Turtle Beach Kayak Tour: Explore Mangrove Tunnels

Embark on a thrilling Lido Mangrove Kayak Tour and explore a unique ecosystem. Our expert guides will enhance your paddling skills and help you spot fascinating wildlife, including manatees and dolphins.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 190 Taft Dr - Explore the distinctive mangrove tunnel network surrounding Lido Key in Sarasota Bay. This natural labyrinth of meandering waterways is shaded by mangrove forests and teeming with wildlife. Our guides offer an enjoyable and secure 2-hour adventure ideal for families, beginners, and nature enthusiasts. During the journey, participants…
What's Included
  • Paddles
  • Safety Equipment (Life Jackets, Leashes)
  • Government fees
  • Single kayaks, tandem kayaks
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a unique eco-adventure at Lido Key by exploring the enchanting mangrove tunnels. This guided kayak tour navigates serene, meandering waterways where mangrove branches form shaded “tunnels” overhead—peaceful, stunning, and teeming with life. Throughout the journey, knowledgeable local guides provide engaging, easy-to-understand insights about…

Location
190 Taft Dr
Taft Drive
Once you enter Ted Sperling Park, we are the kayak company across from the bathroom building.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Safari43160344239
Jan 13, 2026
Fun experience - Mangrove Tour was great. The guide was very good. I would definitely do this again as the Mangroves were great to kayak through.
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Monica_c
Jan 12, 2026
Beautiful beach and exercise! - We were gladly surprised there is no charge for parking here—big plus in Florida! Our tour guy was on time and we went on a nice tour around huge mangroves to end at a beautiful beach with very few people around for like half hour. Strongly recommend if you’re looking for beach time and some exercise.
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Lynnec521
Jan 11, 2026
Perfect Day - Perfect kayak trip on a beautiful day. Aaron made sure we were all set with everything needed for our 2 hr trip. We stopped for a beach break in the middle. Aaron pointed out sites & in & around the water. The mullets were so fun jumping all around us. The kayak was very comfortable.
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Remy_f
Jan 8, 2026
Orion was a great tour... - Orion was a great tour guide with an environmental college background, so he was very knowledgeable! We even saw a manatee and its baby in January.
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Dodied514
Jan 7, 2026
Fun time with fam - Great. Had good time especially swimming in Gulf with family. Guide was knowledgeable. Weather was perfect. Although we did not see dolphins or manatees we still had best time enjoying sights.
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Hiral_s
Jan 4, 2026
Friendly and professional guides! - Surfit USA is the company we used for tandem kayaking. We enjoyed our activity with them. They were professional, friendly, accommodating and punctual with the tour. We appreciated the local information shared by them. It was a group of 15 of us in the tour and the guide made sure to keep a watch on all of us so we felt safe! Recommend this tour for anyone looking to do an activity near siesta key/turtle beach.
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Paradise39430070141
Dec 30, 2025
Patrick Was Great! - Patrick was a great guide. Very knowledgeable about the local environment, Also very well organized, considerate, and enthusiastic. Also spoke very loudly and clearly so all could hear, which we all appreciated. We’re locals and we all learned new things.
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Marianne_g
Dec 30, 2025
A Wonderful Day - GREAT TIME. Our guide was very attentive and knowledgeable. Hidden beach at Midnight Pass was a big plus. WILL BE BACK. THANKS
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T782yukevinh
Jan 7, 2026
Great guide but not as advertised - Aaron was great - very easy going and knowledgeable. The trip itself wasn’t quite as advertised? We didn’t go through any Mangrove paths? We went out the intercoastal into another canal and to a beach and back? There weren’t any manatees or much wildlife at all for that matter. It was a relaxing kayak but was oversold for sure.
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Hudsongirl233
Dec 31, 2025
Disappointing - Realize it was a holiday week, and tour was overcrowded. I booked well in advance to take this tour, but taking 20 odd people at once was not ideal, and seemed like a money grab... They did not say in description of trip that there would be no manatees due to the cold water temp's. We paddled out at very low tide so could not access the mangrove tunnels and ended up walking our kayaks thru the low water. Beach stop was nice but would have preferred to spend time actually kayaking in mangroves! No dolphins either. No real excitement with this trip . Bit of a disappointment.
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From $59
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).