Excursion d'aventure de plongée en apnée avec déjeuner et ramassage à l'hôtel
Description
Venez profiter de la vraie Floride! Rapprochez-vous du doux lamantin et découvrez la beauté de Crystal River en explorant le parc animalier d'État d'Homosassa. La visite se dirige vers Crystal River où vous pourrez faire de la plongée ou nager dans les rivières où vivent des lamantins sauvages. C'est un départ tôt le matin, alors apportez des collations Petit-déjeuner à manger pendant le trajet. Après un briefing de sécurité et la récupération de votre masque, tuba et palmes (location de combinaison de plongée est de 15 $ et requis pour les nageurs) vous montez à bord du bateau. Lorsque les lamantins sont repérés, vous pouvez entrer dans la rivière pour de superbes photos. Si vous préférez, vous pouvez opter pour simplement profiter de la promenade en bateau tout en profitant de la nature. Dans l'après-midi, explorez le parc d'État Homosassa. Le parc abrite de nombreuses espèces sauvages indigènes sauvées. Si vous achetez l'option Florida Adventure Tour full inclusive, vous ferez également un Wild Airboat Ride sur une rivière pour observer les alligators et la nature et profiter d'un déjeuner pique-nique.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Le bateau conduira dans le refuge animalier où vous espérerez voir des lamantins sauvages sur la rivière.
À votre arrivée à la pittoresque rivière Crystal, vous profiterez d'une fabuleuse excursion en bateau commentée. Des masques, des tubas et des palmes vous seront fournis et vous serez encouragés à nager aux côtés de ces sympathiques créatures sous la direction de maîtres de plongée certifiés. Les lamantins sont en voie de disparition et viennent aux sources de Floride toute l'année pour trouver un abri et de la nourriture. Pendant les mois d'hiver, la population de lamantins peut atteindre plusieurs centaines et pendant l'été, le nombre moyen est de 80. Ce sont des "gentils géants" et n'ont pas de dents. Après votre croisière, vous vous dirigez vers Homosassa State Wildlife Park, célèbre dans toute la Floride pour la réhabilitation des animaux blessés. C'est ici que vous aurez la chance de voir les résidents actuels de lamantins du parc lors d'une séance d'alimentation informative et divertissante avec l'un des gardes du parc. Vous verrez également des ours, des panthères, des alligators et même un hippopotame en explorant le reste du parc. Le transport aller-retour depuis la région d'Orlando et un chauffeur-guide expérimenté sont également inclus.
Nous visiterons le State Park à Homosassa. Vous vous promènerez dans le parc d'État et verrez les animaux et les lamantins dans la chambre d'observation sous-marine de cet hôpital pour les lamantins blessés. Il y a aussi un café dans le parc afin que vous puissiez acheter le déjeuner ici si vous le souhaitez, ou si vous préférez vous préparer un pique-nique, ils ont des tables de pique-nique que vous pouvez utiliser à l'intérieur du parc.
Si le forfait « Nage avec les lamantins, parc et hydroglisseur » est réservé, une promenade en hydroglisseur de 30 minutes sur la rivière Withlacoochee sera incluse.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Une petite quantité de marche est nécessaire à votre guise à travers le parc national
Avis(261)
Great Tour with Gary, Gina and Will. Swam with a baby manatee and its mum, had a lovely lunch provided at an additional park not paid for, visited the beautiful state park, and topped it off with holding a manatee!
The manatee tour and snorkeling adventure was wonderful! The tour guide Adam was really engaging and throurough when it came to including everyone and being patient. The wonderful ladies directing the snorkeling adventure were very knowledgeable and good in guiding us to the right spots to find a manatee. Lastly the park was fascinating and also informative on the local species along with an unforgettable experience with a fat rat and with 2 king rat snakes!
This tour was so fun! The price was definitely worth it since you are out for an entire day from around 7 AM to 6 PM. The hotel pickup was super convenient. I went as a solo female traveller and did not feel unsafe or uneasy at all. Snorkeling with the manatees was so fun and we got right up close and see them, plus swim in the freshwater spring in the lake where we were. The wildlife preserve was also awesome although the visit was a little long since you can probably see the whole thing in around an hour. We saw more manatees and a bunch of other wildlife. The airboat tour was incredible, so much fun and the scenery was beautiful. If you have a child who really wants to see alligators this is the place. We saw so many as well as some cool birds and just seeing the river was really enjoyable. Plus we got off and walked around in a freshwater spring. Then after we got to hold a baby alligator at the gift shop. Great experience and I would 100% do again! The included lunch was also a great bonus.
Gary was an amazing guide very knowledgeable and helpful would 100% recommend this trip would do it again
It was perfect, I reccomend it
Brian was awesome!!! A memory everyone will remember for a lifetime!!! Swam next to and around the manatees!!! Birds Underwater is the best!!!! Now addicted to snorkeling and manatees!!!
Great tour, everyone is so friendly, kids had so much fun seeing the Manatee and snorkeling
My wife and I along with her brother and wife went on this tour on Thursday May 21 (ages 67-70). It left us with so many great memories and first experiences! The Grayline bus picked us up at our motel at 6:45. The van driver/tour guide greeted us and welcomed us on board. His name is Kevin. He was excellent the whole day long. Very friendly with a good sense of humor. He let us know what to expect and filled us with local information as we drove to our destinations, starting with snorkeling at Crystal River. There we were greeted by Captain Misty and her first mate, Bryan. We rented wet suits and had a fun time getting into those. Kevin told me that we would feel like a “stuffed sausage” 😁. We went for a very short boat ride and then got into the water. Bryan got into the water first and located manatees for us. Misty took the boat close by and anchored it while we all got in and snorkeled (or attempted to). It took some getting used to, but with further encouragement from Misty, I was able to master it and had a blast! This was a great time with lots of great memories made. The only downside of this was our timing. The water was mirky and not many manatees (peak times are during the winter months because they like the warm spring waters when the ocean cools down). But we did find some and snorkeled with them. Hint: make sure to change into your swimming suit before putting on your wet suits. We were in a hurry, so I just put the wet suit over my underwear and they were soaked when we finished. I thought the wet suit kept you dry….Nope 😁. Misty and Bryan were very pleasant and safe. Next we hopped back in the van and went to Homosassa State Park. We were given a tasty sack lunch there and given a couple of hours to explore the park and view the animals there. We had a nice leisurely time exploring the park. The highlight was the underwater viewing area for the manatees. There were three of them at the area feeding on lettuce they set out for them. A real close up experience! The water was much clearer here too, so that made it so we could see them feed well. Other fish were trying to eat the lettuce too. Lastly, we went on an exhilarating airboat ride (Wild Bills’s Airboat Tours). We saw gators and the driver took us on a fast fun ride back to the launching point. We also held a small gator. I would give this tour more than 5 stars if I could. Memories to last a lifetime!
A great experience day. Adam was friendly and informative with loads of great stories! Adam joined is walking round the wildlife park and had loads of additional information. The small group size meant the trip was comfortable and had a wonderful personal touch.
Our guide Adam was very cool and funny . We spend an Amazing tour with him !
