you Buss!

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S9191tujenniferv

Dec 10, 2024

Amazing and fun! - This was my very first time on a kayak, and Mike was very helpful and explaining the workings of the kayak and The safety, while being on the water. He was extremely knowledgeable on the wildlife, and the vegetation was really easy to talk to you and over all a great experience!

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Road620246

Nov 30, 2024

Great Day! - My daughter and I really enjoyed our trip with Buzz and Jay Jay! We saw a lot of birds and mullet. Any day on the water is a good one!

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Excursion221841

Nov 23, 2024

Paddleboarding near Bonita Springs - We enjoyed our guided paddleboard tour. Our guide Buzz was very attentive and gave us iinfornation about paddling. The owner Mike of Mike's Coastal Expeditions was very helpful as well. I recommend the paddleboarding tour.

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Pcoffeen

Nov 23, 2024

Such a great way to see wildlife - A friend and I booked a guided SUP board today and we had a great time. Mike was prompt and informative through out our entire pre plan and when we arrived he was waiting for us with everything set up. We booked our reservation to included a guide because we had never explored this area and were very happy with Buzz and JJ. Buzz took pictures of us, gave tips when needed (boat wakes) and even took us to the most beautiful array of shells I have ever seen in the area! They provided us and carried bottled water and toted our beach treasures back for us. If you are looking for a great outfitter and amazing guide do not hesitate to book with them. You won't be disappointed!!

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C4857aterict

Jan 9, 2025

Do self guided tour instead - This was supposed to be a 2 hr guided tour for a group. Our party showed up on time but the others did not. We just floated around with our guide about 200 yards away from the launching point for 45 minutes waiting for the rest of the group to show up. Then we all paddled about 10 minutes to a beach and spent 30 minutes looking at sea shells. The only thing we saw was an iguana in a tree. We decided to cut our time short and just left after the beach. To be fair, they did still plan to spend the full 2 hours on a tour after the rest of the group showed up. However, we had lost interest at that point. Would have been way better to just do a self guided tour …. We could have seen a lot more of the area than we did in our 2hrs there.

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