Plantation Adventure Center and Manatee Tours 9301 West Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, FL 34429

"Did the sunset cruise. Our captain and guide were very knowledgeable and passionate. The cruise was about 2 hours and we saw a ton of manatees, dolphins hunting, big birds and cool architecture to boot. Lovely way to spend an evening- $25 (plus tip!) well spent"

"Booked a manatee tour: it was simply amazing. The captain was extremely nice (Dirty Mike) and the guide Ryan was knowledgeable and got us close to the manatees. Planning to come back for scalloping, rainbow River diving and some sunset tours when the weather will be a tad warmer :)"

"Awesome experience swimming with manatees! They took us to a place where we saw at least a dozen or more. It was fairly cold, but well worth it. They provide 5mm wetsuits, so that was great."

"We had a fantastic time on our manatee snorkel tour with Plantation Adventure Center! They were friendly, prompt, informative but no sales pitchy type talks. Our guide Ryan was very nice and the manatees loved him. I was impressed he could tell wetsuit and mask sizes without asking, and we also appreciated the dry towels and hot beverages after. Thank you to Plantation Adventure Center for helping make my dream of swimming with the precious manatee possible, and for encouraging calm and respectful behavior around them. I was frustrated by some other swimmers who were constantly touching the manatee and would have liked for guides to tell them not to. But otherwise, all was perfect. Thank you! Highly recommend trusting this tour company."

"Absolutely LOVED our adventure with Plantation Adventure Center! They use the thickest wet suits available so, despite the 60-degree day, we felt plenty warm for the couple hour adventure and they provide a really helpful video about how to interact with the manatees. My husband and I ended up on a private tour as another group had cancelled because of the cold and we were so appreciate of Captain Mark and Captain Jake as they took us around King's Bay and helped us respectfully swim among the manatees. Both Captain Mark and Captain Jake are clearly devoted to the conservation of the bay and the care of the manatee population and it was really cool to hear about the efforts that are taking place in the area. Admittedly, I struggled a little bit, initially, to truly stay still when a manatee was approaching me as I was overly cautious and kept trying to get out of their way which actually was more disruptive. Captain Jake was very patient, made sure I wasn't disturbing the manatees, and helped me chill out as the day went on so I could really enjoy being up close with the fantastic sea cows. Though it was a little unclear we were going to have to pay for the photos that were taken a long the way, we don't regret purchasing them as they were really cool and a great memento of our swim with manatees!"