Kayak at Marineland Dolphin Conservation Center

In our continuing effort to provide the best eco-educational kayaking experiences in Northeast Florida, Ripple Effect Ecotours has partnered with Marineland and the University of Florida's Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience. This is the perfect kayaking location to explore the Jordon and Mellon Island Sites that are part of Faver-Dykes State Park, The Princess Place Preserve, and the Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve. This biologically rich area has been described as “the cornerstone behind the nomination of the Matanzas River as the 25th National Estuarine Research Reserve of the United States”.  This is where the Matanzas Inlet, one of the only natural inlets on the east coast of Florida, collides with one of the most pristine, undeveloped tidal streams in Florida, The Pellicer Creek.  This kayak tour leaves from the town of Marineland to explore the coastal lagoon system in this most serene and unspoiled kayaking paradise.  With your kayak tour reservation you will receive free passes to the Marineland Dolphin Conservation Center.  Don’t miss this opportunity to visit the dolphins of Marineland, including several calves born this past year, and also the chance to witness their natural habitat in the Matanzas River with kayak only access in this “Real” Florida landscape nestled in 30,000 acres of pristine coastal habitat.  All this from the low-impact, unique perspective of a kayak!  No experience Required.  Reservations Required.
Who?  Appropriate for ages 6 and up!
Cost? $55 per person which includes admission into the Marineland Dolphin Conservation Center, guided kayak tour and all the finest equipment!  Please call for group and child discounts!
Time:  About 2.5 hours on the water + paddling and safety protocol at the beginning of every tour.
Where?  Marineland is 18 miles south of St. Augustine and located right on the beach.  The kayak tour launches from the University of Florida’s Whitney Lab that is just across the street from Marineland.  Heading south on A1A, you will turn right just the big rock “Marineland” signs into University of Florida’s Whitney Lab.  Follow the signs about 150 yards to the “Center for Marine Studies” which is the large auditorium building all the way in the back right on the Matanzas River. The kayak launch is on the right side of the building.  The address for The Whitney Laboratory is 9505 Ocean Shore Blvd. St. Augustine, FL 3208.  Coming from the south, the entrance is just passed the parking lot for the Dolphin Conservation Center on the left.
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