St Thomas Shore Excursion: Mangrove Lagoon Kayak and Snorkel Tour
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Kayak through the beautiful mangroves and spot wildlife underwater! Keep your eyes out for sea birds and marine life, then enjoy a snorkel in a shallow mangrove lagoon habitat.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Additional sanitation measures taken on site for COVID-19
What To Expect
Virgin Islands Ecotours
Worry-free Shore Excursion: This shore excursion includes a taxi ride to our marina at the Mangrove Lagoon. We will ensure your excursion ends with ample time for you to return to St. Thomas for your ship’s departure. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. See our terms and conditions for full details.
Options
Morning Tour with Transport
1pm Kayak and Snorkel w transp
1pm Kayak and Snorkel Tour: Afternoon kayak and snorkel tour on the Mangrove Lagoon. This tour includes round-trip transportation with a 1:15pm pickup time.
Afternoon Tour with transport
9am Kayak and Snorkel w transp
9am Kayak and Snorkel Tour: Morning kayak and snorkel tour on the Mangrove Lagoon.
What‘s Included
Professional guide
Use of lockers
Hotel/port pickup and drop off
Water and a candy snack
All gear and equipment
Kayak and snorkel tour
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
208 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Kayaked and snorkelled
yeetsm,Jun 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Best experience I've ever had the tour guide was amazing!!
Great family experience
Liz T,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our family of 4 was looking to get into nature during the few hours that our cruise was docked in St Thomas. This excursion fit the bill. We kayaked for approx 3 miles - got to walk a little and see more hermit crabs than we ever had before. We swam and snorkeled as well. I’d say the highlight of the tour was kayaking and seeing the wildlife in shore. My boys (11&13) loved it.
Had a great experience...
Justine J,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Had a great experience even with some confusion on the pickup area and staff shortage. Staff truly over delivered and made what could have been a miserable experience into something we’ll never forget. Office staff is responsive and was quick to solve issues/flexible on a solution. The guide staff was passionate about nature and local wildlife. Shout out to our guide Primo :) and don’t forget the sunblock!
Great tour.... could have used a ladder - LOL
Renee M,Apr 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Well organized, staff was friendly, funny and informative! My husband and I were in a double kayak, we made it back to the dock and we tipped it by accident. No fault of the Mangrove Lagoon Tour company, but I highly suggest they have a ladder at the dock for instances like this. The staff and others in our group helped us up out of the water but a ladder would have been ideal. The staff was able to recover my belongings, including my cell phone that sank into the dark muck! Great teamwork by all!
Bring reef friendly sun...
Derek M,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Bring reef friendly sun screen. Our guide was very knowledgeable and kind to the environment. Wear sturdy footwear for the hike.
Don't recommend, there is better choice to spend a day in St Thomas
Hao J,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00This wasn't a great tour experience as we expected. First of all, the management of the tour company is quite terrible. They scheduled another 60 school kids for the morning and somehow they didn't even aware. They had a bus to bring about 20 of us to the site, and they ask us to return in the afternoon! (Everything were booked way ahead of time) Some of the tourists in the bus are quite upset with them. Then they somehow managed to let us in despited get a few of tourists turning back to cruise ship. The communication was poor as well. I don't see sincere apologies from the them about this mess. Another interesting thing is that they "promised" they will provide some souvenir after the tour and end up nothing, and we don't even get to see our tour pictures the guide took. The tour itself is lame. There isn't much in the water in that area, and barely any fish in the snorkel area (they had turtle picture everywhere in their posters which you will never see). We have much better mangrove tours before, this is a disappointing one for sure. The tour guide was pretty good, probably the only thing earns them 2 stars there. BTW, if they told you that you can hold up-side-down jelly fish for pictures and you have sensitive skin, don't do that - my wife had itchy skin after that and last for more than a day. If you like to have a kayak / snorkel tour in St Thomas there are much better options out there, this is a quite waste of time and money.
Fun kayak and snorkel....
Julia R,Feb 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Fun kayak and snorkel. Knowledgeable guide. Only issue was that we were supposed to get picked up at the cruise ship and that didn’t happen. The company did refund us the taxi ride. They said they would fix it
Canoeing/trekking/snorkelling
Swanny2014,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Swish and Joseph were our guides. Swish set the tone for the tour with his relaxed, fun loving energy for the day in its entirety. He was informative, interactive, had a large group to support, but ensured that whilst we canoed through the waters his energy kept us going without us realising. There was so much to learn and to see. You could see their passion for their jobs which in turn became contagious to the people around them. Such a fabulous tour combining a mixture of activities. Thank you Swish and Joseph.
Great Kayak and Snorkeling
joshbT1504BU,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nash was a great guide, very knowledgeable about the area, plant and wildlife. We had a great time and would highly recommend checking these guys out and request Nash for a great guide.
Kayaking was so much fun...
Wilson B,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Kayaking was so much fun with Nash! He was a great tour guide. It was a perfect day to snorkel too, saw lots of fish and sting rays
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