Explore the underwater world of Silver Springs in a clear kayak. Amazing wildlife may be seen here, such as manatees, wild monkeys, and so much more. We offer 2 hour guided tours, in the clear, pristine waters of Silver Springs. View tons of fish, turtles, and old movie relics. from the oldest tourist attractions in Florida. Experience one of the best kayak tours in Florida, on one of the most beautiful rivers in the world. We also offer high-quality sit on top kayaks & paddle boards for this amazing adventure. Silver Springs's famous history includes Tarzan and several Hollywood movies that were filmed here. Silver Springs is truly a Florida wildlife paradise. The raw beauty is extravagant, and what better way to experience it, than in a clear kayak. If your staying in Orlando, Silver Springs State Park is a 90 min drive from Orlando, and makes a wonderful day trip.There are hiking, and biking trails, clear bottom boat rides, wonderul food, and much more. The kayaking is the best in the state, with 5 miles of crystal clear water, and one of the last undeveloped springs, and wild wilderness in Florida. Wildlife is abunant. The park is a national natural land mark.
My husband and I had a great trip with Steve to Silver Springs. We loved his commentary, knowledge and his enthusiasm and passion for Silver Springs. Without a guide you could easily paddle around without seeing anything. Steve guided us to see lots of manatees, alligators, turtles, birds and 1 monkey! It was a great experience for us. Thanks Steve!
This was a amazing experience Justin took me out and we had a wonderful day and got to see the beautiful spring and so many animals the manatees were my favourite but it was very cool to see monkeys alligators and tons of turtles and birds If I lived here I would come here every day
🌿🛶 **What an AMAZING day at Silver Springs!** 🐊🐢🐒❤️ A huge THANK YOU to **Ashley**, our wonderful kayaking tour guide today! You made our adventure so much fun and truly unforgettable! We were lucky enough to see monkeys, manatee, alligator, several turtles, and so many beautiful birds! 🐒🐊🐢🦭🦜 The crystal-clear water and beautiful scenery were absolutely breathtaking! We are so happy we got to experience this amazing adventure **Thank you again, Ashley, for the wonderful memories!** We had the BEST time! 🛶☀️💕 #SilverSprings #KayakingAdventure #FloridaFun #MakingMemories #WildlifeAdventure #Blessed ❤️
Such an amazing tour! Not only was Ashley knowledgeable about the area and the wildlife, she was so friendly and shared some great pictures from the tour. We were lucky to see a manatee, alligators, turtles, monkeys, and many different species of birds. The paddle was paced just right with time spent enjoying the scenery and animals and a relaxed pace. Definitely recommend!
Bring sunblock, hat and a camera. We loved all the nature from fish, turtles, alligators, manatees, monkeys and the birds.
We had a beautiful day, our guide Steve was friendly knowledgeable guy. I highly recommend the guided 2 hour clear kayak tour.
This was simply, excellent. Our guide Ashley was amazing. We saw everything we expected too and more. Stay close to your guide for hearing all the stories, history and explanations. Most importantly to not miss any of the wildlife. Thank you Ashley.
Chris was awesome easy to.board the kayak and dismount monkeys screeching bird calls water SO clear alligators and amazing Mantees Lots of them sooo lucky we choose this tour wow 👌
The clear kayak tour was an amazing way to experience Silver Springs. The boat helped to remove the surface glare and see all the way to the bottom of the crystal clear water. Our tour guide Steve was great! He was very knowledgeable about the history and the various locations along the route. He took his time and pointed out the various wildlife and seemed to know the best places to find everthing. Highly recommend the guided tour, we wouldn't have noticed half the things he pointed out, to include the manatee!
Was such a special experience, saw 8 manatees and plenty of different birds and alligators. Was brilliant value for money and was really fun Brandi was a lovely guide.
Justin is amazing tour guide great experience and highly recommend to anybody ..all of that is great adventure.
So beautiful and our guide Steve was very knowledgable and made the experience even better! Would definitley recommend such beutiful sights and super relaxing. Will definitely be returning when next in florida 😊
It’s important to come properly prepared for this experience. That includes wearing water shoes, gym clothes that you wouldn’t mind getting wet, a towel, and a wet bag to place personal belongings. We wish we would have known this ahead of time.
This is must do activity in Florida. We also got to see a bunch of wildlife: birds, fish, manatees, alligators, turtles and monkey. Our guide, Steve was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions (there were a lot). You can tell he genuinely loves what he does and loves all the animals and wildlife he works with as well. He was friendly and I’m very glad he was our tour guide.
Such a great trip with Steve who was our trip guide. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about the wildlife and Silver Springs. We didn’t expect to see any Manitees but we saw about 4 along with turtles, birds and monkeys. It was well worth the trip from Orlando out. Would definitely recommend Steve and all the guys at Kayaking Florida! They’re the best 🙌
Great trip! Guide was knowledgeable and very friendly. We ended up being late and was very accommodating
We had a great time on this tour. Although it is not manatee season we were able to see 7 today. Ashley was our guide and she was very knowledgeable, friendly, and took tons of pictures for us.
This was an incredible experience, the peace and tranquility of kayaking through the springs and looking at the stunning nature around you is unbelievable! whilst we didn’t see monkeys we saw manatees and so much more, what you will see will be dependent on time of year. Our guide (Chris) was brilliant, so knowledgeable and clearly very passionate about the care and protection of the local wildlife. We travelled from Orlando which is quite a trek, but definitely worth it.
Great experience to see the wildlife and aligators.
Justin is wonderful and knowledgeable. Definitely best of all the crystal water kayaking experiences.
Great Tour! Justin was a great tour guide. We learned so much during the kayaking experience. Would definitely recommend!!
