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Kathy C
What a wonderful experience! Our guide was so knowledgeable and was happy to answer any questions. Everything was so easy and organized. One person in our group was initially terrified of kayaking but the great instruction and calm approach was great. By the end of the tour, our terrified kayaker was ready for more. Highly recommended!!
Matthew Kean
Great Trip, the Tour guide Justin Severance dis a great job of getting us to the awesome wildlife of silver springs.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review! Silver Springs is truly a GEM and our tour guide Justin deff makes it shine bright! Thank you for trusting us with your memories. 🙂
jacob hilley
My wife and I went for our anniversary and had a great time. Chris was out tour guide. He is very knowledgeable about the area, and has some great jokes. All around 10 stars!!!!
Response from the owner:WOW! What a great picture!! LOVE it! Glad you had fun with Chris. He is a great guide!
Ron Duscher
Very informative and a pleasure to have as guides, we enjoyed every minute! Thanks!!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your kind review. We aim to make sure the tours and guides are perfected and above 5 star exception. Please come back and visit us at the other springs. 🙂
Carlos Guerra
We had an awesome time!!! We had Ashley Canupp as our guide and she was amazing! I highly recommend her for your guide. She was very informative, understanding, funny, and just cared so much for the animals! We will go again because of her!! Thank you Ashley!
Response from the owner:Awe such an amazing review! Thank you! She really does care a great deal for sure! Please coke see us at another spring or St. Augustine. 💗🥰
Michelle Reinhardt
This was an amazing trip! Our guide was very knowledgeable and awesome!!
Response from the owner:Its a great experience when you get to be on the water enjoying it for what it is. It becomes amazing when you see all the wildlife so up close and personal. We cant wait to have you back!
Shay Lock
We had a great time kayaking with Ashley at Silver Springs. She was wonderful. She shared history about the area along with showing us all the wildlife. Made for a perfect morning. Ashley took pictures and videos and sent them all to me. Great memories.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your kind review! Sounds like a truly unforgettable morning! 🌸 💗
Mackenzie Nicole
Great experience with Chris at Kayaking Florida! He was very knowledgeable and friendly. He took pictures of our family and videos of the animals we saw that he shared with us after the trip. We saw manatee’s, alligators, lots of turtles, and birds. No monkeys, but that’s okay! We came for the beautiful spring and manatee’s. Thank you Chris for a great time!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your kind review! I hope the pictues make the best memories for your family for forever. 🙂
John-Nicole Zilles
The whole trip was just fantastic! Our guide, Ashley, was knowledgeable, kind, patient (asked to stay and look at alligators 🐊 longer and to go back and see some again). If she didn’t know an answer, she would try to look it up and find out. She took time to take pictures of us and the underwater 💦 pictures of the animals were the best! She knew where the local gators were and when the calving period of manatees was. It was a wonderful experience! The length of the trip was wonderful. ⏰
Helpful information: We paddled in a tandem kayak and the front paddler stayed completely dry, but the back paddler definitely came away wet in certain areas. 💦 Footwear doesn’t matter, because you take off your footwear and put it in a bag. We didn’t have a bag to put our phone in, which ended up being fine for the front paddler, but don’t keep a phone in your back pocket for the back paddler, without a bag to keep it in. 📱 A towel to sit on, or dry off after, might be nice in case the back paddler does get wet. The only thing that would have just really topped off the trip (and it’s definitely just a nice add-on feature) would be a bit more cushioning for sitting. 😬 Although, it kind of goes without saying that you signed up for a tour in a kayak.
Response from the owner:We are happy to see that Ashley was able to get your questions answered. Your tour sounded amazing! The length is something we have been trying to perfect and are happy that its just right for our guests. We will take your cushion requests into consideration. Thank you!
David Kennedy
We had an amazing time on our float at Blue Spring. Our guide Ashley was absolutely fantastic. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience fun and relaxing from start to finish. We saw several birds, turtles, fish, alligators, and even manatee up close. The scenery was beautiful and peaceful, and the clear water made it easy to enjoy all the wildlife around us. Everything was well organized and easy from check in to the end of the trip. This was one of the best experiences we have had in Florida and we highly recommend it to anyone visiting the area.
