Manatees/Sunset/Bioluminescence Tour
Overview
3 hours
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Experience everything the wildlife refuge has to offer with three distinct experiences packed into one three-hour tour! Launch your kayak in the daylight and surround yourself with Florida’s most-loved endangered species, West Indian Manatees! Sit back while the gentle giants roll, sniff, and nuzzle all around you. Dolphins are also active this time of day as they wrangle their dinner in the adjacent cove.
Next, head out to Bird Island, a federally protected rookery, to watch hundreds of birds soar in overhead. Ibis, herons, egrets, pelicans, cormorants, and roseate spoonbills and more all glide in their flocks to nest for the night. Be lulled into serenity by the gently rocking kayak as the sun descends for the night in the pinks, oranges, and reds of sunset.
Finally, the tour culminates in the season’s bioluminescent experience, whether it be summer bioluminescence, winter comb jelly bioluminescence, or a star-studded moonlit sky.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What to bring:
Clothes you don’t mind getting a little wet. Towel (left in car)
Water Shoes – sandals or Crocs that can be worn in the water
Bring an extra change of clothes just in case
Camera & Dry bag (optional) These are fairly useless to capture bioluminescence, but great for capturing people.
Bottled water, Snacks
Any special personal paddling gear if you like
You may bring a flashlight, though we will provide a safety light.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
What to Expect - A drive that is 20 minutes east of Titusville out on the Refuge • No restroom facilities at the launch site (visitor center is the closest) • Just under two hours on the water for a leisurely paddle • Expect to get a little wet – depends on you (or possibly your friends) • To see lots of wildlife and stretch those muscles a little • To learn some basics about paddling and more about local wildlife • To wear your life vest & whistle :) • Great guides who enjoy their work and keep you safe • Lots of outdoor fun and a desire to come back real soon
What‘s Included
Kayak
Professional guide
PFD
Paddle
2 hour kayak tour
Gratuities
Options
Mondo
Manatee EncounterSunsetBioluminescence
Reviews
189 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Manatees and comb jellies!
iowarhino13,,Jan 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We signed up for the mondo combo tour. 2 adults and 2 kids. We ended up being the only people on the tour, so it was a private guided tour and we saw manatees, lots of different birds, alligators, the sunset by Bird Island, and then after dark our patient was rewarded with seeing the comb jellies light up! Three hours seems like a long time, but it was a relaxed, kayak tour and our guide. David was really great! He was knowledgeable and very friendly
KAYAK INTO THE SUNSET
Juanita G,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the most incredible bioluminescence kayak tour with the glowing comb jellies lighting up the water magically, plus we saw manatees and dolphins up close! Our guide Jackson was knowledgeable, fun & patient. Highly recommend the combo, you will want to see it all in the daytime before it gets dark.
Great Tour and Guide
corries407,,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour! Jorge was a knowledgeable and fun guide that kept us engaged with his passion for and about Florida’s eco system!! We had a great time with lots of manatee dolphins and comb jelly’s to see. Thank you for a great experience!!
The pics don’t lie on this amazing tour company and tour. A Day Away Kayak is excellent.
Relax38655285070,,Dec 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Every time I saw my 17 y.o. son smile or heard my (almost!) 15 y.o. daughter say “ohhhhh,” I knew I was right to sign us up for this “mondo combo” tour (not listed on Trip Advisor) where we REALLY saw 2 dolphins, 2 manatees, so many birds & types, the sunset, comb jellyfish, and stars that light pollution spares you. Even if you have less light pollution than many, you’ve got nothing on this pocket of the world right here in Florida! Jorge is a brilliant and enthusiastic guide (patient too) who taught us as much as time would allow about everything from water to sky. Kayaking alone is a treat for me, but we love animals and nature and were blown away. None of us had ever seen a dolphin out and about, and the whole tour was special for all of us. Notes for Floridians of a certain age or body fat or circulation: we all needed a hot bath after, but I think my feet and hands needed a little more TLC. But that’s just good planning on everyone’s part now. I read the instructions several times, and insist you bring a dry change of clothes in your vehicle. (I also had a towel to sit on until we got to the Cumberland Farms.) We loved it! I’m waiting on the teens to wake. They will definitely thank me again AND ask to go on another tour. Worth every penny and wonderful with your favorite people. You might leave with a renewed sense of wonder, curiosity, or adventure.
Magical
Y1627FZmelissak,,Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was the most amazing experience ever. The tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable. It was beautiful. The manatee dolphins sunset and bioluminescence was all just so amazing. My husband and dad got caught in some startled manatee. My husband called it a manatee rodeo and said it was so cool. The bioluminescence was like magical glitter. I would take a trip down to Florida over and over just to have this experience again.
Awesome guide!
lindacN8583OR,,Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The guide was excellent and she went above and beyond to get the group to the right place after we got lost. While the tour guide and plan were awesome, by the time the group was able to go on the water it was getting dark so we could only see the bioluminescence and not the manatees, who’d given up waiting on us and had gone to sleep. Also, being Florida, it poured rain. Definitely a core memory. Just a little different than we’d anticipated.
When can we go again?!
Go00824392228,,Sep 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We chose this tour because we love natural Florida (and had never done bioluminescence before) and the reviews seemed that this was the company to go with. It really could not have gone any better! Even though it was not peak season, we saw loads of comb jellies and dinoflagellates. Manatees were also out in abundance, coming right up to our kayaks and hanging out with us. Jackson was our tour guide and was very relaxed with us, answering all of our (many) questions and made us feel at home on the water (just like he was). Noone else signed up for our time slot so it was effectively a private tour. When we observed some of the other tours out on the water, we were really glad to have chosen this one and also to have had Jackson as our guide.
Amazing experience!
Melissa-Sentell,,Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful experience on the Mondo Combo tour! The bioluminescence was beautiful! Jackson, our guide was knowledgeable and so much fun! He helped our boys catch comb jellies. The manatees were a highlight! We also saw dolphins and so many species of birds!
Manatees, birds, stars and glowy water!!
threlkeldt,,Aug 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great time out with Jackson and John! Weather was nice but a distant storm cell blocked the sunset. The manatees were cool to watch and the bioluminescent water after dark was fantastic! The Milky Way was visible and you could see satellites scoot across the starfield. Bring mosquito spray!
Highly recommend the combo experiencie
mariellamV2378EC,,Aug 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We absolutely loved the experience, Enjoy raw nature at its best Jorge was a very nice guide, even helped towing us when we were tired. My cousin and I were not kayak proficient but we could do it We saw manatee, dolphin, bird island , pink flamingos, a magnificent sunset, an experienced the bioluminescence phenomena, while our background was the starry sky, and the storms in the far distance.
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