Family Manatee Tour: Private Small Group Experience

Experience the thrill of swimming with wild manatees on our small group, family-oriented tour. Enjoy a private and stress-free experience with our experienced guides. All gear included!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nature’s Discovery Manatee Tours - Hop aboard our small passenger vessel for an intimate snorkel with the Florida Manatee! We take you through scenic King’s Bay in Crystal River, Florida in search of the wild Florida Manatee.
    We specialize in family oriented small group and private manatee snorkeling tours. Upon arrival, you will be introduced to…
What's Included
  • In-Water Tour Guide
  • Bottled water
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Wetsuits
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity for captain and guide
  • Towels and bathing suits
Additional Information

We’re captained by our owners and focus on intimate family-friendly trips!
We’re a local business that operates vessels carrying no more than 6 passengers, assuring an experience as private as possible for you and your loved ones! Our guides, who have years of experience working with guests of all ages across the globe, are experts in creating family…

Location
Nature's Discovery Manatee Tours
Southeast US Highway 19
Meet us at our shop location fifteen minutes ahead of your tour time to get checked in and suited up with wetsuits!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Goplaces16601254148
Mar 15, 2025
Friendly - Really friendly people. Very knowledgeable about animals. Our God was actually a veterinarian Tech. He shared many facts and tips with us. I recommend this company.
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Gregory
Mar 13, 2025
A very fun experience! If you're in the area do it! - We had a great time with our guide Casey and Capt. Jake. They were fun guys and they taught us all kinds of interesting wildlife facts. They took us to several spots where we had great manatee encounters. The manatees let us hang around them for a long time. They are very mellow animals! A very cool experience! Thanks for a great day!
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Danielle
Mar 13, 2025
Knowledgeable guides- great trip! - We had the best time with Jake and Casey! We saw lots of manatees, crabs, fish, and turtles. We even got to see a mom and baby manatee together. The guides were super knowledgeable and knew loads of biology and provided great facts about the animals that we saw on the trip. Don’t hesitate to book!
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Paulwf4006jb
Mar 13, 2025
Manatee Magic - Honestly one of the best experiences of my life - Casey and Dylan our guide/boat captain really knowledgeable and knew where to go for maximum exposure to the manatees - genuinely thought we'd be lucky to see a couple saw loads of these amazing creatures - great video and in water pictures of out experience too
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829poppym
Mar 12, 2025
Stop Looking, Start Booking!! - This trip was AMAZING!! I cannot thank Krystina and Jake enough for taking care of us and making sure that we had an awesome time snorkeling with the manatees!! We used another company last year and it was a night and day difference going with an AUTHENTIC and PASSIONATE crew!!!
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294atiw
Mar 11, 2025
Best tour guides! - Awesome people and awesome tour!! Would definitely recommend and saw so many manatees! Guides were knowledgeable and so kind!
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Diana
Mar 11, 2025
Awesome trip! - We got to go out even though it had been a rainy morning. The guides were great and we got to see 7 manatees in the springs. It was a perfect trip.
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L9099klshannonm
Mar 9, 2025
A fun morning with Manatees! - Amanda, Dylan (and all the employees we encountered) at Nature’s Discovery Manatee Tours were awesome. Amanda and Dylan were very friendly, knowledgeable and laid back. Amanda is excellent with children and answered all of our 10 year olds (many) questions kindly and with patience. She was very personable and easy to chat with. Dylan was an excellent captain. Very good at his job and makes a mean hot chocolate! We are very glad we booked our Manatee experience with Nature’s Discovery Manatee tours.
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Bcalcye
Mar 9, 2025
Great tour & friendly staff - Great tour and very friendly staff. We saw a lot of manatees and the staff made everything simple. They even have hot chocolate for you once you get out of the water. Highly recommend.
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842keltonp
Mar 9, 2025
Manatee Tour - Gary and Jake were awesome! They took us out and we were able to see crystal clear water and over a dozen Manatee. Would highly recommend if you are traveling or live near the Crystal River area.
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