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See Manatees

Port of Islands Marina, Port of the Islands, Marco Island, FL
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Ranked #23 of 42 activities in Marco Island
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Redditch, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

Cap'n Andy took us out onto the water and within 10 mins we saw a manatee, Andy was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of info for the whole hour and a half. We had elderly parents along for the ride who were a bit unsure of being on a boat. The ride was very nice and calm and the... More

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Derby, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

We had a good time on water with David he was very interesting.we saw about 10 manatees one with her little baby.very good trip and would recommend

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Long Island, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

We took the Manatee excursion from Capt Barry & Carol on Monday April 29. Capt David was our Capt and tour guide this day. The trip was nice with many manatee sightings including the mom and her baby. Saw a big gator and numerous birds. Capt Dave was very knowledgeable and made the trip very enjoyable. It was a nice... More

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Monmouth, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

Spent a wonderful 11/2 hours meandering around the marina area, then out towards 10,000 Islands, in the comfortable small boat with Captain Andrew. We saw lots of manatees at close quarters, including a baby manatee. Also saw a giant alligator (!) sunning itself on a small beach area and plenty of birds, including osprey eating fish on a perch. Captain... More

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Denville, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

We recently took the hour and half manatee boat ride with Captain David and we had such a great time. Captain David was very knowledgeable and was always looking to answer any questions we had (and I had many). We really enoyed seeing the manatee swimming around us. This is a must do trip when you are in the Marco... More

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NJ
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013 via mobile

This is by no means an everglades tour, rather a tour back and forth on a big canal with looking for manatees under people's docks. Did see manatees though and the guide was friendly.

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Astoria, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2013

Captain David was great! As he steered us out while enthusiastically informing us about manatees and their habitat, up popped three adults, followed by mom and youngster ...and they get so close you could look them in the eye! We must have seen twenty in all during the trip, which included birds, a gator and even a raccoon...Capt. Dave knew... More

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Paignton, England, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

We spent a very informative morning with Captain David. He was enthusiastic and involved all of the guests during the trip. He answered all our questions and kept us interested by asking questions to check our knowledge! We saw a number of manatees and then went on to explore the area and view further wildlife and birds. Great fun!

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Avon, CT
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

A most pleasant and informative 1 1/2 hour. Capt. Storm was professional, informative and very very pleasant. Worth every minute.

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Marco Island, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2013

My family had a great time with Captain David! Simply put, he was informative, friendly and extremely enthusiastic!! I would do it again and request him! He kept the entire trip upbeat and at the same time delved out facts and important Eco information in a way that was extremely easy to understand and very educational! I am an educator... More

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