soflo water adventures 1991 Northeast 135th Street, North Miami, FL 33181

"We had a great kayaking trip with Bryan, who was very knowledgeable and informative. My husband came face-to-nostrils with a manatee and we saw a wealth of different bird life, some enormous iguanas and a variety of smaller sea-creatures. It was a great experience, and a lovely peaceful break from the crowds of South Beach!"

"The owner and the tour guide, Chase, were both great! I was immediately greeted by their vehicle, offered drinks, and was generously offered to leave any belongings I wanted to in their vehicle so as to not get wet. The owner and Chase both took a few moments to go around talk to everyone in the group of 7. Chase appeared to make it a priority during the tour to paddle next to everyone and have individual conversations with everyone! He was a phenomenal tour guide with a great personality! The tour I chose to go on was on the Miami River from 8p-10p on a Sunday night. There was way more boat traffic than I would have expected. Parties on every other boat, with loud music, and people screaming. Many of the boat captains clearly don’t honor the no wake zone. This made the water very choppy and less than desirable conditions to paddle on. Personally I chose the paddle board instead of the kayak. I believe I would have enjoyed it more if I chose the kayak. There was also trash built up along the edge of the river in some areas and the homeless sleeping under some of the bridges. Though, this is no fault of the tour company, it did make the scenery less desirable. The buildings and lights were definitely neat to see at night! The paddle boards they provide are all either 10’ or 10 1/2’ (I don’t remember which). The boards seem cheap as well. If you are a larger person, like myself (6’2” 225lbs), this is not an ideal board and makes balancing very difficult. My personal 12’ board of higher quality is much easier to balance on. Even in smoother waters their boards were difficult to maintain balance and constantly felt unsteady. The boat traffic only made it worse. I made the suggestion to Chase and will make it public here, I believe adding 12’ paddle boards (and maybe ones of higher quality too) would make the experience so much better. Overall, I would suggest only choosing a kayak if doing this tour. I would give the company 4 out of 5 stars, only because of the paddle board issue. But as an overall, I gave it 3 stars due to the environment of the tour as well."

"Extremely fun experience. My boyfriend and I booked a kayak tour guide for our first time in Florida and it was amazing. Our guides Cassidy and Sydney were great, knowledgeable, and super friendly. They went out their way to show up wildlife and around the bay. I recommend this to anyone visiting with family or friends. 10/10"

"Incredible experience!! My friend and I visited Miami for the first time and Tosh gave us such a memorable time. He was so knowledgeable about the tour and while we didn’t get to see much sea life, he went out of his way to find Conch in the water to show us!! Such a great time 10/10"