Visited Ballard Boards for the first time this weekend! My friend and I rented a tandem kayak and…read moreit was a great experience! We even brought my Jack Russell mixed pup for our adventure. We saw dolphins and a bunch of different fish. We even had a school of fish jump over our kayak while near the harbor! Great deal + fuss-free experience. Will definitely recommend to my local friends and coworkers!

I loved this paddle boarding experience. Steven was very kind and attentive. The area/canal was…read morebeautiful.

Great tour today - the guides are knowledgeable about the wildlife in the area- saw manatees and…read moredolphins on our tour today- would definitely use them again.

Karen's Kayaks My only disappointment about Karen's Kayaks…read moreis that I didn't find it sooner. We've been visiting Satellite Beach for more than a decade and I never thought to look up Kayak tours until recently. We had a great time with Karen. We choose the Crane Creek tour leaving from historic downtown Melbourne. It ended up being a manatee/dolphin/alligator watching tour that was worth double or triple what we paid ($40/adults and $25/children). This wasn't a private tour, but Karen took care to make sure I was able to keep up since I am a newbie at kayaking and I was doing it with my daughter in the kayak with me. Karen is very knowledgable about the area, great at teaching kayaking skills without making her unskilled guests feel foolish and good at working with all experience levels. We enjoyed our day with her and were sorry when it was over. I can't wait to go back.

Karen runs a fantastic guide and rental service and is an incredibly gracious, experienced and…read moreknowledgeable guide. I will absolutely book with her again the next time i am in Melbourne. I can't recommend her highly enough. I was here on business and had limited schedule flexibility but she readily agreed to a custom evening paddle for me and 3 companions who had never kayaked before. She planned out a route that would be appropriate for their skill level and still have a chance to see as much local wildlife as possible. When 2 of my group backed out after testing out the boats and deciding that kayaking wasn't for them and the 3rd opted to wait, Karen was generous enough to still take me out on my own. She knew the details of the local flora and fauna and every segment along of the route where manatee, alligators, and other wildlife often could be found. She's incredibly personable and very patient and clearly so respectful of the river and surrounding environment. We stayed out for over 2 hours but she will tailor the length of the outing to whatever is right for the group she's dealing with. Her equipment is in excellent condition and well maintained, and the whole experience is feels totally professional, safe, and best of all, loads of fun. Definitely check out her trips if you're looking for a great paddling experience no matter your skill level.

Cancelled on us twice and kept trying to get us to do the half an hour ride even though we wanted…read morethe hour ride. Went with someone else.

We had been on airboat tours in the Everglades but one of the members of our party had never been…read moreon an airboat, so we booked through Grasshopper Ecotours. Captain Rick kept in contact and even gave us an opportunity to move our scheduled tour so we would get better weather. By the time our tour rolled around, it was a beautiful day with nothing but sunshine. Captain Rick was obviously very knowledgeable about where the gators would be so we were able to see a lot of them during our hour ride, including some of the biggest alligators I'd ever seen. I'd highly recommend this airboat tour.

We had the best time kayaking today on Turkey creek. We saw many birds and turtles. It was so much…read morefun! We got 3 hours and a map to explore the creek. It was amazing.

We took the tour of Turkey Creek with Julie as our guide. We had never kayaked before and Julie…read morehad the patients of Job with us the tour was 2 hours and moved at a relaxed pace. For a 73 yo and a 71 yo we had no problems. Great tour: 3 gators and numerous turtles. Totally enjoyable afternoon for my wife, son, and I.

My family and I have now went on several charters with Captain Dave, with each experience being…read moreawesome. The local tours are great to sit back, relax and see all that nature has to offer! His fishing knowledge is impressive, so our offshore experience was also amazing. Highly recommend!

Dave was a great captain and guide. He was early and was very informative. We saw lots of dolphins…read morea manatee and a huge alligator over 10' long. We had a great boat ride Thank you Dave

How have I not finished my review for this awesome experience with Captain Scott? Because I…read morestarted on Trip Advisor and forgot this one (forgive me fellow Yelpers, Scott deserves love from both sites!). OK, I could write for hours on how great the trip was, how on top of things Scott was and how many big fish we caught but I think you get the idea - it was a great day! We reserved Captain Scott's services for an outing over Father's Day weekend. He dropped his nets and hat us bait fish in no time flat and then we were off. No sooner than he dropped a line in the water for us, we were pulling up a nice big Rainbow Runner. Over the day we caught our fair share of fish and I was eating Cobia out of my freezer for weeks. If you're wondering how much different a charter boat is from a "party boat" like the Miss Cape Canaveral and Orlando Princess, I'll put it like this. One of my catches on the Charter boat had more meat than ALL of the fishes I've caught on over 10 outings on those party boats...combined! I'm spoiled now and I'll most likely never step foot on anything but Scott's boat for charter fishing now. When we mentioned who we went with around other fishermen, they all knew Scott and told us we picked right. Everyone Knows Scott, it seems. Tips: Bring your own cooler, drinks and food. Bring some sunscreen and a hat Captain Scott's got the rest I truly have nothing bad to say about the outing and I have already booked him for the Saturday before Father's Day 2015 so back off, it's mine!

I chartered the Relentless II for my two grown sons and I to enjoy a rare day spent together. We…read morewere very lucky to have the trifecta--good weather, calm seas, and the fish were biting. And to experience the "cloud of minnows" phenomena TWICE, was outstanding. Amberjack and sharks were in a feeding frenzy right on the seas surface! The three of us are very satisfied with our day aboard the Relentless II. We caught and kept Grouper, Amberjack, and Sea Bass--11 total. We also caught but had to release a couple of beautiful and very large Red Snapper and two 100+ pound sharks. None of us had fished in years, but Captain Scott patiently brought us up to speed. Most importantly, he knew where to fish and had the proper tackle and bait, so we had a day of "catching" rather than just "fishing".

We had such a good experience on our Eco Tour Tuesday, that we came back the next day for a tour to…read morewatch the SpaceX rocket launch. Both were well worth the time and money. Of course wildlife isn't there simply to perform for humans. It's unreasonable to expect any guide to guarantee what or how many species you'll see on a tour. That said, Captain Barry diligently sought out delightful experiences with local wildlife. He found us dolphins hunting fish near bridges and the lock. Manatees foraging on the edges of the canal. Pelicans 'dive-bombing' for fish; herons and more. We also got additional information about local history and the port. The 4-6 person boat is clean, comfortable and well captained. The next day, we sailed to the edge of restricted Kennedy Space Center waters, and watched SpaceX launch a rocket deploying satellites into space. We'd seen a rocket launch last year at the Kennedy Space Center, on the main grounds. This Launch Tour was a MUCH better way to watch. SO much more comfortable and a much better view. After the launch, we expected to go right back to the dock, but Capt. Barry took the time to seek out more dolphins. They came much closer to the boat today than yesterday. So gorgeous. We highly recommend this tour company.

Great and relaxing tour! The Captain was very knowledgeable about the area and wildlife.read more