Manatee Paddle Sales & Rentals, Crystal River FL

Elijah was friendly and helpful. I will be back to rent from them again, when in the area. Highly recommended.

Manatee Paddle was very helpful in helping us navigate and find the manatees! They were very responsive and making our reservation was very easy with online booking. Highly recommend!

Pretty cool experience! Got to see some manatees along the smaller channels! Elijah kept the communication channel open via texts, keeping us informed before arrival and where to go along our trip. Locally owned businesses like Manatee Paddle need our support. Good work guys!

What a wonderful experience! Our host was very kind and helpful. He explained everything very well, was fun and friendly to our kids and really added to the experience.

The community around the area was really nice and the people we met were super friendly. This was a great time and I would highly recommend.

My advice would be to do at least 3 hours to give you plenty of time to explore.

In a sea of overpriced, over-hyped tourist attractions (traps), Manitee Paddle was a refreshing, home-town experience. After telling me about his competitors, Elijah helped our family have a wonderful paddling afternoon. Although the Crystal River is very saturated, he guided us to many lovely destinations on our kayaking adventure. We were lucky enough to spend time with a gentle giant in our very fairly priced 3 hour trip. I am a fussy, exceptionally well-traveled and cost conscious customer and was delighted to find Manatee Paddle.

We had a wonderful experience with manatee paddle! The staff was friendly and informative. The online reservation and check-in process was easy. We will definitely be back!

Great day out on the water. 3 hour kayak rentals is plenty of time to see everything and wear yourself out. Great equipment, in good condition.

Really friendly and easy to deal with. Would recommend if you’re in Orlando and want to see some manatees and other wildlife

We went on a Paddle Day with Manatee Paddle 4/5/2023 and had an Awesome Adventure. We saw at least 12 to 14 Manatee and even had a Close Encounter when a female swam right next to our kayak and a male tried to mate her and almost turned our kayak over. We just sat real still till they moved on. Wow, what a treat. The water is so clear, and you can see the Manatee swim all around. We saw one Mom feeding her baby. That was so cool. I would definitely rent from Manatee Paddle again. Nice people and so helpful, getting you in and out of the kayak. It was a wonderful day!

Really enjoyed this experiance, booked and paid in advance online which was simple. Booked 2 paddle boards and snorkels for 2 hours and snorkels. Checked in at their office which was easy to find, the staff were friendly and pointed us in a map to where we should paddle for the best chance to see manatees. Unfortunately we only saw one but it was still a good trip. 2 hrs was enough time for us to paddle to three sisters springs and go for a little swim. There is a car park where you get your board but this is chargeable that you pay at the pay station which I found was temperamental with cards.

This was a good experience. Booked ahead of time online. On arrival it's a small building where you meet staff and book in. The staff were friendly. It's approx 0.5m from the car park once booked in which you can drive or walk too at the docks.
You will need to pay via the app for parking $5.
Staff will meet you there. Set you up. The equipment was good quality. Snorkel provided in addition.
Take a dry bag or waterproof phone case.
In total allow 2hrs to paddle too the main areas although if you hang around the docks at the right time you will see a Manatee if you are lucky. For me it was a good experience. Prices reasonable. Options plenty.
If it's hot take suntan lotion and a hat.
Overall I would recommend it.

Elijah was so accommodating and answered all the questions we had! Made for a wonderful experience and we saw more manatees than we could count. Can’t wait to go back!

We paddled down to Three Sisters Springs, roped our paddle boards and swam in. Truly an amazing experience. I would recommend doing the 3 hour session to give your self enough time to see the bay and not have to rush.

Great experience. Fast service. Polite staff. Great equipment. In the store the sell waterproof phone cases and bags that we took advantage of. So glad we did because we got amazing photos. Thanks guys.

Manatee Paddle is a fantastic company. They make it easy to book online and their rates are very affordable. The kayak rental, launch, and return process was simple, and they gave us a map with directions to the best spots to see manatees. Their directions were right on-we saw 9 manatees! Thank you Manatee Paddle!

Great experience and great prices. Wonderful customer service and very helpful. Willing to answer all our questions and help us get to where we wanted to go. Equipment was in great condition. There are a lot of choices in Crystal River but, we will definitely be coming back here.