Join us for a guided eco tour at Big Hickory Island, Bonita Springs, on South Fort Myers Beach. Choose a standard or CLEAR kayak or paddleboard. We'll paddle at a relaxed pace in search of dolphins, birds, and manatees while sharing local eco-system info. We are open 7 days a week and promise to provide you with exceptional service so come on out and let us show you how easy it is to get out and have some fun on the water! Our paddling routes are some of the best in Southwest Florida and allow you to experience the mangroves trails and tunnels, the Gulf of Mexico, and the beautiful Island beach! You will have the chance to be up close with marine life and it’s quite common to see dolphins, and sometimes manatees (summer). We suggest you bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, bottled water, and water shoes. Minimum age is 3 years old. We have youth sized PFDs but suggest that parents provide a quality, fitted PFD for children under 50 pounds. Contact us if questions!
Nick was a great tour guide. Kept our group together even with different levels. Very informative about the wildlife in the area and captured great photos and videos of our group. Really enjoyed it’
More tour than kayak. Tour guide, Nick, talked a lot. Went to a beach for awhile right after getting into kayaks and then finally started kayaking after a bit. Didn’t see much wildlife. Apparently water was too cold. Come later March or April not February. Also, my father fell in water trying to follow the group through mangrove trees and was all cut up from stuff in water.
Had a great trip around the loop, seeing nature and relaxing on the island beach. Zach was extremely helpful getting us situated, in the water, and told us where to go to see dolphins...which we did! Great experience, would definitely go again. -James and Jane
It was a great experience, our tour guide Zack let us through the island and showed us many tips and cool facts about shells and the habitat
We had a fantastic experience with Hannah and Seth. They were very helpful and professional providing us with the tools we needed for an awesome kayaking trip. We would definitely recommend using them and we will definitely use them in the future.
So much Fun! Our guide Nick taught us so much and brought us to beautiful spots! Will defiantly be back again in the future!
This was a great experience. We did the hour tour to the island and it was beautiful. Seth was an awesome guide. Very laid back and enjoyable experience, highly recommend.
Absolutely amazing!! Our tour guide Cam was awesome and very knowledgeable about the area. Er even got to see dolphins!!
Absolutely wonderful time . Everyone at Paddle Naples was a true pleasure to deal with. Informative, knowledgeable & only want the best experience for their customers
Great excursion! Nick went above and beyond to make it special even gave us a little lesson on all the shells we found. Definitely would do this again
We had a great time! It was my first time Paddle boarding and Nick was very patient and helpful. He was also super informative and shared lots of cool information about the wildlife of the area and showed us all kinds of shells and what sea life they used to belong to. It was a really great experience!
The most patient and knowledge guide! The weather was beautiful and Nick help us all through the long tour. Excellent view great exercise
Nick gave a fantastic tour of the mangroves! The SUP tour was fun and I learned a lot about Florida wildlife. We saw lots of birds and a dolphin! I also liked that we stopped on the beach to collect seashells and learn about them, and we got to take a break to swim in the ocean. Would definitely recommend!
Nick is an amazing tour guide and the tour was just amazing, every time I will back to Fort Myers I will take this tour. Thank you Nick!!!
We had an amazing experience. Our tour guide, Cameron was phenomenal. He was very personable and knowledgeable. We can’t wait to go again. If you are going I would recommend asking for Cameron, he makes the experience so fun and personable. Thanks Cameron!
I did the guided tour with Hannah and she was amazing! 10/10!!! She was knowledgeable about the environment and wildlife so I got to learn at lot! Great scenery of mangroves and we did see dolphins! That was the best part! If you see one with a broken dorsal fin, we named him Zig Zag! Totally do this if you’re in the area! P.S it can get Hot! Bring a cold canister of water, a hat, shades, and maybe a short sleeve shirt!
Nick was a fantastic guide! He was professional, knowledgeable, and courteous and friendly. We had a wonderful time. Thank you!
We had a great time at Paddle Naples today for a Kayak tour! Our guides Tyler and Lauren were experts at giving the tour. Tyler, informed us on some of the rich history of the town, different birds, and other wildlife that we saw throughout the tour. Lauren was able to tell us about what the sand in Bonita beach is composed of and other information about the island that we stopped at along the tour. We were able to see things such as crabs, fish, and birds along the route. I would highly recommend going to paddle Naples!
Balanced paddle tour with a somewhat adventurous charm, also doable for children with supervision. We didn't see many animals, but that can be completely different on other dates; recommended in a nutshell.
We've had a great time. Visited an island where we were allowed to swim / walk around. All beautiful shells there! Our tour guide did a great job. Told a lot about nature and the animals there. We've seen dolphins and manatees.
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