Thank you for your question! Most days, this excursion is leisurely to moderately active. We routinely cover several miles during the tour which is 3 hours in duration. The difficulty of the tour largely depends on wind speed and direction as well as the force of the tidal flow at any given time. It generally goes like so ... Wind speed of 5 - 10 mph is considered pretty easy to do unless someone is in poor physical shape. Wind speed of 10 - 15 mph is considered easy enough for some, moderately difficult for others and difficult for a small percentage of participants. Wind speed of 15 - 20 mph is considered difficult to strenuous by most people. You will be issued a wind advisory by e-mail or text ... or both sometimes. We can still do the tour, but precautions will be taken by avoiding deep water channels and tidal flow. The entire tour is done in relatively shallow water and the tour will follow the path of least resistance. We prefer that you reschedule if possible when wind speeds are this fast. Wind speed of 20 mph or more .... tour is cancelled. We will not take you out in wind speed in excess of 20 mph. We are the best kayak guides out there, and that's why we won't do it. Your absolute safety comes first and keeping a tour contained at wind speeds in excess of 20 mph is a very difficult task, even for the best of guides. We will ask you to reschedule and if you cannot, we will refund you. We understand that cancelling a tour is disappointing and we have had people push very hard to go out anyways because it is their last day on vacation etc .... but we will not do it under any circumstances. We draw the line at 20 mph. We strongly recommend that you book your tour at the start of your vacation so we can reschedule you if we get unsettled weather. We strongly advise you to check the weather before booking if possible so you can choose a day with the lowest wind speeds at least chance of rain. Any kayak tour is always dependent on weather. Great question! Thank you! :) :)

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32philipc

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Reviewed 1 week ago

Kayaking with Manatees

Our kayak tour, from 8-11 AM on 7 August, was fantastic! Eric led our group of 11 while Tim went ahead of the group, first searching for manatees and then for small estuarine animals. Tim found manatees quickly, after perhaps 25 to 35 minutes on...More

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sandy19552016

Spring, Texas

4115

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Beautiful Day on The Water

We chose to go on the Kayak tour with Tim Martell of Manatee Guides after reading the TripAdvisor reviews. We weren't let down at all. I've been on a number of kayak outings in the past and Time by far, tops the list. He has...More

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crystal c

Nature at it's best

Such a fantastic day!!!! Tim is amazing! Very knowledgible about the area and the wildlife. He made sure that we got to see the beautiful Manatee(I love all sea life,all animals really)and we got up close with a jumping Dolphin too! Tim showed us so...More

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georgiagirl09

Marietta, GA

5831

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Estero Bay Nature Tour

I spoke to the owner, Tim, over the phone. I had a Groupon that had expired. He offered 10% off as a courtesy. Great customer service. We met him at the launching point. We passed it initially but a quick phone call and we were...More

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Caniece

Cincinnati, Ohio

115

Reviewed July 10, 2017

Fantastic

We would highly recommend this activity. we saw tons of wild life. It was absolutly worth it. I would do it again!

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CaptainSen

Grand Cayman

Reviewed July 6, 2017

Exercise in nature and learn something along the way.

This is the real thing. Tim clearly knows lots about nature and provide good tidbits along the way. Kayaking is the way to go. I doubt the jet ski tours could ever get that close to the animals (manatee, dolphins, many birds). Tim will show...More

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emo7216

Kentucky

Reviewed July 2, 2017 via mobile

Kayaking with manatees

This kayaking trip was great! Tim, our guide, did an excellent job tracking the manatees and educating us about them and the surrounding ecosystem. I love how passionate he is about the manatees! I learned so much about Estero Bay, manatees, and the bird populations....More

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Pamela A

Naples, Florida, United States

Reviewed June 30, 2017

Amazing experience!

Tim and Scott took our family on an awesome tour where we saw birds, dolphins, turtles and manatees! They shared a lot of knowledge about the wild life. The tour was enjoyable and a ton of fun! They even provided water. Would highly recommend this...More

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Tony D

Reviewed June 27, 2017

Highlight of our vacation!

First off, this tour is absolutely amazing. My girlfriend and I booked this tour the evening before, not really sure what to expect as we had little kayak experience prior to the tour. We ended up having the best day of our vacation. Tim was...More

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Chris C

Reviewed May 18, 2017

Tim's knowledge as a guide made this excursion unforgettable!

My husband and I were inexperienced kayakers. Our guide, Tim Martell, (also owner of ManateeGuides.com) was so patient with teaching us the fundamentals. He also assured us that if we felt we couldn't physically do the rowing, he would tie us to his kayak and...More

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