Orlando Manatee Encounters in Daytona Beach booking from $80.00

Orlando Manatee Encounters

Overview

Journey to Blue Spring State Park, winter home to one of Florida’s largest populations of Manatee. Witness hundreds of these "sea cows" relaxing in the spring alone. Observe these creatures from a safe distance in your kayak as your Florida Master Naturalist introduces you to the flora and fauna that make up this wild area. This is a great trip for the entire family!

City: Daytona Beach

Fri 08 Nov

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What's Included

Local guide

Bottled water

Professional guide

Landing and facility fees

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
There is no minimum age however all participants must know how to swim
It is recommended that you bring a swimsuit, towel, waterproof camera and wear clothes that can get wet and possibly dirty
To ensure a proper size kayak is available, please provide your individual heights and weights at the time of booking
There is no restroom at the meeting location. There is a public restroom at Valentine Park (1511 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763) about a mile before you arrive the meeting location that we recommend you use before your tour.
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (260)

Sharice49249

Nov 2019

Manatee tour near Blue Spring. Great experience and the guide was awesome! We ended up on the water longer than any of the other groups that put in around the same time and we explored other areas they did not.

Germany999

Nov 2019

It was a wunderfull kajak trip through a buitiful part of nature. The guide gave many information and we were able to see 3 times Manatees. Many thanks!

intrepidtravelor14

Nov 2019

We went on this to see manatees which was a lifelong dream of mine. The tour was called the manatee encounter. We saw no manatees. Had the tour been simply a nature tour we would have been happy. But as it was supposed to see manatees we felt like we were bait and switched. Plus this tour is pricier than others we phoned....regrettably my family was right that I paid a premium for the name. I do understand the tour operator can not control the animals, but then do not call it manatee encounter and say most of the tours see manatees. Call it a nature tour. There were some in the river that day we just missed them. Outside of not getting to see what I came for, the tour was good. Our tour guide was very good and we saw alligators and birds.

Response from Host

Nov 2019

We have been running our "Manatee Encounter" tour since 1995 In all those years we have never once guaranteed the presence of manatees nor have we ever mislead anyone. If anyone contacts our office and asks we always tell them how many manatee where on the previous days tour. We also post it on our social media. The Orlando visitor can also look on the Blue Springs State Parks website for a daily manatee count. In the past we have seen unethical tour companies use power boats to scare manatee and force them to travel towards tour groups. That is why we do not guarantee a manatee interaction on every tour, simple ethics. As far as the amount you paid for your tour, yes, you are correct, we are more expensive than the other kayak companies. That is because we use high quality kayaks and gear, we pay our guides a living wage, we are insured, and we limit how many people we take on a tour so we don't destroy the habitats we travel to. Higher Quality, Guests Safety, Ethical Standards, and a commitment to the preservation of the natural environment come at a higher price. That is what you paid for and that is what we will always be know for.

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Orlando Manatee Encounters

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