Sarasota Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

This tour was so much fun and learned so much about marine life! Saw some really cool animals! Would recommend for anyone

Drew was an amazing guide! Super cool Guy and great experience , would recommend going with surfit:)

Ian was great! He made us laugh, he had an extensive history of the marine life and botany, and mangrove ecology.

Kenny and Eon were fantastic it was a great informative trip

We had a wonderful time. Guides were nice and very helpful. The experience and view was amazing, would 10/10 recommend!

What a wonderful time. We saw a manatee some dolphins. Different sea life on the sand banks. 10 out of 10 recommend.

Don’t forget your sunscreen! Jordan was a great tour guide. We saw 3 manatees! Bathrooms are onsite and they provided a waterproof bag for your cell phone.

Great time out on the water and our guide Kinsey was so knowledgeable about the area and sea life that was around! He truly went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience.

This was a favorite of my family trip. Our guide John was very helpful getting my son and the rest of our group into sea life. My son had the best time.

We did this adventure the evening of the 17th. We were originally scheduled for the Sarasota location at 9:30 but due to weather we were moved to the Siesta Key launch site.Communication and directions were fantastic and made it very easy to navigate to the proper place. On arrival our guides, Travis and John were friendly and helpful, getting us acquainted with the trip and the equipment.We launched right on time and it was a new experience setting out in a small craft on a large body of water in the dark. But so exciting! The tide wasn’t cooperating very well and we hit a few unexpected sandbars but that just added to the fun. Being over 100 yards off shore and climbing out of the kayak into water just over your ankles is very interesting, to say the least.Travis and John were fantastic guides and kept up a steady stream of information about the area and potential sightings. We would definitely love to take the trip again with these two. We kept having small needle fish jump in the boat with us (a real adventure to get them out!) and on the return trip I was “assaulted” by a large mullet jumping out of the water, hitting my arm, and ending up in the back of the kayak. Travis had a real time getting that one caught and released!This is an adventure that we would definitely repeat when we return to the area. Thanks Travis and John for a memorable trip.

Captain Mike was wonderful! Very knowledgeable! We saw lots of dolphins and the sunset was amazing! A+++

Kayaking in the mangroves was a wonderful experience both for my husband and our children. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable very relaxed and friendly. We had a great time. He even spotted some manatees for us and other wildlife. It will definitely be back again. Highly recommend!

Booked for 8am but it was to windy, moved to the 10 am without any problem.both the captain and crew were very good and friendly.took lots of pictures of us and supplied a video camera for us to use. A great experience.

First time kayaking at night. The water was never deep. Kayaks lights were pretty in the dark. You get to see the building lights from Sarasota. Each person had a net to catch things from water. After the trip the guide went over what was caught and you learn about sea critters.

Our guide, Shane Catts, was excellent. He gave us so much nature education of the local environment. He actually got out of his kayak on a shallow spot and pulled out a few critters and talked to us about them. I can’t say enough good things about this adventure. He’s a native of the area which brings credibility to his valuable tours. He not only gave us great information about the ecological environment system there, he also gave us great tips to help us have a better paddling experience.

The captain was so friendly and knowledgeable. He managed to show us several dolphins. The dolphins were racing the boat at one moment. The sunset view was breath taking.