Crystal River Manatee Tour

The Crystal River manatee tour like all of our guided tours, is enjoyed by everyone, from the experienced diver to the willing non-swimmer. Our highly trained Captains, Divemasters and Instructors guide you to the best locations for viewing the manatees. While in the water, they also help you interact in a manner that is safe and fun for both you and the Florida Manatees. The dive master also videos and a DVD is available to remember your Crystal River manatee tour in Florida.

The Crystal River manatee tours run year round, and starts from our dive shop at 7:00am and reservations are required. We generally return between 10:00am and 11:00am. The manatee tour can be combined with any of our afternoon dive or snorkel tours to make a full day of fun.

The Crystal River Manatee Tour and Cavern Dive Combo Trip offers something for everyone in the family.

The Crystal River Bay is a safe haven for manatees year round, and more specifically it is considered home to year round residential manatees. Multiple idle speed zones, fresh water, significant food sources, and even sanctuaries provide these residential manatees with reason to settle, allowing the ability to have snorkel encounters with these amazing creatures every day of the year. Transient manatees flock into Kings Bay of the Crystal River by the hundreds as the Gulf of Mexico temperature drops below 72 degrees, which is also the constant temperature of this spring fed river. On chilly winter mornings our boats are enclosed, creating a wind-free shelter for warmth before and after being in the water. Another way we accommodate our customers is by the guides being in the water assisting anyone new to snorkeling and to just enjoy this incredible encounter. A unique and successful trip comes from education on how to interact with the manatee and the guides extensive in water experience gives you just that. The Crystal River Manatee Snorkel portion of the Tour is followed by a scuba dive for the certified divers that are on the tour.

So Divers don't fret, after the manatee snorkel a 50 foot cavern dive is provided at Kings Spring, one of Florida's popular Diving Sites! Open Water certification is required and the Divemaster leads the dive through Kings Cavern, an overhead underwater environment that is supplied with natural light. Non-diving family members can also enjoy snorkeling the dive site. Call or email for more information on this and other tours offered to enjoy your stay in Crystal River Florida.