Orlando Manatee Encounters: Blue Spring State Park Tour

Embark on a thrilling adventure at Blue Spring State Park in Orlando, where you can witness the majestic Manatees in their natural habitat. Join our guided kayak tour and learn about the diverse flora and fauna of this wild area. Perfect for a family outing!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Blue Spring State Park: French Landing Boat Ramp - 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.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Landing and/or facility fees
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a voyage to Blue Spring State Park, the wintry abode for one of the biggest herds of Manatee in Florida. Marvel at the sight of hundreds of these ‘marine giants’ leisurely enjoying the spring. From the comfort of your kayak, examine these fascinating animals while your Florida Master Naturalist acquaints you with the diverse plant and animal…

Location
Blue Spring State Park: French Landing Boat Ramp
West French Avenue
Go to the very end of French Ave, 1 mile past the State Park. DO NOT ENTER THE STATE PARK!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kelly_m
May 24, 2025
Manatee Trop - Had a great time and great guide we were fortunate to go see the natural spring which opened briefly the morning we went
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734florag
Apr 25, 2025
Awesome trip on the St. John River - We had a wonderful time on the water with our guide. Saw quite a few alligators and our guide took us to an area that had baby alligators. Birds were magnificent including a barn owl ,ospreys, bald eagles, and blue herons. Saw 2 manatees with tracking devices and 1 lifted it’s head just enough to get a glimpse.Felt totally safe on the water. A great time was had by all.
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Michael_j
Apr 23, 2025
Great Tour for all ages! - Jeff was an amazing guide. He was very knowledgeable about all the wildlife-Alligators, manatee, birds, turtles etc! Highly recommend this tour for anyone looking for an up close and educational experience.
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Northstar824839
Mar 29, 2025
Well worth it. - Jeff was a knowledge, fun guide. Saw many manatees, alligators, birds and a turtle. Kayaks were stable and easy to manuever.
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Theresambaron
Mar 23, 2025
Orlando Manatee Encounters - A MUST-DO Adventure! - The Orlando Manatee Encounter was FABULOUS! Our family of three had an amazing adventure with Jeff as our guide who exceeded expectations with his professionalism, organization, flexibility, communication, knowledge, and expertise. Jeff ensured our family had detailed directions to our tour departure site - as it's a bit off the park path - was able to flex with our family's schedule and provided a tour full of manatees, both tagged and untagged, birds galore, turtles, and of course, lots of gators. Jeff took us off the 'beaten path' as part of our tour, up a creek to share some views that were simply breathtaking. Our tour day delivered gorgeous weather and Jeff and the Orlando Manatee Encounter provided memories that will be fondly shared by our family, forever! Thank you to our guide Jeff and consider this adventure - you will be happy you did!
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Courtney_o
Mar 19, 2025
A must experience! - We saw turtles, alligators, manatees, along with an owl up close and personal. Jeff was a great guide and we highly recommend this adventure. Very beautiful and peaceful.
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Jennifer_c
Mar 17, 2025
Very good experience... - Very good experience seeing Manatees. Explained seeing different wildlife in the trees and side of water. Got to see one or two manatees even on a cloudy day. Instructor helped when others were having issues kayaking and got along with the group. Would recommend to go!
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Excursion02879514988
Mar 14, 2025
An amazing experiece! - We saw wild bald eagles and crocodiles as well as manatees. It was my best experience in Florida! We took an Uber to the meeting point. I was late at the wrong meeting point, but they were waiting for me. Thank you very much! The meeting point is not in the national park or at the entrance, but at the end of the street where the entrance is located (i.e., make sure you get past the entrance to the park to the end of the street)!
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Evan_h
Mar 13, 2025
Awesome Trip - I had an awesome time seeing all the wildlife and I had a wonderful guide. We saw plenty of manatees. We got to see alligators, waterfowl, etc. If the have it you can almost surely see it. This was the highlight of our trip
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Louis_j
Feb 20, 2025
Adventure worth taking - Was an awesome experience well worth the money, Our Guide Jeff was awesome, certainly will be going again and will request Jeff.
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From $80
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).