Response from the owner:Glad to hear you had an amazing time! Please let us see some pictures of your trip! We love seeing them! Cannot wait to see you again! 🙂
Sandy Bohrer
We did the four hour self tour in a tandem kayak and had an amazing day. Chris got us checked in and on the water in no time. He gave us a map in great descriptions of areas to explore. The entire process was seamless. I would definitely book with this group.
Response from the owner:4 hours is such a feat! We are truly very happy to hear your day was great! We really know the ins and outs and secrets the springs hold. Yes you come back and see us! 🙂
ed gauhari
This was well worth the price and our guide, Ashley, was awesome! She knew the history of the place and was very happy to share it with us. The Manatees were incredible to watch.
Response from the owner:Soooo happy you got to see the manatees! We truly love the gentle giants and Ashley knows all about them!
Cori Callahan
This kayaking experience was amazing. Ashley was our guide and was very nice and knowledgeable. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and the water is crystal clear. We were able to see a lot of wildlife, including manatees, an alligator, birds and fish. I would highly recommend this experience!
Response from the owner:We are glad you got to have an amazing day with us! We love the clear waters for sure and are glad Ashley was amazing for you. Come back and see us soon!
Natalie Lange
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE!! We booked this day of adventure after so much research and we heard great things about this group!

Ask for Ashley to be your tour guide, she was the best! We saw manatee, monkeys, birds, gators, learned a ton about conservation and the history of the park.

We could not stop talking about this for hours after. Thank you guys!!
Response from the owner:We are very happy that you guys chose us! We love tht you saw so many animals and learned about our rich enviroment. Trust us- we would love to have you back! 🙂
Paola Pierossi
I took a tour with them yesterday, and the experience was incredible. Highly recommend it.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your kind words! We are happy you had a great experience. Hope to see you again soon!
Kelly Abbott
We had a great day at Silver Springs! Chris was a great tour guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. We saw a manatee, whom he said is the local- “Divine”. We also saw a couple of gators and some monkeys too! There were also many different species of birds, fish, and lots of turtles. Chris took photos for us and was protective of the wildlife, helping other groups and telling them how to keep the wildlife safe. I would highly recommend!
Response from the owner:These are some great pictures! Great to hear your tour was as amazing as you were! Please feel free to come back!
Home hero
Such a great experience- our guide Justin was fantastic- so knowledgeable and took us to great spots. Saw alligators, baby monkeys, multiple manatees , birds, herons , huge fish. So so fun- great for families and DEFINITLEY worth the drive from Orlando
Response from the owner:Thank you for your great review. We hope you learned alot and took away some great memories!
S Stew
Response from the owner:Thank you for your 5 star review!
gabriella de luca
Response from the owner:Thank you for your 5 star review!
Mara Torino
Justin was a great tour guide and me and our family truly enjoyed our experience with him!
Response from the owner:He truly is passionate about the tours and we are happy he was part of yours! Feel free to come on back for more great memories!
Jeff Castillo
Chris is the man, he was patient with us when we needed guidance, taught us a lot about the springs and their history and took some really cool pictures and videos of us and the scenery. 10/10 would absolutely recommend everyone to get out on the water and book your trip.
Response from the owner:Please feel free to share your pictures! We love seeing your memories made and welcome you to come on back!
E Ellison
Thank you Chris for the most wonderful experience at Silver Springs, by far our favourite day, seeing the wildlife and the beautiful crystal clear waters… also for your expertise, especially with the pictures and videos you captured for us. Will definitely book again on our next trip from across the pond!
Response from the owner:SUCH a great photo!! Glad you had a wonderful experience with Chris!!
Dima Alkin
Truly amazing experience. Chris is awesome, went out of his way to show us everything that this wonderful place has to offer. I cant think what else he could do, short of forcing those alligators to smile for a nice photo 🙂
Response from the owner:Awww that is still such a cool photo and memory made! Glad to be apart of it!
Vanessa McMillan
Chris was our guide. He was very knowledgeable and gracious. We saw manatees which made enhanced our trip more. It’s beautiful to see and learn more about God’s recreation.
Response from the owner:Very glad to hear you had such a great time on the spring! Nature truly is peaceful.
Louie P
Just had an amazing few hours with Chris — such an informative and unforgettable experience! We saw loads of fish, monkeys, and even three alligators 🐊🐒🐟. Went with two kids (14 and 11), and it was super relaxed and easygoing. We chose a weekday with a 10am start, which made it wonderfully quiet. Big thanks to Chris for making it so special — highly recommended!
