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Sunset Kayaking: Florida Bioluminescence Combo Tour
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Experience the enchanting beauty of Florida’s Merritt Island Natural Life Refuge on a Sunset Kayaking with Florida Bioluminescence Combo Tour. Perfect for families and adventurers seeking a unique experience.
Experience the enchanting beauty of Florida’s Merritt Island Natural Life Refuge on a Sunset Kayaking with Florida Bioluminescence Combo Tour. Perfect for families and adventurers seeking a unique experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Haulover Canal Launch Site - Join Florida Adventurer for an incredible sunset and bioluminescence kayak tour at Haulover Canal, nestled within the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Titusville. This unforgettable eco-adventure begins at dusk as a breathtaking Florida sunset fills the sky with color. As the kayak glides into the calm…
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Haulover Canal Launch Site - Join Florida Adventurer for an incredible sunset and bioluminescence kayak tour at Haulover Canal, nestled within the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Titusville. This unforgettable eco-adventure begins at dusk as a breathtaking Florida sunset fills the sky with color. As the kayak glides into the calm waters, keep an eye out for remarkable local wildlife. Haulover Canal is renowned for close encounters with gentle West Indian manatees and playful bottlenose dolphins swimming right alongside the craft. Look up to spot spectacular wading birds, including brilliant pink roseate spoonbills and rare wild flamingos feeding gracefully in the shallow mudflats.
As darkness fully blankets the refuge, the true magic begins. Paddling into an otherworldly dreamscape, the lagoon transforms into a living night show. Every stroke of the paddle activates a brilliant, electric-blue neon bioluminescence. Depending on the season, paddlers glide among glowing dinoflagellates or fascinating comb jellies that shimmer like living underwater stars. It is a true bucket-list journey through a glowing paradise. Book a Florida Adventurer tour today for the ultimate Space Coast experience!
What's Included
- Kayak rental
- Personal flotation device (PFD)
- Paddles included
- Guidance from cheerful guides
- Kayak rental
- Personal flotation device (PFD)
- Paddles included
- Guidance from cheerful guides
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
- Snacks
- Bottled water
Additional Information
What makes the Florida Adventurer sunset and bioluminescence kayak tour at Haulover Canal a unique, bucket-list experience is the seamless fusion of two world-class nature adventures into one single journey. This excursion spans the magical transition from day to night inside the pristine, protected waters of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge….
What makes the Florida Adventurer sunset and bioluminescence kayak tour at Haulover Canal a unique, bucket-list experience is the seamless fusion of two world-class nature adventures into one single journey. This excursion spans the magical transition from day to night inside the pristine, protected waters of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The journey begins at golden hour, offering a front-row seat to a breathtaking Florida sunset. As the operator glides along, they are immersed in a thriving wildlife sanctuary where gentle West Indian manatees and playful bottlenose dolphins can be spotted, while brilliant pink roseate spoonbills and rare wild flamingos wade through the shallows. As darkness falls, the lagoon transforms into a living night show. Every paddle stroke activates a brilliant, neon-blue bioluminescence, allowing the operator to float on a spectacular sea of stars.
- SUGGESTIONS TO BRING: AQUATIC FOOTWEAR, BUG SPRAY, TOWEL, SUNSCREEN, CASH FOR TIPS (optional), AND A WATER BOTTLE
Location
Haulover Canal Launch Site
At the end of the gravel road, look for a white van or a black truck that says “Florida-Adventurer.” Our helpful guides will be waiting for you. Please arrive 30 mins prior to your tour time for check-in and orientation. If you're late to orientation or if you miss it, there will be no refunds.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(37 Ratings)
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590lyna
Sep 11, 2026
Just Brilliant! - We had a fantastic time on the sunset kayaking with bioluminescence tour. We have previous used Florida Adventurer when vacationing to the US from the UK and didn’t hesitate to go book back up with them. Terence, our guide for the evening was awesome. His passion for wildlife was evident and his knowledge on the history of the Merritt Island wildlife reserve and its species was brilliant. We had lots of free kayaking time, felt completely safe, saw manatees, great bioluminescence and lovely weather. As a family avid on ecology, biodiversity and the outdoors this beats all the theme parks combined (in my humble opinion 🤗). Thank you Terence, we will definitely be booking up again when we fly back across the pond. Safe journeys.
