Cas Cay - Kayak Hike and Snorkel Adventure
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Cas Cay - Kayak Hike and Snorkel Adventure
By Virgin Islands Ecotours
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Take a kayaking trip out to Cas Kay and snorkel in its warm, tropical waters with this expedition from St. Thomas. You'll pass through mangroves filled with wildlife on a two-person kayak, making your way to Cas Cay where you can explore the mangrove on a short hike. You'll then have time to snorkel through the lagoon before kayaking back.
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 2-99, max of 40 per group
Duration: 3h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Snorkeling and kayaking equipment is included
- Snacks and beverages will be served
- A local guide will lead the way
- Keep your stuff dry: bags and lockers will be provided
- Use of snorkel equipment, kayak paddles, masks, life jackets and mesh bag to hold items that can get wet.
- lockers, dressing rooms, and toilet facilities
- safety briefing and kayak/paddling/snorkeling instruction
- Snacks
- Water
What's not included- Gratuities
- Photos (available to purchase)
- Start:
- VI Ecotours, 6526 Estate Nadir, St. Thomas Mangrove Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary & Marine Reserve, St. Thomas, VI 00802, USVI
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5199P27- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please arrive at Virgin Islands Ecotours 15 minutes prior to your tour time.
- At Virgin Islands Ecotours you will find a gift shop, restroom facilities, dressing rooms and lockers for your valuables.
- The hike is 8 minutes in each direction on an uneven, level sandy trail mixed with coral rubble
- Please bring a bathing suit and towel, shoes that can get wet, and sun protection including sunscreen, sunglasses, hats, etc.
- Minimum age is 2 years old.
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- additional sanitation measures taken on site for COVID-19
- 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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5199P27
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- B1202XJhugot0 contributionsTHE BEST ISLAND ACTIVITYDana and Kwalei were awesome ! they gave us so much information and they were super knowledgeable of everything in the ocean . i really recommend this tour , this guys were fun safe tour guides, ,funny and super nice ! if i could give more the 5 stars i would ! it was an awesome experience! Cannot recommend this tour and these guides more.Written September 10, 2024
- kurvurlenea0 contributionsJvontae and Dana was our tour guides very knowledgeable and patient. Works definitely recommendI had an amazing time on this trip, the only thing is I paid for photos but never received them. Would there be any way someone can contact me with respect to the photos. ALL IN ALL THE TRIP WAS AMAZINGGGGWritten August 27, 2024
- B8875RLpeterc0 contributionsThanks Kevin!We couldn’t have made the trip without Kevin. Not only did he paddle when I was too tired, he towed my wife and daughter behind. He paddled for the four of us! Some once said an adventure is never an adventure while it is happening. Now we are on the ship - It was an adventure!Written August 24, 2024
- DiecH10 contributionsKayak, hinking and swimmingExcellent tour! We get to see barracudas and star fish. Its a good recomendation ig you want to excersice as well. Totally recomendedWritten August 24, 2024
- CookeThile2160 contributionsNorigian Joy hiking, snorkeling kayaking,Dana,AkeamBeautiful panoramic views of the ocean, hermit crabs, green trees, and knowledgeable tour specialists. Best wishes on your journey to be a marine biologistWritten August 23, 2024
- patpU933ZM0 contributionsAmazing and fun tour!!!Kayaking, light hiking and snorkeling were all amazing. Kevin, Akeem and Elvin are total pros. We were in good hands the entire time…very educational guidance the entire tour! Thank you, guys!!!Written August 8, 2024
- GAGATKI0 contributionsGreat trip! Thank you very much Swish!Great trip! We had amazing experience and took many photos. We would like to extend our appreciation to Swish-our tour guy! Thank you!!Written August 7, 2024
- M9379HWheathers0 contributionsFive hours of fun in the sun!Dana was our tour guide. He was absolutely amazing. He had a ton of knowledge on every species of animal and plant on the island. He would dive down and pick up sea creatures for us to hold. He took so many photos so you can relax and be in the moment!Written August 7, 2024
