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Clear Kayak Tour: Explore Shell Key Wildlife
4.7
153 Ratings
Tierra Verde
Embark on a thrilling clear kayak tour in St Pete, exploring the abundant wildlife of Shell Key preserve and Fort Desoto park. Discover dolphins, manatees, rays, and a variety of shore birds on this 2-2.5 hour adventure.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 2830 Pinellas Bayway S - Open water kayaking through the 1800 acre nature preserve of Shell Key, and Fort DeSoto park. See all the wildlife through our clear transparent kayaks.
What's Included
- Kayak and lifejacket
- Free parking
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Drinks
Additional Information
Embark on an intriguing kayak journey in St Pete, utilizing our Crystal Clear kayaks. The tour provides an engaging view of marine life within the Shell Key preserve and Fort Desoto park. Our trained guides deliver a captivating description of the surrounding wildlife and ecosystem. Group sizes for these tours could be from 2 to 16 individuals and run for about 2 to 2-1/2 hours. Tours are mainly conducted in the sheltered waters and mangrove passages of the Shell Key Wildlife Preserve in Pinellas County. This 1,800-acre preserve is a familiar route for Dolphins, Manatees, Rays and numerous different shorebirds such as pelicans, egrets, herons, cormorants, ospreys, and occasionally roseate spoonbills.
Please be advised: This physical activity is NOT recommended for the Senior Citizens or Overweight individuals, or those suffering from back related ailments/issues, or people with other physical conditions. It is essential to be physically fit to partake in this venture.
- Minimum age is 6 years
- For the tandem kayak option (2 per kayak) please note you only need to book 1 ticket (1 adult) as you are booking one kayak for two.
- Not suitable for the obese.
- Not suitable for the elderly.
Location
2830 Pinellas Bayway S
Pinellas Bayway South
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(153 Ratings)
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Heathergc296dz
May 21, 2024
Beautiful views - My husband and I had an amazing time on the guided kayaking tour in Shell Key Preserve! The breathtaking scenery made for an unforgettable adventure, and our knowledgeable and friendly guides, Tracey and Kristy, enriched the experience with educational facts. While the clear kayaks were harder to maneuver and keep on course in windy conditions, the overall adventure was still thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommend!
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Tracybd5232gb
May 18, 2024
A great experience - We did the clear kayak tour with Raina. We had so much fun and Raina was awesome. Going through the mangrove trees was my favorite part.
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M3301lmsabrinap
Apr 28, 2024
Shell island preserve tour - Tracy took us out for the kayak tour through the mangroves and then onto shell island preserve. She was very informative and super friendly. We had such a great time and will definitely be recommending this trip to everyone!
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Colleengy9127wk
Apr 20, 2024
Wonderful clear kayak experience! - Our clear kayak cruise was phenomenal! Our tour guide, Tracy was so wonderful! She had so much knowledge & fun facts to share about the area making our tour so memorable! Our favorite part was exploring the mangroves & the mullet birds who swam alongside us. We even spotted a dolphin with her 2 babies in the distance. Highly recommend!
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Mattjudy
Apr 8, 2024
Awesome kayak tour to Shell Key! - Alivia and Justice were fantastic guides who knew the area very well and shared several historical factoids, making this kayak trip so interesting! Seeing a dolphin, several fish, crabs and cormorants swimming by - and under - us was wonderful fun. Highly recommend this to anyone who loves water and wildlife.
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Cosmopolitan450433
Mar 30, 2024
Great Adventure!! - This was a great adventure. Saw dolphins and lots of conches. Tracy was an exceptional tour guide with lots of knowledge to share with us!!
Would do the tour again for sure!!! Great for all levels of ability and ages!
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545carlyl
Mar 21, 2024
An essential Florida experience!! - Olivia was an excellent tour guide! She had so many fun facts about the area, and was extremely personable. The pit stop at the island was a special treat and the mangrove tunnels were freaking awesome! We had a group of ducks follow up the whole way and even saw a group of dolphins. Would 100% do this over again!!
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U1560jtchaseb
Mar 18, 2024
Fun day trip - We had such a fun time! Got to see some wildlife & beautiful Mangrove tunnels. Taylor was a great guide, very personable and knowledgeable. Definitely recommend taking this tour.
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Alicia_s
May 18, 2024
Very pleasant and certainly eventful - We liked the mangrove tunnels they were beautiful but there was some trouble with the weather not their fault though. And the staff were very nice and helpful to a beginner!
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Jaqctreadway
Apr 9, 2024
Nice tour but misleading website - Overall very nice tour & our guide was knowledgeable & super nice. Going through the mangroves was a neat experience. The clear kayaks are a bit hard to maneuver compared to normal kayaks. The website stated possible sightings of dolphins and/or manatees but the area of the tour is way too shallow for that to happen so that was misleading.
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