Join us as we explore the Kings Bay National Wildlife Refuge to find and swim alongside the gentle giants, The Florida Manatee. As you embark on your journey, your Train Captain and Professional In-Water Guide will teach you everything you need to know about interacting with these gentle creatures. In addition to learning manatee facts and their behavioral patterns, our captains are extremely knowledgeable about the Crystal River and Florida’s manatees, so they’ll be able to answer any questions you may have. Our tours include: Full 5 mm wet suits, mask, snorkel, and towel service. All of our tours leave from our onsite private docks, with heated changing facility.
Best experience ever, great value for time, we were out 3 hrs. It was myself and a friend, she stayed on the boat. So it was me alone and it was wounderful! Definitely recommended for everyone!
A great experience and the guide and boat were exceptional. There are a few manatees in October but they found them. They took videos which I highly recommend. The wet suits were nice. They treated with hot chocolate and coffee while showing us other wildlife!
With Celeste as our guide and Aaron as our captain, we had an incredible personalized tour. Even though we came when it was high tide and before the big season (first weekend of October) and the waters were murky, we were able to have some great encounters. The tour was $194 for 3 hours. Celeste and Aaron were knowledgeable and provided us with a great experience! Their respect and care for the area and these manatees well being made for an even better trip! We will definitely be back!
Had an amazing experience with Aaron and Celeste! My wife and I went in the off season and still were able to get up close and personal with manatees. Definitely a memorable experience
Captan Paul and Mate Lucas were absolutely amazing for this great Easter egg hunt under the sea in Crystal River. They took us out on a perfect day in the sun and grabbed a ton of scallops for us rookies…I couldn’t recommend them enough for a 5 hour tour with great music as well!!! We will be back next year! Thank you guys for an incredible day on the water.
Amazing time. Brie, our guide, was wonderful and very informative. She made our tour. Ryan, our captain, kept non-swimmers entertained and informed. Highly recommended.
This was a fantastic experience. Captain Jake and in water guide/ photographer Brie were both great. Many helpful hints about the area. They helped to create an unforgettable day. The photos are thrilling. Thankyou we will be back next time in the area. I would recommend this outfit to anyone unsure of who to choose. They are professional and friendly
Listen if you want that PRICELESS experience, this is the way to go. The entire staff was AMAZING. Our in water guide Bri was the best. She definitely knows what she is doing. A baby Manatee came up to me today. And hugged on my leg for like 3 minutes... I just listened to Bri and stayed still. Captain Mark her partner new EXACTLY where to go to get us in the water where the Manatees were. I'll definitely be back with more family and friends.
What an amazing experience with Captain Steve and diver Ross. I knew this time a year could be it or miss with seeing a manatee but we got both a momma and her baby boy. Diver Ross guided us to where they were, took beautiful photos and video making this a great check off on my bucket list. Thank you both Steve and Ross for memorable experience
Felt like a couple buddies taking you out to see something cool and they know all the spots. Bri and Rodney couldn’t recommend more our trip we got to see a momma and her baby. A must do experience
Visiting for the first time Florida and was able to cross off a life long dream of swimming with the manatees. Steve and Bri used a drone to scout out manatees. Within 10 minutes we got in the water with a cow and calf. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE! We swam for almost 1 hour. Bri stayed in the water with the tour. She was knowledgeable and great camera skills. The trip supplied a wetsuit, snorkel, mask and noodle. An added bonus was a warm cup of hot chocolate after the water. I can’t wait to be back!
Easy to book with manatee swim centre and everything was very efficient from sorting out our wet suits, watching an informative video to getting set up on the boat. Bri and captain Steve were determined to find (sometimes elusive) at least one manatee for us and put up a drone - great idea ! Wonderfully we got to swim with and observe a large female and then a tagged one joined in and even gave us a friendly nudge. We next swam near the natural springs and glimpsed some alligators in a different part of the bay in the way back. A memorable experience. Thank you Bri and Steve.
This was the coolest thing I’ve ever done! The manatees swam right up to me and my husband! Super clear water, it was so cool to see all the fish. Gonna be hard to beat that the rest of the honeymoon. Thank you guys so much!
Bri and John were fantastic guides! They knew exactly where to look so we got the best experience, and then took us to Three Sisters Springs. It’s an absolutely beautiful area. I definitely recommend this tour, 10/10 for experience and staff!
Absolutely wonderful staff from inside the building to on the boat doing the tour with Bri and Glenn! Got to swim with manatees and also got to see a pod of dolphins! Amazing experience, highly recommend! Doing this as a part of our honeymoon and will never forget it!
Went on a manatee tour while on vacation and it was an awesome experience, 5/5 stars. We had Captain Steve and Bri vance as our tour guides and they were amazing as well. Would 100% recommend going here!
We had a fantastic day and have had a fantastic encounter with a manatee in addition to bald eagles. The snorkeling was great the captain and our Guidin was awesome. This was our third trip to Crystal River. And it was the best
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