michellefV1364NX
Mar 2022
Our tour guide was wonderful, and the staff in the shop was great! Our experience was not. We floated around in our kyacks in the bay with boats, swimmers, and other kyakcs chasing 1 Manettee to try and catch a glimpse. Then we kyacked through a boat canal with a small beach on one side and houses on the other side. We saw a few ducks and birds and the guide was great at explaining the different spices. One of the springs we went in had a few small areas you could see the bubbling sand but the area was so small you could not fit our group, so my husband and a one of of kids was not able to see the bubbling sand because to many kyacks in a very small area. We did anchor our kyacks and swim/snorkel into a different spring and was it nice, there was a few fish and it was pretty under the water. We did not swim with Manettee, the description of the trip did not match our expectations at all. I would recommend calling before booking to see if the Manettee are truly present at the time of booking. The best part of this trip was my proud Mom moment when my kids jumped in to help an elderly women get back into her kayak. My husband and I apologize to our kids as we left because this was a waste of one of our vacation days in Florida, we truly thought we were going to experience some of Florida's nature and swim with Manatees. Paid extra for the picture package and thought they would catch some pictures of my family so I could leave my phone in the car. The guide said just ask if you would like me to take a picture. I did not want to have to ask, maybe if it was just my family on this tour. I wish I would have just brought my phone.