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Swim With The Manatees

1 Southwest 1st Place, Crystal River, FL 34429
4.5 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Hernando, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2012 NEW

took grandchildren and they had a great time would go back again and again More

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Inverness, Florida
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

It was the most exciting experience I've had in a long time., I didn't get to play with one, but, just having it swim by and being able to touch this "gentle giant" is wonderful. More

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Rangiora
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012
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Really enjoyed the trip. Office staff were great and pre film was a good intro. The captain was extremely good and helpful / knowledgeable. He took us directly to the manatees and the baby one wanted to play with us except we didn't engage as requested by the captain so felt that was professionally handled. The snorkelling in the clear... More

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Dallas, TX
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012
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Summer time and not many manatees are in the bay but we did find a few and one let us hang out with him and pet him. Incredible experience!!!! 9 yr old daughter said this experience was better than DISNEY!!! Capt Gerald was GREAT!!!!! More

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minneapolis
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012
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I have to say that I had low expectations, we drove from Orlando to do this, and it is is run out of a little rinkydink office. The entire experience was fantastic! They boats were really nice and small, the staff couldn't have been nicer and more knowledgeable, and it was a very fun memorable day. I recommend this to... More

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Sandefjord, Norway
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012
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Saw 6 of them, big adventure for both grown ups and kids 13 and 16 years More

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Stockholm, Sweden
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2012

The tour was very well organised but unfortunately we could only see two manatees, one I could touch. The water was not so clear. But anyway a fantastic experience to touch a manatee. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

Capt Mikes tours ate simply the best in the area. Highly recommend the privste manatee tour on the houseboat. It was just my husband and myself and we saw about a dozen manatees in four different encounters. One baby even came up and hugged my leg. It was truly incredible. The staff and captain were great. Highly recommend. More

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North Carolina
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012
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We took the 10am tour. We mostly appreciated our knowledgeable guide, we saw a handful of manatees in the bay, and we had an unexpectedly wonderful experience when we happened to see wild dolphins feeding on a school of fish. The check-in staff was very courteous and waited for us about 15-minutes (we called to advise we had gotted delayed... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2012

It was a great day out. We took the deluxe tour and left with captain ed. He was truly fantastic, having worked for Disney before. He was very knowledgable about the area, the manatees and he was very patient. He was very friendly with our child and we got to swim with manatees. He was very good at guiding us... More

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