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Everglades Single Day Kayaking Tours
Day and Three Hour Sea Kayaking Tours in the Everglades National Park
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Location |
Everglades National Park, Florida |
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Dates |
Daily December through April |
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Times |
Day tours: 9:00am,
10:30am and 12:00pm
3 hour tours: 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and
3:30pm |
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Level |
All levels |
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Length |
5-6 hours and 3
hours (includes instruction
and prep time) |
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Activities |
Kayaking, Nature Viewing & Exploring |
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Price |
Day tour - $99 (2
person minimum) / Half-day tour - $75 (4
person minimum) |
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See also |
Florida
Everglades Multi-Day Expeditions |
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No previous sea kayaking experience is required.
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We use both single and tandem sea kayaks
depending on experience levels and conditions.
If you are interested in paddling a single sea
kayak please let us know upon making your
reservation.
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Book this tour!
 Meet
your Crystal Seas
Everglades
kayaking guide in the parking lot
of the Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City.
After a brief paddle lesson and equipment orientation, we
will head out on the water into
the Everglades
National Park.
We
will start by paddling up one
of two local rivers (the Turner
River or the
Lopez River).
The tide and weather will determine which
route is best for our
Everglades kayak
expedition. After a brief shallow water crossing, we
enter the rivers which branch into a twisted maze of mangrove
swamp glades that beg to be paddled. Often referred to as
"mangrove tunnels", these small creeks and cuts
lead to countless small bays and passages for us to explore.
 On
our full day tours we will occasionally
stop along the way to stretch our legs and have lunch (you
will want to bring a sack lunch). Don’t worry about getting
lost… our
Everglades
kayak guide will take care of the elaborate navigation
so that you will have more time to feast your eyes on the
abundance of life in this amazing region. You will see numerous
fish splashing as they swim past your kayak. A truly great
place to watch birds, even for the most
avid birder, hundreds of birds call this place home in the
winter and year round.
While you kayak
south Florida, you
will also want to keep a keen eye for marine mammals such
as the local dolphins thrashing at mullet fish or the colossal
manatee which are often spotted as
they surface to breathe.
Today’s
paddle would be similar to the first or last day of our
Everglades Wilderness Waterway tour. This is a great introduction
to the sport of sea kayaking and your guide will insure
a truly memorable experience. Who knows, maybe you will
join us for a multi-day kayak camping tour to take on the
Wilderness Waterway for yourself.
Just northwest of the
Florida
Keys kayaking in the Everglades is a spectacular winter
paddling destination!
Special thanks to Angie Krieger and Carrie Weaver
for above photos
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