Mangrove Tunnels & Mudflats KAyak Tour

Naples - Marco Island

QUICK DETAILS

Price: $65/adult - $55/children <12

Capacity: 1 - 12 Paddlers

Duration: 2.5 - 3 Hours

Launch Times: 9:00AM & 12:30PM Daily (12:30PM tour CLOSED May- Oct)

Launch Site: Isle of Capri Paddlecraft Park

Tour Partner: Rising Tide Explorers

Paddle through Florida’s MAngroves and discover its Wildlife!

Join the active local biologists of Rising Tide Explorers for an adventure through the Rookery Bay Reserve at the start of the 10,000 islands. Paddle to beautiful mangrove tunnels, teeming mudflats, and intricate oyster reefs while searching for amazing wildlife like sea stars, large snails, birds, dolphin and manatee! Have your choice of single or tandem kayak for the journey. Tandem kayaks are great for families with small children. Conditions vary, and usually consist of calm, waist-deep water and sunshine! Perfect for the first-time paddler and the pro.

Every day is different in the estuary, and adventures at higher tides allow us to spend more time winding through beautiful mangrove tunnels, while lower tides give us access to shallow mudflats that host a diverse community of unique benthic critters for us to find!  Most days give us the opportunity to explore both, and our experts are always available to help identify the day and launch time that’s best for you and your family, ensuring that you get the most out of your adventure into this incredible place with a real local science professional as your guide.  Get out and explore the backwaters of Southwest Florida with the experts! Book your tour today!

Tours Launch from the Isle of Capri Paddlecraft Park located on the corner of Collier Blvd and Capri Blvd. Just 5 minutes from Marco Island and 30 minutes or less from anywhere in Naples!

FREE HD photography included with every tour!

*A $10 Parking Pass or current Collier County Beach Parking Sticker is required for vehicles parking at the Isles of Capri Paddlecraft Park to avoid the potential of receiving a parking ticket from Collier County

    • Water

    • Sun Protection

    • Bug Spray

    • Snacks

    • Hat & Other Sun Protection

    • Water Shoes

    • Binoculars

    • Cash for Gratuity

  • The mudflats are teeming with life! On high tide we’ll be in search of wading birds, dolphin, and maybe even manatee in the summer months as we wind through the labyrinth of mangrove tunnels. Lower tides give us access to the mudflats where we often encounter giant marine snails, sea stars, urchins, upside down jellies, batfish, and much more!

    • Please arrive 30 minutes before scheduled launch time so we can get fitted with PFDs and kayaks before we launch. Tours depart from the Capri Paddlecraft Park and there is a restroom on site. Our trip will depart rain or shine as long as conditions are safe, and our biologist guides will evaluate the conditions before departure to ensure a safe and comfortable trip. Looking forward to meeting you and having a great adventure!!

    • Our guides work extremely hard to give our fellow explorers the best experience possible. Not required but always appreciated, we recommend gratuity based on the quality of service you received*

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Capri Paddlecraft Park

$10 PARKING PASS:

Collier County has imposed new parking fees for the Capri Paddlecraft Park.  Vehicles that do not have a current Collier County Beach Parking Sticker will be required to purchase a $10 Parking Pass from the ticketing machine upon arrive at the park to be displayed on the dashboard of your vehicle.  Vehicles without a sticker or parking pass are subject to receiving a parking ticket from Collier County.  We encourage larger parties to carpool and/or use vehicles with a Beach Parking Sticker to avoid this fee.  

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