Dolphin Kayak Tour: Experience St Augustine's Wildlife
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St. Augustine
Join our Dolphin Kayak Tour in St Augustine and experience the wildlife of the Salt Run. Guaranteed sightings of dolphins and manatees. Small groups, quality equipment, and experienced guides.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Anastasia State Park - See the wild beauty of the state park from a kayak or paddleboard, enjoy the wind and fresh air as you paddle down the Salt Run
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Kayak, Life Jacket, and Paddle provided
  • Experience the wonder of kayaking
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The Salt Run Dolphin Tour caters to kayakers at every skill level, even novices! Your knowledgeable guide will set you up with a comprehensive tutorial, a fitted kayak, gear and an incredible eco-experience. The tour commences at St Augustine Lighthouse Park and extends to the picturesque Anastasia State Park.

Must be 15 or older to operate a Solo kayak.

Why Opt for Us?

Wildlife Guarantee – Get a free trip if you do not spot at least one Dolphin or one Manatee!

On-time start: Not exceeding 10 minutes delay from the scheduled time

Top-rate Equipment – We use sit-on-top kayaks for supreme comfort

Limited Group Sizes – We cap our groups at 10 members, children included

Expert Guide - For your Safety and learning

Please review your messages following your booking to get essential information, waivers, and to select between a double and single kayak.

  • CHECK MESSAGES FOR WAIVER, INFO, & EQUIPMENT
  • Please Arrive 10-15 minutes before your tour start time
Location
446 Ocean Vista Ave
Ocean Vista Avenue
We're always on the beach next to the boat ramp, NOT the marina / Yacht Club. We all wear shirts with Kayak St Augustine on the pocket. You may park in the main parking area, facing the water, by the tennis courts, or along the main entrance road. Do NOT park in the yacht club parking
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Guide06716311109
May 26, 2024
Great exercise! - Had a nice morning Kayaking, the guides were friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. We suggest wearing swimwear, bringing water, snack, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, and reef shoes. Will definitely return on our next visit to St. Augustine area.
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Brianna
May 24, 2024
Solo Friendly & Fun - Highly recommend this tour!! Our tour guide, Gary, was great!! He was knowledgeable, funny, and relatable. You can tell he loves his job. He also asked several times if I wanted him to take my picture for me in the beautiful scenery. Our tour only had me and one other couple on it which was actually great because Gary was able to get us all in conversation and get to know one another. Matt and Landy (and Gizmo!) were also very friendly and helpful! I did this tour solo and would highly recommend anyone else to do this solo! It was not at all awkward and I never felt left out. We saw dolphins, a jellyfish, manatees, sea turtles and tons of birds. No sharks, snakes or gators. If you are scared of the ocean- this is the tour to make you feel more at peace and comfortable with it. They also do a paddle board tour that next time I’m in town I’ll probably do! Thanks again!!
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Crysti_n
May 9, 2024
Delighted - Such an amazing adventure with Gary ,our guide. We saw many dolphins playing about our kayaks. Lots of history about the area. A delightful day which I would highly recommend.thank you for the experience!!
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Sandra
May 8, 2024
Great tour, very peaceful - We saw lots of dolphins! Lots of sea turtles! One (possible) shark! It was very lovely and the water was as smooth as glass. Gary was an outstanding tour guide, very chill and knowledgeable and had some great nature-related dad jokes, too. And Gizmo was adorable
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Sandra_w
May 8, 2024
Lovely way to spend the morning - We saw lots of dolphins! Lots of sea turtles! One (possible) shark! It was very lovely and the water was as smooth as glass. Gary was an outstanding tour guide, very chill and knowledgeable and had some great nature-related dad jokes, too.
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Jeremyki1578ig
May 4, 2024
Awsome Time - Gary was awsome, beautiful Day,, we saw dolphins, star fish, fish, birds it was such a good time. Got to enjoy and explore the sand Bank also.
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L6934qzmariop
May 2, 2024
Great Experience - Very relaxing and informative kayak trip I would definitely recommend. Had a great time hearing the education about marine life while experiencing my first time kayaking
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V2070dvemilys
May 1, 2024
Awesome kayaking and wildlife in St Augustine - Had a great time! Gary was our tour guide and did a great job. We were fortunate and saw multiple dolphins and lots of wildlife.
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Dallasachicago
Apr 30, 2024
So much fun! - We had so much fun on our kayaks out in the water! Our guide Gary was fantastic! He had wonderful information and helpful tips while kayaking- his jokes were great, too. The equipment was very nice as well. We saw dolphins and turtles and plenty of birds diving for fish. I would definitely book another tour with them!
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Folklord
Apr 26, 2024
Highly recommend! - Went with my mother; it was the first time in a tandem kayak for both of us. We had a really nice time. We didn't see any dolphins, but we did see sea turtles, cormorants, and a shark which was really cool (and true to their word we got an email with a code for a second tour, hopefully dolphins next time!) Gary and Landy were both fantastic and made sure that we were comfortable and knew what we were doing before getting us in the water. Gary was very knowledgeable about the wildlife and history of the area and shared that knowledge with us as we paddled. My mom is hearing impaired and we both appreciated Gary speaking loudly and being accommodating to that. He also offered to take pictures for us while on the water which was nice. We briefly met the owner of the company after returning and he seemed lovely, too. Just a really kind, personable group of people who obviously take pride in what they do. I would highly recommend this tour and we plan to come back next time we're in the area.
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