Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comSwim with Manatees at Crystal River plus Everglades Airboat Adventure
based on 21 reviews
Duration: 11 hours (approx.)
Location: Orlando, Florida
Product code: 2855MANATEE
21 reviews of Swim with Manatees at Crystal River plus Everglades Airboat Adventure
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A fantastic way to spend your day. I would have spent the whole day in the water with the manatees though!!!
Reviewed by: Colleen C, Canada, March 2007
This was a wonderful experience. The only trouble was that we couldn't check on our pickup time by e-mail and it was hard to get someone on the phone. Some of this was our mistake as we didn't call before we left. The ride to and from was very comfortable, the swim with manatees indescribably wonderful, the stop at the state park was very interesting and fun. All in all a wonderful day.
Reviewed by: Cynthia B, United States, December 2006
I very much enjoyed the swim with Manatees portion of the tour. The boat captain was friendly, knowledgeable and keen to make our experience as full as possible. However, the Everglades airboat adventure makes that portion of the tour sound very exciting, unfortunately nothing could have been further from the truth. An oversize cumbersome barge that was too heavy to travel down the many tributaries we could see or to cross the reeds as I had expected. Members of our party who had had an airboat ride on a previous visit to the Crystal River said that there experience had been much much better. I was left feeling very disappointed as I had been looking forward to this portion of the tour.
Reviewed by: John M, United Kingdom, August 2008
It was a good trip. Thought we would get to see alligators etc while on the airboat ride but did not. For the Manatee swim the water was very murky so the manatees were just a shadow. Could not take a good picture. Definitely need to be able to swim to move in the water due to current. From Orlando to the Crystal Springs was longer than expected. Not recommend with children. REALLY liked the Nature Center, they need to have alot more time there.
Reviewed by: Donna T, United States, July 2008
The airboat ride was fun, but we only saw a fin in the water. When we went on the boat to see the manatees, the boat broke down. There were too many people, and I could not get close to the manatees, and then it rained. The people were great. The trip was well organized. I would go again, but in a smaller group.
Reviewed by: Jan H, United States, July 2008
Although the tour rep was very helpful, the tour itself was awful. The airboat ride was not what was expected. Too many people were crammed into the boat, and there was nothing to see. The manatee swim wasn't much better. The water is too murky; you can barely see anything. Our experience was cut short due to the breakdown of another boat, the other people had to be rescued. I would not recommend to anyone.
Reviewed by: Kerri M, United Kingdom, July 2008