- Ella F0 contributionsInteractive EcoTourAmazing experience! Our guide, Dana, was very knowledgeable on marine biology and marine life. He made the experience interactive and educational bringing many sea creatures to us to touch and hold - starfish, jellyfish, sea cucumber, hermit crabs. Even though the groups can accommodate 16, we went off season (August) and we were lucky to have a private morning tour for 4! The afternoon tour had a larger group. We definitely recommend this experience to those seeking to learn and have a nature experience.Written August 5, 2024
- sophiacB223JZ0 contributionsFun, beautiful, Informative, interestingOur tour guide Lenny was amazing strongly recommended! We snorkeled and saw fish sea urchins hermit crabs turtles and more! So beautiful !Written August 5, 2024
- stephaniehH623FV0 contributionsWhat a great day!This was the best experience! Had so much fun and got to do things I never would have. The kayak was so fun and the snorkeling was awesomeWritten August 5, 2024
- G H0 contributionsThe best of timesThis was such a fun event. Dana was our guide and very knowledgeable. E appreciated all the hands- on activities and seeing the unique sights.Written July 23, 2024
- marcieqb0 contributionsGreat day in St ThomasThis is a great trip. The staff is awesome and knowledgable. They were helpful and we all had a blast. This is a 3 mile kayak, hike, and snorkel. It’s hot and the sun is intense. Rash guard and water shoes a must plus a water phone case if you want to keep it. They lock up all your dry stuff. I can’t say enough nice things about the staff. Highly recommend.Written July 23, 2024
- 76meaganh0 contributionsBeautiful Waves and Tide PoolsHad a fantastic time! Nice, easy kayaking trip with an easy, flat hike. My favorite part were the tide pools and waves hidden on the other side of the island. Snorkeled...even saw 2 sharks but felt safe the entire time. Highly recommend!Written July 15, 2024
- 663kuc0 contributionsSlim is the best of the best.It was great having Slim as our guide. He was very knowledgeable and gave us great information about the habits and animals. He also was able to find a Cassiopeia jellyfish on our kayaking tour and was great about letting our kids touch it. My 75 year old parents were also with us on this tour and he was awesome at making sure my mother did well and was able to adjust so we all had a great time. My boys loved hearing about Black Beard and enjoyed his jokes. Thanks Slim for making this a great family adventure. He is the best of the best.Written July 11, 2024
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Iacob K
Cambridge, MA1 contribution
Jan 2022
My wife and I were part of a group of 12 that hit the water on New Year’s Day, guided by Jelani. We got our money’s worth, spending 4 solid hours kayaking through the mangroves, going ashore to hike and check out local plants, then capping it off with nearly an hour of snorkeling through pristine brackish water just near the ocean, seeing octopi and tropical fish in abundance. Jelani was a very able guide, lots of fun while providing enlightening commentary on mangrove species and the like. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants a real taste of nature in the Virgin Islands!
Written January 2, 2022
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Thanks for leaving us a review! We’re working on adding new experiences to our website for your next visit!
Written January 15, 2022
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Daniel W
4 contributions
Mar 2020 • Friends
Our guide was professional, friendly and knowledgeable and brought us to see the best parts of the lagoon, poke around in the tide pools, commenting on wildlife, plants, currents and geology. He even threw in some pirate lore to spark imagination and intrigue! Booking was easy, changing reservation time was just a phone call away. I will definitely be returning to these guys next time I visit the islands!
Written March 15, 2020
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Thanks for the awesome review! We are so pleased to learn that you had a great time and certainly look forward to welcoming you back!
Written March 26, 2020
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Kimberly B
Grove City, OH7,475 contributions
Apr 2022
This Kayaking tour ended up being the best day of our 2 week vacation here. Swish was the absolute best tour gruide ever!