Response from the owner:Chris is such a great guide! That truly makes a difference for everything. Memories made are memories kept!
sarah restivo
Justin was a fantastic tour guide! Very knowledgeable, seen lots of wildlife esp manatees!!! Awesome footage and pictures! I highly recommend!
Response from the owner:Thank you for choosing us!
Lisa Chavez
This tour was awesome! Justin was the BEST tour guide. We saw the manatees, so many turtles, gators, birds and wildlife. He is so knowledgeable about all the wildlife and his passion to help protect the manatees was heartfelt. Highly recommend this tour. All instructions were clear on how to get the park, what to expect, what to bring and not to bring.

Highly recommend having Justin take you on this tour. We had an amazing time! Thanks Justin!
Response from the owner:The manatees always bring out the sweetest memories ever. Seeing them glide so effortlessly is soothing in ways the soul never knew it needed. Thank you for coming along to experience this.
Mercedes Mitchell
Justin with kayak Florida was great! We had some thunderstorms come in during our original scheduled time but Justin adjusted quickly and suggested we take a later tour because of the possibility of a manatee sighting and this would allow us more time. We did end up seeing manatees which was very lucky because we came during off season. If you want to see them come to the springs during Nov-March. Justin was friendly, patient and knowledgeable. He took wonderful pictures and videos and shared them with us which will make our mommy and me trip even more special. Book with kayak Florida and you will not be disappointed!
Response from the owner:Glad you got to see manatees so late in the day and after a storm! Such luck! Thank you for touring with us.
John Brotzman
Response from the owner:Thank you
Lee Lewis
We had a blast doing this! Our family has done it previously with another company, but this one was so much better! 10/10 would recommend.
Response from the owner:Thank you!
Landon Munden
We did the full river 4 hour kayak tour and got the full experience! This was a perfect experience. The spring water was cool and the wildlife was incredible! Our tour guide Justin was fantastic and helped us to see absolutely everything! The one thing I wish we hadn’t seen was the motorboats coming down the river as they were both loud and disruptive to us and the river.
Response from the owner:Nature truly is tranquil. We apologize for the motorboat however we loved having you out there. See you next time!
Alek Martinez
Justin was an awesome tour guide. Was a very pretty and peaceful experience. There needs to be less motorboats on the water.
Response from the owner:Your kind words fuel us for greater growth.
Britney
Do not book via Groupon. I was never emailed the instructions or waiver that we were supposed to be provided the night before. We arrived five minutes late to the experience because they provided the wrong address. They had already left when we arrived. They supposedly offer a 15 minute grace period. That clearly didn’t happen. We called and texted with no response. $160 down the drain.
Editing because I received a response. You are no longer on Groupon but you were previously. I see the Groupon has been taken down. Sara also somehow received my phone number. She is mentioned multiple times in your reviews so I know this is the correct company.
Editing again because they felt the need to bring this back up a year later. It’s a shame you feel the need to continuing lying when I have proof. You got my $160, what else do you want? It looks like you fixed your customer service based on recent reviews so leave it be!
Response from the owner:Britney you have reviewed the wrong company. We do not do Groupon nor do we have control over Groupon. We also do not give a 15 min grace. Our tours leave on time. It’s a shame that you have discredited us with a bad review. Check your information and give your review to the correct company, not us please. This is through Viator. Not us. Thank you.
Jennifer Daniel
We rented a tandem kayak which was fun! We were able to get on the river quickly and the shuttle came in a timely manner. Joe was there to get us in the water and picked us up! We had some complications with our reservation, but Greg communicated well and made things right!
Response from the owner:Jennifer I can’t find your booking. Can you text me the booking at the number you called or the business number please. This is not right. Evidently there was a misunderstanding here, and I will correct it. We don’t charge people kayaks they did not book, we do however charge for no shows, if you had someone going with you and backed out at the last minute. I would like to get it straight. Thank you! Greg
Shawn Terry
Very informative and helpful. Will use again!
Response from the owner:Thank you
ali
We did our tour with Justin and he was awesome. Knew a lot about the springs and all around a kind dude. We got to see a manatee and he was very respectful with her. He took pictures for us too and sent them over after, would definitely love to do it again with him! They keep good care of the Springs!
