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    Rising Tide Explorers

    4.9 (39 reviews)
    Open 7:30 am - 6:30 pm

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    John H.

    A fantastic experience in the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on a boat tour with Captain Winston, the scientist and adventurer. Winston was an excellent guide with a deep knowledge of the ecosystem from birds to reptiles to the mangrove swamps. I highly recommend the covered boat tour. So good, I'll be coming back for the kayak tour soon. The only miss was no alligators or manatees, but we did see dolphins! If you come, ask for Winston as your guide, he can spontaneously talk about Rookery Bay for 3 hours straight and answer all your questions!

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    Daniela B.

    It was my first time kayaking and I had a great time. It was a very educational trip, as well. The guides were fantastic! My husband and I appreciated having a tandem kayak, and that our guides took photos of the entire experience. We highly recommend it!

    Captain Ryan

    My sister and I were on the eco tour with Captain Ryan at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve yesterday. What a super experience! Ryan has a great passion and love of the area and shared his knowledge with all of us on the tour. It was a beautiful day and we learned so much. I highly recommend booking a tour with Rising Tide Explorers. It's a great company that plays an important role in the health of such an important and vibrant area in SWF. I look forward to booking the sunset cruise in November.

    Jon R.

    Was wonderful. Entire family loved it. Paddling in nature. Guides are friendly and appear to love sharing what they know. Immersion in a beautiful preserve was fantastic. Saw lots of wild life and plants and it's a well needed escape from daily life. There is a little physical exercise since it's kayaking but it's a great way to get a bit of a work out in and some sunshine with it. I absolutely enjoyed it and will definitely do it again. Bring a little cash with you so you can tip the guides.

    Sharon S.

    We had an exceptional time on this tour. The kayaks were easy to handle and our guide, Leif, was fantastic. He was knowledgable, calm and very aware of our safety and enjoyment. His tour was the right amount of science and environmental awareness that we could all understand. The speed was perfect and we never felt like it was too slow or fast. We LOVE the pictures he took, too! We saw SO MANY birds and even two dolphins! The sunset was gorgeous and it was magical paddling back through the mangroves under twilight. I will definitely do this tour again and recommend it to anyone I know traveling to southern Florida.

    Christine B.

    We had a huge group wanting to kayak and the team at Rising tide were so helpful and patient, ensuring that everything was just right. With every change we had we immediately got an update to the reservation. The kayaks were there on time and the gentleman was very nice. He ensured that we knew the route, had all the equipment and were ready to go. I would highly recommend them. Thank you for helping us have a great Sunday morning!

    Rian B.

    HIGHLY recommend Rising Tide Explorers! What a great way to explore more of Naples. We loved the owner/our tour guide Ryan. He is extremely friendly and knowledgeable, and you can tell he loves what he does. This was my first time kayaking, and he made it super easy and fun. Additionally, he took photos for us on the tour (how nice!) and has a great website where he uploaded them right after the trip. We'll be back next time we are in town!

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    We needed a last minute rental and your team came to our rescue! Very professional, knowledgeable, and good people!

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    Ryan was a great guide. Very knowledgeable and down to earth. Wonderfully friendly. Highly recommend the boat tour

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    We took two tours with Sand Dollar Shelling. We went to the 10,000 on the first day and did a…read moreprivate tour that left out of Naples the next day. The tour guides were absolutely wonderful. They were very professional and knowledgeable. Everything was smooth from booking to checking in. Top notch. My husband even found the "holy grail" of shells...that's right a Junonia!!!!!!

    I chose this particular boat tour due to the rave reviews…read more First of all there was no stand or building where they are located, so we walked around the parking lot and shopping center until we could get in touch with the driver. Turns out you just have to look for their truck in the parking lot. That wasn't made clear at the time of booking. It was a fine boat ride, but felt more like a water taxi than a tour. We saw dolphins on the way to go shelling which was neat... but so did every other boat in the vicinity. We only had about 1.5 hours to go shelling which wasn't nearly enough time. Keewaydin Island was beautiful but we didn't have time to enjoy it. After our boat taxi ride was over we tipped the driver $30. Mind you this ride didn't include food, drinks (other than water) or snacks. A day later we got an automated email asking us for a tip (if we hadn't already). Mind you we did NOT take a private tour- it was two groups of 3 people. The email said: "If you have not tipped * Boat captains often rely on tips as a significant part of their income, particularly in the tourism industry where tipping is customary. A 20% gratuity or Minimum of $100 per Captain on Private tours is customary for this type of tour. If the captain was amazing feel free to tip more." Excuse me? We paid $370 for 2 adults and 1 child for a less than 3 hour excursion to Keewaydin Island. They were expecting an additional $50-$75 in tips? This was by far the most expensive boat "tour" we've been on, and we've done many- Italy, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Hawaii, California, Maine, and three others in Florida. I wrote the company an email bc they send out 2-3 emails afterwards asking you to leave a review... and if it's not 5 stars to email them directly. They never responded. Two sets of my in-laws were wanting to go on a tour in the coming weeks and we told them both not to waste their money on Sand Dollar Shelling. So now I'm telling you too.

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