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Orlando Manatee Encounters

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: United States, Florida, Daytona Beach
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  • 2 hours
  • Daytona Beach
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Journey to Blue Spring State Park, winter home to one of Florida’s largest populations of Manatee. Witness hundreds of these "sea cows" relaxing in the spring alone. Observe these creatures from a safe distance in your kayak as your Florida Master Naturalist introduces you to the flora and fauna that make up this wild area. This is a great trip for the entire family!

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary

We will paddle into the park and up to the manatee refuge. The manatee leave the refuge in search of food and swim all around us and under us. We also take time to paddle to snake creek to watch manatee graze, birds fishing, and search out wildlife.

Stop At:

• Blue Spring State Park, 2100 W. French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763-9501

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Landing and facility fees
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Local guide

Exclusions
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

  • There is no minimum age however all participants must know how to swim
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • It is recommended that you bring a swimsuit, towel, waterproof camera and wear clothes that can get wet and possibly dirty
  • To ensure a proper size kayak is available, please provide your individual heights and weights at the time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • There is no restroom at the meeting location. There is a public restroom at Valentine Park (1511 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763) about a mile before you arrive the meeting location that we recommend you use before your tour.
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Blue Spring State Park: French Landing Boat Ramp, 2100 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763, USA


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

katherineb463

13 Apr, 2024

Didn’t show up. Drove one hour to the meeting point. Called multiple times. Eventually called me to say “we cancelled for the week due to a family emergency” but I never got any notification. Even rented a car to get to this remote location. Another quite said the same thing happened the day before- another guest got abandoned. He did refund my payment. But I lost 2 hours travel time and cost of transportation.

CheetahExplores

12 Apr, 2024

Our guide Sue took us to the nicest places in Blue Spring State Park. It was a relaxing kayak tour with lots of wildlife (yes! manatees!). We really had a wonderful time!

Journey12585212740

05 Apr, 2024

We hat a great time yesterday. It was a sunny day, we saw a lot of alligators and birds and also some manatees. The area is astonishing and absolutely beautiful, peaceful. Ou guide was great. She was fun and knew a lot about everything. We searched in many spots for the manatees. She took nice pictures of me and my sons and gave us great advice where go to eat afterwards. In the evening before the tour I received a WhatsApp message with the exact location and hours.

scott507

28 Mar, 2024

We can't say enough good things about our guide Sue! She was great and made the tour all that much more fun. My wife, 7 year old daughter and I had a very enjoyable time. We saw manatees, alligators and many various birds and fish. Great way to spend a few hours in the outdoors.

VTpondjumper

25 Mar, 2024

Bill and his wife took us on the Blue Springs Manatee 3 hour excursion. It was super. Good teachers and gave us plenty of time with the manatees. Loved kayaking in dense swamp land too. Hope Bill will send a few of the pictures he took. He recommended that he hold our phones securely for safety. This of course made us live in the moment and enjoy the experience more. But A few pictures would be a great memento as there were no post cards for our wonderful experience

User's Picture Gallery

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We had a great time!

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A must do if you’re in the area.

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Awesome day kayaking at Blue Spring State Park

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Ten out of ten!!

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Fantastic Experience, Would Recommend to Anyone!

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Book it! You won't regret

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Great family outing

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Manatees and wildlife were awesome!

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Recommend

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Great manatee paddle tour with Gina

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Manatee kayaking adventure

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Perfect Paddle with Gina

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A fantastic experience in a beautiful and relaxing area!

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Incredible wildlife and loads of fun! 😀

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Great guide!

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Awesome kayaking experience!

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Best experience!!!

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Amazing Manatee Encounter

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Relaxing, informative and has us wanting a repeat!

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Had a fun time!!!

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Guy's the guy

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Awesome break from Orlando theme parks!

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Excellent!

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Amazing experience!!

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