Bird's Underwater Manatee Dive Center 320 Northwest US-19, Crystal River, FL 34428

"We had a great experience with Bird Underwater! Captain Kip and Zack were great guides. The first spot we tried didn’t have manatees, and our guides worked quickly to communicate with surrounding boats to find us some. We ended up in an amazing area with 30+ manatees - including a baby and mama. They talked a lot about the conservation efforts in the area and how Crystal community works to preserve the species. The tour was early 6 AM, but it was worth it because it wasn’t packed with tourists. Would recommend bringing a jacket as the boat did get chilly! Certainly an amazing experience - bring your go pro!"

"Our group ordered two tandem kayaks and had a great time! A nice man with a Dragonball shirt got the kayaks for us. It was a nice day out and the wind/current were not bad. The only downside was that the manatee areas were full of people and it was a struggle to keep dodging snorkelers, pontoons, SUP, and other kayakers everywhere we turned. But nothing can be done about that. We saw lots of manatees!"

"We have never had a more amazing experience. From start to finish everyone was so helpful. They were great helping us get the wet suits on, made sure we were comfortable in the water. Explained everything so well. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Then to top it off captain Kip and Kay were funny and so friendly. Kay was taking video and photos of our experiences and you could purchase them after. So reasonablely priced and just loved them!!! The sunrise was amazing on the way out. So much interaction with the manatees ..they kept coming up to us to check us out."

"What an amazing experience! 100% recommend Birds Underwater! We were taken to Banana Island, where they estimated to be about 200 manatees. And they weren’t wrong. There were so many! I got to see a few babies with their mama and one even nursing, just an arms length away. Not to mention the fish we got to see! The staff were great and the storefront had a lot to offer! Our Captains were knowledgeable and hospitable! Cant wait to come back!"

"We had a fantastic manatee swim with Bird's a couple weeks ago, highly recommend! Definitely worth going out for the 6am tour--beautiful sunrise and great to have the bay to ourselves. There were 9 people on our Wed morning tour and it was a nice group. We saw 2 or 3 dozen manatees and were surprised by how close to use they got. Both guides did an amazing job and were very kind! They got great photos, also definitely worth the extra $35 for the memory."