Cocoa Beach Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

Joanne and Drew provided great information. We saw a few dolphins and a few manatees noses but it was worth the time. Very enjoyable ride, great conversation and interaction. We will come back again. Thanks for a great trip!!

Relaxing atmosphere, captain was easy going but knowledgeable. We saw manatee and dolphin, plus a variety of birds. Boat was clean and easy to move around for viewing

Wonderful!!! Highly recommended!

Joe was a very knowledgeable Epic Bioluminescence tour guide. We caught some comb jelly (sea walnuts) with a net. We saw a lot of bioluminescent algae as we paddled in the water. We had a great time. It was well worth it. He also took pictures of us. Please wear long pants and a long sleeve shirt. You will most likely get wet, so be prepared. We were given a waterproof bag (that could float if dropped in the water) to put our phone and items in. We clipped it to our pants. Spray yourself with a lot of insect repellent! We toured at 10 pm and mosquitoes were out biting us, even though we sprayed at home and before we got into our kayaks! Thank you.

I booked the 10 pm bioluminescence kayak tour on Merritt island. They had different options available on-site of clear 2 people transparent Kayaks, also on person transparent single Kayaks. It was easy to see the company truck by the launching area on the on the Indian river lagoon. There were life vest and small lights for us to be able to see the other members of the group while paddling in the dark. We paddled to horseshoe crab island and got to see dolphins a couple of times. Overall is pretty dark so mostly you see them around. Our guide was Jordan. He was great! We could not have asked for a better guide. He gave us instructions on how to stay safe, and what to expect during the tour. He also worked hard to communicate with the group while in the water, and made sure that the group stayed together the whole time. He has the right personality for the job making our experience easy and fun. We could see the bioluminescence phenomenon what was pretty incredible. I wish we could have Good pictures of it but unfortunately they don’t turn out good. Bring bug spray ! Lots of mosquitos!

Our guide, Tyler, was super friendly and knowledgeable about the area and the animals. We were able to see dolphins and the manatees came right up to our boards. Would 100% recommend booking this tour.

Tyler was a fantastic guide!! Loved it and got to see manatees up close

Our guide Jonathan did a great finding manatees and dolphins. He was knowledgeable of the area and continuously conversed with us about the surroundings and environment. Lots of fun kayaking through the mangrove tunnels. Also kept us safe by monitoring the weather online. Great exercise too.

This was my second time using A Day Away to do this experience and it was just as breathtaking as the first time. The weather was not good on the day of my trip and I was very impressed with how quickly and efficiently the tour guides communicated with us about what the status was on having to cancel or not. I’m so glad the storm passed, leaving clear moonlight. It was my boyfriend’s first time and he had such fun being able to touch glowing sea jellies and hold them in his hand. We both love the magical feeling this experience has and recommend this to everyone we know. The tour guides were telling us all about the wildlife as well as cracking some very “dad” jokes. They are very knowledgeable about the creatures and share that love and respect with the guests. I thought I was going to have to visit the Maldives to experience this wonder, but here it is so close to home and very reasonably priced for something that will take your breath away. I hope to be able to do this again, I will bring extra bug spray next time, lol.

We spent a great 2 hours on this trip. It was great seeing dolphins & manatees in their natural habitat. We also saw a great variety of different birds throughout the trip. Captain Andrew & his first mate were extremely knowledgeable & took great care to ensure everyone of all ages got the most of their trip. I booked for my trip about 2 weeks in advance, but when other family members decided they too wanted to come it was easy to book them on. The Captain contacted their office to resolve a slight booking mishap, my error. I honestly didn’t deliberately book my family on for the day after me. 😉 It was quickly & easily resolved thankfully. Can’t recommend this trip highly enough, it’s an enjoyable 2hour trip & the ticket price was very reasonable.

We had an amazing experience! After having to reschedule twice due to safety from bad storms we finally was able to do our tour, which ended up just being us that booked that night.It was beautiful! The glow was so bright! Well worth the wait and rescheduling.Our tour guide was Renata and she was amazing. She was friendly, very knowledgeable, funny which made the tour even better.I’d highly recommend this tour, and if you are able to request Renata I would recommend it!

Finished our Orlando Disney park week with massages and a beautiful Sunset Cruise.Everything was right, From the calm warm evening, to the river Dolphin and beautiful sunset. Magical!

By far one of the best adventures I've ever done. My daughter and I really enjoyed this and will do again. Your guides Jeremiah and Freedom were amazing.

This was a relaxing evening on the water. We saw lots of dolphins and birds. Unfortunately, we didn't see any manatee, but we were definitely looking for them. Nate did a great job sharing his knowledge and creating a fun night on the water.

This was the best dolphin experience I've had. Captain Kris did a wonderful job. He was very knowledgeable and was awesome with our kids! We did get to see dolphins but no manatees. 10/10 would highly recommend

Fun and knowledgeable guides, two person kayak out into the water at night, amazing bioluminescent experience! Saw fish and woke up a manatee. So much fun, highly recommend!