Had a great day, pity that we only saw one manatee but knew when we booked that it was late in the season. The only downside was that we were not informed of a pick-up time or sent any confirmation, on the website it said pick-up at 6.45am from Cirque Du Soleil, so we were there for that time and the actual pick-up time was 8.15am!!!

This has turned out to be one of the highlights of my life! What amazing animals, how absolutely gentle and kind! My complaint would be not enough time swimming with them. The airboat ride had to be cut short due to high winds and lunch was really late, but the manatees themselves make it more than worth it! Forget the rest of the tour and spend all your time with some remarkable creatures.

My husband and I loved swimming with the manatees, the trip was perfectly organised, from the breakfast buffet at Sizzlers to the excellent packed lunch. There were lots of manatees at Crystal River, so we got plenty of chance to get up close and actually touch the manatees, one of which rolled over for us to stroke his tummy. The airboat ride was wonderful too. We also visited a national state park and listened to a talk all about manatees, and saw several more up close, there were all sorts of other animals to see there too, a brown bear, a hippo and lots more. This is a fantastic trip, and well worth the money.

Was really nice, the tour guide was nice, gave us a lot of information, however the bus driver was a bit patronizing on how ladies and gentlemen should behave when they use a restroom in marina. People were giving comments at the back of his bus never to do a tour with this operator again.

Amazing creatures. So gentle and peaceful. A real taste of Florida.