Response from the owner:Very happy to hear he was nice with the manatees. Come back and see us soon!
Patricia Sciriha
This was a great experience! Beautiful scenery and Joe was great! He explained every thing in detail from start to finish and was very friendly
Response from the owner:Thank you for sahring with us 🙂
Ashley Anderson
Justin was an awesome guide! We had a great time kayaking. Saw so much wildlife- manatees, turtles, otters. Would definitely recommend.
Response from the owner:Awee thats super great! Thank you!
Jennifer Goff
One of my best experiences! Wonderful service, super personable, helpful, and knowledgeable. Will come again!
Response from the owner:Thank you for the kind words. We hope to make many more memories with you in the future. 🙂
Amanda Hayes
Great kayaking journey! First time kayaking, and this experience was amazing! Lots of wildlife and photo opportunities. Beautiful place to visit.
Response from the owner:Glda your first time was amazing! Come back and see us!
Christopher Thomas LMT
Justin took us out we were a launch off with no guided tour, funnily enough we ran into him on the springs when he had a different guided tour and he made sure to take us where the manatees were. Very good people.
Response from the owner:So great to hear that you were able to get some special sight of the manatees! Justin really is a great guide! Thank you for choosing us.
Liz Kalapp
Online was very simple to reserve and pay. Joe was very specific in the instructions and there was no problem finding the guys in the red shirt. Very friendly and helpful service. A safety brief was conducted covering everything from launching the kayak to getting picked up at Rays Boat launch. I did the 4 hour kayak trip, and such amazing variety of wildlife to see. Very peaceful kayak ride as the river guides you along.
Once I reached the end, Joe was there within 5 minutes to pick me up. The vehicle was new and air conditioned for the nice ride back to the parking lot. No problems at all with equipment.
HIGHLY recommended!!
Thanks Joe.
Mark
Kissimmee Fl.
Response from the owner:The online process we strive to make super easy for sure! The service being top tier is something we strive for as well. Thank you for your kind review. It means alot to us!
Christina Vistiaire
We loved our 4 hour rental.
The staff was very timely in arrival and the shuttle pick up. Very much enjoyed getting to take our family on an adventure while they’re here vacationing.
Booked with Joe and he was great.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your feedback. Glad the shuttle worked out for you too.
Christina Schatz
Justin was our guide and he was wonderful. He took us on a two hour tour filled with knowledge and wildlife! There was so much to learn and see and we had an amazing time! We want to come back and do this again soon!
Response from the owner:Please do come back soon! We will teach you so much more!
Charlie Barrone
Had a great time out on the river with our guide Justin!
Response from the owner:Thank you. Glad to hear that!
David Guzman
Justin was a great! 10/10 please book with him as your instructor!
Response from the owner:Thank you
Danielle Lau
Very knowledgeable tour guide and overall great time!! Tour guide proactively took photos and videos. Highly recommend
Response from the owner:Thank you so much Danielle for the great review!
Coralie Taylor-Larson
We had a great experience with the Kayaking Florida team! They were super professional and efficient and we had a wonderful time on the river. The same cannot be said for the staff members of Silver Springs, however, who were super hostile to the other kayaking companies and quite passive aggressive to us (I guess for not renting from them?) while we were trying to pay park and launch fees.
Response from the owner:Thank you Coralie for this review, and speaking the truth about the concession at the park. It’s been that way for two years now. Not a very welcome atmosphere. We are sorry that they hassled you. It happens to everyone, even their own customers. I have been doing tours here for over 20 years and it breaks my heart to see this. I don’t understand why the management of the park does not do something to get rid of the concession or at least its management.
Krystal McGehee
Beautiful clear water with tons of fish, gators and birds to see. Even seen 2 monkeys!! Ashley our tour guide and did a great job sharing the history of the springs and answering any questions we had. Highly recommend for anyone with teens!!
Response from the owner:Thank you so much Krystal for the wonderful review! So glad you enjoyed it!!
Nina Sacco
This tour is so fantastic! Justin is such an amazing tour guide and was clearly so passionate about giving these tours. I learned so much about Silver Springs and had such a fun time. I will definitely return to Silver Springs when it’s manatee season!
Response from the owner:Cannot wait to see you soon!

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