Destin Clear Kayak Tour: Explore Santa Rosa Sound's Biodiversity at Sunset

Experience the beauty of Santa Rosa Sound at sunset on a guided eco-tour in a clear kayak. Discover the diverse marine life and enjoy the tranquility of the less-traveled areas outside of Destin. Look out for dolphins, birds, turtles, and more!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hankook Performance Tires - Are you ready for the best light show on the Emerald Coast? Chase the sunset on a 1.5-hour clear kayak sunset guided tour.

Embark on a tranquil paddle through the lush marshes, where the evening sun casts a warm glow on the surroundings. As you navigate the waterways, our expert guides will point out native plants and animals that thrive in this coastal haven. Our guides will share fascinating insights into the behaviors and habitats of these remarkable creatures, ensuring every sighting is a moment to cherish. The marshes come alive with the vibrant colors of the setting sun, creating a quiet, peaceful tone for your adventure.

Your clear kayak provides a window seat to the underwater world beneath you. The clear kayaks ensure that every moment is a visual experience, allowing you to connect with nature life like never before.

What's Included
  • Tandem kayaks, paddles, seats, and dry bags provided
  • Safety equipment such as lifejackets and whistles included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities. We highly encourage guests to bring a reusable water bottle as we do not provide one.
Additional Information

Our kayaks are CLEAR, providing an unobstructed, 360-degree view above and below the water.

Your experience will be personal, as tours are limited to 5 kayaks.

You will explore salt marshes, remote sand beaches, and hidden coves surrounded by ancient dunes. An ecosystem like no other in Florida!

Our private launch allows you to escape the busy downtown Destin nightlife for a serene adventure in nature.

Passionate, expert, CPR-certified guides share insights into local ecology and wildlife.

Each kayak tour is perfect for all skill levels, even beginners!

  • One adult per child under 15 must attend. Children under 15 cannot kayak without an adult.
  • During peak season from April- September traffic in the Destin Ft. Walton Beach area can cause major slow downs. Please leave ample time to make it to our launch before the start of the tour. We cannot hold the tour for late arrivals.
  • While welcome paddlers of all skill levels, kayaking can be a physically demanding activity. Winds, tides and weather can all impact the difficulty of the paddle. Please reach out to us to discuss further if you have questions.
  • Due to manufacturers restrictions on the clear kayaks the maximum weight per individual is 250lbs, and the combined weight of any two guests cannot exceed 425lbs
Location
Get up and Go Kayaking Destin
West Miracle Strip Parkway
We are located behind the natives cove building. Please park on the west side of the natives cove lot. Take the stairs at the back of the lot and follow the path to the right. Your guide will meet you by our launch behind the kayak rack. Please excuse our dust as we are under construction!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Powclan7travelers
Jul 2, 2024
Sunset tour - The sunset tour was so awesome as was our guide, Alexis. She was outstanding. She is incredibly knowledgeable and educated us on so many interesting facts about FL coast. I’ve lived on the FL coast my entire life and still learned things I never knew. The scenery of the natural habitat of the untouched islands was beautiful to kayak through at sunset. Seeing the sand dunes, dolphin, schools of fish, and unique birds was very cool. The kayaks have a clear bottom so you can see what’s under water, which was an added bonus. I’m so glad we added this adventure to our vacation!
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Lmvtravel
May 12, 2024
Positive experience for 1st time kayaker - We had never gone kayaking before but the guide was very patient with us and other 1st timers that were part of our tour. He took things at our pace and made that we had everything that we needed from seats to flashlight to neon lights to light up the kayak after dark. It was recommended to select the green light to better see the fish.
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D345szdawnw
Nov 4, 2023
Amazing Family Activity - Beautiful location. The wildlife was amazing and our tour guide Alexis was able to answer all of our questions. This is definitely something that we would like to do again. Family friendly activity that has something for all ages.
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Juliebs3436us
Nov 4, 2023
Best kayak trip EVER - What an amazing family friendly adventure! The views were spectacular and the water was so calming. And we even got to swim!!! We will be back for sure!
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Patrc8972gp
Nov 4, 2023
Beautiful + peaceful sunset tour in a clear kayak - What a peaceful sunset we had! It was so beautiful + so quiet! We had a chance to see so many birds as they flew in for the night! On the way back our clear kayaks had lights which was so cool when a school of rays swam under our clear kayaks! We also saw a dolphin + tons of fish! Our guide Alexis was so knowledgeable about the area and animals! Well be back to try the haunted tour!
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Gina_m
May 31, 2024
Good experience - Good experience for my two 18 year olds. The kayaks were only lit for a little bit towards the end but the guide did a great job and they saw a little bit of wildlife. Would recommend
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Amy_j
Aug 12, 2024
Go jet skiing instead - The tour guide said no more than 10 words to us the whole time. She didn’t instruct us on what we would be doing, if we would be stopping, etc. She barely looked back for us. The clear kayaks are pointless as you cannot see anything on the bottom.
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Aimee_r
Sep 6, 2024
Disappointing at best - We were very disappointed in our tour. The description of what we would experience did not match at all. Our tour guide Josh was nice but he did not share any information about the area, what we would see, etc without us first asking. He didn't tell us anything other than the name of the sound we were crossing. He didn't ask anyone their experience level and fave no instruction on how to use the paddles and we had a couple of first-timers on our tour. The ride back was fully in the dark so we had to cross the sound in the dark with no lights in any of the boats which was very dangerous. Also the water is so murky you couldn't see anything under the boat. He also said it's very rare to see dolphins so don't go expecting that.
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