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Blue Heron River Tours

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Open Now: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

2999 W State Road 44, DeLand, FL 32720-8844

Open today: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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We operate a 45 foot, 49 passenger Coast Guard licensed tour boat out of Hontoon Landing Resort and Marina in Deland, Florida.

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Phil R

Chelmsford, Massachusetts

26756

Reviewed 3 days ago

Josh was an excellent guide. It was a nice warm day and great for a slow ride on the river. The variety of wildlife was very limited (turtles, small alligators and birds). We expected to see large alligators based on our hotel's concierge description of...More

Date of experience: January 2019

Thank Phil R

Hello, Thank you for coming. I am sorry I was unable to find big alligators for you. We did see a lot. The only thing I can control is the boat. What we see is totally up to nature and weather plays a huge role...More

tourchick

Bemidji, Minnesota

8531

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Excellent narrated boat tour

Our captain provided a nice relaxing cruise on the St John’s River with very interesting commentary. Very enjoyable.

Date of experience: January 2019

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Robert P

Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom

4916

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Highly Recommended

There can be few better ways to spend a warm, sunny couple of hours than on this trip along the St John's river. The captain was not only very knowledgeable about the area and the wildlife but put everything over to us in a humorous...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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Captain2h

DeLand, Florida

5310

Reviewed 5 weeks ago via mobile

A Must Do!!

What an absolutely beautiful and educational experience. The boat captain was excellent and very knowledgeable. This tour is highly recommended!

Date of experience: December 2018

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Ginza P

Orlando, Florida

2511

Reviewed 5 weeks ago via mobile

Enjoy Florida’s nature boat ride

If you like nature, I would recommend this for u. It’s a boat ride along in St. John’s river. I saw rare birds and trees. Great educational trip. We Enjoyed the beautiful river in winter. Trip was about 2 hour long. Tour guide was very...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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cel201

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Reviewed December 6, 2018 via mobile

Wonderful tour

Beautiful and informative tour! We saw Manatee and Gators and tons of birds! I definitely recommend this tour

Date of experience: December 2018

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Cindy R

Ormond Beach, Florida

247

Reviewed November 15, 2018 via mobile

Don't trust the receptionist.

We got the hype for this while on vacation at our timeshare and called on our last morning to see if we could get reservations to go on the 1pm trip. It took her a while to return our call. She encouraged us to come...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank Cindy R

We are sorry that you were not able to make it on our trip. The days leading up to a holiday are generally busy and we only have one phone line and at times have to return more than one call back. However, when you...More

Michael D

DeLand, Florida

Reviewed November 6, 2018

Entertaine your company

We had a beautiful day of relaxation and beauty. Not too hot. Saw lots of wild birds and flowers. More interesting to non-Floridians. Go early if you want lunch before your trip.

Date of experience: March 2018

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Discover30353527159

Reviewed October 31, 2018 via mobile

Amazing boat tours

Went with my dad and was very impressed with the captain. He is the owner and was very knowledgeable about all the animals we saw. Had an awesome time. Will be back

Date of experience: October 2018

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Uxcanuk

286

Reviewed October 23, 2018

Nice way to spend afternoon

This tour is a nice way to break up the day. This two hour trip takes you up the St. john’s River and into areas where egrets, herons, turtles and other animals live. Unfortunately, I saw no alligators or manatees. Josh makes the trip fun...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Roving824633

What time of day should we book our tour? Next week 21st?

October 15, 2018|

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If it’s not too hot, we went at 1pm and had a fabulous afternoon . Weather was perfect. Captain Josh is great. Hope that helps. If too hot I’d do 10am

Paula B

Do I need to make a reservation

February 9, 2018|

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Yes, reservations ensure that the trip will depart and save your spots onboard as well.

Robert T

Directions from St. Augustine, please.

January 30, 2017|

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Taking 95 South to I4 West to the exit for 44 West all the way through DeLand, Old NX Ave right before the bridge goes over the St. John's River follow that back to the marina and parking lot.

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