Manatees/Sunset/Bioluminescence Tour

Overview

Experience everything the wildlife refuge has to offer with three distinct experiences packed into one three-hour tour! Launch your kayak in the daylight and surround yourself with Florida’s most-loved endangered species, West Indian Manatees! Sit back while the gentle giants roll, sniff, and nuzzle all around you. Dolphins are also active this time of day as they wrangle their dinner in the adjacent cove.

Next, head out to Bird Island, a federally protected rookery, to watch hundreds of birds soar in overhead. Ibis, herons, egrets, pelicans, cormorants, and roseate spoonbills and more all glide in their flocks to nest for the night. Be lulled into serenity by the gently rocking kayak as the sun descends for the night in the pinks, oranges, and reds of sunset.

Finally, the tour culminates in the season’s bioluminescent experience, whether it be summer bioluminescence, winter comb jelly bioluminescence, or a star-studded moonlit sky.

City: Cocoa Beach

Mon 21 Jul

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Starting at $95.00

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Mon 21 Jul

Starting at $95.00

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What's Included

Kayak

Professional guide

PFD

Paddle

2 hour kayak tour

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What to bring:
Clothes you don’t mind getting a little wet. Towel (left in car)
Water Shoes – sandals or Crocs that can be worn in the water
Bring an extra change of clothes just in case
Camera & Dry bag (optional) These are fairly useless to capture bioluminescence, but great for capturing people.
Bottled water, Snacks
Any special personal paddling gear if you like
You may bring a flashlight, though we will provide a safety light.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (160)

vimeshhr

Aug 2023

A big thanks to Ross and Steve for a fabulous guide of tour. Steve helped a lot till end as we were exhausted and really they both were great and I would recommend them to all coming with family.

187avih

Aug 2023

Met guides Roo and Jeff just after 630pm, they explained the equipment and our family of 8 went off at 7pm with 2 seater kayaks. We were probably a bit fortunate that everything on our list got ticked off. We saw a couple of gators, loads of manatees who were very playful and one of my sons even got a manatee tail in his face! Then as it got dark we saw the bioluminescence some crabs and then we got luck with quite a few dolphins being around us.Finally right at the end we got to see the jumping mullet. The guides were veery friendly , helpful and knowledgable and spent more than the allotted time, We were out over 2.5 hours. Water was calm so you don't need to be superfit. We were so glad we did this tour and would highly recommend.

beth d

Aug 2023

Amazing tour. Guides Ross and Steve were great. Manatees, an amazing sunset, and the bioluminescence was so cool. It’s worth driving out to Merrit Island as the lack of light pollution allows you to really see the bioluminescence. Be advised it is a long tour, almost 4 hours, so be prepared.