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Sharkey's Glass Bottom Fish Feeding LED Night Tour in Sarasota
4.0
185 Ratings
Sarasota
Experience the ultimate adventure with our Glass Bottom Kayak LED illuminated Night & Sunset Tours in Sarasota. Explore the underwater world and enjoy breathtaking views of the city skyline.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ken Thompson Park - We’ll start off by going through Mangrove canals and then we’ll paddle into a shallow area of Sarasota Bay looking for various sea-life while exploring through the grass flats. There’s parts of the bay where we’ll find various seabirds along the mangrove shorelines. There’s also areas where we often find stingrays and manatees feeding and roaming along the grass flats. During most of the tour you’ll see incredible panoramic views of the John Ringling Causeway Bridge and the Skyline of the City Of Sarasota!
What's Included
- USCG certified life vests with whistles provided for safety.
- Complimentary fish food to feed fish during the tour.
What's Not Included
- Bottled water
Additional Information
Experience the ultimate thrill with our Glass Bottom Kayak LED-lit Night & Sunset Tours! Our LED Sunset Tours commence at 8pm, followed by the Night Tours at 9:30pm daily. Our journey begins with a serene paddle through the mangrove tunnels, followed by an exploration of mangrove fringes and shallow grass flats. Anticipate a variety of marine creatures and waterfowls as we navigate through a shallow port. Our specially designed high-powered underwater LED lights offer an exceptional view of the underwater realm, helping you spot fish, stingrays, crabs, shrimps, and other marine dwellers as we brighten up the surrounding waters. You’ll be captivated by the spectacular sights of John Ringling Causeway Bridge and the Sarasota City Skyline! In a city where nighttime recreational activities are scarce, our Glass Bottom Kayak LED-lit Night & Sunset Tours are an exceptional choice for families, friend gatherings, large groups, or an unforgettable romantic adventure under the starlit sky or at dusk! Our kayaks come without drain holes thereby allowing you to sport full clothing and shoes, and even stay cozy during winters!
- If both passengers combined weight is over 400lbs then you must contact us asap to request a single seated kayak for safety purposes.
- Kayaks are double seated and become unstable when combined passenger weight is over 400lbs.
Location
Ken Thompson Boat Ramp
Ken Thompson Parkway
Please call us if you need help with directions on the way to the Tour location. Another reference point would be Mote Marine Aquarium when you see the 2 story blue building on the left then turn right & the boat ramp we meet at is directly ahead & will take you directly into the grass parking lot.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.0
(185 Ratings)
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U6807nxalisonw
Jul 16, 2024
Fun night - Our guides were very plesant and helpful. Kyaking was plesant and easy. We had a wonderful advemture. Amazing how peaceful to see city lights.
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Jadin_t
Jul 6, 2024
The adventures of kayaking - Well, my brother didn’t realize that there was fish food in the jar and so he just tossed it all at once. Then the minnows were swarming and then they ended up flooding their kayak and sunk it.
But the guys are very helpful and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to see it in person but once I heard about it, I could not stop laughing. It was hilarious!!
Totally recommend for people that just wanna have a fun night you can be loud and they don’t care. It was a great time!!
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Linda_d
Jul 2, 2024
Great experience seeing lots of fish! - Enjoyed seeing lots of fish, kayaking at night was sooo peaceful. Guides were very knowledgable and friendly. Two fish jumped in our kayak, pretty cool.
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V1181fcrobertd
Jun 26, 2024
Relaxing time, no guarantee on what you’ll see. - Friendly and knowledgeable staff, had bug spray for guests. Very calm experience and mostly shallow water. Unfortunately didn’t see any manatees dolphins or sharks as hoped but not their fault. Got feed and see lots of catfish needle fish and saw some crabs. Good view of downtown Sarasota. Easy free parking and very clear directions.
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Dan_t
Jul 17, 2024
Feeding fish - Although the tour guide and assistant (Brandan) were very friendly & nice, we expected some history of the water & area.
Tips: let kayakers know, “if you want to take a sunset picture-now is the time”. We expected to take some nice pictures, but didn’t know the plan of the evening.
Waters were very choppy!
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D_j
Jul 5, 2024
Canceled on us - They canceled on us day of due to boat issues. Offered refund or different day which was great, except it was our last day of vacation. It was our big finally for granddaughter before she went back home. So it was heart breaking for her, more so due to her special volleyball camp got canceled too. Her visit to grams was a bunch of cancelation, which sucked.
Maybe next year .....
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Kamil_b
Aug 8, 2024
Hurricane debby - There was no experience cause it was cancelled
Still waiting for my money back
The tropical storm ruined it all
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243kayleek
Aug 7, 2024
Terrible costumer service!! - Unfortunately, our trip got canceled due to the weather. However. I’ve been trying to call, email & text the number given but nobody has answered or emailed me back. I’m quite upset cause I feel scammed out of $110 even after they texted and told me to contact them to either get a refund or reschedule for a different date. I left a voicemail and everything and still nothing. Hopefully they at least see this and reach back out to me but I doubt it. I would stay far away from this place
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Steve_t
Jul 24, 2024
Sharky's a big disappointment!! - We were on.our honeymoon and booked this trip and were exited to go. However, when we got to the location for the 8pm trip, no representative from Sharky's was there. We attempted to call without success. So, we began to text. 7 other customers showed up. We finally made contact with Sharky's and we're told the trip had been canceled due to weather. The sun was out....lol. 2 of the other customers said this was there 3rd night in a row "canceled" trip. Sharky's said they notified customers via email at 6pm. None of us had received any such notification. We even checked our spam, trash and text. Sharky's should have had a representative present to tell everyone what was going on . So, with that said we had no "memorable moments" with Sharky's. We booked a trip with another company the following night. We will not recommend Sharky's.
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909terrid
Jun 22, 2024
Lack of communication - Was disappointing that our tour had to be canceled due to weather (too windy). But the lack of communication is why I'm writing this review. We didn't find out about the cancellation until we arrived, and learned about it from another guest who had called. The Sharkey's people never responded to my call or text. Our fee was promptly refunded, though. I do think Sharkey's should contact people registered for a tour to let them know about cancellations, which is what they say they will do in their materials. Some had to travel quite a ways to be at the loading dock, and prior notice would have saved us all a trip over. Communicate!
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