Clear Canoe Rental: Explore Silver River Wildlife
4.7
55 Ratings
Silver Springs

Experience the unique wildlife of Silver Springs while clear canoeing. Rent our clear canoes and paddle over 30 spring heads, encountering birds, fish, manatees, and monkeys!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Welcome to Clear Canoeing! We provide self-guided rentals at Silver Springs State Park, where you can enjoy a clear view of manatees, wild monkeys, turtles, and much more. Silver Springs is Florida’s oldest tourist attraction, renowned for its pristine beauty.
Silver Springs State Park requires an admission and launch fee. The cost is $2 per person and…

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What's Included
  • Clear canoe rental with paddles and life jackets included.
What's Not Included
  • Tour Guide- This is a self-guided rental not a tour.
Additional Information

Rent our completely transparent canoes and enjoy paddling along the stunning, spring-fed Silver River! As you paddle, you’ll encounter local wildlife such as birds, fish, manatees, and even rhesus monkeys! Our Clear Canoes provide a unique opportunity to observe the wildlife beneath you.
While most springs in Florida have a single spring head, Silver…

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Location
Silver Springs State Park
East Silver Springs Boulevard
Enter park at the large wooden and brick sign that says Silver Springs Entrance. At the stop sign turn left to the main parking lot. On the side of the parking is the kayak drop of area. We will be at the kayak drop off area wearing long sleeve purple shirts with the Clear Canoeing logo on the back.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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C7843wcmadisonb
Dec 31, 2024
Birthday with the manatees! - Rebecca is so awesome and accommodating. We had the best time and saw so many manatees! 10/10 recommend!! We had our 3 young kids, pup and my husband/I. Such a fun experience! A must do
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Rick_k
Dec 23, 2024
Manatees plus otter, monkeys and a gator - Seeing manatees in person from the canoe was a thrill. I recommend going on a cool day when they tend to congregate around springs.
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Annette_s
Dec 7, 2024
Fantastic! - We enjoyed the scenery and the tranquility. It was beautiful. We saw deer, many birds and manatees. Frank and Rebecca were pleasant and made our experience special.
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Allsmiths_a
Dec 1, 2024
Cear kayaking - the only way to truly see the manatees!! - Here's a review from a non-water sports, "rather-go-shopping" Nan of 59 years!! Hiwever, we had a visitor who wouldn't book clear kayaks without me joining, so I gave in (secretly planning to pack a book, to sit by the river, as they kayaked)! We got a fabulous deal for 2hrs of clear kayaking and made the 2hr trip to Silver Springs. We were met right at the point as detailed by our rep, the clear kayaks were very clean and well equipped with comfy seats, life vest and map. Our rep was friendly, knowledgeable and super supportive. We had already received her reminder text, regarding our online waiver, our booking and our meeting point but we were also told to call her anytime we needed advice during our trip. Especially when we were on the last stretch, so our rep could meet us as we arrived at the end point. I honestly only decided to take part when I saw the well kept equipment, the crystal clear waters of the river, and the lure of seeing a large number of manatees! We were not disappointed, as from start to finish we saw so much wildlife - turtles, huge birds, fish and (from a distance) an alligator. We didn't see the monkies, though. The manatees were truly amazing, basking in the warmer springs and at one point we were surrounded by about eight, going slowly, directly under our clear kayaks, which was breathtaking! I saw some reviews about only two bathrooms at one point but they were at the kayaking launch, at the Cafe area and even some extra portaloos in the parking lot. We found the glass bottom boat captains very friendly, although weaving their large boats skillfully around all the kayaks was quite a trick! So, in summary, I would recommend the service from our rep and her company without any hesitation. In fact I would say the clear kayaks are truly the best way to be amongst the manatees and appreciate the beauty of Silver Springs above and below the water. Enjoy - can you believe, I'm actually happy to have this adventure again!!
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Daryl_m
Nov 4, 2024
Wonderful! - Amazing service! We had a sweet lady take us through the course of events, she was great! Had a blast!
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Fangpeng_d
Sep 2, 2024
A great experience with beautiful nature and nice people - It is a great place to visit. The view is stunning. We met a lots of local peddlers who kindly helped us to find various animals. Paul is very nice and resourceful. The two-seat glass canoe is great for family with kids.
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Ashley_m
Aug 21, 2024
Amazing!!!! - This was an Amazing Experience! As much as i love the gulf. Im willing to give up a few days at the beach to enjoy springs for a few days every year. I felt like i was in a jungle during some parts of the trip. It was Amazing. The glass bottom kyacks really made the trip.
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Iolanda_h
Aug 11, 2024
Great place to slow around - Chris place to kayak, the kayaks or canoe was pretty sturdy. Me and my daughter were a little overweight so we didn’t have no issues floating around. Is it to handle and pretty comfortable.
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Stephanie_a
Dec 21, 2024
Even a manatee - We had a great time! Tania was awesome. She messaged us in the morning to ensure we knew how to get to the dock and met us there. We were provided a map and directions for where to see the most wildlife. Saw lots of turtles birds and fish and even a manatee! Thanks!
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Leslie_s
Dec 16, 2024
Dissappointed - The problem was not with Clear Canoeing, it was with Viator. The information that Viator provided was outdated and no longer correct. It was also not clear that these were tandum canoes. We requested 4 people assuming it was 4 kayaks. Nowhere did I read tandum. There was no info about additional fees either. When we arrived to the park we suddenly had to pay an additional $25 launch fee we weren't prepared for. The info on how to find the canoe operator was also incorrect, we spent 10 minutes searching for them. It was 30 minutes later and we still werent in the water and our rental time was to only be 2 hours. In the end, we requester a full refund. It has not applied to my card as of yet. The park also had to refund our launch fees. Rebecca was kind, but I recommend thay she use a different 3rd party payment provider instead of Viator in the future. This ruined what was supposed to be a fun Saturday with friends.
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