Manatee Kayak Tour: Explore Kings Bay and Springs

Join our 3-hour guided kayak adventure in Crystal River. Paddle through Kings Bay, learn about manatees, and explore stunning springs. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 704 NW 6th St - Our paddle guides are well versed with all of the ins and outs of the “Kings Bay National Wildlife Refuge” They will guide you throughout the bay pointing out wildlife and narrating as you go along to look for the wild manatees of Kings Bay. Although manatees are the star of the show, there are many other species of wildlife you…
What's Included
  • Kayak
  • Paddle
  • Life jacket
  • Whistle
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

We provide professional guides to teach you everything you need to know about manatees and our surrounding area, in order to give you the best experience while protecting our natural habitats and our Manatees! Our guides are trained in all thing manatees. We provide the best equipment on the water. Located on the water so no need for travel time or…

Location
704 NW 6th St
Northwest 6th Street
You will find us located in the blue house behind Paddletail Waterfront Lodge. Your guide will meet you at check in.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Flyer26668231437
Feb 19, 2025
Great Family Kayak Trip - Great family trip, easy paddling, numerous manatees and turtles sighted plus 3 gators. Will be doing this trip again soon.
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Vacation06425073900
Feb 11, 2025
Great experience - This was such a great tour guided by Melanie. We were able to see a lot of wild life throughout the kayaking adventure. She was very knowledgeable and made the trip pleasurable!
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Rebeccali6832xj
Feb 11, 2025
Good family experience - We had a fun time exploring the Crystal River with our guide Melanie. The manatees had mostly went back to ocean, however our guide was still able to spot some and we got some good views! Thanks!
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367mercyl
Feb 11, 2025
Great! - It was fun well paced Melanie was a great guide! Seen a few manatees and we were shown a lot of col spots! Seen an alligator to and some turtles
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V196xmjenb
Feb 2, 2025
So many manatees! - We took the guided kayak tour - highly recommended! Heather was our knowledgeable and friendly guide. It was not a highly structured tour, which we appreciated. Heather offered information about Manatees (where they tend to be, how to spot them, etc.) and still gave us time & space to explore on our own. Our group had 6 people total and felt like a good ratio of participants to the guide. Early on, a mother and calf swam right under our kayaks! Over the 4-hour tour, we visited a few different bays and kayaked through some neighborhood canals. Then, the big finale: in the last bay we visited, there were 5-7 manatees visible! We got some great pictures of them through the clear water. Kayaking was easy to pick up (I'd never been before); the water was calm early in the morning. In late January, there weren't a lot of boats or other tour groups, so it was relatively quiet, and there wasn't a lot of competition to see the manatees. This is a great activity whether you're solo, with a friend or partner, or a group of friends/family.
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849pierrealexandreb
Jan 17, 2025
Kayak Cristal river - A wonderful experience! Our Guide Heather was perfect. Despite our low level of English, we had one of the best times of our lives. I highly recommend, go for it!!!!
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Jennifer_g
Nov 17, 2024
Relaxing day in a beautiful place! - Had a fun, easy day paddling around to the different springs and looking for manatees and other wildlife. Our guide Glenn was very knowledgeable and knew where to find the manatees. Only a few today, but manatee season is just getting started there. The people at Waterfront Adventures were very friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend it.
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Nichole_s
Sep 17, 2024
We will book this again! - Our guide was great. It was like hanging out with a friend. Our teen was a first timer and he made sure that they were ok.
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Stephanier1078
Feb 26, 2025
Amazing Family Experience & Things to consider - We saw tones of manatees and the kids (7 and 10 yrs) were thrilled. I highly recommend being part of a guided tour for the following reasons : 1) as it's a high traffic area with many rules (kayaks on the right, boats on the left, never traveling in the middle under the bridge (designated area for boats, crossings in packs, contact with manatees/wild life, roped off areas, the list goes on). For safety reasons, it's best to be accompanied by a guide. It really impacted our experience positively. Those without a guide could be easily spotted in the wrong areas and were being scolded by wildlife representatives or boats. 2) We say so many manatees thanks to our guide who was showing us all the spots. We also did the 12pm tour and timing was great as many manatees were coming back from the golf to the spring for the evening around 2pm 3) Amazing experience on the water and we got to see pelicans, turtles and other fish. I would recommend the following : 1) bring water, snack and sunscreen - everything will get wet in the kayak so be prepared for this, 2) 3 hours is a long time for kids in a kayak so come prepared or opt for a shorter tour or a private tour, 3) request the 2 tandem kayak is travelling with a child or a person with limited strength or ability to navigate a kayak on their own for 3 hours (currents/winds were very strong coming back) . Overall, we had a blast and highly recommend to those who want an adventure!
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Todd_w
Feb 15, 2025
Enjoyable kayak time - Was a good kayak experience however we did not see any manatee, probable should have come earlier in the year but our guid had good knowledge of the area.
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