Backwater Adventure's CraigCat Tours of the 10,000 Islands in Naples booking from $130.00

Backwater Adventure's CraigCat Tours of the 10,000 Islands

Overview

Operate your own 2 person catamaran through the winding and breathtaking waterways of the 10,000 Islands. Excitement, tranquility, thrill, and intimacy bundled in to one adventure. Although it is never guaranteed, it is likely that you will see an abundance of wildlife and marine life that inhabit the area at a closeness you've never experienced before! With over 12 years in operation, we promise to give you a tour you'll never forget!

City: Naples

Tue 19 Nov

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Starting at $130.00

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What's Included

All USCG Required Equipment

Knowledgeable Tour Guide

Complimentary Cooler With Bottled Water and Ice

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Must be 5 years of age or older to be a passenger. Must be 18 years of age or older with a valid drivers license to operate.
It is required that there is 2 people on each craft (excluding the guide boat). One person must ride with the guide for groups with an odd number of participants
Weight Limit is 250lbs per person (2 persons per boat) with no exceptions. This is not our policy but the weight capacity for the vessel. No refunds will be given to those who show up for their tour not meeting the vessel weight requirements.
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Guests are not required to wear face coverings for their activity, as the tour provides a semi-personal and semi-private experience using individual vessels that are adequately spaced away from each other.

What To Expect

TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS NWR

Marco Island

Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (395)

Rosario C

Apr 2016

If you are looking for something fun to do when you are in Naples or Marco Island, then try out a Craig Cat with Backwater Adventures. We took a 3 hour tour of 10,000 Islands and had a blast cursing around in our Craig Cat Catamaran.

Islandfun122

Apr 2016

We went looking for an adventure to take on Marco Island, and we found it for sure. . . Jeff was AWESOME! My sister and her college friends went a few weeks before us and had an absolute blast, saying they learned a ton from their tour guide (Jeff). The little boats they give us our awesome, too. They are easy to handle and go a LOT faster than I expected. They can hit up to 30 mph. We did a Jetski tour on the island last year and this tour put it to shame! It's a much smaller group and the boats are much more comfortable than any Jetski could be. With 3 hours on our own personal boats, I have never seen the 10,000 islands like this before. I for sure recommend this to you no matter the age! The tour guides are excellent and it's the best way to tour the backwaters.

Carla R

Mar 2016

We took the trip last Saturday, we had 8 cats for 2 guides. Our trip started late, guide was rushed from last tour and then had to leave to get cameras. He promised us that we would get the full 3 hours on the water though, and we did, see below. After getting boats loaded we puttered around another half hour "learning" how to run the boats, while Jeff finished up on shore. Once we started out one boat struggled with following advice from Jeff and was sent back with other guide to give them a tour of the river. Jeff said they were just "old women" and couldn't handle the boat. I agree with Jeff that they struggled with the boat but derogatory comments shouldn't have been used, there were plenty of older people on the tour who handled the boats just fine. Jeff then took the other 7 boats out on his own. We essentially drove to an island looked at shells for half an hour and drove back. No time to see any wildlife. The best wildlife we saw was watching the dolphins play while sitting in the marina waiting for boats to be loaded and unloaded, so if you were last in and first out you didn't see much. If you just want to drive a cat this was a good trip for that. If you actually wanted to see wildlife the trip was too much driving to stop and see anything. One of the boats ran out of gas twice and Jeff told all the other boats to leave and sit several hundred yards away, as if our staying within shouting distance was a problem for him. One boat went back to see if they could help and Jeff chewed them out. Jeff's "I got this" wasn't apparent. The young girls in the boat said Jeff thought the gas tank had a leak or he said his coworker forgot to gas it up. When we got to the island Jeff told us to stay away from some campers there "have a little respect", was the phrase he used, then he went and sat with them and complained about how stupid some of his tourists were. Highly unprofessional. I know he was frustrated because of the number of boats and was rushed to begin with, but why not get some help? The owner came down to schmooze with us before trip, and to take pictures with the local lottery ticket winner who won the trip, who also was the boat who had to stay behind. Why couldn't the owner have helped Jeff problem solve? All the reviewers talk about him showing them wildlife and initially that seemed like the plan until 2 groups of 4 became one group of 7. None of us in our group of 4 thought the trip was good. We all agreed, if you like driving a little boat in a line up for 3 hours like a ride in Disney's It's a small world then you may like this, but for wildlife it's no good. We also felt their should have been another solution than the unpleasant trip we had. 12/14 passengers couldn't leave fast enough, though we were 70 minutes later back than expected so maybe that's why everyone walked off to their respective cars in silence. Also for 4 tickets it was $135/person plus tax plus a $28 service fee "for booking on the internet" though I called and booked our tickets by phone. All in all not a good experience. Hopefully an anomaly for this company but we clearly didn't have the trip the others describe.

Response from Host

Oct 2019

Hello! I realize this is a few years late BUT...I wanted to inform you, and anyone else that may see this review, that Backwater Adventure is under new management and supervision and has new, more professional oriented but also fun and exciting guides. I am very sorry that you did not have the experience you should have and hope to extend a hand in to welcoming you to a completely different experience we have now offered and accommodated for thousands of people in just the last 2 years of me being here. We have made adjustments to our route to give the greatest views while cruising along and although we can never promise seeing any type of wild or marine life, it is extremely common that we get up close and personal with some of the local inhabitants of the area. I absolutely agree that the circumstances of your tour should have been handled much differently, which is why I have restructured our tours and trained our guides to be able to avoid difficult situations or to be able to handle difficult situations quickly and professionally at all times. Give us a call or shoot us an email, I would love to speak with you and perhaps get you on a tour to show you how much we have changed and improved!

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