Swim With Manatees In Crystal River, Florida

Overview

Our guided "Swim With the Manatees" tour is our number one attraction. You get the opportunity to experience manatees up close and personal in their natural habitat on colder days. Manatee season runs from November 15th through March 31st each year. We have amazing local guides who know our waters very well so you could spot several manatees in the right conditions. The colder the temperatures, the more manatees you will see. On warmer days/weeks, some tours get zero manatees because it is a natural environment and they are not always around to see. The manatees head back out to the Gulf of Mexico where the food supply is more bountiful for them. You will learn the right way to interact with these amazing animals through passive observation and learn all about our ecosystem here in Crystal River.

City: Crystal River

Tue 19 Nov

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Starting at $79.00

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Tue 19 Nov

Starting at $79.00

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What's Included

Private transportation

Use of Snorkelling equipment

Wetsuit

Life Vest

Kayak or Paddleboard

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Moderate physical activity is required to kayak/paddleboard and swim with the manatees.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (37)

Trina_Y

Jan 2021

Our guide Hunter was great and the dock staff and shop staff were helpful! We swam with some manatee which was our goal! Thank you!!

Response from Host

Feb 2021

So glad you had a great time and were able to swim with a manatee. Thanks again and see you soon :)

desif2021

Jan 2021

Everyone was very accommodating and friendly. Our guide Hunter and the beach crew did a wonderful job explaining the details, answering questions, giving great information about the manatees and the environment and making the tour fun. The only thing I would suggest is to take more photos and video with the gopro. Especially more people photos on and off the kayaks. The pictures were beautiful and he got some great shots of the manatees! I would definitely recommend this new business!

Response from Host

Feb 2021

Thank you so much for taking your swim tour with Hunter. He is super informative and we are very lucky to have him. Please come back to visit us again soon and thanks again :)

708ramseyr

Dec 2020

Really great experience. We had to watch two required videos (unnecessarily long and redundant) but then received wetsuits and were driven to the dock and given our kayaks. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly and very open to questions. She was also very knowledgeable about manatees and gave us a good experience and adequate time to see them. We saw tons, which was really cool, and had a few nice really close encounters, even some playing with us. Would definitely want to do again.

Response from Host

Feb 2021

Thank you so much for sharing your great experience and taking the time to give us a 5 Star rating!! Our incredible guides thoroughly enjoy what they do. We hope to see you back again real soon :)