Upper Keys ecotours
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Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:10 AM EST
A sampling of ecotour options available in the Upper Keys.
Have a correction or addition to make to this list? E-mail kquist@keynoter.com
Backcountry Cowboy
Mile marker 82.2
Islamorada
517-4177
Backcountry nature tours, sunrise and sunset tours. Overnight Everglade trips also available.
Open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; most tours last two hours.
Tours start at $45 per adult; on some trips children 12 and under are half price.
Easy Adventures
Mile marker 81.5, behind World Wide Sportsman
Islamorada
451-8393
Two-hour ecotours including snorkeling or "critter gettin'" in which marine life is safely collected, observed and discussed, then released unharmed. Also offers bird watching, island exploration and sunset cruises.
By appointment, from 9 a.m. to sunset.
$200 flat rate for two hours, boat will carry up to 6 people.
Bay and Reef Co.
Mile marker 82
Islamorada
393-1779
Fishing Charters and guides who specialize in teaching in an entertaining manner, especially when it comes to educating youngsters about ecology, geology and Keys history. Custom, private tours also available. Half day up to full day reef and backcountry fishing, kayak fishing starting at $425. Tours offered daily between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.; call for times. Two-hour snorkel, eco, or sunset tours are $45 per person; age 8 and under $40.
Fins and Feathers Charters
Islamorada; 360-2636
Offering backcountry tours with an emphasis on watching birds and marine life. Photography instruction available.
Daily, sunrise to sunset.
$350 for half-day tours for up to four people; $500 for full-day tours for up to four people.
Key Largo Princess
Mile marker 100
Key Largo
451-4655
Trips to the reef aboard this glassbottom boat.
Daily tours beginning at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m.; tours last two hours.
$30 adult; $15 kids; under age 2 are free; locals are $20 adults and $12 for children.
Caribbean Watersports and Enviro-Tours
Mile marker 97
852-4707
Tours of Everglades National Park's Florida Bay, where passengers are likely to see rookeries, dolphin, manatee and much more; limited to a maximum of six passengers. Sunset tours and snorkel trips also available.
Daily tours at 9:05 a.m., 11:30 a.m and 3:45 p.m..
$55 adults; $45 children.
Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Center
Mile marker 104, Key Largo
451-3595
Ecotours of Florida Bay. Some tours stop for snorkeling and a hike around an island, and some make a "port call" for shopping and dining.
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; call for times; tour last 2, 4 or 5 hours.
Tours start at $60 per person.
Capt. Sterling's Everglades Eco Tours
Boat leaves from Dolphin Cove, mile marker 102, Key Largo.
Hour-and-a-half tours run morning, afternoon and sunset for $49 adult, $29 child. Reservations necessary at 1-888-224-6044.
Dirty Water Charters
304-2212
Four-hour charters are $400 for two people; additional charge for more. Six hours are $475 and eight are $550.
Florida Bay Outfitters
Mile marker 104, Key Largo
451-3018
Offering guided half day, full day, and overnight kayaking tours; also monthly Full Moon Tours, new this year are full day Everglade Tours for $150.
Open daily; half-day trips depart at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; full-day trips depart at 8:30 a.m.; call for information about Full Moon Tours and overnight trips.
$60 per person for half-day tour; Starting at $125 per person for full day tour with lunch included; $75 per person for Full Moon Tour including beverage and hors d’oeurves.
