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Private Manatee Snorkel Tour: Swim with Gentle Giants
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542 Ratings
Crystal River
This exclusive snorkeling tour with manatees is only for 3 hours, but the experience it offers will stay with your team forever! Your personal USCG certified captain will set sail with your private team to discover the sanctuary and bring you face to face with these ‘quiet mammoths’!
This exclusive snorkeling tour with manatees is only for 3 hours, but the experience it offers will stay with your team forever! Your personal USCG certified captain will set sail with your private team to discover the sanctuary and bring you face to face with these ‘quiet mammoths’!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- River Ventures - After checking in at the tour center you will watch a brief video about the manatees, go over the rules of swimming and how to interact in a manner that is fun for both you and the manatees. You are then fitted for a wetsuit to prepare you for your snorkeling adventure. Your guides will photograph the highlights of your entire…
- River Ventures - After checking in at the tour center you will watch a brief video about the manatees, go over the rules of swimming and how to interact in a manner that is fun for both you and the manatees. You are then fitted for a wetsuit to prepare you for your snorkeling adventure. Your guides will photograph the highlights of your entire manatee swim tour from start to finish, both above and below the water. Upon returning to the tour center, a high-resolution picture CD containing images from your manatee tour will be available for you to purchase if desired.
What's Included
- Expert guidance led by a professional
- Exclusive private tour experience
- Complimentary bottled water
- All necessary equipment provided
- Multilingual introductory video available (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish)
- Expert guidance led by a professional
- Exclusive private tour experience
- Complimentary bottled water
- All necessary equipment provided
- Multilingual introductory video available (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- DVD (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- DVD (available to purchase)
Additional Information
- Price reflects 1 to 10 people
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Post COVID-19 Policy- We are mindful to thoroughly clean water vehicles between visitors.
- Price reflects 1 to 10 people
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Post COVID-19 Policy- We are mindful to thoroughly clean water vehicles between visitors.
Location
River Ventures
Southeast Kings Bay Drive
River Ventures Manatee Tour and Education Center, please arrive 15 minutes early.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(542 Ratings)
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Kristenkw5169sx
Sep 26, 2025
Thank you 😊 - Crystal and Wade we're phenomenal!! We almost didnt make the drive. But im glad we drove the 2 hours to be here. Now the manatees, we were like mere inches from them! When they popped up, they pushed us away too lol it was great. Next time im bringing my kids. It was a Bachelorette trip.
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Jacobep232lu
Sep 20, 2025
If you love manatees this is a must do! - Maleah and Captain Rob were really great and friendly and know their stuff. Although we didn’t see the manatees too much due to poor visibility in the water and the time of season wasn’t the best for manatees we still had an amazing time and being up close with these beautiful creatures was amazing. Will definitely come again and would highly recommend river ventures!
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Molehaven
Sep 17, 2025
Perfect way to chill and see manatees - Great tour even in the summer months captain Wade hugely knowledgeable and very help even with those who where not overly confident in the water snorkelling,, we saw manatees and swam with them ,fantastic to see these animals in there natural environment ,highly recommend this tour with this company, this is our second time and pretty sure if we return to Orlando we will go again, Crystal Springs is an easy drive down from the Disney and universal bedlam
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Anngp3041ao
Sep 8, 2025
Great Day! - The crew was amazing! Took time to make my grand daughter comfortable. Will do it again! Will try in the winter months!!!
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Familytraveller365
Aug 30, 2025
Amazing memories! - We had such an amazing morning with Captain Michael and Guide Crystal. They were full of info about the manatees and stories about the area. They were very knowledgeable and patient which resulted in us swimming with a mom and her twins. The babies were so curious and interactive despite it being the middle of summer. We’ve come back with a tonne of memories and some pics snapped by Crystal.
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576rosemarieh
Aug 23, 2025
AMAZING - Garret and Natalie were a blast!! We had an incredible experience, with breathtaking manatee encounters. 10/10 recommend.
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Nandhinipb77
Aug 12, 2025
Best experience ever! - I am a first time snorkeler! Ryan and Piper were so understanding and helped me get through the tour smoothly. We go to see a baby manatee that was pretending to be an adult! The best part was seeing the baby swim right next to me!!!
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Q1506wzluisd
Aug 7, 2025
Great time - Captain Rob and Guide Crystal and Mike were great tour guides and leading us to see a big manatee and following it around.
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Karendi9634ha
Aug 3, 2025
Mana-tastic!!!! - Natalie and Ryan went above and beyond to get us near a manatee and her baby, all while providing a safe and fun experience.
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Johnds949
Aug 3, 2025
Manatee is our Spirit Animal- so ZEN - We had an awesome time with Ryan and Natalie and we will be back in January and ask for them again. We found a mother and a baby and the baby came up right in front of us had to get air and it was just awesome.
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