The weather had been quite rainy, so we ended up on a private river tour.....CJ was awesome....super knowledgable about the area and very friendly.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Kayak
- Professional, Fun and Adventurous Kayak Guides
- Complimentary Photography Included
- Paddle
- Life Jacket
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Melton Nelson Boat Ramp, Yulee, FL 32097 or 463540 S.R. 200, Yulee, FL 32097 GPS can send you just over the creek so just keep an eye out for Melton Nelson Boat Ramp signs.
Return
- Melton Nelson Boat Ramp, Yulee, FL 32097 or 463540 S.R. 200, Yulee, FL 32097 GPS can send you just over the creek so just keep an eye out for Melton Nelson Boat Ramp signs.
Itinerary
Our Lofton Creek Kayak Tour is a calm, blackwater channel that meanders through the forested wetlands of Yulee, Florida.
A primordial waterway, Lofton Creek features water that is dark in color, created by the tannins which leach into the water as vegetation decays. Replete with bald cypress, sweet gum, and rare flowers like pickerelweed and wild azaleas, this unique ecosystem is reminiscent of an old south bayou – brackish water teeming with unique plants, animals, and reptiles. Native Americans most likely fished these waters and cultivated the land for thousands of years before the Spanish, French, and English arrived in the mid-16th century.
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Reviews
CJ was a great guide. He gave us lots of interesting information about the area and pointed out wildlife and vegetation. We had a really fun time!
We chose to do this guided kayak tour and are so glad we did. It was beautiful and peaceful and our guide was super knowledgeable. It was also easy for anyone who doesn’t kayak.
Great way to commune with nature and get off the beaten track. Perfect getaway if you're in the area for an event and can sneak off for a few hours. Highly recommend. Not too strenuous. CJ is a fantastic guide! Very informative, kind, helpful, and funny.
My fiancé and I did the tour on our first day on the island and it was awesome! I highly recommend it!
Our guide was great and had lots of fun facts. We enjoyed the trip, everything was so peaceful and calm.
It was my girl friend Tiffany first time kayaking and on fresh water. You made her somfortable and easied her fears. She had a great time and can not stop talking about the trip. Thank you so much for making her birthday special!
good trip, good guide, try it out
The scenery is beautiful, it was a peaceful ride down the creek. Great way to spend an afternoon! Our Guide Maddie was great !
Our guide Madelyn was excellent. She was very knowledgeable and fun.
CJ is an absolutely amazing guide! He’s experienced, friendly, knowledgeable about birds and local infrastructure/businesesses/history. We enjoyed the experience so much! Highly recommend!!
Madeline was the best guide ever! Made the experience very simple, safe, and enjoyable. Would definitely recommend and try again!
Our guide was super fun to go with and experience kayaking around nice scenery with fish jumping around your kayak. Can’t wait to go again.
Please ask Jessica to send me the pictures she took...davidaedwards1011@gmail.com. She is very knowledgeable and we had a very enjoyable 2 hours on Lofton Creek.
Perfect way to end our trip to Jacksonville with a very fun and peaceful tour of Lofton Creek. You will not be disappointed!
We saw alligators and turtles and beautiful scenery. The guide was very informative and patient with all the kayakers. Would do again!
The tour guides were well prepared and very informative. They pointed out things as we kayaked down the river. It was a very peaceful outing.
This is a nice float just be aware coming back. You have to paddle upstream, but wasn't too bad. Had two tour guides that were wonderful very knowledgeable and very friendly.
Tour guide was great! Moderate level of exertion. Take plenty of water. Get there early for orientation
Special thanks to CJ and AJ. They provided an exceptional experience. They were so patient and pointed out stuff that I wasn’t aware of before. This was my first time kayaking and it was an amazing experience.
Great tour guide very knowledgeable of the waterways and the abundance of wildlife and native plants. A great steward of the Florida waterways.
We took the 2.5 hour kayak tour snd it was nothing short of amazing! A wonderful family trip for all ages and experiences. Highly recommend a morning tour before the sun is too hot .
We had the BEST morning on the Loftis Creek with our tour guide, Madeline! Had great weather, saw a couple of alligators, and learned lots about the Creek. We would definitely do this tour again and recommend it to anyone who needs some time out on the water, breathing in the fresh air, and learning out this ecosystem. Definitely time well spent with our two young adult sons. (They loved it!)
