Our Manatee Swim tour at Explorida was Voted Trip Advisors 2022 "Top Ten Bucket List Experience in THE WORLD!" Swimming with the manatees is a once in a lifetime experience so do it right! Dont cram into a small dive shop. Spread out and enjoy plenty of space at Explorida! The Explorida Adventure Center offers a large, top notch facility that is climate controlled with indoor changing rooms for your privacy. Our boats are U.S. Coast Guard inspected and certified, which means they are allowed to carry more than 6 passengers, have all necessary safety equipment, and are in tip top shape. Dont get stuck on a clunker! Book with Explorida! We are dedicated to the customer experience and will not disappoint! Let us prove it!
Posted By : megansS543GS
Bucket list kind of experience. The guides Megan and Keri were incredibly knowledgeable and made sure the manatees were respected. Capt Gavin was great at getting us to where we needed to be.
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 18:56:39 
Posted By : medoral2024
Had a wonderful trip learned so much about manatees from Christian and captain Mike. Christian was sharing so many facts about the wildlife in Crystal river. He even found a frog on board and helped my granddaughter hold it. Was such a fun filled time the girls had a blast.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 22:27:59
Posted By : John D
From the first we knew we were in the hands of a professional and customer focused people.
We were given a sharp but detailed briefing on animal welfare ,conservation and water safety from a friendly staff member on arrival.She then efficiently fitted us with wetsuits and introduced us to our guides Maddie and Faith.
Maddie and Faith had an easy going and friendly style from the first but in the short drive to the marina it became obvious that they were both deeply knowledgeable about marine life particularly Manatees and passionate about their work.
On arrival we were introduced to the boat captain Mike who gave us a quick but efficient briefing on boat and swimming safety and Manatee behaviour and in no time we were in the water.
In terms of interaction with wild animals it was one of the most interesting 1 and a half hours off my life.
Between Mike Maddie and Faith they pinpointed a group of playful Manatees within minutes.The rest of the time Maddie and Faith carefully guided us through the experience which included very close contact with at least three juvenile Manatees and two adults most of whom stayed with us the whole time.
Mike continued to point out Manatee locations and checked on our welfare from the boat
This was a safe and fascinating experience giving these amazing animals the opportunity to come close to us.This was made possibly the outstanding crew we had on the day Maddie Faith and Mike.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 18:15:53
Posted By : HW_WH
A detour to Crystal River is definitely worth it on a Florida tour. We booked a “Swimming with Manatees” tour on June 8th, 2024 at very short notice and were completely thrilled: Great organization - super friendly staff in the shop - very good and clean equipment - short and included transfer - TOP tour guide Faith and Adam - professional Captain Tom - swimming and watching a manatee cow - (we didn't know that before:) swimming in the 3 Sisters springs - all around simply: PERFECT, EVERY DOLLAR IS WORTH IT
Thank you to the entire Explorida team and especially to our tour guides Fath and Adam as well as Captain Tom
BTW: THANK YOU for the recommendation for the WATERFRONT SOCIAL restaurant. We had the best coconut shrimps and pork wings (😉😅🤩👍🏻) ever
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 22:15:30
Posted By : carrellh2020
This was the culmination of a weeklong graduation experience for our grandson, Joey. What an awesome adventure! Tommy, our boat captain, was exceptional. Adam shared so much knowledge about the life of the manatee, and Faith did an outstanding job of guiding us through the waters and into Crystal Springs. Staff at the registration desk were most accommodating, helpful and very friendly. All in all an experience not to be forgotten. Recommend requesting Faith as your guide.
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 13:20:41
Posted By : Lil F
Captain Gavin and Tour Guide Madelin were an awesome team. I brought my 2 granddaughters 5 and 9, they both went over and beyond to make the girls feel safe and confident to swim with the Manatees. I highly recommend Explorida, you definitely will have one of the best experiences ever thank you all so much
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 11:25:01
Posted By : lmercado45
A unique experience that we will never forget thanks to Adam, the guide who was with us that day, was very patient with my daughter and thanks to him, my daughter enjoyed herself to the fullest since at first she was scared, thank you very much Adam, you are the best
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 13:32:32
Posted By : damionb272
My wife and I had the best experiences of our lives on this adventure. The experience itself is amazing but it was made perfect by Miranda, our professional guide and Captain Tommy B! The folks in the store were positive and friendly too and the price is super reasonable for a priceless experience!!! Thank you!
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 12:47:58
Posted By : rescuemom624
HIGHLY recommend this manatee tour. The best one you can book! Our guides were Adam and Gavin. The BEST personalities, super knowledgeable, and really respect the manatees. It was a fun tour!! Definitely book with Explorida!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-31 16:07:56
Posted By : WALTER_B
All the people at the shop were great, We enjoyed our experience with the guide, One thing We would have liked would have been More pictures take with me and my stepdaughter while inthe water.
We will recommend your tour to anybody who asks us about how we liked our trip.
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Posted On : 2024-05-30 16:50:32 
