Loved loved this! The son of the owner took us out and was definitely A-Awesome! He gave us tons of…read moregreat details while driving and we saw so many alligators, birds, cows we lost count. The views were so pretty and the overall experience was excellent!!

Our family had a blast with Captain Bruce with A-Awesome Airboat Rides. He took the time to make…read moresure we were able to see plenty of gators and other wildlife. Captain Bruce was very knowledgeable and even shared some history of the area with us. Highly recommend!

It was really pretty and nice spot just no manatees yet! Giving 4 stars still because it was very…read moreclean and nice spot

This past summer 2022, after putting nearly 2000 miles on the truck driving all around Florida from…read morethe top to Key West, back up and all around, resound ourselves Leaving Titusville, bound for Savannah, Georgia. Despite our travels through many natural areas, no one in our family had yet seen a manatee... One of those silly bucket list things you include when you visit Florida... Especially when you are not from Florida. Not really knowing where to begin, we happen to be talking about it at our Cracker Barrel breakfast, when our 15 year old server overheard us and offered a few suggestions. Among them was the Manatee observation deck and the Merritt Island reserve. It seemed as good a place to try as Anny, considering the name, and not really having any better ideas, we typed it into ways, and started up the road. The Merritt Island reserve was actually one of the more beautiful places we visited on our trip. Lots of wildlife, large wading birds, birds of prey, gopher tortoises walking all over the place, and several furry creatures that ran across the road so quickly we could not quite identify them. After driving way out into the reserve, lost in the Paulmeadows in the wetlands, we saw a sign on a modest turn off for the manatee observation deck, and used every single bit of pavement with a 25 foot trailer behind my truck. The parking lot turned out to be a little smaller than I had anticipated, but we managed to find the long stretch of curb in the small lot for our truck and trailer, and walked out to the unassuming concrete deck with a small railing near the water. Imagine my family's delight to see dozens of manatees gently feeding in the shallows right beneath us. Large adults, smaller juveniles, and some sized in between... More manatees than I could count. Many of them have the telltale scars of boat props on their backs, but for the time being, they were quietly swimming around in the shallow murky water. A group of kayakers came up and kept their distance, enjoying the view from the water. I actually think our view was better, since we were a little bit above them, and could really see everything going on. Check off the box on our list next to "see a manatee". This place made it very easy, and the bonus was an absolutely breathtaking drive through some beautiful Florida natural area.

incredible views of birds, dolphins and many manatees just inches away. they were happy to see us…read moretoo. no other distractions only nature and pure silence. I gave it a 4 rating cause the ad I had said 20 dollars per kayak but we were charged 20 each in one kayak.

We had such an amazing experience with Adrena. She was so knowledgeable and with her guidance we…read moresaw SO much wildlife! (manatees, dolphins, many different types of birds, turtles, horseshoe crabs, and more). Highly recommend this tour and Adrena. Would do this tour again and definitely want to try the bioluminescence.

Been out with Captain Mark several times. Always take my guests out on this tour. Everyone always…read moreenjoys it. And we have seen dolphins EVERY time! His boat has shade if you want it, and is easily accessible for seniors. Definitely safe for little kids. Highly recommend.

My grandchildren were in town (girls 15 and 17) and I wanted to give them a feel for the area I…read morelive in. Being from Texas they aren't around a lot of water. We had a wonderful time with Captain Mark and learned a lot. He did an exceptional job of telling us about the space program and the boats and equipment involved. We saw many manatees and dolphins around the locks. Had a little delay getting back thru the lock but he handled it beautifully and continued the tour thru the delay. AND THEN we ran into a huge pod of dolphins. It was so fun to watch them breach and play. I'd recommend this tour to anyone. My friend who went with us is 90 and had no trouble getting in and out of the pontoon boat. Fun time was had by all.

Great experience. Took my 8 year old granddaughter for 1 hr private lesson. She had a ball…read more Edgar was patient, helpful and made a truly memorable experience. She loved it and learned a lot. We'll definitely be back. The whole staff was friendly, helpful, and truly made this a day to remember.

Fantastic time with Josh, absolutely worth the money! It was totally casual but instructional at…read morethe same time. However I'd try to schedule it a few days ahead if you can so they can recommend a day the waves are at their best

We chartered a boat for a full day of fishing and were so thrilled with how it went. Captain…read moreGarren did an amazing job keeping us in action with fish. At the end of the day, we kept 6 king mackerel (limit), 1 cobia, 1 trigger fish, 1 lane snapper, and released 10 red snapper, a small sea bass and a lizard fish. Something we got out of the trip that we didn't expect, were excellent suggestions from Capt. Garren of additional things to see and do during the remainder of our stay in Florida.

A very unprofessional response to a review I made from a very unprofessional employee. I am very…read moreembarrassed for this charter business after seeing how their employees treat their customers. I made a review based on what my group observed after waiting in the parking lot outside of the business for an hour and a half. We witnessed first hand what I had initially stated in my review. Shame on y'all.

How have I not finished my review for this awesome experience with Captain Scott? Because I…read morestarted on Trip Advisor and forgot this one (forgive me fellow Yelpers, Scott deserves love from both sites!). OK, I could write for hours on how great the trip was, how on top of things Scott was and how many big fish we caught but I think you get the idea - it was a great day! We reserved Captain Scott's services for an outing over Father's Day weekend. He dropped his nets and hat us bait fish in no time flat and then we were off. No sooner than he dropped a line in the water for us, we were pulling up a nice big Rainbow Runner. Over the day we caught our fair share of fish and I was eating Cobia out of my freezer for weeks. If you're wondering how much different a charter boat is from a "party boat" like the Miss Cape Canaveral and Orlando Princess, I'll put it like this. One of my catches on the Charter boat had more meat than ALL of the fishes I've caught on over 10 outings on those party boats...combined! I'm spoiled now and I'll most likely never step foot on anything but Scott's boat for charter fishing now. When we mentioned who we went with around other fishermen, they all knew Scott and told us we picked right. Everyone Knows Scott, it seems. Tips: Bring your own cooler, drinks and food. Bring some sunscreen and a hat Captain Scott's got the rest I truly have nothing bad to say about the outing and I have already booked him for the Saturday before Father's Day 2015 so back off, it's mine!

I chartered the Relentless II for my two grown sons and I to enjoy a rare day spent together. We…read morewere very lucky to have the trifecta--good weather, calm seas, and the fish were biting. And to experience the "cloud of minnows" phenomena TWICE, was outstanding. Amberjack and sharks were in a feeding frenzy right on the seas surface! The three of us are very satisfied with our day aboard the Relentless II. We caught and kept Grouper, Amberjack, and Sea Bass--11 total. We also caught but had to release a couple of beautiful and very large Red Snapper and two 100+ pound sharks. None of us had fished in years, but Captain Scott patiently brought us up to speed. Most importantly, he knew where to fish and had the proper tackle and bait, so we had a day of "catching" rather than just "fishing".

Cancelled on us twice and kept trying to get us to do the half an hour ride even though we wanted…read morethe hour ride. Went with someone else.

We had been on airboat tours in the Everglades but one of the members of our party had never been…read moreon an airboat, so we booked through Grasshopper Ecotours. Captain Rick kept in contact and even gave us an opportunity to move our scheduled tour so we would get better weather. By the time our tour rolled around, it was a beautiful day with nothing but sunshine. Captain Rick was obviously very knowledgeable about where the gators would be so we were able to see a lot of them during our hour ride, including some of the biggest alligators I'd ever seen. I'd highly recommend this airboat tour.