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Crystal River Wildlife Tour: Manatee and More
4.7
14 Ratings
Crystal River
Discover manatees and diverse wildlife on a cozy, covered boat tour in Crystal River. Stay dry and enjoy the refuge’s natural beauty. Book now!
Discover manatees and diverse wildlife on a cozy, covered boat tour in Crystal River. Stay dry and enjoy the refuge’s natural beauty. Book now!
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Crystal River - Explore the habitat of the manatee in Crystal River from the comfort of our outstanding tour boat. This vessel is covered, heated, and cozy, ensuring your comfort as you take in the sights of the wildlife sanctuary. You might spot our renowned manatees along with various other wildlife like river otters, turtles, ospreys, and more. Please note, this is not a swimming tour.
- Crystal River - Explore the habitat of the manatee in Crystal River from the comfort of our outstanding tour boat. This vessel is covered, heated, and cozy, ensuring your comfort as you take in the sights of the wildlife sanctuary. You might spot our renowned manatees along with various other wildlife like river otters, turtles, ospreys, and more. Please note, this is not a swimming tour.
What's Included
- Parking fees
- Parking fees
Additional Information
Visit the home of the manatee here in Crystal River, while staying high and dry on our exceptional tour boat. This boat is covered, warm, and comfortable to ensure your comfort while you enjoy the views of the wildlife refuge. There is a chance to see our world-famous manatee and many other species of wildlife such as river otters, turtles, osprey, and so much more. This is not a swim tour.
Visit the home of the manatee here in Crystal River, while staying high and dry on our exceptional tour boat. This boat is covered, warm, and comfortable to ensure your comfort while you enjoy the views of the wildlife refuge. There is a chance to see our world-famous manatee and many other species of wildlife such as river otters, turtles, osprey, and so much more. This is not a swim tour.
Location
704 NW 6th St
Northwest 6th Street
You will find Captain Mike's behind the Paddletail lodge in a blue building with our sign posted in the front yard.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(14 Ratings)
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Paul
Oct 24, 2024
Great trip - Great afternoon out in the bay. Manatees were spotted within the first 10 minutes. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic Captain. Lovely clean boat. All all everything we wanted
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Mikki_s
Jun 29, 2024
Oh yea! Captain Glen knew his stuff! - Captain Glen was amazing! He knew all the other captains on the bay. So informative. We seen a few dolphins ,manatees ,turtles and the most awesome birds. He knew so much interesting history about the area. Ask him about bird island it’s a cool story. I am definitely returning and doing more adventures with Captain Glen. He took us to all the cool little hidden spots. We were the only ones on the tour that afternoon so it felt very personal and we had an amazing time. Definitely worth it!
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Lorimz1949ff
Apr 14, 2024
Don't miss this wonderful trip! - Our captain Glen made sure we had a great time! He was very knowledgeable about the area and gave a great tour. Lots of information on the habitats, and animals. We saw a lot of manatees, and birds.
I specifically brought my best friend to see manatees, and the trip did not disappoint. I'd do this trip again, and hope to have captain Glen. Don't miss this wonderful trip!
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Lisa_g
Mar 27, 2024
Absolutely amazing - Absolutely loved the trip , Capt Morgan and his helper were funny and so knowledgeable, would absolutely go again
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Gary_k
Mar 20, 2024
Heaven on Earth - Great boat trip - Captain Morgan was relaxed and informative. His assistant, Zach was also friendly, accommodating and shared a lot of interesting information about King's Bay and all the living creatures that live there. Both tried their best to locate Manatees for us to see. We went on the 3 PM charter on Sunday, March 17th. I would recommend this charter as the experience was a beautiful way to experience the bay.
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F9021fhdebrab
Mar 17, 2024
King Bay Manatee Cruise was an amazing experience!!! - We had an amazing experience in seeing manatees in the wild in addition to other animals. The manatees were in King’s Bay and were easy to see. We were very fortunate to see as they had all moved out of the Springs. We also saw turtles, Egrets and Osprey sitting on eggs in a huge nest. Captain Glen told a detailed history of the area and it was a fascinating history going back to prehistoric times. It was well worth the money and time!
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Marie_s
Mar 14, 2024
Great experience - All employees were great, we were able to see manatees and birds. The captain was entertaining. The weather happened to be very nice.
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Margaretd172
Feb 28, 2024
The search was on! - The weather had warmed so the manatees started leaving the area but our captains searched & found a group with babies feeding in a cove! It was wonderful watching them. The captains were very knowledgeable & extremely entertaining. I definitely will take another trip with them.
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63peggyo
Feb 25, 2024
Mystical and Magical Manatee Wayfarer Adventure - This was a beautiful and magical experience. Our trip guides were very enthusiastic, entertaining and well informed.
We saw Manatees, Porpoises, Ospreys, Pelicans and other water birds. We booked the trip at 3:30. At that time of day the light was sparkling on the water.
The Captain knew just the places to visit to see the sea life as well as history of the area.
We will be using their services again to go Scalloping.
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Bryan_u
Mar 7, 2024
Waste of time and money - We were very disappointed in the “Manatee cruise” I don’t know why they advertise it as such since they already know that the Manatee have already move on from the area. One of the first things we were told on the boat was hopefully we can find 1 since they have pretty much moved on. Then on top of that the water was very dark due to a storm they had a couple months ago you couldn’t see anything in the water anyway. I believe all of this should have been told to people before they waste their money on a manatee cruise.
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