lauracrenshaw359
Sep 2021
Surprised my wife for our 14th anniversary - Once we parked, we took a boat ride out to the plane (she thought the boat ride itself was the surprise because Tony was a great tour guide!). Got into the plane and raced Tony in his boat as we took off. Our captain, Adriel, was absolutely amazing - we flew at around 200-300 feet on the way to Upper Mayecumbe Key so we could see sea turtles, manatees, sharks (including a hammerhead!). Adriel was such an amazing and entertaining guide ⦠Iāve lived in Florida for most of my life and I learned a lot. I also have only ever seen 2 sea turtles in the wild (even though Boating is a normal occurrence for me) and we saw dozens of them!! Some clusters with babies! The ride itself was very comfortable- I was expecting it to be very hot, but the plane was well vented and breezy the entire time. Adriel took his time getting to the restaurant giving us plenty of opportunity to take in the views. The food and service was great and we were able to enjoy our meal, the view from the beach, and a few cocktails. I was expecting the ride back to be shorter as described by other reviews, but it was almost an hour as Adriel circled some sharks for us to see as well as gave us incredible views of the city. Adriel clearly loves his job and makes the entire experience that much more amazing. 10/10 will do again!! Absolutely worth every penny!