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Encounter Manatee while Kayaking at Blue Springs State Park
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Encounter Manatee while Kayaking at Blue Springs State Park
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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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Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Safety precautions are provided by the tour operator and are not checked by Viator for accuracy
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Offered in: English
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Overview
Just like humans, manatees love to spend the winter in Florida. On this guided tour, you have the chance to kayak through waters where manatees are known to congregate in the winter, near Blue Springs State Park. You’ll also get up close to a lot of other Florida wildlife, like bald eagles and osprey, river otters, turtles, maybe even a ‘gator or two.
- Tour offered seasonally in the winter, from December to March
- Go alone or with a friend; choose from a tandem or single-person kayak
- Novice kayakers welcome—the tour starts with a quick lesson
- Safety gear, certified guides, and kayaking equipment all included
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Gratuities
Departure & Return
2422 W French Ave , 2422 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763, USA
This activity will end right where it started.We will meet you at the French Avenue launch site at the end of French Avenue, 3/4 miles West of the Blue Spring, State Park Entrance in Orange City. *DO NOT ENTER STATE PARK* Continue on French Ave after park entrance. Road immediately turns into a dirt road. Dirt Road ends at Boat Launch.
9:00 AM
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Near public transportation
- SEASONAL TOUR - Manatee Season November-March. Low Manatee Activity expected during off season months and Unseasonably Warm Days during Winter Months.
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- OPERATED BY The Paddling Center at Shingle Creek
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.
Learn more about cancellations.
Frequently Asked Questions
The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Encounter Manatee while Kayaking at Blue Springs State Park?
A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Encounter Manatee while Kayaking at Blue Springs State Park?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Encounter Manatee while Kayaking at Blue Springs State Park?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
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Horrible experience
Rae_R
, Mar 2022
We arrived at the departure point as directed by our reservation. No one was there. Called the number that was listed and was told that they thought we canceled our reservation. The link being Viator and the kayaking company apparently didn’t share. Drive more than an hour for this excursion each way. Lots of excuses and apologies. We were really looking forward to kayaking and seeing the manatees. Very disappointed
Response from Host , Mar 2022
A manatee actually hooked...
Paulette_V
, Feb 2022
Our guide was very...
Brian_K
, Dec 2021
David was excellent. An...
Al_O
, Nov 2021
Great for all ages
Francis_C
, Dec 2020
More than expected
Francis_C
, Dec 2020
Amazing tour. It was a small group very Informative. About the wildlife the plants the history. I went to see manatees and saw turtles, alligators, Ibises,egrets, 3 different kinds of herons.
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