Paddle Marco
Paddle Marco
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Eco ToursGear RentalsNature & Wildlife ToursStand Up PaddleboardingKayaking & Canoeing
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Join Marco Island's only biologist and naturalist tour guides for an adventure into the beautiful mangrove tunnels! While paddling, we'll be looking for wildlife like tree crabs, huge conch shells, osprey, heron, dolphins and more! You'll learn all about the mangrove trees, the history of Marco Island and all of the wildlife that lives here! Everyone gets their own single-seater kayak with a cup holder, comfortable high-back seat and waterproof bags. We also have 2-seater kayaks if you have small children or enjoy fighting with your spouse. The water is usually waist deep, easy to paddle and don't worry... there are no alligators! And best of all... you'll get FREE HD PHOTOS of your tour the same day! Get on the Fun tour today! We are Marco Island's only kayak delivery service. Kayak and paddleboard rentals include free delivery to homes, condos, Caxambas park and Capri Paddlecraft Park. Maps and waterproof bags included.
Marco Island, Florida
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2024
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1travelninja
11 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
It was a beautiful day in Marco Island so my wife and I decided to take kayaks out in the mangrove tunnels. We called Paddle Marco, though they were busy Glen was extraordinarily accommodating and met us at Capri Paddle Park, in no time we were on the water map in hand. Whether in a tour or solo the kayak is a great way to get out and see nature. I recommend booking early, especially if you are trying to book a tour, all tours were full the day we went. It’s no wonder that Paddle Marco is ranked so highly on trip advisor and other sites. Thank you Glenn and staff, this was a highlight of our vacation.
Written February 11, 2020
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Heather M
Lawrenceville, United States3 contributions
Apr 2020 • Family
Received a notification through my Marco Review App that Marco Paddle was offering a discounted weekly rental for kayaks and paddle-boards. My college age son and girlfriend were in town visiting and I figured “why not”. So I called and was able to rent the last two paddle boards for the week (4/13-4/21). So glad I was able to get these boards for the kids, they had a great time and it gave them something to do while the beaches are closed during this awful pandemic! Glenn came by and dropped off the boards, paddles, life jackets, and waterproof bag within 40 min. of my call to my home. Great guy, very courteous and friendly. HIGHLY recommend this business for a weeks worth of kayak/paddle-board rentals!!
Written April 20, 2020
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Glad your kids enjoyed the boards! Thanks for renting with us.
Written April 21, 2020
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Rosie Arseneault
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • Friends
We rented kayaks from Glen at Paddle Marco for the week we were visiting Marco Island . From the initial phone call of arranging the drop offs of the kayaks to the confirmed pick up at the end of the week was an excellent experience . Glen is responsive , informative and very friendly . His knowledge of the waterways and changing tides was spot on . He could not have made the rental experience any easier which was greatly appreciated by our group of 10 people . He took the time to instruct us on how to safely lower the boats into the water from our dock which would have been challenging if not explained ! My only regret is that we did not have time to tour with Glen . That will be on our itinerary next visit fir certain . I highly recommend Paddle Marco to anyone interested in a kayaking experience . You will not be disappointed in the excellent service .
Written January 12, 2020
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Lexi S
1 contribution
Mar 2020
We had a great experience with our kayak rental out of Caxamba! Glenn was extremely helpful and gave us some great tips on where to find shells. He was also very accommodating on time and number of kayakers. It was an extremely easy process - we got out of our car, Glenn arranged our kayaks, and we were on the water within 5 minutes. We would definitely recommend Paddle Marco for anyone looking for kayak rentals. We will definitely be using then again in the future!
Written March 14, 2020
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Charles Y
Wayzata, MN11 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
This was an excellent experience and one I would recommend to anyone. Glenn was our contact person and he did an excellent job accommodating six of us with three double kayaks. He gave us a map and told us where to go and where to find dolphins and sea shells and sand dollars. We saw at least five sets of dolphins with one chasing fish right between our kayaks. Of course that was the only encounter I did not have my camera ready since it happened so fast! If you go on the southern kayak route to Dickmans point go further to the “pass through” the island. That was were we saw the most dolphins. We started from Caxambas Park. Also bring a bag. If you go shelling here you will throw out all your shells from the main beach since there are so many perfect ones on the islands.
Written March 9, 2020
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John M
2 contributions
Jan 2021
My wife and I brought our four children, aged 3 to 12 with us, and we would recommend it to any family as a fabulous experience.
We had the best tour guide you could ask for. Richard was very knowledgeable and brought fascinating insights and fun lessons into our experience. I felt like my boys got college-level biology instruction in between profesional pointers on navigating a kayak through tight mangrove tunnels, all while having a lot of fun together in an absolutely beautiful setting. Richard was tremendously patient with our widely divergent paddling capacities, and helped us have fun, learn, and become successful at a fun new skill. His temperament was perfect for our large young family.
The natural setting was gorgeous. We were fortunate to have amazing weather, and the views were beautiful and the birds we saw were spectacular.
We never felt unsafe with our 3 and 7 year-olds riding in a boat with myself and my wife each, or with letting our 10 and 12 year-olds fend for themselves in a boat together. And Richard helped them become pretty decent kayakers by the end. The water was relatively shallow the entire way, and we all wore life vests, so even tipping wouldn't have been too big of a deal.
