Things to do in Florida, United States: The Best Stand-Up Paddleboarding

November 1, 2021 Major Galusha

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1. Gulf Coast Kayak

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5.0 based on 359 reviews

Gulf Coast Kayak

Gulf Coast Kayak in Matlacha, FL offers Kayak and Stand Up Paddle Board Eco Tours, Guided Kayak Fishing Trips, Events, Lessons, Rentals & Sales. Looking to buy a kayak or stand up paddle board or need some accessories for your paddle craft? Check out our shop and we'll serve all your paddling needs! We have beautiful water access and we launch right behind our shop! Come on out & find yourself some solitude...explore our world! Since 1992 Gulf Coast Kayak has been the local favorite paddling outfitter!

2. Lazy Dog Adventures

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5.0 based on 1,703 reviews

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!

3. River Ventures

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5.0 based on 4,821 reviews

River Ventures

River Ventures is a full service Tour center located in beautiful Crystal River, Florida. We offer many tour options to share all that the Nature Coast has to show you and we emphasize education about these Eco-systems!We have a passion for what we do, and it shows! Our Endangered Encounter manatee tours are our specialty, but we have so much more to offer! Air boat tours,VIP customized packages,Stand Up Paddle Boards, Scallop charters, sunset cruises, private charters, guided paddle tours on multiple rivers....we have much more to offer than you would expect!Spend the day or spend the week and River Ventures will introduce you to 'More than Manatee'!! Tours to snorkel with the manatees in their natural habitat are conducted daily, year round (reservations in advance are highly suggested). Our highly experienced in-water guides will escort you into the refuge to find the endangered manatee for viewing and up close encounters. River Ventures offers daily group trips of up to 12, and also offers private trips for both large and small groups including VIP and houseboat tours.

4. Pure Life Surf School

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5.0 based on 160 reviews

Pure Life Surf School

We are a surfing school who offers private and group surfing lessons for all ages, as well as a summer surf camp for kids ages 7-16 years old. We also offer SUP tours and rentals.

5. Sunrise Paddleboards

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5.0 based on 365 reviews

Sunrise Paddleboards

We offer Rentals, Lessons, and Tours for Stand Up Paddle Boards, Snorkeling, Jet skis, and Kayaks. We are located on the middle river so you can launch right out our back door. Plus we offer the assistance of a dock manager to help you get on and off the water.

6. Lovers Key Adventures and Events

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5.0 based on 365 reviews

Lovers Key Adventures and Events

Lovers Key Adventures and Events is the Concessionaire for Lovers Key State Park on Ft. Myers Beach offering Kayak tours and rentals. Stand-up Paddle Boards, Pedal Boats, bicycle, and Canoe Rentals. Weddings and Corporate events. Gift shop and food on the beach.

7. Naples Kayak Company

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5.0 based on 757 reviews

Naples Kayak Company

Since 2004 - the best guided kayak ecotours in Southwest Florida - day or night! NKC will show you the hidden mangrove trails the other tour companies never enter! On our beautiful Rookery Bay and Wiggins Pass tours we often see dolphins, pelicans, ospreys, egrets, herons, ibises, eagles and manatees, as well as fish jumping everywhere. Our most amazing tour is our incomparable Birds, Bioluminescence and More Birds Tour. You'll see thousands of birds landing on a tiny island around sunset and THEN be guided through the mangroves with the ONLY Naples company offering after-dark, underwater, Bioluminescence light show kayak tours. We also offer 6-7 hour sea kayak tours in the Ten Thousand Islands, kayak lessons from American Canoe Association certified kayak instructors, guided Hobie Kayak Fishing Tours, Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP) lessons & tours, SUP Yoga lessons, and rentals of kayaks and paddleboards daily, weekly and monthly.

8. Sarasota Paddleboard Company

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5.0 based on 713 reviews

Sarasota Paddleboard Company

Lido mangrove tunnel kayak tours! Sarasota Paddleboard Company is a company that specializes in Stand up Paddleboarding and sit on top kayaks We provide rentals lessons and excursions 7 days a week. Based on lido key we are authorized for SUP and kayak rentals in the LIDO MANGROVE TUNNELS, and offer a second private location on Longboat Key. We offer delivery of rental equipment to hotels, homes and waterfront locations for multi day rentals. All necessary instruction and safety equipment is provided. We are specialist and carry top of the line equipment including race boards, all around boards, sup surf boards and tour boards. Touring and fishing kayaks. We will provide the correct equipment sized for the user, you will receive professional instruction by the best in the industry and you will be paddling in safe clam conditions.

9. SUP Eco Adventures

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SUP Eco Adventures

We start our tours with a short instruction session on shore, then work with you while out on the water to ensure you are getting the most out of your experience. We provide bottled water, a small snack and take lots of digital photos while we are out on the water. We modify our routes to account for wind conditions and where we've been seeing wildlife. We paddle in the mangroves off the main Indian River Lagoon, which provides us with rich wildlife and bird sightings. We never guarantee manatee or dolphins will be in our area, since they are wild animals. But, we try to go to areas where we have seen them in the past few days. We launch from a privately owned boat ramp off of A1A and Old Florida Trail rd. The launch facility has bathrooms, plenty of parking and is well maintained. In addition, the facility is listed as a Florida Historical Site.

10. Three Brothers Boards Dolphin and Manatee Paddle Board Tours

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5.0 based on 1,237 reviews

Three Brothers Boards Dolphin and Manatee Paddle Board Tours

We offer many services, but our Dolphin and Manatee Adventure Tour is hands down the most popular! In fact, our Dolphin and Manatee Adventure Tour was featured on the Travel Channel as one of the BEST Tours in America! Our Dolphin and Manatee Paddle Board Adventure is something you can only find a couple of places in the entire world and it is guaranteed to be an Adventure that you will never forget! Three Brothers Boards offers Stand Up Paddle Board Dolphin and Manatee tours, Paddle Board lessons, paddle surfing lessons, paddle board rentals and paddle board eco tours in Daytona Beach. We have had the privilege of sharing our tours with people 7 days a week, five times a day for the last 8 years straight! We have boards for all ages, sizes and experience levels. Most people who come out on tour with us have never tried paddle boarding so we start every tour with an on ground demonstration and lesson. Then there is a calm bay where everyone has a chance to try it out and get comfortable. If anyone still does not feel comfortable, we have 1, 2 and 3 person kayaks on site that we can switch to. Once we set off on our adventure we will do a circle around an Island, where we will go under 8 bridges, through the Yatch Club along side all of the Yatchs, we will go through small winding canals always close to shore and in relatively shallow water. We will go through multiple spots that have a high concentration of Manatees and the Dolphin are everywhere! Your SUP tour is guaranteed to be amazing with great memories to share when you go home. We offer our tours at 8:30 am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm and 4:30pm. We have become weather experts over the last 8 years and we highly recommend that you give us a call to check when the weather will be best when considering which tour time to book. Call today to schedule your reservation and find out first hand why this is the #1 Thing to do in all of Daytona Beach!

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