Deluxe Manatee Swim Tour: Eco-Friendly Florida Adventure
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235 Ratings
Crystal River

Embark on an eco-friendly adventure with our Deluxe Manatee Swim Tour in Florida’s Nature Coast. Swim with gentle manatees and explore stunning wildlife refuges and preserves.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Crystal River Watersports - The address is our marina/dive shop and here you will get ready for your boat tour and manatee swim.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Tour escort/host
  • Driver/guide
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Experience the exceptional Deluxe Manatee Swim Tour, a special chance to discover the natural beauty of Florida’s Nature Coast. CRWS is a honored participant in the Save the Manatee Club Guardian Guide Program, advocating for respectful and sustainable eco-tourism. Your journey will take you through a State Archaeological Park, a State Nature Reserve,…

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Location
3940 N Tallahassee Rd
North Tallahassee Road
Guests should drive to the Marina which is located one street directly BEHIND the Days Inn. (Not the Gift Shop which is located next to the Days Inn.) The Marina is a pink and yellow building with a gravel parking lot on Tallahassee Rd.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Seaside04678505069
Mar 28, 2024
Great experience - Sandy and Mark were awesome! - We had a great time - manatees were not cooperating at first, but then we found some thanks to Sandy's and Mark's sharp eyesight! Highly recommend this your if you are interested in manatees!
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855eileent
Mar 8, 2024
Manatee Meet up! - Captain Sandy and Captain Kevin did a wonderful job of educating us to the area and all about the manatees. Both were very informed and made our tour very fun. Overall the entire land crew and boat crew were awesome. We had a nice small group and everything was provided, even hot coco after our swim. We highly recommend this tour!
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Kathyfs1009lr
Mar 2, 2024
Best manatee snorkeling experience! - Leah and Captain Sandi exceeded our expectations. We have been on other manatee snorkeling tours but this, by far, was the best! We saw so many manatees! Leah shared a lot information about these beautiful creatures which made the experience educational, as well!
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Jeffreyw491
Feb 29, 2024
Well worth it. - It was an amazing experience. Water was warm and clear. Responsible organization. Care about the manatees. Heather was our guide and Kevin our captain. Both wonderful.
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Le5ver
Feb 24, 2024
Great Adventure - Great experience! Saw many manatees. Our Captain and Guide were very informative. Thank you Kevin and Mike. Checked this off my bucket list.
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Lisabd6620cr
Feb 23, 2024
Amazing!! - Heather was great!! Lots of manatees to interact with!! Must go in the am for the best experience!! After the excursion, Heather sent me to the best seafood in town at the seafood seller restaurant!! Going back again for sure!!
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Heidi
Feb 15, 2024
Swimming with Manatees - Kevin our boat captain and Dakota our in water guide were great. A fantastic experience, highly recommend. Saw about 90 manatees.
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M592xgmiriamv
Feb 1, 2024
Memories were made! - Amazing tour and they handled everything for us! From information to personality and pictures it was perfect! Captain Kevin and Dakota were awesome!
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Janetw873
Jan 29, 2024
On this day, not worth bothering - We went on a beautiful sunny day in January, but the water was so murky, it really wasn’t worth going on the trip at all. I was lucky enough to have one manatee swim right towards me, so did have one good sighting, but my friend hardly saw a thing. Zero chance of any decent photographs. Manatees are large creatures too, and I pushed myself off one thinking it was a large boulder. I really feel badly about that. Before booking any snorkeling with manatees trip, check whether there are manatees at Silver Glen springs, as you can swim with them there, in clear water, for the $12 park entrance fee. Our guide was Dakota, who rarely stopped speaking the entire time. He did genuinely try to ensure everyone saw a manatee, but otherwise seemed mega-hyped, regaling us with a series of annoying and unfunny jokes. Not great.
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Tanddwelsh
Mar 20, 2024
You can buy better but you can't pay more! - You can buy better but you can't pay more! Skip the VIP tour...we paid over $700 and got about 30 minutes of snorkeling in cloudy water. They would point to manatees over there....none were up close and personal. At the conclusion, they were going to charge us over $40 for photos....I complained that wasn't correct for the VIP tour. So they emailed us 90 photos....70 were from someone else's tours....people we had never met. Our 20 were mostly green indistinguishable blurs. Big disappointment to my granddaughters and waste of time and money.
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