Enjoyed learning about the wildlife and seeing dolphins. Kayaking was so much fun. Although I felt it the day after.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- high back seats, paddles and life jackets.
- Complimentary photos of your experience are included.
- All kayakers are set up high quality tandem kayaks unless you are an odd number rider. Single kayaks are limited and based on availability. Requests are not guaranteed.
- Free Parking
- You will have a friendly and knowledgeable guide with you the entire time.
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- As of 10/27/25 ALL TOURS WILL LAUNCH FROM THIS LOCATION 4700 Tom Warriner Blvd, Cocoa Beach. Keep left as you enter the parking lot.
Return
- As of 10/27/25 ALL TOURS WILL LAUNCH FROM THIS LOCATION 4700 Tom Warriner Blvd, Cocoa Beach. Keep left as you enter the parking lot.
Itinerary
This tour is perfect for first-time paddlers and anyone looking to get immersed in nature! On this Expedition, you will search for dolphin and manatee, be guided into the labyrinths of the mangrove tunnels and enjoy an entertaining experience with your friendly and knowledgeable guide. Along the way, you’ll learn paddling skills and how to effectively maneuver a kayak on the water.
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Reviews
Joe was a great tour guide! We saw manatees, dolphins, and a variety of birds. We also got to kayak through the mangrove tunnels, which was really neat. We highly recommend Joe’s tour 👍🏻
I had a wonderful time on my tour! Joe was fun and knowledgeable during the adventure. Not to be missed!
I took the 8:30am tour with Joe in a single kayak and I had the best time. Joe was knowledgeable, patient, and passionate about the natural environment. We did see dolphins and manatees too!
Excellent guide. Appreciate the guide being patient with instructing us for our first time. Beautiful peaceful scenery. Loved seeing the dolphins. Well worth the money!
Joe took us through our tour and couldn’t ask for a better operator. He knew the local area and gave us lots of useful knowledge while we kayaked around. Would do again.
We had a great experience with Aidan. We saw dolphins and a manatee as well as Osprey, Ibis and flying fish. There was only one Mangrove tunnel but the river lagoon was beautiful and a paddle here was a real tonic. Great family fun. We hired two single and one double but it’s really easy kayaking even for total beginners. Go! You won’t regret it
I had an awesome experience with Joe on the tour. Very knowledgeable regarding the animal life, both aquatic and otherwise. Took the time to explain everything to us, and the mother daughter on the tour were awesome as well. I left the tour with new knowledge and a wonderful experience, and sore shoulders.
Our tour guide Joe was so fun and kind. He was also extremely knowledgeable and awesome overall. Would definitely recommend going on a tour with him!! He made took us to all the right locations to see the wildlife!!
If I could give 10 stars, I would! Best Boat Tour ever! Capt. Slack & Jungle Jane were great. We saw so many dolphins and manatees, types of birds and found our tour entertaining, educating, inspiring and the best money spent on our vacation! If you do no other tours, Do this one!
We had an amazing experience on the Mangrove Tunnels Kayak Tour with Fin Expeditions! Our guide was outstanding—friendly, incredibly knowledgeable, and passionate about the local ecosystem. He shared fascinating information about the mangroves, wildlife, and the area's natural history, making the tour both fun and educational. The scenery was beautiful, and the entire experience was well organized from start to finish. We saw a handful of Manatees and Dolphins. I highly recommend Fin Expeditions to anyone looking for an unforgettable kayaking adventure! I also recommend bringing insect bug spray, sunscreen, and bottled water.
Great experience, lots of wild life. Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Seen dolphins and manatees close up
This was one of the best parts of our vacation! The kayaking was a lot of fun, and the sights and the wildlife were absolutely incredible. Aiden was a great guide. The group size allowed for a very personable experience that was great for practically any age.
Bring your sunscreen. The tour is a fairly easy kayak ride along the Banana River. It was my first time in Florida so it war cool to see the local nature local animals too.
Ian was a great guide with plenty of knowledge about the area and wildlife, a pleasure to carry a conversation with and all around good person. Thanks for your time today
I had a great time. Was a beautiful day. Saw a few dolphins and manatees. Lots of different wildlife and the mangroves were fun to navigate through.
Joe was our guide. It was our first time doing kayak, and we really enjoyed this experience as a family, we are really appreciative for him for teaching us and we could see dolphins and manatees, thank you for this wonderful experience.
Guide Joe was wonderful! So kind and funny and knowledgeable. Had a great excursion!
Wonderful family experience. We saw a manatee, dolphins, many birds, and a variety of fish. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable.
Joe was amazing. We will do this again! Great experience in nature.
The launch was at the best location possible. Two manatees stayed by our kayaks and were moving us around. Saw a few dolphins also. Many islands are around for you to go and explore
We had the best time! Joe was so knowledgeable and kept us entertained! The area was beautiful, peaceful and full of manatees and dolphin! Highly recommend!
Joe was a great guide! Great experience seeing multiple manatee and dolphins! Joe was knowledgable about the area, plant life and animal life. Great family or couple excursion.
We had an amazing experience! It was a perfect day and we saw manatees, dolphins, so many different kinds of birds and traveled through some mangrove tunnels. Joe was our guide and he was so fun and knowledgeable. He even gave us suggestions for places to eat in Cocoa Beach.
