I did my due diligence in researching companies to book a jet ski tour with my family during our trip to Marco (tour was on February 27th). Florida Adventures was recommended to me by another company that is no longer doing the tours, just jet ski rentals. I took that as a good sign and did the reservation online but followed up with a phone call and felt reassured after speaking to them directly. We signed up for a two-hour guided tour through the mangroves and 10,000 Islands. Our party was two adult sons, husband and wife (sharing a wave runner) and a grandfather. Another youngish couple joined our group. Chris was our guide for the day, and reassured us we would go at a speed we were all comfortable with. He gave a good safety review and overview of the super-nice Yamaha machines. We literally sat on the wave runners while they got us into the water and on our way. This tour is great fun for all ages (some speed in and out of the mangroves and some educational aspects and sea life, also. Chris was not a clock watcher and we got more than our money's worth for the afternoon. The safety prep and getting the machines into the water does NOT count toward your time on the water which we appreciated. It was a special day on the water we will always remember. Right at the end of our trip, Chris allowed our group to do some "play time" with the wave runners in some open water area. Those Yamaha machines are amazing and two people will be more than comfortable together on one if they want to share! The ONLY reason I did not give a 5 rating is because we did not see too many dolphins, manatee or the like. But we did see a few, in addition to lots of beautiful birds. And realistically your tour guide operator can't control the wildlife on any particular day. I would highly recommend this company! HINT: Because our boys are 18 and 21 years, they did need to do the boating certification online before our adventure in order to drive their own wave runner. The course will take a few hours to complete, so don't leave this until the last minute! And now both have a lifetime certification card. This tour was exactly as advertised -- some playtime with the wave runners partnered with an educational afternoon on the water!
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Mar 2018
Dear Christine,
Thank you so much for reviewing our company on Trip Advisor. We really appreciate this detailed review for our future guests. It makes us really happy to know that Captain Chris did a good job from the safety brief to the end of the tour. As you mentioned, we can't control the amount of wildlife that we see on the water, although our Captains always find dolphins during this tour. Thank you very much for recommending our company. We hope to see you again on Marco Island in the near future and provide you with more services.
Kind Regards,
Sole Reilly,
Owner, Managing Director.