Sunset Kayaking: Florida Bioluminescence Combo Tour

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 - The Sunset Kayaking with Florida Bioluminescence Combo Tour at Haulover Canal offers an unforgettable experience! Enjoy the sunset from an ideal vantage point. As darkness falls, marvel at the extraordinary bioluminescence phenomenon.
    This two-hour Sunset Kayaking Tour takes you on an adventure through Haulover Canal….
What's Included
  • Kayak rental
  • Personal flotation device (PFD)
  • Paddles included
  • Guidance from cheerful guides
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Florida-Adventurer is a locally operated establishment owned by native people. We are intimately familiar with the locale. Allow us to guide you through the vast Merritt Island Natural Life Refuge, boasting 140,000 acres abundant with amazing wildlife. Be spellbound by the Sunset Kayaking accompanied by a Florida Bioluminescence Combo Tour. It’s the…

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.

Customer Ratings
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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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Tryshh2019
Jul 21, 2025
Great experience! - We did the sunset tour with Florida Adventurer. This is the second bioluminescence kayak tour we have done. The first time we did a night trip with a different company and this tour was so much better. Terrence and Matthew were our guides and they were fantastic. This tour was MUCH smaller than the one we did with the other company so it was much more personal and enjoyable. Terrence took pictures of everyone and sent them to us after the tour. Very nice thing to do! Also, since this was the sunset tour we saw much more wildlife: manatees, dolphins, alligators, and a raccoon foraging on the shore. And we saw the bioluminescence at the end and could see the fish swimming through the water. It was vey cool. We would definitely recommend Florida Adventurer if you are thinking about doing one of these kayak tours.
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R666vuelik
Sep 9, 2022
Awesome!! - This was an amazing tour and a breath taking experience! Shout out to our tour guide Josiah, he’s the best one around🤙
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746cheyennew
Oct 22, 2022
Worth it! - It was an awesome tour! Zack was personable and so knowledgeable about the wildlife. We saw numerous dolphins, jellyfish, birds, and some of the plankton. Tried to visit the manatees, but they weren’t haven’t it lol! Will definitely be back during August next time, as that’s when the plankton are most abundant! My son and I had a great time!
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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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608nicolen
Jul 2, 2024
Nope. Don’t do it. - First, let me begin by saying my friend and I were SUPER excited about experiencing this. It is about an hour from Merritt Island on a wildlife preserve. It was easy to find and the hosts were fantastic. And the water did, in fact glow with the fungi that make this possible. However, I would never, ever EVER do this again unless I had on a full body hazmat, air conditioned suit. I wore leggings, a T-shirt and water shoes. As soon as I got out of the vehicle, I was swarmed with thousands of tiny, black, angry, mosquitoes. You literally FELT each bite that these demonic blood suckers did. They bit me THROUGH MY CLOTHES. you felt them land on you, bite you, and buzz in your ears. They bit every single part of my body. Hence, three days later I am still suffering with tremendous itch. Pain and an overall foul attitude because of this experience. And yes, for those wondering I did have plenty of mosquito repellent to no avail (others around us used DEET and were still getting bit) And no, I would not recommend this outing to any adult and ESPECIALLY children unless you want to put up with their incessant complaining about the ITCH. To end this horrifying ordeal, this brief description provided was all BEFORE we got in the kyack for 90 minutes where we continued to be tortured. I should have listened to my friend and immediately left the premises and drove the hour back home. Do. Not. Do. It.
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Shannonb370
Jun 1, 2024
No refunds even if THEY cancel your tour! - Beware! Florida weather caused our tour to be canceled, safety first. This company will NOT refund your money. They have hundreds of dollars in a rain check for me. My family of 8 will likely never be in Florida again.
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Inspired2021
Sep 26, 2022
Worst Experience. Concerned for Safety! - Worst experience ever! BUYER BE AWARE, YOUR SAFETY IS AT RISK WITH THIS COMPANY! Please do not book with them. We arrived at 6pm for our 6:30 tour. It was heavily raining with thunderstorms, our car was slipping due to the heavy rain. We tried calling multiple numbers since 5:30 to get ahold of the company because we were worried about our safety. Once we got there we spoke to the tour guide who mentioned visibility and weather is not safe and we would receive a refund. When I called the company the next day they refused to give us a refund stating the rains cleared at 6:50ish and we should have waited for the storm to pass. This company goes against its policy and safety of customers. It should be reported. The owner also comes on here to harass reviewers.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).