10 Nature & Wildlife Tours in Key West That You Shouldn't Miss

March 24, 2022 Janean Rudisill

Does time ever pass in the Florida Keys? Everyone and everything in Key West seems to go at its own pace, right down to the ice melting slooooowly in your margarita glass. Of course, it’s not all limes and leisure – Key West is known as the “Winter White House” because of its appeal to visiting U.S. presidents, and the island has been home to literary greats like Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams. The diving here is phenomenal, as is the kid-friendly Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center.
Restaurants in Key West

1. Lazy Dog Adventures

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Lazy Dog Adventures

We have kayak and stand up paddleboard tours and rentals and back country boat tours all led by our experienced guides and staff. Let us help you explore the quiet side of Key West. We're surrounded by warm, shallow waters. You can glide over sea grass beds and in and out of a protected mangrove eco-system. An abundance of fish and birds surround us!

2. Namaste' Eco Excursions

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Namaste' Eco Excursions

Namaste Sailing/Keys Eco-tours specializes in coral discovery tours to the less frequented ecological reserves in the Florida Lower Keys. Each trip includes a professional ecology presentation complete with professional underwater images of all the different corals, invertebrates, and reef fish we encounter. Snorkel equipment is provided along with expert instruction. We only accommodate 8 guests per excursion so our guests are guaranteed a crowd free and intimate coral reef experience.

3. Key West Extreme Adventures Shark Tours

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Key West Extreme Adventures Shark Tours

Enjoy a shark and wildlife eco-tour in Key West aboard the custom built eco-adventure vessel 'Tiger Cat'. You'll cruise to the pristine backcountry waters for two hours of shark and wildlife viewing. A scent is deployed to attract these apex predators right next to the boat. In these calm waters you will see a variety of wildlife, turtles, stingrays, birds and dolphins. Local wildlife experts conduct the tour. Our success rate for seeing sharks is 99%. Our success rate for seeing Dolphin is 90%. As for the other wildlife, it's different every trip. This is a safe and exciting adventure for all ages.

4. Island Safari Tours

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Island Safari Tours

Our native, local tour guides are selected because of their experience and skills on the water. They know the waters like the pirates of the seas. Get ready for an adventurous ride and enjoy the island's coastal views and many hidden secrets. Our local guides will point out ship wrecks, sea turtles, shallow tropical reefs and the abundant sea life in their natural habitat. Our tour is the most entertaining establishment in the Florida Keys. Thank you for being here.

5. Mellow Ventures

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Mellow Ventures

Ever wonder where Key West natives go on the water, what they see that the average visitor does not, where all those breathtaking images are shot? Well, Mellow Ventures will take you there. See the most beautiful and remote locations, private beaches, traverse mangrove lined passages through hammocks Where birds and fish abound, fish, snorkel, paddle board, kayak and more. With Mellow Ventures you van create your own experience of a life time.

6. Romantic Events

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Romantic Events

Romantic adventures appear in our everyday life that moment when we realize that we have discovered some unusually rare person.Thanks to him, we have become truly happy, and life has become the most colorful of all the possible panoramic views.We are familiar with this feeling very closely, because it is this that serves as the basis of our activity. The romantic adventure service, “Romantic Events ” is designed to organize the most important events in your life

7. Up The Keys

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Up The Keys

EXPLORE THE FLORIDA KEYS! Unique sightseeing excursions depart daily from Key West going up the Keys along the iconic Overseas Highway and over the 7-Mile Bridge. View and photograph indigenous wildlife, experience premium Keys attractions, enjoy live narrated tour commentary from a friendly local guide, stop along the way at State Parks and National Wildlife Refuges. Choose a full-day, half-day, or private custom tour. Free hotel pick-up.

8. Kayak Adventures Key West

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Kayak Adventures Key West

Welcome to some of the best kayaking and kayak fishing anywhere in the world. At Kayak Adventures Key West we offer private guided kayak tours for every group and level of paddler. The Eco (Lazy River Eco Tour), Adventure (Mangrove Maze Adventure Tour) and Night tours are a great way to get on the water with the whole family or all the friends. These tours can be done year-round, rain, wind or shine. We take you through protected waters and mangrove channels that makes for a enjoyable paddle and for a fun experience to be had by all. Kayak tours run daily. We offer 1-3+ hour private (i.e., Just you, your group and the guide) kayak tours, Guided kayak fishing trips for the first timer looking to get out on the water, to the avid angler looking for their trophy catch. Come down to our private dock in Cow Key Channel, with ample parking, restrooms, refreshments, tackle and live bait. And be ready for the adventure of your life. Thank You and hope to get you on the water soon!

9. Cruisin’ Tikis KeyWest

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Cruisin’ Tikis KeyWest

ENJOY A TIKI CRUISE IN BEAUTIFUL KEY WEST, FLORIDA Cruisin' Tikis Key West offers a variety of cruises including Eco, Garrison Bight, Seaport, Swim Stop, Sandbar, and Sunset Cruises We also offer private parties and special events including but not limited to: Birthday Parties Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties Sunset Cruises Let your imagination design your TIKI CRUISE today! All cruises are byob for alcoholic beverages, food or snacks. We provide coolers with ice, bottled water, sodas, cups, blender, Bluetooth radio to connect your own music, and USCG certified captains. We can take a maximum of 6 guests per tiki, however larger groups can split onto multiple tikis and cruise together. 3 Convenient Locations: 1. Schooner Wharf Dock 202 William St. Key West, FL 33040 2. Mellow Ventures Dock 1605 N. Roosevelt Blvd Key West, FL 33040 3. Hurricane Hole Marina 5110 Overseas Hwy.Key West, FL 33040

10. Red Mangrove Kayaking

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Red Mangrove Kayaking

Take a few hours out of your day, leave Key West behind, and get your nature on! Just outside of Key West, are miles of quiet mangrove forests just waiting for discovery. 100 miles from the mainland U.S., the Lower Florida Key's backcountry is unspoiled and beautiful. Come experience the Keys like they should be, creeping along stealthily, sneaking up on wildlife in a kayak or on a paddle board!

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