Loved this kayaking experience. Our tour guide was super informative and we enjoyed learning more about the area. It was awesome to see the dolphins and manatees.
Joe was a great tour guide patient and knowledgable. We saw dolphins, manatees and many birds. The tunnels were very interesting!
We tried a few different tour companies in the area and this was by far the best. Skip the clear bottom boats, you don't actually see much through them and they are uncomfortable to paddle in. Our guide was great and funny. We saw dolphins, and had Manatees pushing and nuzzling our kayaks. Amazing experience!
Joe was a great guide who patiently guided our group through the calm, shallow waters of the lagoon. He took very good pictures of us on the tour. We’re enjoying the photos shared within our group and the memories that go with them.
We had family visiting from California. Eyden was are guide. He is great. Friendly, funny and professional. The mangrove tunnels were a lot of fun. The thousands island area is so calm and peaceful.
Great experience. Was described as listing. Fun time with friends on the water watching dolphins and manatees
Caleb was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable of the area and made it enjoyable.
Joe and Andre did great guiding. Mangrove tunnels where nice and shady. Close up with Manatees and other wildlife. Interesting history of area and how the area formed.
Kayaking with Joe as our guide was very pleasant. Our guide was knowledgeable about the local ecosystem and identified the local flora and fauna as we paddled along. We had a great relaxing experience.
We had a great time today with this tour! Jordan was great! She was very pleasant and easy going! Both my husband and I are 70 and had only been kayaking one time before many years ago! The mangroves were challenging but loved being in the tunnels! Jordan was very patient with us! We saw ALOT of manatees which was awesome! Thank you for a great tour!!!
We really enjoyed this tour. Our guide Joe was very good. We got to see some manatees and lots of birds. He gave us a tutorial on kayaking even tho we had kayaked before we learned about stopping and turning. We fell out of our kayak which was always a possibility. Joe did his very best to help me (an overweight under exercised woman) back in. Somehow we got it done thanks to Joe. It was not his fault at all, it was mine. If you are out of shape and overweight it's probably not for you. But we still enjoyed the trip and the water and wildlife & fauna was so beautiful & peaceful.
Great experience, thanks Joe.
Advertised as a single kayak per rider on Trip Advisor but ended up sharing a tandem kayak once we got there. We were told we booked a tandem kayak even though the booking details indicated otherwise. The Trip Advisor booking listed two separate launching addresses. Tour was cut about 20 minutes short too. Kayaking itself was good-the mangrove tunnels were cool and we saw a couple manatees!
It was a lot of fun in the Mangroves. We saw lots of beautiful birds, but no dolphins or manatees. Of course, this was not their fault.
My husband and I had an amazing time kayaking with Joe as our guide. He was personable and helpful with every aspect of our tour. He knew the area well and was expert at spotting signs of marine life as well as the many different birds that were in the area. We went out in the morning and saw several manatees, dolphins as they were hunting for lunch, a timid gator, a tarpon, lots of mullet, and so many birds. Joe was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot; he also made the trip a lot of fun.
Wow! What an experience. Joe was lovely and very knowledgable. We got to see Manatees, Dolphins, Fish and lots of birds! Plus an unexpected alligator. Loved every minute.
Kayaking through the mangroves with my sister who came for a visit was really fun. We were able to spot some manatees, a bonus. Joe made the experience relaxing and interesting. Thanks Joe for a great adventure!
Special and a very big thank U to Joe, our amazing guide. We had a wonderful and a beautiful morning with you kayaking through the mangrove tunnels. We highly recommend booking with you!
Joe was fantastic, the route he took us on was super peaceful. We saw so many manatees and even some dolphins. The best part we’re the mangrove tunnels which are so cool to ride to. Highly recommend Joe and his company to anyone of any age and group number.
We had a great time with Joe as our tour guide. He was funny and knowledgeable. We saw many manatee, dolphins and lots of species of birds. Paddling through the mangrove tunnels was a lot of fun and very pretty!
Amazing adventure! The tour guide, Joe, was very knowledgeable. I will come back and take this trip again.
Legit, super enjoyable kayak tour ! Our guide, Ian was amazing! Super personable , engaging , knowledgeable and funny! We saw a few dolphins and around 7 manatees throughout our tour !!
Had a fantastic time kayaking through the mangrove tunnels and on the river. A beautiful day and everyone left with a smile. We are all over 65 and it wasn't difficult at all.
We did the dolphin and Manatee tour with Ian as our guide on Sunday, April 5th. We were very fortunate to hit absolutely perfect weather before the big storm came in. Ian was delightful, engaging and informative and we had a great time with our group. Saw lots of manatees drinking from the water commas on dolphin fins. Several places pelicans eating fish and a beautiful ride through the mangrove tunnels. You'd be very lucky to have Ian as your guide. He also gave us a couple great tips on restaurants that we ate at during the week and he was spot on on all of them.
It's good to get on the water and the mangrove tunnel is cool, but there's no guarantee about seeing dolphins or manatees. Also, bring bug spray.
Fantastic tour. Kristen was super helpful and knowledgeable. We weren't really expecting to see manatees and then we did!
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