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Navigator74235
Sep 1, 2026
Perfect - So much better than I expected. Guide was incredibly knowledgeable scenery was perfect. But it is in the middle of no where
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Jdb9414ux
Jul 13, 2026
Great family memories made - Jeremiah did a great job helping us see all types of wildlife including the beautiful bioluminescent plankton. This was our second Florida kayaking tour this summer. This was by far a much better experience than our other trip on the gulf side of the peninsula. Our family had a great time kayaking, though the alligator freaked the kids out… my husband and I loved it. Jeremiah was so good at sharing information about the wildlife and habitat. We were lucky to have a small private tour versus other very large groups that launched around the same time.
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U4969umkristink
Apr 3, 2026
Great easy pace tour for family - Great tour with family of 4 (kids 13 and 8). Our guide Brian was great and very knowledgeable about the wildlife and the area. He gave my 8 year old a net (called a "critter getter") for her to catch jellies. We saw manatee, an alligator, racoon, bioluminescent jellies and lots of bird species. Very relaxing pace, no boat traffic. A very beautiful and peaceful area.
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Genesx4488fo
Nov 29, 2025
Sunset tour - Terence was our guide and is absolutely the best he made tour very exciting if you book you want him our tour was windy but I thought that made it fun we saw dolphins also on tour
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Melora_d
Sep 27, 2025
Great night! - Our guide Terence was awesome. We loved being out on the water at night. We brought bug spray but our guide had some for guests that didn’t. He took photos and shared them with us so we could leave our phones behind and trurly enjoy the moment.
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W6378gistephanies
Sep 10, 2025
Great Sunset/Bioluminescent Tour - Great evening kayak outing w/a little something extra! Tour guide Terrence was a lot of fun and had alot of great info & local history.
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W9086exjulier
Jul 22, 2025
- We went out with Jeremiah. He was very helpful and informative. It was a perfect evening for kayaking to bird island and we were able to see the flamingos. Yes flamingos, not spoonbillls. Then after an awesome sunset and a little break on land we were in awe of the magnificent bioluminescent waters. We did also have manatees come near us and see other birds. Great tour I would highly recommend.
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Yanao855
Sep 18, 2025
Not a very good experience… - I booked a tour for my birthday to enjoy the sunset and see the bioluminescence.
1. At first, our tour was rescheduled an hour later. We were supposed to start the briefing at 6:30 pm but actually started at 7:30 pm. For the sunset that timing was fine, but we had driven three hours to get there, and it would have been very useful to know about the delay in advance, since we just wasted that hour sitting in a restaurant.
2. During the tour we were mostly paddling back and forth in circles. The location itself was not very interesting.
3. We found a few glowing jellyfish that we touched and noticed a slight glow. But there was nothing even close to the scale and brightness shown in your promotional videos. I was really disappointed.
Later, we were supposedly waiting for dolphins at night — but we had already seen them ourselves during the day without the guide. What I noticed was that we were just floating around and basically “doing whatever,” while the guide was sitting under a sign, looking at his phone…
After about 10 minutes of this pointless paddling, I asked to be taken back to shore, because I realized we weren’t going to see anything else.
Yes, maybe the guide was right and the cloudy weather was the reason there was no bioluminescence. But if you already know that under such weather conditions nothing will be visible — then call your guests, reschedule the tour. You’ve been doing this for many years, yet you still leave people with such bad impressions.
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Inspire39184004542
Sep 1, 2026
Wanting and Wondering - Drove a total of 3hrs round trip from Melbourne Fla for 43 wedding anniversary celebration only to be left wanting and wondering why no one from Florida Adventures showed up; we witnessed two other Companies leave with their guest only to feel extremely let down; only positive is Florida Adventurers did give us a full refund. I would not recommend; go with another company
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