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Key West Eco Tours

4.9 (196 reviews)
Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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Kayak and dail

Friendly staff, nice catamaran! Beautiful weather conditions. would sail with Liz again anytime!

Stilt Sandpipers and great looks at Frigate Birds feeding!  Sarah was a fantastic captain and her energy was so fun!  What a great way day!

Great day!! Really loved our time with Sarah and got to watch Frigate birds feeding really close. These charters are so worth it!

Mangroves
Amber L.

My husband and I went on the two hour kayak tour with Jack. He was a wonderfully informative and laidback tour guide. He was happy to answer all our questions and very patient with our lack of kayaking experience. Being that we went to Key West during the off season we ended up getting a private tour, it was a great experience! During the tour we seen quite a bit of wildlife: herons, egrets, many little fish, a few barracudas, a baby nurse shark, really neat jellyfish, and lil black crabs. The water was soo clear and the mangroves were just gorgeous! Also our shuttle driver Shelly was super friendly and upon request dropped us off at a different location then we were picked up. Overall the staff was professional and super nice! We would highly recommend this tour:)

Brett F.

Our guide Bethany was awesome. Had a great time and the cost of a private tour rivals that of the larger more populated tours. Highly recommended.

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Kristie B.

This was the highlight of an amazing trip to Key West! Captain Kelsey was delightful. She explained our route, the history, the tides, the plants and animals - she was knowledgeable and helpful. We loved every minute of our morning trip. The catamaran, the kayaking, the snorkeling (which was AMAZING), the food, the company. Everything was top notch. We saw turtles, rays, more birds than I can name, and even a Portugese man-o-war!! We loved kayaking among the mangrove trees. We are so very glad we opted NOT to go on one of the cheaper trips with other companies who take loads of people out on short trips. Spending a little more for a small group (we had 6 guests, plus Kelsey) and a personal experience was well worth it. Highly, highly recommend Key West Eco Tours!!

Off the Java Cat near Archer Key.
Jared S.

Fantastical! 4 hour Catamaran/ kayak and snorkel eco trip. Crazy great experience much needed after being cooped up with the current environment! Loved seeing all the wildlife!The whole group loved it! Super relaxing and sooooo much better than being on one of the big boats with tons of people/strangers. Amanda, "Our Guide Extraordinaire", was on point the whole time with information about the keys, wildlife, nature, the ocean and also safety. She also followed COVID protocols. She made the trip even better!!! She was also patient with us serenading her with the song "Amanda" by Boston every other 30 minutes. Well done Amanda! We will be back for more of the Java cat soon and perhaps a different island tour.

Paddling through the mangroves
Bruce C.

My wife and I did the kayak tour today and really enjoyed it. We were in single kayaks and loved paddling through tight spots in the mangroves and spotting fish, rays, small sharks, jellies, coral, sponges and more. Our guide Jeff has great knowledge and passion about the ecosystem in the Keys and we really enjoyed his teaching. Would not have been the same to just go paddling out there on our first trip like this. Very safety conscious as well. We had only one other couple with us and definitely recommend this trip to see and learn about the habitat up close.

Our kayak tour was awesome. Our guide Liz was so nice and very knowledgeable. We learned so much about mangroves and its importance to our eco system. I would highly recommend taking the time to do this.

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Great trip and the best way to spend an afternoon. Knowledgable and fun captain made the trip a delight.

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Kristin was an awesome guide/naturalist. Awesome tour. Small size groups makes it well worth it.

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Yes! They have life vests in board and small float tubes to assist with the snorkeling.

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This review is for the Sunset Sail on Fury's Commotion On The Ocean…read more We absolutely loved our sunset sail. All of the crew were super friendly, happy and amazing hosts. The served drinks promptly and expeditiously upon boarding the sailboat. The band was lively and sounded great. We stayed on the top level of the boat and the crew walked around and refilled drinks which was so nice. We didn't have to walked down to the bar and could just enjoy the weather, the sailing and the view! Kudos to Captain Willie and his entire crew for being such a delightful group. They deserved all the tips!

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RIP OFF!! GO JET SKIING ELSE WHERE!!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY HERE!!!!…read more I signed up for the 1.5 hour 27 mile jet ski tour. (Jet ski for 2). Our reservation was for 9:30am...we were told to arrive at 9:15am for paperwork....we arrived at 9:04am....one of the employees called in sick and the owner, Angel was doing a one man show. (Getting the skies ready and doing paperwork, running for gas.) At 10:00am we had our vest on ready to go!....then a group of cruise people showed up 10:03am...asking if they could join our tour....(their reservation was for the 11am tour.)....Angel did tell them no, we had been waiting awhile for our tour. ***WE LEFT THE DOCK AT10:09!!!!!!am... went out to the gulf, road around, Angel explained 'sacrificial leaf's of the mangroves, swam for about 10 minutes. ***WE CAME BACK TO THE DOCK AT 10:56am!!!!!! ***(I wear a waterproof Apple watch; and was wearing it today!) I asked Angel about our short trip being less than an hour....he said it was by mileage and not time.....BUT HAD WE LEFT AT 9:30AM AND RETURNED AT 11:00AM...THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 1.5 HOURS!!!! ***I understand an employee called in sick, but that is NOT my issue...then leaving half an half hour late...I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT!!! ***DOWNTOWN ON DUVALL STREET (next to the The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory)....THERE IS A GENTLEMAN SELLING 2 HOUR 27MILE ISLAND TOURS 50.00 LESS THAN WE PAID WITH 'ISLAND SAFARI TOURS'!!!!----THE MAN SAID YOU CAN SNORKEL ON HIS TOURS RIGHTOFF THE JET SKIES!!!!!!!! (we had already booked or we would have went with this group!!!!!!) DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON ISLAND SAFARI TOURS!!!!!!!!!! TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.

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