Manatees Sunset Tour: Bioluminescent Wildlife Refuge Experience

Embark on a thrilling sunset tour in the wildlife refuge, where you’ll encounter manatees, dolphins, and a variety of birds. Experience the mesmerizing bioluminescence of the season for an unforgettable adventure!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

What to Expect - A drive that is 20 minutes east of Titusville out on the Refuge • No restroom facilities at the launch site (visitor center is the closest) • Just under two hours on the water for a leisurely paddle • Expect to get a little wet – depends on you (or possibly your friends) • To see lots of wildlife and stretch those muscles a little • To…

What's Included
  • Kayak
  • Professional guide
  • PFD (Personal Floatation Device)
  • Paddle
  • 2-hour kayak tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in a triad of unique adventures during a three-hour tour at the wildlife sanctuary! Commence your journey by launching your kayak amidst the day and get engulfed by Florida’s favorite endangered species, the West Indian Manatees! Enjoy their gentle and playful behavior as they roll, sniff, and nuzzle around you. During this period, you…

Location
Haulover Canal Launch Site
Launching from Haulover Canal - Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge https://goo.gl/maps/726pkP1XvoQm2eXP8 Haulover Canal Launch Site is 20 minutes east of Titusville on the NW corner of Haulover Canal. **If you have any difficulty finding us you may reach us at** After 5pm 321-284-1555
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Y1627fzmelissak
Oct 17, 2025
Magical - This was the most amazing experience ever. The tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable. It was beautiful. The manatee dolphins sunset and bioluminescence was all just so amazing. My husband and dad got caught in some startled manatee. My husband called it a manatee rodeo and said it was so cool. The bioluminescence was like magical glitter. I would take a trip down to Florida over and over just to have this experience again.
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Go00824392228
Sep 22, 2025
When can we go again?! - We chose this tour because we love natural Florida (and had never done bioluminescence before) and the reviews seemed that this was the company to go with. It really could not have gone any better! Even though it was not peak season, we saw loads of comb jellies and dinoflagellates. Manatees were also out in abundance, coming right up to our kayaks and hanging out with us. Jackson was our tour guide and was very relaxed with us, answering all of our (many) questions and made us feel at home on the water (just like he was). Noone else signed up for our time slot so it was effectively a private tour. When we observed some of the other tours out on the water, we were really glad to have chosen this one and also to have had Jackson as our guide.
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Melissa-sentell
Sep 20, 2025
Amazing experience! - We had a wonderful experience on the Mondo Combo tour! The bioluminescence was beautiful! Jackson, our guide was knowledgeable and so much fun! He helped our boys catch comb jellies. The manatees were a highlight! We also saw dolphins and so many species of birds!
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Threlkeldt
Aug 17, 2025
Manatees, birds, stars and glowy water!! - Great time out with Jackson and John! Weather was nice but a distant storm cell blocked the sunset. The manatees were cool to watch and the bioluminescent water after dark was fantastic! The Milky Way was visible and you could see satellites scoot across the starfield. Bring mosquito spray!
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Mariellamv2378ec
Aug 14, 2025
Highly recommend the combo experiencie - We absolutely loved the experience, Enjoy raw nature at its best Jorge was a very nice guide, even helped towing us when we were tired. My cousin and I were not kayak proficient but we could do it We saw manatee, dolphin, bird island , pink flamingos, a magnificent sunset, an experienced the bioluminescence phenomena, while our background was the starry sky, and the storms in the far distance.
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Ethanpj1813rp
Aug 4, 2025
10/10, even if you've never been kayaking - Jorge and Caroline were both great guides and very friendly. They were really good at spotting manatees before they would surface in the first part of the tour, and then Jorge got us a really good view of both the sunset and all the different birds living on the river. We went kayaking on the new moon, so the bioluminescence was very noticeable. Despite being pitch black, Jorge and Caroline were able to keep us all grouped together well. They also were able to answer most questions anybody had about the bioluminescence and pointed out all the constellations visible at the time.
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K1424csmariond
Jul 30, 2025
Perfect. - We're doing the combo tour with my husband. We saw plenty of manatees, dolphins, pink flamingos and pelicans among others. At night we could enjoy the bioluminescence and shooting stars. It was perfect. Thanks to our Jackson guide for the tour
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Shadow2356
Jul 30, 2025
Great tour!! - We went on the three hour kayak tour. It was fantastic! We saw a bunch of manatees, a few dolphins, flamingos and many other birds. We watched a spectacular sunset and when it got very dark we were able to see the bioluminescence, which was amazing. Our tour guide was Ashton. He was energetic, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. He explained many things about the area and each of the animals. I highly recommend this tour and ask for Ashton to be your guide!
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Angelamg3688zf
Jul 20, 2025
An event I'll never forget - Amazing experience from start to finish. Our guide, Lauren, was knowledgeable and a confident leader. We saw tons of manatee, birds, fish, crabs, dolphin and let's not forget the gators! Believe me seeing them during the day, from a distance while in a kayak is one thing...having your guide shine a light on a 10 ft gator swimming alongside your kayak so you know to navigate to the other side of the canal is something you never forget! After dark there were hundreds of fish jumping all around us and we hoped they wouldn't land in the boats! And let's not forget the reason we signed up..the bioluminescent water. It starts slow as the sun goes down and by the time you make it back the blue coming off you paddle and in the wake of your boat is just beautiful. I cannot recommend this trip more.
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Lindacn8583or
Oct 12, 2025
Awesome guide! - The guide was excellent and she went above and beyond to get the group to the right place after we got lost. While the tour guide and plan were awesome, by the time the group was able to go on the water it was getting dark so we could only see the bioluminescence and not the manatees, who’d given up waiting on us and had gone to sleep. Also, being Florida, it poured rain. Definitely a core memory. Just a little different than we’d anticipated.
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From $85
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).