Amazing Experience, laid back, experienced and small group too! - Grace ( photographer/ guide) and Dylan (captain/guide) were amazing!!!! We honestly felt like we were hanging with friends, who happen to have a boat n know a heck of a lot about the wildlife! They were so flexible. They actually took us on a boat ride and showed us around as well and we ended up seeing a Dolphin as well! Highly recommend. The prices are reasonable, I felt very safe the whole time, and I loved their souvenir shop…also, reasonable prices!!! Thanks so much y’all made my whole trip and I couldn’t have imagined a better experience!

Great Tour - We had an amazing tour. It was everything we hoped for. Our guide Grace and captain Evan did a fantastic job! I highly recommend this company.

Big J - Our in water guide Jayden was not only knowledgeable but easy on the eyes 👀 they do such a great job one of the best trips our family has ever been on! Will be coming back with Natures Discovery in the future!! BOOK THIS!

Would recommend! - My boyfriend and I booked a tour with Nature's Discovery and we could not be more pleased with our experience! Our guide Grace and captain Evan were extremely knowledgeable and fun. This has been on my bucket list since we moved to Florida! Even though manatee season ended last month, they were able to find several manatees for us to swim with, including a mom and baby! We also saw lots of other wildlife in the bay, two bald eagles, and some cute turtles! Thanks again Grace and Evan for an adventure to remember!

Awesome Trip! - I thought this tour was incredible! Me and my family had so much fun swimming with the manatees!! Our guide Grace was very friendly and got us right up to them. We got to see a mom and her baby for most of the tour! Highly recommend these guys if you are looking to book one of these trips!!!

Six Manatees swimming around me. - We thought the tour was very good. The boat captain and the guide were very helpful and knowledgeable especially for my wife. I Would recommend this tour company very highly.

Amazing Tour and Guides - Amazing experience, especially for my teens! Huge shout out to, Hina and Evan, our guide and captain. They were super friendly, accomodating, and knowledgeable. Our trip was at the tail end of the season after all of the migratory manatees had gone so we weren't sure how it would go, but we still had an amazing outing with the manatees thanks to these guys. I would 100% book with this company again. Some of the excursions from other companies had up to 12 people in their groups. Our much smaller group was definitely a plus.

Great experience! - GREAT TOUR! Did the 4pm slot with a family of 4 and had the boat to ourselves . Captain Jake and guide Hina provided an awesome experience. They explained everything we needed to know during the boat trip and made sure my family felt safe and had the best experience possible. Very organized, wet suit, snorkel, mask all provided. Highly recommend.

Amazing experience and includes photographer - I went on both a private tour and a small group tour with Nature's Discovery the first week of April 2024 and had an outstanding experience. First, I attended the private tour with my spouse and two of my teenage children. Grace was our guide and Evan was our captain; both were friendly and knowledgeable. Everyone wore a wetsuit and used a pool noodle to maximize the ability to float with as little motion as possible near the manatees. Nearly all the manatees had returned to the Gulf by the time we visited Crystal River, but Evan and Grace quickly found a mother and calf. I had not previously snorkeled and had a bit of a panic attack at first. Grace could not have been more patient and helpful until I finally got things figured out. It is astonishing that we could get so close to a wild animal, which was unconcerned with our presence. They were literally inches away. A third manatee came by as we were in the water. We left the water and then spotted yet another young manatee in shallow water, and went in to see that manatee as well. Again, we were able to get within inches of it and watch it feeding. It was an amazing experience. My third teenager was sick the day we went on the private tour, so two days later, he and I joined a small group tour. The small groups are indeed small -- only 6 people at most. Our guide was Jaden and our captain was Carlos. Once again, they quickly found manatees -- I believe there were three, although I interacted with one in particular. Once again, we were able to get within inches of the manatee and watch it eating. We were extremely close to it when it surfaced for air. We were able to spend a long time with the manatee. Jaden and Carlos made sure that we were able to see and float near the manatee and that we were comfortable. Once again, it was an amazing experience. I chose this tour because they offer underwater photographs to memorialize the event. Both times, I purchased the full set of photos for $45. I also chose this tour because they limit the size of the groups, which makes it much easier to enjoy seeing and being near the manatees. If you have a family or group of 4 to 6, the private tour makes sense, but even "sharing" the small group tour with others, the experience is exceptional. I highly recommend Nature's Discovery. (I intended to upload photos for this review but was receiving error messages).

Manatee experience - Overall, pleasant experience. We went as a family and the party consisted of one more individual. The guide tried hard to find manatees for us to see but perhaps due to it being the end of the season, struggled a little. We saw glimpses and a couple deep in the water but that was largely the extent of it. The guide spent more time with the one individual and we were largely left alone. The entire trip was 2 hours rather than the advertised 3