This fishing charter was the best decision we made during our visit to Crystal River. You literally…read morejust show up (with some sunscreen and drinks for the onboard cooler) and you are all set! The vessel is clean and safe. All the bait and tackle you need is provided. You just sit back and relax until you get to the honey hole! We had a great time fishing with Capt. Jayce. He was professional, prepared and knowledgeable. I truly believe any level of fishing experience will be able to catch fish with Capt. Jayce. He is an excellent, patient teacher and his love for the sport truly shines through. The mission for this charter was to finally catch the elusive red fish. Within minutes of tossing our line in the water my mission was accomplished. I could have seriously gone home after that - but thanks to Capt. Jayce we spent the rest of the day catching more reds, speckled trout, gag grouper and even a puffer fish (yeah not epic but I was excited as I'd never caught one before!) Honestly, look no further for a fishing charter. This one has it all. Can't wait to get back on the water. Happy Fishing!

Excellent experience with Captain Nick. Probably not a better person to take you out and show you a…read moregreat time fishing. Mild manor, extremely professional person to deal with experienced or novice fishermen. My cousin has used Nick several times and highly recommends him. He baits the hook, he prepares everything and for those that don't wish to cast he'll do that as well. He's safe and by the book for measuring the fish caught. He cleans and filets everything. Seriously great experience

I fish with Captain Socrates 5 or 6 times a year. We target different fish different seasons of…read morethe year. Every time he has been 100% on target. He knows the when and where to catch them and he knows how. Also, he hustles more than any Captain or mate I've ever seen. As a bonus, great job cleaning the fish. I just fished last week (2 oversized and 2 keeper snook) and I'm going again next week. It's big snook time in March & April.

Socrates will put you on the fish. In one day my grand son and I caught a 41, 43, and a 45 inch…read moreSnook. If you don't know, these are fish of a life time. I will use him many times again and you should to.

Captain Mike is a great guide. 40 years in the area crabbing and fishing. We limited out on trout…read moreand redfish. Nice wooden flats boat. Old Florida fishing. Mike is friendly and talkative. He gets you on the fish.

If you're looking for any kind of rental for Crystal River this is your place. Locked our keys out…read moreof our car and Luke helped us get our car open.huge thanks to you guys from start to finish they made our stressful trip enjoyable. From hunter's kayaks and tours it's a 2 min walk to hunters spring. We saw atleast 10 manatees in the spring and three dolphins were even in the swim area. 10/10 would recommend

Pros: easy online registration and scheduling; Front desk…read moregirl for check in was great super sweet. Very nice and informative. We were a bit late and she extended our reservation. I was quite thankful. The kayaks were fun and we were left to our devices to explore. Isaiah was cool and very laid back. We were also a half hour late coming back and they were totally cool with it. Thank you! I can't believe I saw the baby manatees. I literally cried. Cons: I was surprised they just let us out with no real guide! It was cool but I'm surprised they trusted us. We kinda got lost the first 90mins and didn't know where we going but eventually we got to the area where the manatees were gathering. A bit crowded and I felt bad everyone so close to the protected species. Overall a super a cool experience. We went during manatee festival in January so it was a bit crowded but not overwhelming. It was a beautiful day with beautiful site seeing. Def recommend!

One of the best things about the trip was Captain Sean. He was a great guide. He was filled with so…read moremuch information and so many fun facts. He had a great sense of humor. He also knew where to find all the manatees. Also our photographer Serena was great. The photos she took were unbelievable. Well worth the money spent. Which was not a lot considering the amazing pictures we got. It's going to capture our memories at snorkeling with manatees forever. It was on our bucket list of things to do and I totally am amazed by the experience. It wouldn't have been the same without the captain in the photographer. It was just the perfect day.

Awesome adventure they took our time with us and the tour guides really take such special care of…read morethese precious manatees. We loved it!!

If you want to be the first on the water in the morning to see the manatees before the crowds of…read moreother people get out there, this is the place to come. We set out before sunrise and were ready to go once the sun hit the water in the morning. Our guide was the perfect mix of hands off and hands off. He showed us how to attract the manatees and interact/passively observe them, and created a shared group experience that you could partake in, but also let us wander about in our own and have intimate one on one time with the manatees, which I didn't see happening with the other groups that came out into the water later, they seemed more uptight and controlling of their groups. This was the highlight of our Florida trip and I'm so grateful we picked the best company to go with. They supplied snacks and drinks on the boat and a changing room after getting out of the water. The wet suits and snorkel gear they supplied was very quality and felt new. The main store we met at had lots of manatee goodies and snorkel and scuba gear. It was very cute and were pleasantly greeted by the boat captain when we came in in the morning. It felt like a big happy family of a crew and we had the greatest time out there. I will never forget having a manatee come hug me and try and eat my hair. We had a total love fest with each other for a solid 2 minutes, and the manatees were very interactive and curious and playful in general which made for a great experience. We were in silver springs that day and we saw so many manatees. This crew knows where to go and makes for the best experience. It's flexible to spend as much time as you'd like in the water and get out whenever you've felt you've fulfilled yourself and then enjoy sitting on the boat and watching the manatees go by on the beautiful morning.

This was our second time using Birds to swim with Manatees and we will choose them every time now…read more Had an amazing experience with Captain Misty and Guide Gina. Highly recommend the 6am tour as you get viewing time before it gets really busy. I really appreciate Birds Underwater as they do a great job educating you about the manatees and how to passively observe. Made the manatees more comfortable and as a result we got to have some amazing interactions with them.

Hi, I have dove with…read moreJosh and Deena on several trips to the florida keys. they are a great team and offer a very custom diving experience. Our dive party was able to video giant groupers off of Looe key. we were spontanious to the photo opportunity that was a pleasant departure from traditional dive trips.and they Love of the water! They know how to adapt to ever changing conditions! we felt safe and would send any family or friends to them for their next adventure. I want to dive with them in the crystal river basin next, manatee season. He knows of many local spots that you may not find on your own. LC oh yeah, If you get him to cook your fish you will be amazed~ They will be apart of our annual trip to the keys that we have

I recently scooped up a deal on Groupon for a dive certification class over one weekend for 169.00…read morefrom these guys at Diving adventure (The official, unofficial name). Carl and Dave head this operation I believe. They are just a bunch of relaxed guys, not really in it for the money. I'm sure I could have gotten a more " thorough" certification done elsewhere, and have learned the safety skills at more clearly, but these guys know that the practical application of this sport is what counts. This isn't a place of fancy heated practice pools and special dive boats. You start in the spring on day one, with equipment training one hour before, and go for it. They make sure you get the basics, and don't push you if you freak out ( I almost had a panic attack twice). I recommend coming here to get certified if you are not a luxury snob and can hardly afford to become a diver in the first place, as this is my situation. They will take care of what you came for, and you will have a wonderful experience learning in the springs, which is far more exciting then the bottom of a cement pool. If you have any further questions about my experience, message me and I will go into finer detail!

We had a great time snorkeling with manatees with Captain Nikolas Wilkerson! We had bought a…read moregroupon, which are infamous for attracting bad customer service, but that was not true on this trip.