We kayaked in the different areas of the mangroves, held the mangrove jellyfish, went over to a deserted island and seen the hundreds of hermit crabs, learned about the island, seen the most poisonous tree in the world and got a lot of history from Swish about it. Then we hiked to the blow hole for pictures and to an area that was really rocky and shallow. We found so many critters under the rocks from a baby moray eel, hundreds of brittle starfish, crabs, pencil urchins, west indian and black spiny sea urchins, snails and so on. We could have stayed here all day!
Then we hiked back to the area we parked our kayaks and the snorkeling began. There were tons of fish, shrimp, sea cucumbers, crabs, barracuda's, anemone's, lobsters, and coral. Several times we caught a reef shark swimming back and forth. It was amazing!
Then we all raced back to the "office" and had a blast. This whole entire time Swish had been taking photo's of us and they offer all the photo's he took of us for $35! What a deal! We ended up with 145 photos of JUST us and they throw in another 1148 pictures as a bonus package of all the sea creatures, fish, plants and everything in with the deal. You can't beat this and Swish does a great job of taking pictures (he had the same camera as me).
If you get the chance to do this tour DO IT! Ask for Swish. You will have the best day ever! If we come back, we wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
We kayaked in the different areas of the mangroves, held the mangrove jellyfish, went over to a deserted island and seen the hundreds of hermit crabs, learned about the island, seen the most poisonous tree in the world and got a lot of history from Swish about it. Then we hiked to the blow hole for pictures and to an area that was really rocky and shallow. We found so many critters under the rocks from a baby moray eel, hundreds of brittle starfish, crabs, pencil urchins, west indian and black spiny sea urchins, snails and so on. We could have stayed here all day!
Then we hiked back to the area we parked our kayaks and the snorkeling began. There were tons of fish, shrimp, sea cucumbers, crabs, barracuda's, anemone's, lobsters, and coral. Several times we caught a reef shark swimming back and forth. It was amazing!
Then we all raced back to the "office" and had a blast. This whole entire time Swish had been taking photo's of us and they offer all the photo's he took of us for $35! What a deal! We ended up with 145 photos of JUST us and they throw in another 1148 pictures as a bonus package of all the sea creatures, fish, plants and everything in with the deal. You can't beat this and Swish does a great job of taking pictures (he had the same camera as me).
If you get the chance to do this tour DO IT! Ask for Swish. You will have the best day ever! If we come back, we wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
Written May 31, 2022
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Carrie M
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Feb 2022
This was the absolute highlight of our entire week in the Caribbean. Our guides, Swish and Andy, provided the best tour with historical commentary, local narrative, safety and fun. Each element was just the right amount. We learned and saw so much. Swish educated us on the different types of Mangrove Trees and showed us each. Loved seeing Hermit Crabs in the wild. Hiking to the blowhole and then snorkeling. While out in the water we saw jellyfish, rays, sea cucumbers, fish, anemones and more! They kept us hydrated, provided a quick burst of chocolate energy for the paddle back and the photos they took were amazing. Most of all they were reasonably priced and again the best pictures we had of our entire family from a week long trip. I can't say enough good things about this company and trip. I only wish we had more time at the end to enjoy tacos and more back at their base. We will absolutely return and use them again and recommend them to anyone that asks!
Written March 12, 2022
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Carrie Thank you so much for leaving us a review! We hope to see you back soon! Please check our website periodically for new adventures.
Written March 13, 2022
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Daniel S
1 contribution
Sep 2020 • Couples
Kevin was a charismatic, energetic and fun guide. The location is easy to find the gear is all more then sufficient. If you enjoy a local guide this aspiring youth in the local community is a great place to start. Loved every moment!
Written September 28, 2020
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We're glad you had a great time with Kevin! We hope to see you back soon for one of our other tours on St. Thomas or St. John. Be sure to check our website from time to time for new additions!
