Kings Bay Manatee Watching Cruise
Description
Explore the heart of manatee country right here in Crystal River—all while staying warm, dry, and comfortable aboard our exceptional tour boat. This covered vessel offers a relaxing way to experience the beauty of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy up-close views of Florida’s diverse wildlife, with the chance to spot our world-famous manatees along with river otters, turtles, osprey, and more—all from the comfort of your seat. Please note: This is a viewing tour only and does not include swimming.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit the home of the manatee here in Crystal River, while staying high and dry on our exceptional tour boat. This boat is covered, warm, and comfortable to ensure your comfort while you enjoy the views of the wildlife refuge. There is a chance to see our world-famous manatee and many other species of wildlife such as river otters, turtles, osprey, and so much more. This is not a swim tour.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(63)
Fantastic, beautiful cruise with tons of stories of the bay and history. It allowed me to see a different part of the bay that you won’t see on the Swimming with the Manatees tour (also highly recommend 🥰). Captain Phil has a great gift for story telling and made the trip fun.
Captain Mark was very knowledgeable and informative! He was extremely interactive and was Great with kids!
Fun and informative bay tour. Easy boat trip and reasonably priced. Capt. Philip made sure we saw all the wildlife, not just Manatees. Really enjoyed ourselves.
We had Phil as our tour guide and he told us fun stories throughout the tour. We saw a TON of wildlife. We saw manatees (including a breeding pod) native birds, an alligator, turtles, and a dolphin! It was the perfect amount of time on the boat.
Know you are part of a group and sit on bench seats…….not very comfortable but good for seeing all the sights
We had a great afternoon tour of the bay. Captian Glenn put us on several Manatees, Osprey, Cormorants and a large Turtle! He had great stories about the area. I highly recommend booking a tour!
Beautiful ride and plenty of wildlife to see and the captain was friendly and knowledgeable. Would do it again!
Capt Glen was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. He enjoyed the experience as much as we did. The stories were half the fun. We saw several manatees, turtles and ospreys (dad’s and babies).
Great boat ride!!! Captain Phil was great! Highly recommend!!!
The boat captain was knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. We saw manatees, many types of birds, turtles, and gators. Also learned history of the area.
