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Central Florida Bioluminescent Kayak / Paddle Board Excursion
4.9
86 Ratings
Merritt Island
Experience a magical bioluminescent kayak adventure in Central Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. Paddle under the stars and witness nature’s glowing wonders.
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 951 Kiwanis Island Park Rd - Discover Florida’s unique bioluminescent lagoon on a guided paddle adventure with A Paddle in Paradise! Set off on a captivating journey through the magical waters of the Indian River Lagoon, just a short distance from Orlando. Witness the stunning display of bioluminescent dinoflagellates, one of nature’s most fascinating spectacles. As you paddle, immerse yourself in the otherworldly glow created by billions of tiny organisms lighting up the dark waters.
On this tour, you’ll experience the wonder of bioluminescence as the water around you lights up with color as you paddle! Guests can choose between a traditional Stand Up Paddle Board or a Kayak Mod. Photos are included with every tour! For the best experience, contact us directly at apaddleinparadise dot com
What's Included
- Photos of your excursion are included
What's Not Included
- Gratuities not included in booking price
Additional Information
The Indian River Lagoon is one of the few unique places globally where this natural phenomenon can be observed. Just a short distance from Orlando, in the heart of the Indian River, you can witness one of nature’s most spectacular displays firsthand. Join us as we paddle under the stars, surrounded by billions of glowing and shimmering dinoflagellates. Each stroke of your paddle will reveal a mesmerizing natural light show.
As we paddle, we’ll also be on the lookout for Comb Jellies! These gentle creatures, native to the lagoon, light up when disturbed. With nets in hand, we can gently scoop up these delicate jellies for a close-up view as they illuminate the night.
- For all amendments, please contact us directly before making any amendments to ensure availability for your selected time. in the event an amendment is made without contacting us directly, we may not be able to accomadate your change, and we will not have space for you to participate.
- It is the guests responsabilty to provide adaquite and up to date contact info in case changes or updates to your tour, if using an international number and we cannot get ahold of you with location changes or cancelations refunds will not be provided. We are not able to call internatinal numbers, updates will be sent via viator messege center. Updates on weather and potential location changes will be sent via the messenger app. Please be sure to check these messages the day of your tour.
- This event is rain or shine. As long as no thunder, Lightning, or heavy winds in the area and conditions are safe the tours will commence
- In the event of severe weather we may go on a 30 minute weather hold. After 30 minutes if it is safe to go out we will start the excursion if not a refund will be provided.
- this activity is a physical activity and requires people to paddle and operate their own water craft
- Your ticket will have instructions to our daily updates page with the most current lanch site and weather conditions
- Our equipment has a max weight of 285lbs if you exceed this please contact us directly for acomadtions before booking
Location
951 Kiwanis Island Park Rd
Kiwanis Island Park Road
If Bio levels drop we may use an alternate launch loction, Please make sure to check you message center for any updates on the day of your scheduled tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(86 Ratings)
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Christine_m
Aug 8, 2024
This tour Was just... - This tour Was just awesome !! Nate was an incredible guide too
We experienced more than what we expected with catching jelly’s
I would highly recommend this. Tour !!
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Ade_a
Aug 6, 2024
See you again! - Had no experience with rowing but my fears quickly disappeared - the team were so friendly and excellent with explanations - thoroughly enjoyed it!! Will definitely do this when next I'm in town.
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Stevie
Jul 31, 2024
Better than I could have hoped for - Awesome experience… so much better than I expected! Our guide, Nate, was amazing and very knowledgeable. Do the 10pm trip if you can stay up that late… it’s super dark and the water is very peaceful.
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Amanda_e
Jul 31, 2024
Bio your - We had a great time on the Bio tour last night. The tour guide was amazing and provided us with a lot of information about the bioluminescent.
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Trail10241960804
Jul 27, 2024
Light up my eyes and mind - Nathan was extremely knowledgeable about the dinoflagellates and tge Comb Jellies, as well as their environment. We not only saw many of both, but learned so much about them and their environment along the way.
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Joshua_m
Jul 26, 2024
Do it - Absolutely amazing experience! Very knowledgeable guide. My 8 year old daughter had a blast! Bring water shoes!
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N7779bwerinl
Jul 26, 2024
Beautiful bioluminescence - Me and my boyfriend got to see the bioluminescent so well it was so amazing. Nate was the best so nice and told us all the amazing places to go! Super affordable.
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Gwenlyn_j
Jul 23, 2024
Best Excursion with Jess! - So much fun! The other group that was supposed to be on our excursion canceled so we got a private tour! Absolutely gorgeous and super relaxing. Even saw dolphins :-) Definitely will be doing this again <3
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Amber_d
Jul 19, 2024
Amazing experience! - So much fun and such a cool experience! I did the 10pm trip and it was the perfect time to go. Book the trip, you won’t regret it!
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Kimim505
Jul 26, 2024
Three stars but only because I realise that weather and water/algea are not controllable - We were unlucky with the weather and had to stay right next to the starting point. That meant we did not see very many algea, which was really disappointing. The tour was changed from 8:30 to 8, so more of the tour was not in the dark. The guide Jess talked a lot about their other tours (manatees), which we had tried, so not relevant for us. Finally we were never shared the pictures as promised. We drove 1½ hours from Orlando and it was unfortunately not worth it.
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