Madeleine and Rob were knowledgeable and friendly guides. The morning tour was ideal, with a lot of shade. It was an easy, relaxing paddle great for beginners.
Beautiful day, relaxing trip on the Creek with an awesome guide full of information about the area and its inhabitants! Would do it again!
CJ and Jessica were awesome and very knowledgeable about the area, vegetation, wildlife and history. What a great experience- we will be back!
Enjoyed the trip. Our guide was great; sorry, can't remember her name.
Relaxing trip down the creek. CJ, our guide, was super knowledgeable about the area and the local flora and fauna. He was a great photographer also, lol! Bonus, he steered us away from all of the gators!
The guides were fantastic! It was a lot of fun and enjoyable.
Nice relaxing kayaking. River was easy to paddle & navigate. Guide was friendly helpful and knowledgeable.
This was the most amazing kayak experience ever! Madeline and Rob are wonderful teachers and guides. The Lofton Creek area was like being in the bayou. It was beautiful and just and overall wonderful experience. The equipment was in great condition. No problems from booking to finish.
Our guide was awesome! He took us on a lovely tour and we even got to see a 14 foot alligator! His knowledge of the area and wildlife really added to the experience.
Had a great time paddling down this lazy waterway and noticing all the nature around us. Our guide made sure to point out the yellow-bellied turtles and baby gator (!) and shared fun facts about the ecosystem. It seems if you come in spring it could be extra magical with blooming wisteria. It was a little windy on the way back but definitely still doable. It's such a nice bonus that you get the photos from the tour sent to you afterwards.
This was a great experience. Our guide CJ was very knowledgeable, friendly & an overall great guide. This was our first time kayaking but it def won’t be the last.
We had a great time kayaking with CJ on Lofton Creek! It was a beautiful and calm setting, perfect for us beginners. We learned a lot of nature and local area facts as well which was much appreciated and enjoyed!
Easy, picturesque and highly enjoyable! Our guide had been kayaking his whole life and quickly adjusted for beginners to more advanced. Lots of knowledgeable nature and native animal tidbits as you stroll down the river. Do you know where the saying “money grows on trees” is from? I do now, after this ride!
This was a great family adventure! CJ is a fantastic guide!! Even though we were inexperienced, it was an easy trip. We learned a lot and saw wildlife.
The scenic, relaxing creek was wonderful, but the guides really made the trip outstanding: knowledgeable, accommodating, and fun!
Good guide, nice day, calming trip after arriving by plane the night before. Interesting FL bayou. Fortunately we were the only kayak and had the guide to ourselves.
I had an excellent experience our guide( can't remember his name) was funny knowledgeable and just the type of person that loves what he does. We got the opportunity to see two alligators, old train track.The train passed by us. But we did get caught in these. Weeds, but that probably was the best part cause we all chipped in and helped each other, and it's added a little adventure to the trip. I plan to go back down to Jacksonville. This summer, and I would definitely do another excursion with this company..
Great Time! Maddie (our guide) was AWESOME!! She was knowledgeable and put those of us kayaking for the 1st time at ease.
Lovely scenery, great guide. Relatively easy kayaking on calm black water with beautiful reflections.
The views are stunning!! It was unlike any kayaking we had ever done because of the trees and birds. Just beautiful! Our guide Jessica was full of history, fun facts and great knowledge of all the surrounding animals and flora.
This was an amazing experience. Our guide, CJ, was phenomenal. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and made this adventure special. Fantastic!
Our trip to Cumberland Island was fantastic. The tour guide, CJ, was a wealth of knowledge for the entire trip. The beauty of the island was incredible: the shore birds were sweet and the horses were gorgeous. The tour was three hours long and a great workout! It went so fast with lots of laughs along the way. What a day!
Excellent experience. Guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Route was fairly stress-free paddling with plenty to see.
Madeline and Rob were great! Very knowledgeable and personable very enjoyable trip. Would highly recommend using this group, especially these two.
Learned a lot and had a great time. I would recommend this for anyone. The tour guides were awesome. Definitely a little exercise.
Madeline and Rob were fantastic! Great guides. Very calm and informative guides! Peaceful trip! Highly recommend. Would tour with them again.
We had an amazing experience on our kayaking tour! The day we originally booked there was bad weather but Thomas was very helpful and rescheduled us for the next day and it was amazing weather. Beautiful views!
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