Silver Springs Kayaking: Year-Round Wildlife Adventure

Embark on a thrilling kayak tour at Silver Springs in Florida, where you’ll explore the stunning waterways and encounter a diverse range of wildlife, including manatees, monkeys, alligators, and more!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Silver Springs - We will paddle the Fort King loop, looking at all the wildlife along the way. We typically see turtles, manatees, alligators(at a safe distance) and monkeys.
What's Included
  • Kayak and paddle
  • Life vest and whistle
  • Dry bags for wallet, keys, and phone
  • Local knowledgeable guide
What's Not Included
  • Sunscreen(recommend 50+ spf), water and light snack(if needed)
  • Tip for your guide(if you had an amazing time!)
  • Parking fees
  • Sunglasses(polarized preferred) to see underwater better
  • Hat
Additional Information

Silver Springs kayaking is open all year long, and it’s a fantastic place for adventure whenever you’re ready to go! Manatee season is November through March but there are 7 manatees that call Silver Springs home year round! So we have the possibility to see the occasional manatees. Whenever you decide to take the tour, you can count on blue, crystal…

Location
5656 E Silver Springs Blvd
East Silver Springs Boulevard
Meeting point is to the far right of the big parking lot where the canoe and kayak launch is located. I will be by the staging area against the fence with a company shirt on.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sharon_o
Dec 9, 2024
Worth the drive - Great experience! Easy paddle, but saw lots of wildlife! Excellent guide! Would be a good family adventure.
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R2934sljenniferc
Dec 2, 2024
Awakayaktour is the way to go!!! - Amazing, breathtaking and our Tour guide was great lots of info very knowledgeable and funny… awakayaktour Aaron was an amazing tour guide and Mari was so sweet, thank you for a great experience!!!
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Jenpv3815zk
Nov 25, 2024
Manatees galore with AWA Kayak Tours - Our family had an absolutely amazing day paddling at Silver Springs with AWA Kayak Tours and Aaron as our guide. He was very knowledgeable and made sure we were able to see plenty of manatee, alligators, turtles, birds, and fish. I highly recommend AWA Kayak Tours and Aaron to everyone that wants to truly get out and experience the real Florida.
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Jennio653
Nov 20, 2024
Awesome adventure - What an amazing kayaking trip! Beautiful shaded clear spring with so many turtles, birds and manatees. Aaron did an excellent job guiding our trip. So relaxing. Can’t wait to go again😊
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Valerie_r
Nov 18, 2024
Absolutely beautiful crystal clear water! - Our guide was exceptional, motivated, helpful and terrific sense of humour. We enjoyed the kayak tour, blessed to see manatees, gators, fish and various birdlife. Beautiful surroundings I highly recommend the experience!
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Robert_a
Nov 4, 2024
Relaxed kayak through the springs - Excellent tour guide, informative drtails given during the trip. Aaron knew the terain very well was able to steer us away from the crowds of tourest. The trip laster little over an houe and a half we found it to be a relaxed pace and not over taxing.
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Karin_m
Nov 1, 2024
One awesome experience! - What a great experience! Our guide Aaron from AWA tours was not only personable, he was so knowledgeable. We learned about the history, plants and all kinds of fish and animals. Aaron even took pictures along the way and gave us access to them. We plan on booking another of the AWA tours next year.
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K2148qtcarolinel
Sep 7, 2024
Amazing tour with lots of manatees - Today's tour was the highlight of our stay in Florida! The tour guide Aaron was super friendly and professional. He told us a lot about the history and wildlife of Silver Springs. During our tour we saw three alligators, many turtles, and several cormorants and anhingas. The speed of the tour was very good and the atmosphere as well. At the end we got very lucky and saw at least eight manatees! This was a unique moment we will not forget. Silver Springs State Park is very beautiful and I can fully recommend the tour with Aaron (also if you don't see manatees).
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Tina_f
Jun 9, 2024
Bucket list must - Tour guide was amazing. Learned the history of the spring. Will do it again. We saw the manatee, lots of turtles, alligators, baby hatchling, fish, snake.
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925remcos
Aug 9, 2024
Great tour! - The views were very nice, guide was very friendly and showed us a lot of wildlife. Unfortunately we did not see any manatees, but the season for manatees is from nov till march. The pictures afterwards were great and we did not know that the lady behind us was part of the team; she made great pictures of us and the alligators. All in all very nice tour!
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