Manatee Snorkeling Crystal River Florida Semi-Private
Overview
Please remember that our manatees are not in captivity, so they are not trained to come up to you. These tours are conducted in their natural habitat, meaning that every tour we perform is different.
Prepare to spend up to 3 ½ hours including all of the necessary prep work before your tour
Minimum of 2 guests required to preform the tour
Our boats carry 6-8 guests, for groups larger than 6 please contact us
Inclusions
- wet suit, mask & snorkel, boat tour, manatee education & prep work
- "Fun" is always included on our tours
- Coffee and/or Tea - we offer our guest a beverage bar with this purchase, light snacks, bottled water, coffee, tea and hot chocolate
What to expect
Guests check in at the front desk, and then a tour guide will show everyone FWC's Manatee Manners video, instruct our snorkel briefing, and fit everyone for wetsuits. Once it is time, all guests will be shuttled down the dock to meet their Captain. Once on the boat the Captain will take everyone on Kings Bay to locate a manatee to snorkel with. The tour is 3 Hours in Total, with 1 hour of prepwork and 2 on the water.
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Stroller accessible
- moderate to heavy exercise
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- If Snorkeling, guest must be able to get up and down 4 step ladder
- Service Dogs/pets may be required to Purchase a private tour
- Snorkeling is not recommended for anyone with recent surgeries
- Sanitizing is not a new hat for us, as a tour operator we have always been aware of the need to assure guest safety through sanitizing common areas, boats and gear. We have added to our sanitizing regimen to assure crew and guest safety.
- 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 experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Actually swimming with the manatees was awesome! They came close up and were intent on eating their sea grass. They are huge creatures! We saw plenty of manatees. Our boat captain was Captain Carlos and he was fantastic. Shouted to us in the water which way to swim to head toward a manatee. ...
Actually swimming with the manatees was awesome! They came close up and were intent on eating their sea grass. They are huge creatures! We saw plenty of manatees. Our boat captain was Captain Carlos and he was fantastic. Shouted to us in the water which way to swim to head toward a manatee. He was VERY good with safety inboard his boat. The only drawback to the whole experience was the air temperature that day. I believe it was still in the 50s and that is cold once you get your wetsuit wet and come out of the water! Car.so offered hot chocolate and we asked him where the heated jacuzzi was ! 😁. We shivered so much even with towels over us that we were exhausted that afternoon at home. So my advice is to find a day when it will be at LEAST in the 70s to swim! All the people associated with tour were wonderful! The van to take us back to the dive center storefront was very warm and we all appreciated that. You could take a hot shower when you got back. Be sure and bring extra towels as ours was wet after wrapping in it when we got out. Loved the Seadaddy staff and adventure!Everyone we met inside, including the van driver, was friendly and helpful. Our captain, Chris, and our guide Collin were friendly and knowledgeable. We knew what to expect and what not to expect. They gave us interesting information while out on the boat. We saw several manatee’s and were able t...
Everyone we met inside, including the van driver, was friendly and helpful. Our captain, Chris, and our guide Collin were friendly and knowledgeable. We knew what to expect and what not to expect. They gave us interesting information while out on the boat. We saw several manatee’s and were able to swim with a couple.Awesome tour. Saw multiple manatees. Captain Christopher was very informative and he did a great job redirecting small group to where the manatees were moving.
Awesome tour. Saw multiple manatees. Captain Christopher was very informative and he did a great job redirecting small group to where the manatees were moving.Excellent customer service, super nice and informative staff. Was fortunate enough to swim with a momma and her cub!! Amazing time- highly recommend it.
Excellent customer service, super nice and informative staff. Was fortunate enough to swim with a momma and her cub!! Amazing time- highly recommend it.Marissa and Carlos were amazing! They were funny, friendly, and informative and very kind to our ten year old. We all had the best time and would do this trip again and again!
Marissa and Carlos were amazing! They were funny, friendly, and informative and very kind to our ten year old. We all had the best time and would do this trip again and again!Unfortunately we can't give it top marks for the actual reason we were there, you see crystal clear water and Manatees gently floating in the promo videos and on you tube but on this occasion the water was very murky! We did find two big guys eating but they wasn't in the mood to hang around, get...
Unfortunately we can't give it top marks for the actual reason we were there, you see crystal clear water and Manatees gently floating in the promo videos and on you tube but on this occasion the water was very murky! We did find two big guys eating but they wasn't in the mood to hang around, getting in close was difficult. I did get some footage of their body's and a blurry shot of them grazing but nothing that is editing worthy... As for Michelle and Marisa our tour capt and guide, they were amazing, we had a real great. They took us all around the bay looking out all the time for targets and the staff back at the shop are a credit to the company. We were disappointed in regards to not seeing these gentle animals in clear detail but overall we had a great time just swimming about cooling off on a hot day. Hopefully we will be back one day and the water and the manatee will play ball with us.