Key West Mangrove Kayak Tour: Exploring Marine Life
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1,720 Ratings
Stock Island
Experience the beauty of Key West's backcountry on a mangrove kayak tour. Paddle through winding creeks, spot marine life, and learn about the area's geological structure. Beginners welcome!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lazy Dog Adventures - Glide through the winding mangrove creeks and paddle through inches of water, where you can easily view and learn about the geological structure of the Keys along with its inhabitants, all from the comfort of your kayak. All guests must know how to swim. Single and double kayaks available. book number of people, not number of kayaks
What's Included
  • Quiet side of Key West
  • Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water available for sale
  • Dry bags available for rent
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Venture with your seasoned guide into the serene, teal-toned waters of Key West’s backwaters at a calm pace. Navigate the bends of the mangrove rivers and paddle across shallow waters, affording an easy view of the Keys’ geological makeup and its dwellers from the convenience of your kayak. This outing grants a close-up experience of the mangrove ecosystem and its diverse aquatic life including tropical fish, crabs, starfish, jellyfish, sea cucumbers, sponges, and an array of water birds. Each journey offers a distinct adventure! Swimming proficiency is mandatory for all participants. Facilities to change clothes available on location. No storage lockers provided, but belongings can be left back at the paddle shack. Novices welcome!

  • Dog Friendly
  • Please check in 30 minutes early
  • participants must know how to swim
Location
5114 Overseas Hwy
Overseas Highway
At Lazy Dog Adventures, Hurricane Hole Marina**PARKING IS VERY LIMITED ESP DURING HOLIDAYS. TAXI/UBER/LYFT RECOMMENDED**
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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William_b
Jun 20, 2024
Great experience - Ellen, our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the mangroves. She gave us excellent tips in navigating the mangrove tunnels and pointing out different forms of sealife and birds. Although it was quite windy, we still really enjoyed ourselves.
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Bryan_g
Jun 19, 2024
Great Experience! - Coley was our guide and he was really great at telling us what to expect with our adventure, shared lots of information about the wildlife we encountered (nurse sharks, Cassiopea jellyfish, mangrove crabs, and mangroves). The adventure itself was a blend of open water where paddling was required, mangrove tunnels (where we had to maneuver using the trees more than our paddles) and easy smooth floating. We found it enjoyable and would recommend to anyone wanting to get out of downtown and enjoy the more natural side of Key West.
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David_l
Jun 19, 2024
Kayaking with friends!!!! 2024 - Our guide Leah was very knowledgeable and friendly! The horseshoe crab and seeing the nurse sharks will be memorable!!! A great experience!!!
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Thomas_c
Jun 18, 2024
Fun Kayaking experience - This was a fun tour kayaking through the mangrove trees. We seen all kinds of wild life from different birds, fish, nurse sharks and we got to see two manatees. Ellen was our tour guide and she was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the eco system in key west and she made the trip so interesting and educational. There were seven people in our group and everyone said they really enjoyed this experience. | highly recommend you take this tour with Lucky-dog tours. Make sure to ask for Ellen as your tour guide, she will make your experience great. Lucky-dog does a great job at making sure you have a safe and enjoyable time. When you get back from the tour there is a restaurant right at the dock that served delicious fish tacos. Highly recommend trying it, and Lucky-dog tours gave us a 10 percent discount coupon for the resturant.
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Thomas
Jun 17, 2024
Fun and interesting Kayak tour in Key West. - This was a fun tour kayaking through the mangrove trees. We seen all kinds of wild life from different birds, fish, nurse sharks and we got to see two manatees. Ellen was our tour guide and she was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the eco system in key west and she made the trip so interesting and educational. There were seven people in our group and everyone said they really enjoyed this experience. I highly recommend you take this tour with Lucky-dog tours. Make sure to ask for Ellen as your tour guide, she will make your experience great. Lucky-dog does a great job at making sure you have a safe and enjoyable time. When you get back from the tour there is a restaurant right at the dock that served delicious fish tacos. Highly recommend trying it, and Lucky-dog tours gave us a 10 percent discount coupon for the resturant.
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Reecha_u
Jun 14, 2024
Must experience - Incredible once in a lifetime experience with Heather as our leader. She was not only knowledgeable but so very kind and thoughtful.
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Mark_m
Jun 11, 2024
Heather’s knowledge of... - Heather’s knowledge of the mangroves and the manatees was fascinating! Tge mangrove tunnels were amazing!
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Dtoml
Jun 16, 2024
Great time in Key West - We took our grandsons on this tour. Cole was very knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. We did see some wildlife and in all it was very interesting experience!
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Fran
Jun 12, 2024
Always a Great Kayak Experience - I recently went on a 2 hour eco kayak tour with Lazy Dog Adventure. This was probably my third time with them. The people that work there are always friendly, helpful, & give a good educational fun tour. Some guides point out more birds or marine life, though I always learn something new on each tour. Bonus, we went by Jimmy Buffett's old home, the guide pointed out a shark decoration that inspired the Landshark logo. I knew the place inspired his song "Everybody has a Cousin in Miami." I did a 2PM tour, but will definitely do an earlier morning tour next time because the sun was really hot. If you are solo in a kayak, you will be doing more paddling, which makes it tricky going through the mangrove tunnels. Tip, they are serious when they say parking is minimal, so go ahead & do Lyft or Uber there!
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Matthew_i
Jun 17, 2024
Interesting tour - Our guide, Dom, did the best he could with the group he was given. It was hard to hear and some people really had no idea how to kayak. That was interesting. There wasn’t much sea life to look at.
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