Written October 13, 2020
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Chris S
6 contributions
May 2022
This was a great package and lasted a little over three hours. Swish was our guide and did a great job and provided us with lots of interesting information and facts. We also had lunch at the cafe located on site and the food was excellent at a reasonable price. Every employee was very friendly and helpful. If you need an activity while on the island, this is a great way to spend a few hours.
Written May 24, 2022
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Brent P
3 contributions
Oct 2021 • Family
Terrific trip! Devlin and N’kel were great guides! The wind was unusually strong so part of our group with younger children didn’t get to snorkel as much, but the kids were happier just playing around anyways. From my experience, I would recommend not taking your phone with you for pictures, even in a waterproof case. The sun was so bright that most of the time I couldn't even see my screen for pictures (iPhone 12). Our guides took great pictures and the price was reasonable. Really great information about local trees, animals, etc that was educational for kids and adults alike.
Written October 11, 2021
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Thank you so much for leaving us a review Brent! We’re working on new adventures for your next trip. See you soon!
Written October 25, 2021
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Nia B
1 contribution
Aug 2021
Fantastic tour. The staff was very professional, informative and timely. Special shout out to our tour guide Matt who was great and truly helped navigate the group safely (with plenty of water on a hot August day!). The highlight of the tour was the kayak and hike. There wasn't much sealife on the day we went out to snorkel. I'm not sure if this is consistently the case, but perhaps the tour could be modified to have a nice boxed lunch after the kayak and hike with an option to snorkel. One suggestion is to lower the cost of the digital pictures for purchase package or at least offer a la carte options. Nevertheless, I would recommend this tour.
Written August 31, 2021
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Julianna S
6 contributions
May 2022
This was a great experience! Our tour guides, Dennis and Angie, were both very friendly and helpful. Dennis was very knowledgeable about the wildlife and local lore/history and Angie took beautiful photos! While snorkeling we saw an octopus, barracuda, lobster, conch, jelly fish, and lots of sea urchins and fish. The hike was beautiful as well - I would recommend wearing water shoes with a good grip as you will walk on some rocks in the water at the end to check out the tide pool. The kayaks do get wet so we didn't bring our phones but there is a photo package you can purchase for $35. If you want to save some money, I would recommend bringing a water proof bag for your phones/cameras because you will want to take pictures! Definitely bring sunscreen because you will be in the sun pretty much the entire time. Water and candy were provided. Overall, this was a fun adventure and I would recommend!
Written May 13, 2022
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jhun5432
1 contribution
Sep 2022
As our last activity while on the island we booked a guided tour to Cas Cay for the Kayak, Hike, and Snorkel. Our guide was Devon and he made the experience wonderful. Originally we were only going to rent kayaks and explore on our own but ended up doing a guided tour. Devon was not only knowledgeable of the island and surrounding wildlife but truly exuded passion when educating our group! He was professional, fun, and made the entire experience great.
Truly Devon made the tour the highlight of our trip and we are so happy that we booked. We will return in the future for another vacation and will be booking another excursion and requesting Devon as our guide!
Truly Devon made the tour the highlight of our trip and we are so happy that we booked. We will return in the future for another vacation and will be booking another excursion and requesting Devon as our guide!
Written September 13, 2022
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We are coming in via a cruise ship. How would we get to your location?
Written June 5, 2022
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848G+V3X Estate Bovoni, St Thomas, USVI
Written May 28, 2022
How can you get from the cruise ship (Norwegian) to where the tours depart and how far/how much is it to get there for 5 people?
Written April 2, 2022
Do you offer transportation from ports ???
Written March 29, 2022
Is there parking available at the starting/ending location for this experience?
Written February 22, 2020
How do you handle the kids for the kayaking part of the excursion? Can 3 people go into a kayak or do they just sit in front?
Written January 16, 2020
hola, nosotros estaremos en Septiembre, vamos en viaje de crucero, los grupos de cuántas personas se componen? muchas gracias
Written February 26, 2019
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