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River Cruise Tour with Manatee Viewing
Badge of ExcellenceCrystal River, USA
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Water
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- River Ventures498 SE Kings Bay Dr, Crystal River, FL 34429, USA
Check in at the front desk of River Ventures Manatee Tour Center 15 minutes prior to your tour departure time.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Operated by River Ventures
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Nancy_W
This was our first time and it was great!! We saw several manatee, a few turtles swimming and many birds. We toured Kings Bay and learned a lot!! Captain Mike and Marissa were great!! So much fun! Marissa went above and beyond!
Reviews
4.5
20 reviews
Maureen_O, Apr 2024
I really don’t mean to be negative. But this tour was a joke. A tour should consist of somebody running the boat and another person stating facts about the cruise, the area, the animals, mammals, etc. Instead, we had The boat driver and the assistant talking about anything that came to mind. nothing was organized. There was no organization whatsoever. I am very disappointed
Chelsea_S, Feb 2024
Our cruise was suppose to start at 1:30. We waited around for 45 minutes as the boat captain was “running late” from the last cruise, which once you go on the cruise, you’re not sure how that’s possible.
We saw MAYBE 10 manatees. We did, however, see about 256 swimmers/kayakers, 175 boats ranging from “Gilligan’s island safe” to “Trump couldn’t even afford that” and a few mullet who graciously decided to jump out of the water when no one was looking.
All around, it sucked. You can swim with manatees on other tours, but the “dry tour” as the crew called it was in fact… DRY. $154 for 4 people to waste a day.
Donna_S, Feb 2024
Watching the dolphins round up there fish and eat very interesting.seeing the manatees and there babies. The pelicans and ostrich
Nancy_W, Feb 2024
This was our first time and it was great!! We saw several manatee, a few turtles swimming and many birds. We toured Kings Bay and learned a lot!! Captain Mike and Marissa were great!! So much fun! Marissa went above and beyond!
Carly_K, Jan 2024
We had a great time on this tour! The check in staff was very friendly and helpful. There is a cute gift shop full of Manatee souvenirs. The boat ride was wonderful. Captain Mike was very knowledgeable and funny. We got to see some manatees and local wildlife. It was a great time and definitely worth the price!
Dana_M, Dec 2023
Captain Tanner was incredible. I wanted to see at least 8 manatees and I saw at least 20! Best ever!!!
Frank_T, Nov 2023
Watching the Manatee’s and the stories and knowledge tidbits were interesting.All the staff at the main terminal were very helpful .
Kelly_L, Jul 2023
The most memorable thing was having about 10 manatees swimming along the back of the boat for us. It gave me goosebumps having them that close. Absolutely beautiful. The Captain had lots of info he shared with us on the trip too.
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