River Safari: Wildlife Adventure on Kings Bay

Embark on a 3-hour Crystal River Wildlife Safari Boat Cruise. Spot manatees, dolphins, and more. Limited to 6 participants for a personalized experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Crystal River - This river safari tour guides participants along the Crystal River to its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico. The journey includes exploration of various tributaries, with an emphasis on observing the diverse wildlife inhabiting the region.
What's Included
  • Safe Comfortable Boats
  • USCG Licensed Master Captains
What's Not Included
  • Sunglasses
  • Hats
  • Binoculars - Available for rent - $12
Additional Information

This 3 hour river safari by boat begins on the Kings Bay Manatee Refuge and takes you on a leisurely cruise out to the Gulf of Mexico and back. Along the way detours will be made one some of the rivers tributaries where we will be in search of various wildlife that inhabit this area. We will pass by the Crystal River Archeological site where you will…

Location
Pete's Pier Marina
Southwest 1st Place
See Crystal River tours is located at Pete's Pier in Crystal River. After parking, please check in at our office located in the back of the big blue building on the first floor.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Momstravels14
May 17, 2025
Boat safari - We ended up on the shorter tour due to a boat issue but they offered us the shorter version and it was fine. We did see several manatees, a couple of gators sunning and a darling osprey nest with babies. The captain was friendly and knowledgeable. The boat was a comfortable slow cruise that gave us a nice little breeze. It was fun and relaxing, very enjoyable time on the water.
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21mikaylaf
Apr 21, 2025
Wonderful Boat Tour - We had an amazing time! We got to see alligators, manatees, Turpin, mullet, turtles, and a bald eagle!! Our tour guide was very nice and pointed out a ton of things.
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Paulgx4433dl
Apr 20, 2025
Awesome - Awesome tour. We got to see dolphins, alligators and all other types of wildlife. The guid was really knowledgeable and fun. I recommend it for anyone looking for something fun.
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Global153974
Mar 20, 2025
A great boat trip to see wildlife - Our captain/guide was wonderful! She took us all around the bay to the best places to see wildlife. We saw lots of manatees, and she was great at spotting them to show us. We also saw bald eagles, osprey nests with parents sitting in eggs, herons, and alligator, a large turtle, and all the springs. We didn’t go to the Gulf because her co-worker had not found any wildlife there that morning. We were delighted with the trip!
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Dbrobertso5
Mar 17, 2025
Great 3 hours on the water. - Nice three hour tour with lot's to see. Colt our guide was quite informative. Would recommend his cruise to everyone. Especially families not familiar with Crystal River and Florida water ways.
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Viafamily
Mar 16, 2025
Great - The tour was very nice. We learned quite a bit about Crystal River. Our guide was very good. He spotted out a lot of manatees. We were impressed with his site of them. I would strongly recommend this tour. Wonderful and peaceful tour!
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Kim
Mar 4, 2025
Great experience! - Colt, our captain, was very knowledgeable. He pointed out manatees, birds, turtles and an alligator. He answered everyone’s questions about the wildlife, the area, the weather etc. He did this all while navigating a very busy river! We were also blessed with a very active day! Manatee’s were on the move everywhere! It was a very good trip!
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Vickeys2025
Mar 1, 2025
Great tour - Great tour! The guide was excellent. He was very knowledgeable about the wildlife especially the manatees. It felt alomostnlike a private tour only one additional family.
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Onair83013
Feb 20, 2025
Great Tour - Captain Colt was awesome. Saw Manatee, Dolphin, Osprey, an Eagle and more. He took us to all the right places to see a lot of wildlife. Would recommend this tour to all.
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Z6518ehchristinap
Feb 17, 2025
Recommend this wildlife viewing trip on the Crystal River - Cannot recommend this trip enough. Lovely boat, very spacious and good condition. (Better than other boats we saw out on the water) Interesting guide. Easy to find booking office. The three hour trip passed very quickly. Guide made lots of effort to get us to see manatees.
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From $65
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).