Crystal River Manatee Viewing & Sightseeing Boat Tour
Description
With so much wildlife to enjoy, the Nature Coast beckons you to explore! Our Eco-tour will enlighten the wildlife enthusiast, amateur photographer, birdwatcher and every individual in between! Grab your binoculars and join us for an eco-journey to take in the sparkling springs and the calming river. Kings Bay is the second largest spring system in Florida, which is fed by dozens of fresh water springs spitting out more than 280 million gallons of fresh water daily! The bay serves as the head waters for the Crystal River and is extremely unique and incredibly important to each animal species that depend on it for survival. Wading birds, waterfowl, black crowned night herons, wood storks, bald eagles, brown and white pelicans, osprey, red-tailed hawks, and of course the endangered manatee are just some of many animals that depend on this ecosystem to sustain themselves! Your Captain and Mother Nature will team up to ensure the most unforgettable, awe-inspiring time possible!
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Itinerary
Our Master Captain will cruise around the wildlife refuge and point out various birds, mammals, springs and shar information about the area.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(141)
Fantastic trip We saw manatee. Learned alot abaut kings bay and the springs. Our guide Wade was really great!
We had a terrific time! The area is beautiful, we learned alot from our guide Lacy, and even saw an infant, brand new baby baby manatee!! Note/heed however siting are more rare in the summer months.
Absolutely love the tour. Kids loved driving the boat. We got to see about 4 manatees one of which was a baby. Kids absolutely loved it
The tour company makes every effort to accommodate guests when dealing with inclement weather. (My situation.) manatee viewing of course is better during winter months however Captain Wade was awesome. Not only in his diligence in locating the best viewing spots, but an overall knowledgeable, friendly informative guide. We did see manatees up close and the other tour boats work as a team to assist the other captains. Very professional. Would definitely recommend this company!!
Wade is fantastic in his knowledge of the history and area. He gives 110% of himself. He definitely makes you excited to see the Manatees.
Excellent tour. Our guide and captain were outstanding. Their knowledge and accommodation of our wants and needs were excellent. All expectations of viewing and experience were far exceeded
We went with Gary and Brian they are super accmdating I can say very satisfied with the their assistance … but we where s frustrated with our pictures Gary said he took like 250 pictures and he even did picture us many times that our face are on top of the water but very disappointing that we bout the pictures we only saw 1 I picture which is outside of you’re office before we went to the boat .. what we had are blurred shot wit the manatee.. that looks like very unclear .. if you can help us retrieve please check for us there are 1 kid and 3 adult .. last Tuesday 7:30 am was our schedule .. we wil appreciate it if you can help us we even ask Gary to take us picture when we where at spring area ..
My family and I made some unforgettable memories thanks to Nat and JJ and the entire Crystal River Crew.
It was wonderful! Wade was the best Captain ever. We will do this again . Informative and very relaxing.
The entire team is really super friendly, you feel very welcome. Nice, entertaining boat tour in a small group. We were able to observe manatees directly. A great experience!!