I'd go back again next time we're in town, and I'd ask for Richard to guide us again. Many thanks for a great family trip through the mangroves!
We had the best tour guide you could ask for. Richard was very knowledgeable and brought fascinating insights and fun lessons into our experience. I felt like my boys got college-level biology instruction in between profesional pointers on navigating a kayak through tight mangrove tunnels, all while having a lot of fun together in an absolutely beautiful setting. Richard was tremendously patient with our widely divergent paddling capacities, and helped us have fun, learn, and become successful at a fun new skill. His temperament was perfect for our large young family.
The natural setting was gorgeous. We were fortunate to have amazing weather, and the views were beautiful and the birds we saw were spectacular.
We never felt unsafe with our 3 and 7 year-olds riding in a boat with myself and my wife each, or with letting our 10 and 12 year-olds fend for themselves in a boat together. And Richard helped them become pretty decent kayakers by the end. The water was relatively shallow the entire way, and we all wore life vests, so even tipping wouldn't have been too big of a deal.
I'd go back again next time we're in town, and I'd ask for Richard to guide us again. Many thanks for a great family trip through the mangroves!
Written January 12, 2021
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BodySoulTravler
Denver, CO5 contributions
Nov 2019 • Family
Our family had a little reunion at Thanksgiving and Kayaking as a family was one of our biggest highlights! We can't recommend this company more highly - Richard and Gucci were our guides and made the trip magnificent! We loved that they were taking pictures of our experience and that this is included in the price. It made this experience just that much more enjoyable for all because no one had to think about getting pictures. Our guide was incredibly informative about the ecosystem and pointing out various species. LOVED EVERY MOMENT!
Written January 12, 2020
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June
11 contributions
Dec 2020 • Couples
Paddle Marco did a great job giving first time kayakers guidance on how to paddle and the guides stayed very close to us the entire way. I appreciated someone else taking our pictures so I could focus on what I was doing and listening to the guide. Very relaxing day!
Written December 7, 2020
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shleebogar
Lindsay, Canada4 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Rented two paddle boards for three days. Glen met us to pick up and drop off the paddleboards on time and was very flexible
Boards we good quality. Provided us with life
Jackets and extra paddles.
Highly recommended. Great customer service
Boards we good quality. Provided us with life
Jackets and extra paddles.
Highly recommended. Great customer service
Written January 3, 2020
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Duane W
10 contributions
Mar 2020 • Friends
This was our second successful rental experience with Glen and Paddle Marco! Love this company!
If it’s your first time, and not sure about the quality of equipment, personal service, or any other concerns then go with Paddle Marco!! They are great, on time, bend over backwards to make you happy and feel like pro’s!!
This trip we did the shelling. They had maps, pictures of shells in case you find the “coveted” Junonia shell. Glen gave us tips on tides, currents, estimates for how long we should spend at each place, he was great!
Top quality equipment, dry bags, paddles, comfortable seats and places to stow your stuff.
Full 12 ft sit on top kayaks.
The four in our group all had fun! We will be back!
If it’s your first time, and not sure about the quality of equipment, personal service, or any other concerns then go with Paddle Marco!! They are great, on time, bend over backwards to make you happy and feel like pro’s!!
This trip we did the shelling. They had maps, pictures of shells in case you find the “coveted” Junonia shell. Glen gave us tips on tides, currents, estimates for how long we should spend at each place, he was great!
Top quality equipment, dry bags, paddles, comfortable seats and places to stow your stuff.
Full 12 ft sit on top kayaks.
The four in our group all had fun! We will be back!
Written March 11, 2020
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Would you recommend doing a guided tour with Paddle Marco or just going on our own? Thank you
Written December 8, 2019
I'd recommend the guided tour. You''ll get the educational aspect from the guides, free photos from the photographers and you won't have to worry about getting lost ;)
Written December 8, 2019
We didn’t see any while paddling Ten Thousand Islands
Written April 1, 2019
Is their guided tours with the kayak rentals
Written December 25, 2018
Hi, we have guided kayak tours. We supply the kayaks and all the equipment and those are aprox 2.5 hours. Launch times and more details on our website. We also offer hourly kayak rentals without a tour guide. Prices and locations on our website as well. Thanks.
Written December 25, 2018
Are there 2 person Kayaks? We would like to bring our children.
Written May 25, 2018
Yes, we have 2-seater kayaks. We can even put a middle seat in a 2-seater to allow a smile child in between the 2 other passengers (turning it into a 3-seater).
Written May 26, 2018
Visit our website or give us a call: (239) 777-5423 - Thank you!
Written April 27, 2018
mikesjohnson345
Marco Island, Florida
We have our own kayaks can we also do the tour what is the cost for tour alone
Written March 27, 2018
Yes, if you provide your own kayaks we can reduce the cost from $65 to $55 for the guided tour
Written March 28, 2018
Hi, if an adult over 18+ signs for a minor, then anyone 12 and up can paddle on their own. Kids under 12 usually need to be with an adult.
Written September 27, 2017
Hi all,
Paddle Marco sounds amazing! Do you know if you can just rent kayaks, or do you have to go on a tour? (We are just concerned that our kids might not last the whole time on a tour.)
Thank you!
Written April 15, 2017
Hi Amy,
We offer rentals and tours. Anything from 1 hour and up. Thank you :)
Written April 15, 2017
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