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Blue Springs Orlando: Manatee Viewing, Natural Spring Adventure

4.7

130 Ratings

Orange City

Experience the incomparable beauty of Blue Springs Orlando with a local Floridian Tour Guide. Enjoy paddle boarding or kayaking while learning about wildlife and the area's history.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

2399 W French Ave - Our guests will be greeted by your tour guide once you park. Because most of our guest have never tried paddle boarding before, we start all tours with and an on-ground demonstration and lesson. Once we hit the water all paddle boaders and kayakers will follow their tour guide as he leads them on an adventure of a lifetime. We often see manatees, bald eagles, great blue herons, tons of turtles, sandhill cranes, otters, and much much more. Your tour guide will lead you to the beautiful and crystal clear waters of the Blue Springs. Once you arrive your tour guide will go over tons of interesting facts about the local wildlife and the History of the area. After viewing all the wildlife, we will start to make our way back to the launch point were we started.

What's Included

Paddle board or kayak with paddles and life vest included

What's Not Included

Gratuity

Additional Information

Our touring guests will accompany a native Florida guide who will unveil the unique beauty of Florida’s natural springs while delivering intriguing information about local fauna and the region’s history. Majority of our guests have not experienced paddle boarding prior to joining us, hence our tour guides are trained to excel in instructing individuals of varied age groups and abilities. Our assurance for a seamless experience leverages the best quality paddle boards in the world, allowing our guests to enjoy the tour without fretting over their balance. One-person and two-person kayaks are also available, preferable for those with a liking for kayaking. With over a dozen years of service in Florida and accolades as one of the premier tour operators in the USA from the Travel Channel, come discover why we’ve been acknowledged as such, first hand!

Location

2399 W French Ave

West French Avenue

We will meet all of our guest at right at the waters edge!

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.7

(130 Ratings)

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Beachsme

Feb 22, 2024

Nice surprise. - Lots of Manatees and fish and people all swimming around the spring together. Nice laid back green space. More than I expected. Worth the visit.

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Armandocris15

Aug 3, 2023

Great, would recommend to others! - Nolan was a great tour guide he was funny and very knowledgeable about the wildlife and plant life!! We saw dolphins and manatees on the tour.

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Daniellekz2956wh

Aug 1, 2023

Relaxing trip - We got to see a dolphin on our trip. Very relaxing& enjoyable. Knew we had set it up with the right company, 3 brothers boards because their logo was a triscilion which is an irish symbol that I love & saw it a lot when I went to Ireland.

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A8767ouelisabethg

Jul 20, 2023

Kajak-Tour with Venture Outdoors - I did a Kajak-Tour with Venture Outdoors at Blue Springs. Our Guide Astrid was exelent. She is very knowlegeable about the wildlife, could answer all our questens. There was no rush, we could decide the tempo and the lunchtime with the healthy food was perfect. I would always recomand Venture Outdoors. Pia

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L1548msjaneh

Jul 9, 2023

Blue Springs State Park - We loved the Blue Springs state park. We took the ecological boat tour, snorkeled, swam, rented tubes, picnicked, and enjoyed the bike trail. I would highly recommend!

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Wilfred_b

Jun 8, 2023

Fun day on the water. - Our guide was Dallas and he spent time showing us the little things that make nature come to life. He spotted the dolphin pods so that we could enjoy seeing them play right around us. Great guy, friendly and knowledgeable. Thanks Dallas.

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Christine_w

Sep 8, 2023

Relaxing kayak adventure - Relaxing kayak ride through mangroves, though I was originally scheduled for Blue Springs Manatee Tour I’m not sure why it was rebooked…that was disappointing, not going to lie. Though my guide was very nice and knowledgeable for area we wound up kayaking in.

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Amanda_p

Sep 15, 2023

Disappointment - I reserved my time and paid and then received a call that they weren't running tours for today. So disappointed. Waiting for my refund.

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Climber41290827058

Sep 4, 2023

The tour never happened... Chwck with them first before booking - One of those times when you would give zero stars if you could. Booked a 1 pm guided tour in the morning, got charged, received a confirmation from Tripadvisor. We arrive to the pick up point about 20 minutes before the start, there's no one waiting for us. I called the organizer's number (Three Brothers Boards...), turned out they were not able to do the tour from that location, but worst of all, they couldn't notify us earlier because they were overwhelmed or something. Will need to wait a couple of days to see if we got a full refund. At least we were already in the area so we found a trail nearby, but overall our day was quite messed up because of that and not being informed that the tour wasn't viable to begin with. Definitely check with them first before booking anything.

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