The office location at twin rivers marina is a little bit off the beaten track, but this gives the opportunity to have a nice little boat tour prior to the snorkeling with the manatees.
When we arrived at the manatee spot close to the centre of Crystal River, a few other people were already there. As soon as we got into the water with our very nice guide Lauren, a manatee swam close to us and fed on the sea grass, which was a really nice first impression. There were around 20 manatees at the spot, of which some came close to us and we could take really nice pictures with the friendly mammals.
After all, we had nearly 90min of snorkeling in the water and were glad to had the provided wear suits on.