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Key West Safari Eco Tour Adventure with Snorkeling

Key West Safari Eco Tour Adventure with Snorkeling

Overview

Explore Key West in a fun and unique way! Avoid the crowds on this exciting snorkel safari adventure and captain your own speedboat through 28 miles of Florida backcountry. Enjoy a smooth, scenic ride as you follow your local guide to a national marine sanctuary, where you’ll get a chance to snorkel and swim in pristine waters.

NOTE: Required – Florida Boaters Safety: Florida Law requires everyone born after Jan 1, 1988 to take a boaters safety test to drive a boat. Each driver must present a passed boaters safety test prior to departure.

City: Key West

Sun 25 May

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Starting at $197.12

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Sun 25 May

Starting at $197.12

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What's Included

Wildlife Encounters – Keep an eye out for wildlife, including: Ospreys, Dolphins and Sea Turtles

Snorkel at Mud Key Sandbar – Discover vibrant marine life while snorkeling around secluded mangroves

Unique Eco Adventure – Embark on a one-of-a-kind guided tour to the Mud Keys In Key West

Explore scenic island trails and experience the untouched beauty of Mud Key.

Mini Pistol Boat Experience – Navigate your own custom mini boat

Expert instruction on how to use the boats

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You Must Arrive 1 hour prior to departure time
There is a maximum of 2 adults per boat
Required – Florida Boaters Safety: Florida Law requires everyone born after Jan 1, 1988 to take a boaters safety test to drive a boat. Each driver must present a passed boaters safety test prior to departure.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (183)

Anne M

Jul 2018

I was so disappointed in this tour. The staff was extremely unprofessional and the snorkeling was one of the worst I have experienced. Let me start at the beginning. Our confirmation email told us to arrive 1 hour prior to our departure time. When we got to the marina, no one was there. That was not a huge deal since the boss and another employee showed up about 15 minutes later. However, while we waited, the boss started complaining excessively about one of his employees within ear shot. Very unprofessional. Well, we waited, and waited, and waited. Our tour guide finally showed up when we were supposed to be departing out of the marina. Our tour guide then disappeared for 15 minutes. Come to find out, he was being yelled at by his boss in the office. How do I know this? Our tour guide shared that as his reason why we were departing so late. Again, very unprofessional (both the tour guide AND the boss). While we were getting loaded into our boat, another employee talked about "how baked out of his mind" he was when he was inspecting the boats for that day. To say the least, we were not impressed and we hadn't even left the dock yet. There was very little instruction on how to operate the boat. On top of that, our tour guide pulled so far ahead of us the majority of the trip he was barely within eye sight. When we got to the island to snorkel, it was a huge let down. We could only snorkel in a very small area near the shore due to the turbidity of the water. We were also hemmed in by mangroves covered in fire coral. The only thing we were able to see were a few minnows. We were told we could explore the island, but honestly, there really wasn't anything there. To top it all off, our tour guide was pretty awful. He was not knowledgeable about the local ecosystem we were touring, or anything, for that matter. It left the conversation very stinted and uncomfortable. To sum up, I would definitely not recommend this to anyone, even if the price was lower.

FastEddddie

Jun 2018

We did the Safari Snorkel Tour as we wanted a combo boating and snorkeling adventure and the ages worked for our group and the times worked for our port call on the cruise ship. While we had a little fun in the boat and snorkeling this was not a good adventure and not really a tour. The website and by phone they told us to arrive an hour in advance for instructions for one of our group due to his age. We got there an hour in advance and the woman running the stand wanted nothing to do with us and told us to come back as everyone was out, the guys would need to have lunch and there was nothing there for us to do. She told us to go away and come back in half an hour. What a start! Then we got back in half an hour, and the guys were back and annoyed that we weren't there earlier, and they kept saying that our one group member needed to take the exam and if he didn't pass the group was leaving at 3pm anyways. There was no instruction. He was handed a written handout and an exam and told to take the exam. The boats themselves are very small speed boats with 40hp Yamaha outboards. There was about 60 seconds of instructions on working the controls and then they lead guy took off at a fast rate of speed and everyone tried their best to work the speedboats and follow him. Not everyone was familiar with operating a speedboat so there was some difficulty with the group. After about 40 minutes or so at top speed in the boats we arrived at a small beach on an island for the snorkeling. Probably the worst snorkeling location I have ever been to. It would be hard to find a worse location. The beach was in a channel with a pretty fast current, so you could only go along shore or you would be swept away. And along the shore there were some large mangrove tree roots. And a sandy muddy bottom. With nothing to see. And with low visibility. A few schools of minnows. A few fish in the mangrove tree roots. Really. This was it. The tour guy said we could walk around the island but you couldn't go very far and there was really nothing to see anyways. Then another 30-40 minutes of speedboat at top speed to get back to their base. And that's it. Pretty lousy, impersonal experience.

camplife

Apr 2018

We had a great time. Patrick booked our tour downtown he was funny and made our purchase experience easy. The next day we were greeted by Tyler and our guide was Jamie. These guys are great and very friendly. We enjoyed the tour. I'm not sure if there are any other places to snorkel but there wasn't a lot to see. We had fun splashing around in the water anyway. I would recommend this tour if you are visiting Key West.

Response from Host

May 2018

Hey there, thanks for joining us on the tour and taking the time to share your experience with us. Make sure you hurry back and come see us again soon!