Chassahowitzka River Clear Kayak Tours: Unspoiled Wildlife Experience
4.8
192 Ratings
Homosassa

The Chaz is nestled within preserved land, ensuring a genuinely untouched Floridian encounter. Interact with the local manatees, dolphins, alligators, river otters, and a plethora of fish species, and don’t miss out on the distinctive bird species overhead.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge - This tour begins and ends at Seven Sisters Campground located on a canal just off the main river. We’ll paddle to Seven Sisters Springs, where the natural underwater limestone creates several small cave tunnels that connect to each other, making it possible to dive from one opening to the next! Then, paddle downstream to Baird Creek, a winding stream that is only accessible by small paddle crafts and is like a scene from Jurassic Park!
What's Included
  • All paddling equipment provided, including tandem kayak, life jacket, and paddles.
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Parking fees
  • Towels, bathing suits, water shoes, sun glasses, etc.
Additional Information
  • Not recommended for beginner kayakers
Location
8544 W Miss Maggie Dr
West Miss Maggie Drive
Once you arrive at Seven Sisters Campground, you will go into the campground office to pay $10 for parking and will be directed on where to park!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.8
(192 Ratings)
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Getaway48600929540
Mar 30, 2024
Will be doing this again. - Absolutely beautiful! Got to see manatees, a baby alligator and several species of fish and birds. Our guide Ryan was knowledgeable about the area and made sure that all of us had a great time. We went on several excursions while visiting here but this was hands down my favorite!
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Jes_agee
Mar 21, 2024
Fun on The Chaz - Great paddle! Izzy was fun, informative, and super organized. We saw several springs and were lucky to find a small herd of manatee even though most have gone to the gulf for the season. The Chaz is a beautiful river to explore! We took our five year old and he did great riding between the two of us.
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C9692amkarent
Mar 15, 2024
Manatees and more! - Ryan T was a great guide. He is knowledgeable of all things related to the river. He had great narratives as we paddled the river. He was personable and always had a smile on his face. I was able to experience a few things I never would have like swimming through a cave. And the bonus was we were able to se a number of different manatees!
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94clarissar
Mar 7, 2024
Izzy rocks 🤘🏻 - Such a beautiful area to kayak! Izzy was the perfect tour guide and gave some awesome recommendations on what else to do locally! So glad we decided to do this while in the area, thank you!
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Z7389doconnief
Mar 6, 2024
Great Paddle on the Chaz! - We had a great tour with Chris. He knew a lot about the river. Seeing the springs was so cool. As we traveled back to the campground we took off from there was a dolphin fishing for dinner. It was a fabulous experience and Chris shared a great video with us that he took.
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Leia
Feb 28, 2024
Fun experience and amazing guide! - The environment was incredible, and so was the guide! We got to see lots of different animals, but the ones we found the most exciting were the manatees. Another thing that we thought was great was that whatever we asked the guide, he could answer everything. He also showed us underwater caves that we got to swim through at the end of the tour which was really cool!! Very happy with this experience.
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Yok_p
Feb 27, 2024
Wonderful - Our tour guide ‘James’ was wonderful. And he of course we found Manatees also a lot of birds. It was so much fun
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Sharonu705
Feb 27, 2024
Educational and fun. - First time to kayak the florida rivers. Ryan was a fantastic guide and let us take time to swim and explore the holes. He shared his knowledge of everything we saw. Also saw lots of manatees and he educated us about that as well.
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Aleen_g
Mar 27, 2024
Good - Clear canoes are difficult to navigate in windy conditions. Guide did a good job in letting teen play at swing
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Mariannemi2346kn
Mar 27, 2024
Dissapointed - We didn't kayak. My son was sick so we couldn't go. The get up and go declined a refund even though we bought the insurance stating we had to give 12 hours notice. Well -he wasnt sick until that morning. They did not offer anything like a rescedule. Disappointed. We won't ever book a trip with them again.
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