Clear Kayak Tour: Shell Key Preserve Adventure

Embark on an unforgettable adventure through Shell Key Preserve in a 100% clear kayak. Explore crystal-clear waters, diverse marine life, and the underwater world below your kayak.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shell Key - Your guide will welcome you and provide brief paddling and safety instructions. Then, you’ll be off on an adventure as your tour guide leads the way around the mangrove islands, through the shallows, and to the beach. If the tide is high, your guide will lead the way through a hidden mangrove tunnel. You’ll also take a break at Shell…
What's Included
  • Tandem kayaks with paddles, seats, and dry bags
  • All necessary safety equipment, such as lifejackets and whistles
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Embark on an exploration around Shell Key Preserve in our completely transparent kayak! Experience the clarity of the water, varied aquatic life, and the underwater universe beneath your translucent kayak.
You’ll traverse alongside mangroves, bask in the scenery of white sandy beaches and sandbanks, and discover a hidden beach. Should the tide be high,…

Location
Billy's Stone Crab
Collany Road
We launch from Billy's Stone Crab Restaurant. Please park towards the back of Billy's parking lot and walk towards the restaurant entrance. Follow the restaurant entrance wooden ramp to the docks behind the restaurant, where you will meet your tour guide!
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sherpa64751897654
Aug 14, 2024
Back Again For The Shell Key Experience - Awesome experience again. This is my 3rd trip and took may family for the second time after two years, as they wanted to return on this route. Chris was an amazing and very knowledgeable guide. Will return to this route again in the future.
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P520pwmichaelas
Aug 12, 2024
Amazing experience with Chris! - This tour was absolutely amazing!! Chris, our tour guide, was extremely knowledgeable and kind. He was attentive to each of the participants and really made sure we were all enjoying ourselves. He was great at pointing out various wildlife for us to see. It was such an incredible experience. The beach portion of the trip was gorgeous. Clear water and beautiful sand bars. Highly recommend this activity! Thank you again, Chris!
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Z9964narussellf
Aug 11, 2024
Trip with Chris - Chris was an excellent tour guide! Be careful with their cancellation policy should anyone in your party have a change in plans, it’s strict! The trip is super nice.
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545tims
Aug 4, 2024
Amazing tour of shell key and the mangroves, added bonus of dolphin sighting - I booked an excursion for a visiting friend and I. I have lived here for a year and a half and this has been on my bucket list. Great experience! I really liked the peacefulness of the mangrove tunnel, and we had an added bonus of sighting two female dolphins and their calves multiple times on the trip, and coming back into the bay they put on a little show! Alessia was an amazing guide, she definitely knew the area and everything about mangroves! I think she was more excited about seeing the dolphins than we were. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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81bonnieh
Aug 3, 2024
Amazing day with dolphins and even a manatee - Chris was amazing. Super knowledgeable and such a great tour guide. We were able to spot lots of dolphins and even saw one manatee. My daughter and I had an amazing time. Thank you Chris for everything.
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Maryes8045qp
Jul 29, 2024
amazing - we saw dolphins, manatees and lots and lots of birds. Chris knew so much about all the animals and made sure we knew everything there was to know about the area!
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Morganshell11
Jul 28, 2024
Great tour - Chris was a great guide. He was very informative and helped take us to areas where we would see wildlife. We saw many dolphins and a manatee. It was a beautiful trip!!
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T5741qraprils
Jul 25, 2024
Get outdoors - Great experience for all of us, both kids and adults. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see the dolphins or manatee but there was fantastic bird watching. Chris was a great guide! We can’t wait to go back.
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Dladner
Jul 25, 2024
Clear kayaking the Shell Key Preserve, highly recommended! - The Shell Key Preserve is such a gem with so many things to see. The clear kayak tour of this area was amazing, and our guide, Chris, went above and beyond to tell us about all of the birds and plants and dolphins that we were seeing and also to ensure we were well hydrated and comfortable. Seeing so many dolphins and osprey up close and personal was such a treat, and kayaking through the mangrove islands is a sight you do not want to miss. Highly recommended!
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Shannon
Jul 25, 2024
Book the tour! - This activity was the highlight of our trip to the area! We booked the 7:30am time slot and even though it made for an early start, it was great to get out on the water early and have the entire preserve to ourselves. Chris’s extensive knowledge and passion for the preserve made him an excellent tour guide!
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