First rate adventure. I scheduled the tour for a Saturday during our recent trip to Clearwater Beach. To my surprise, as we were on our way to the gate after we landed in Tampa, I got a call from Sebastian informing me that the weather on Saturday was going to be bad for the trip and asking me if I wanted to reschedule for Friday which was going to be a better day. Talk about being on top of things. We rescheduled for Friday and got to the launch site at about 1:00 for the 1:30 tour. Our guide was Justin and we couldn't have asked for a more knowledgeable, polite, or personable guide. He was terrific.
The area you kayak in is protected and pretty shallow so you can clearly see to the bottom and spot shells and sea life. Our party of 5 kayak's paddled out to the mangrove areas, went through several mangrove tunnels, saw a flock of white pelicans, many Conch's, small fish, crabs, etc. The half way point was Shell Key where we explored the white sand beach, found some neat shells, took pictures and enjoyed the warm water. Despite all of the paddling the trip was relaxing, beautiful, and a lot of fun.
Although there are other outfitters offering kayaking trips I highly recommend Island Ferry because of the clear kayaks, personable and professional staff, and of course, Justin D.