Clear Canoeing and Wildlife Sightseeing at Silver Springs
Description
Rent our 100% Clear Canoes and paddle down the beautiful spring fed Silver River! While paddling you will come across local wildlife such as birds, fish, manatees, and rhesus monkeys to name a few! Our Clear Canoes offer a unique experience for viewing the wildlife beneath you! Most springs in Florida have just one spring head. At Silver Springs there are 30 documented spring heads. With your Clear Canoeing rental you are able to paddle over the spring heads an enjoy the view. You are renting the canoe and you are free to explore without being tied down to a guide. No guide mean are you not rushed to keep up the pace. You can take your time viewing the wildlife and getting plenty of photos. Within Silver Springs State Parks dogs are permitted on a leash. Dogs MUST be on a leash at all times. Dogs are allowed on our canoe rentals. Each clear canoe is tandem. If you would like to ride solo you need to pay for an additional person with their name as "Solo".
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Weight limit of 250lbs per seat and 400lbs for the whole canoe.
- All canoes are tandem. The canoes comfortably fit 2 people maximum. One small child is permitted with 2 adults if the weight limit is not exceeded.
- Dogs are permitted. They must be leashed at all times.
- Drinks and snacks are permitted. Please remove your trash when complete.
Reviews(91)
I have nothing to add eveything ws just so Beautiful. We were on the clear canoe maybe the pillow could be a bit thicker because my back hurt agzer 30 min.
Very friendly staff and pretty neat experience! Right away we seen monkeys and later some little gatprs and a manatee and several birds and big fish. The water is nice and cool on a hot day and crystal clear..
Dylan was great! Did everything himself! Handled everything himself! Walked you through everything! Honestly i would prefer to go through them again than go through the state park itself
Easy to locate when you enter the park. We were contacted the morning of our reservation with detailed instructions for the check in process. Very friendly and kind staff. Trip was about 1 .5 -2hrs on river.. Which was just the right amount of time before my 5 year was over it and my 11&12 year old no longer wanted to row the canoe they shared. Path is a giant loop and you return to the same spot you departed. There is no swimming area, but they are hiking/ trains. Kids enjoyed seeing all of the different birds and fish... gators bathing.. and the MANY turtles in that beautiful crystal blue water.
Kayaking on Silver Springs was such a fun and relaxing experience. We were able to go at our own pace, and it did not require a lot of physical effort to kayak on the river. While we were disappointed that we could not see manatees (they have already migrated out of this area for the year), we did see a lot of other wildlife (otter, monkey, alligators, lots of birds and turtles). The water was so clear and the trees were so beautiful with Spanish moss. I am a travel advisor and was happy to participate in this excursion, not only to enjoy it for myself and my family, but to also be able to recommend it to clients. We will definitely be back sometime when the manatees will be there! The tour group we used were super friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend!
Dylan was super attentive and polite, gave us all the information we needed, it was an amazing experience, super great boats and easy to use! Very affordable too! Can't beat it! We'll come back for sure to do this again! Thank you!
Beautiful experience. We saw monkey’s and alligators. I traveled with my spouse and 4 kids. They loved it
Great experience however we didn’t see any monkeys which was one of the reasons I wanted to go, but overall was a good experience.
It was fantastic! I highly recommend it. We look forward to doing it again. The guide was extremely helpful and very nice.
Great experience! We were given great advice on how to see the wildlife, and we did! We will use this service again!
