Unique Outing - Rising Tide FL is a great company with excellent pre-tour and post-tour support - very friendly and competent tour company. The all-day outing to Keewaydin Island was unique venturing... read more through the mangrove tunnel. Our tour guide, Evan, is a knowledgeable marine biologist and worked his tail off helping us through the mangrove upon the return during lower tide - he personally towed several kayaks through higher water. Very memorable day !!

  Biologists make great guides!  - We have been out with Rising Tide Explorers many times. We always get a different guide, who explains something new to us. And part of the fee goes back into... read more Rookery Bay Research Center.

  Fun for all generations  - I found this trip last minute while in Marco for the thanksgiving holiday. My teen daughter and 63 year old mother joined me for the excursion. While there are... read more many options available in this space, I felt lucky to have found the best. Renee and Sierra were beyond knowledgeable and passionate. While they likely perform this same trip day after day, their energy and desire to educate made you feel like a welcomed guest in their home. We were beyond happy with our trip and would recommend to anyone interested in a great kayak trip with education built in. My only point to make would be about the parking. I somehow missed it until we left but there is a payment system to park in the lot. Fortunately I didn’t get a ticket but I assume that was a possibility. They ask you to come 30 min early but give yourself 35 to figure out the parking too.