Kayak and Snorkel Tour: Explore Mangroves and Wildlife

Experience the beauty of St Thomas on a shore excursion that combines kayaking through mangroves with snorkeling in a lagoon. Spot wildlife and explore underwater wonders!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Virgin Islands Ecotours - Worry-free Shore Excursion:

This shore excursion includes a taxi ride to our marina at the Mangrove Lagoon. We will ensure your excursion ends with ample time for you to return to St. Thomas for your ship’s departure. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. See our terms and conditions for full details.

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Use of lockers
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop off
  • Water and a candy snack
  • All gear and equipment
  • Kayak and snorkel tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Paddle through stunning mangroves and observe the vibrant underwater wildlife! Be on the lookout for sea birds and marine creatures, and then delight in snorkeling in a shallow mangrove lagoon habitat.
The morning kayak and snorkel tour begins at 10:00 am, while the afternoon tour starts at 2:00 pm. A taxi will collect you 30 to 45 minutes prior to your…

Location
Virgin Islands Ecotours
6526 Estate Nazareth
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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F6563hcmegano
Sep 2, 2025
A Must Do! - We had an amazing time!!! This tour is well paced and so much fun! Prez took the time to tell us cool little facts and was so friendly it really made for the best time. I can imagine with the right guide like Prez this tour would be fun for kids too. It's nice that the waters are all so shallow in this tour that I had no worries about fearing deep water. I could see the bottom the whole time and no more than maybe 6-8 feet at its deepest. The snorkeling was fun too and Prez helped find some cool fish. It's such calm waters there that it made for easy snorkeling.
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Elaine_t
Aug 2, 2025
Worth every penny - Excellent guides (Kyrell) with incredible knowledge of the mangroves and sea life. We were 7, ages 18 to 55, and every single one had a blast in the kayak and snorkel experience. If I have a criticism for bettering the experience it would be to have the pick up person dressed in an identifying shirt or hat or with a sign or even a green umbrella! Our driver was in jeans and a black t-shirt, sitting on a pylon and smoking a cigarette; it took me about ten minutes of asking around to get to him as our driver.
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Erin_w
Jul 22, 2025
Everything was well... - Everything was well handled. Kas was an amazing guide and very knowledgeable. All staff were friendly and kind.
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B3796rafrankv
Jul 4, 2025
great - the tour guides Swish alonso and jeffrey were all great good people had a blast.Lots of good sights to see and snorkeling was a blast.
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David_m
Jul 1, 2025
Great kayak and snorkeling guided tour - Great excursion! Kaz and Nashan were fantastic kayak guides, sharing tons of information about the local fauna and wildlife both in and out of the water. Snorkeling was great too! The van service picked us up and dropped us off right near our cruise ship- super easy to find and the tour operator was very communicative.
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Aisha_b
Jun 25, 2025
Great short excursion - This is a perfect excursion for shorter port call. Kass and Patricia were our guides and they were wonderful…very knowledgeable on the sea life and the fauna. Pick up was easy right at the windmill when you get off the ship. Highly recommend.
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S5353sestephanieg
Jun 14, 2025
Jeffrey, David, and Swish! - Jeffrey, David, and Swish provided a great tour! It was incredibly informational, focusing on the history and conservation of the island and wild life. Their care for and knowledge of the island and wildlife was so evident. They were all very humorous and friendly as well!
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Gcambra
Feb 28, 2025
Relaxing kayak through the mangroves - Very relaxing kayak through the mangroves that ended at a beach to snorkel off of and relax in the sand. Freddy was our guide and did a great job guiding us through the mangroves and answered our many (many😂) questions! He helped us find lots of wildlife to see and shared all his local knowledge! He also acted as our photographer along the way! We were more interested in the kayaking than the snorkeling and he let us adjust our trip to spend more time kayaking in the mangroves. Amazing experience!
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Hollyae599cv
Feb 26, 2025
Beautiful tour - It was amazing! Swish was such a great tour guide. I would definitely recommend others to try this adventure! I'm not sure if the kayaking was more fun, or the snorkeling. But you should try it all!
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Karen
Apr 24, 2025
Great excursion, not impressed with pickup and drop off arrangements though - Loved the kayaking, enjoyed the guide (Swoosh?) ‘s humor and great commentary; snorkeling was good 👍🏻👍🏻 but arrived at the port (Crown Bay) with no idea where to go, no-one available from VI Eco Tours… after waiting for more than an hour, from the supposed starting time for the tour, and frantic enquiring, we got a ride with Ed, which was kind of him, but it was a letdown, as we were RUSHED from there on - thankfully we got back to the cruise ship, just in time before its departure. Bottom line: there is an inherent risk to booking an excursion independently when on a cruise… As for the kayaking and snorkeling experience in the mangroves - SUPERB!!!
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From $119
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).