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Water and Nature Tours
Key West water tours are very popular because the ocean and backcountry waters around Key West are full of wildlife. On any day out on the water you might see dolphins jumping, turtles swimming, sharks hunting and herons stalking their prey. All in the same day! You might traverse between mangrove-covered islands, across a field of sea grass on the flats or over living coral reef in the ocean. The variety and beauty of the flora and fauna around and in Key West is a highlight of most visitors' stay here in our city. There are several ways to enjoy nature here, from Eco tours to guided Jet Ski rental trips, Key West water tours and kayaking adventures. They are all easily available and you can even combine several water tours on your Key West vacation.
Dolphin Tours are a fun way to see some of the most famous and beloved inhabitants of the ocean waters. Dolphin tour operators have come a long way in learning how to show visitors these wonderful creatures without bothering the dolphins. You can no longer swim with the dolphins in the wild-this activity is limited to dolphins in captivity only. These days, dolphin tours take guests out to where the dolphins play and live and, in a non-intrusive way, allow a glimpse into their fascinating activities.
Eco tours in Key West are also fun for everyone. Guides will take you on a boat through all sorts of natural habitats, including mangrove islands, backcountry waters, patch reefs, or wherever there might be some awesome natural setting that visitors will find exciting and memorable. Sometimes eco tours are on a boat with an engine, and sometimes a Key West eco tour is via kayak.
Jet Ski tours are other types of Key West water tours that are popular. Also called personal watercraft, jet skis can sometimes go where boats cannot, and it's lots of fun to jump waves, too! Guides take the pack around the backcountry of Key West's waters. Ask to see the submarine trenches. These deep channels were built by the US Navy in the 1940s to house submarines for the war. Nowadays, they are empty for you to explore. Take caution when driving personal watercraft in the submarine channels: overhanging, low-lying mangrove trees are a danger so watch out.
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Kayak Tours can always be called eco tours, since the only fuel used in muscle power of the paddler. Kayaking is quiet, safe, and non-intrusive to nature. Kayaking around Key West offers you a chance to see wildlife that you might not see in a powerboat because you'd scare it away with the noise of the engine. And of course kayaks go places not other type of boat will go, incuding personal watercraft. Find a guide and join a group of paddlers around Key West and you'll definitely have a ball.
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| Kayak Tour in Key West |
Glass Bottom Boat Tours are the easiest, most comfortable way to see the amazing coral reef ouside of Key West. You don't even have to get in the water to see the reef, fish, sharks, rays, or other sea life that happens to be on the coral reef when the Glass Bottom Boat cruises out in total luxury to view the underwater world.
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