Steve was amazing! Super knowledgeable
It was fantastic experiment. I was satisfied with seeing many things along the river!
We really enjoyed this kayaking trip through the springs and our guide was really informative. He clearly cares deeply about the park and the creatures, and took time to help us find and enjoy the critters that were present. We did spot monkeys, alligators, gar, and many different birds. However, the was supposed to be a manatees and monkeys tour, but no manatees are at the springs in May. As this was the goal of this trip we were all very disappointed. If you want to see manatees during your manatees and monkeys tour, check the season before booking!
Very informative. Paddling the boat is easy and you get up close and personal with the wild life. We even saw a couple Manatees.
We had an amazing time! Chris was a fantastic guide who told us lots of interesting facts! We were able to see manatees, monkeys, alligators, turtles and lots of different species of birds and fish. We will definitely do this again!!
We had a great time such a beautiful and pristine spring
We saw all the wildlife we were hoping to see and got back before the rain. Manatees, monkeys, gators and birds all around.
Had a blast! Saw lots of gators, turtles and fish. Even a sea otter.
We get to see manatee and alligators, so amazing
What an experience! I would highly recommend this tour and even for families (2 adults 2 children). Chris was knowledgeable, informative and super chilled. First time kayakers but Chris was patient and we dis not feel rushed at all. We seen Manatees, birds and also Alligators in the water in the wild with us (unfortunately no monkeys this time). Chris also provided us with all the photos and videos that were taken on our tour for free when most would normally charge extra. Only regret was us walking away on a complete high and forgetting to tip Chris for all his hard work. If your looking for an unforgettable experience I would highly recommend
Ms Ashley was amazing she kelp me calm I was very nervous my anxiety was high. She talked to me showing me some spots and different animals we came across. It was a nice a steady ride she never went ahead and left us. Overall she’s the perfect person to do the tour and I will definitely do it again.
We had an amazing time. The water is gorgeous. Didn't see any monkeys, but there was a lot of wildlife to enjoy. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. He took photos of people in the group and shared them with us at the end of the trip. My sister invited a friend, who has never been to any of the FL springs. She enjoyed the trip very much!
We had Ashley as our tour guide, she was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable about the wildlife, area and history. She took photos of us and the wildlife so we didn’t have to worry about taking out of phones. You do have to pay an admission fee on top of the booking. We were lucky enough to see monkeys, a manatee and birds.
Our tour guide Ashley was amazing! My son and I had so much fun. She was very knowledgeable of the area and where to find certain animals. We were able to see a manatee, turtles, gators, monkeys, an otter, different types of fish, and different types of birds. She was a lot of fun!
Had a great time with our guide Steve Tyndall, very informative of the river, history and wildlife. Took time to explain things and time to just float along and enjoy the scenery without being rushed along. Worth going on to learn about the river before doing self guide
Guide was knowledgeable, and very nice. It just seemed like a lot of money for the experience. The other kayak tour at the park was even more expensive. This one is the least expensive of the two.
Very good guide, he knew where to look for the animals. We saw alligators, all kind of birds, monkeys and even a manatee. Can highly recommend this tour with our guide Chris!
Absolutely loved this experience! The day we went was magical. Our guide from Kayaking Florida was Steve Tyndall. He really made our trip special . The photos he took of us were a huge gift as I didn’t realize how cool the clear kayak would look in photos with those purple paddles. Steve’s knowledge of the wildlife and area was endless so it was wonderful. We didn’t get to see monkeys or manatees as it was wrong time of year. But with all we did see I totally forgot about them. We saw lots of alligators, herons , fish, birds and captured some good photos. The Cypress trees were amazing with the crystal blue water. Definitely want to do it again.
Steve is the best, he showed us all the animals and fish and birds and told us all the history of this place. Highly recommended.
We had a great time. Steve was our guide. Very informative. Loved it!
Chris was our tour guide he was a lot of fun and made sure we saw great sights and animals. We saw lots of fish, turtles, gators, manatees, otters and even monkeys. The water was crystal clear.
Enjoyed our day with Steve seeing all kinds of wildlife! We saw alligators, monkeys, manatees, and all kids of birds!
Chris was wonderful guide. Had a great time.
We had a fantastic time on this Silver Spring tour with Kayaking Florida. Our guide, Steve, was a wealth of information, fun and gave us plenty of time to take in all the sites. We saw the manatees, rhesus monkeys, anlligators, turtles and many birds and fish species. Highly recommend this tour!
This was a great experience, equipment was fully provided, wonderful and knowledgeable guide as well.
Chris made it a really good tour. Everyone really liked the tour. Nice route and everything was good explained.
Love everything about my trip
I cannot express how fantastic Chris was, but I’m sure going to try! Out of all the other options for kayak guides on this river, choosing this one was the best choice ever! Chris was not only knowledgeable on facts - both nature based as well as historical - he was the chillest, funniest and kindest person we had hoped for to show us around the river. We saw lots of gators, fish, birds, turtles, and even manatees! The real cherry on top? Chris had a waterproof case on his phone (not the baggie kind that makes the image a bit foggy, a better one!) and he took the most incredible photos and videos of our small group, many of the animals including the manatees and also many candid and “posed” pics of our group. He generously airdropped them to us immediately after we got back on land and when I say these photos are incredible I am not giving them justice. What a kind gesture! If you’re considering this tour - you better book it before Nat Geo finds out about him and steals him away! Bring cash for a generous tip - he deserves it! You will not regret a single second of this tour with him as your guide!
I wish I could give more than 5 stars. It was the most incredible experience. Chris was our guide and he was so knowledgeable and made sure we got the best experience possible!!! Will definitely be back! Thank you, Chris!!! You helped us created unforgettable memories.
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