Cocoa Beach 1,000 Islands: In Search of Wildlife

Previous neighbors were in town visiting for a few days. We are senior citizens and wanted something easy and yet informative that befits the area. We began our adventure with a nice leisure lunch at the Sunset Grill while seated in the open-air patio area overlooking the water way before the tour. The seafood and lunch was outstanding. We then took the 2:00 PM Eco Tour (2-hours). It was a beautiful day, the scenery was wonderful and the guides were knowledgeable and provided lots of humor to go with the narration. Addionally, we saw many different species of birds,... small and large; experienced many dolphins at play right next to our boat; saw several manatees, and learned many new facts about the estuary that we had not previously known. The plants and trees were varied and numerous and we learned of their importance to the fragile ecological balance of the area. All in all it was a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend it to all ages.

The ride was fun. Lots of birds. Some Manatees and Dolphins. Very beautiful scenery.

We saw dolphins, manatees, birds and a lot of islands. The tour was everything they claimed and entertaining too! Our family will be taking this eco cruise again.

The crew took all the time to answer questions and provided a great afternoon for my wife and myself. We will return again. Thank you !!!

Had one of the best times possible on the water. Everything was peaceful and the captain and "crew" were polite and very knowledgeable. Even the wild life was cooperative. There were several pods of dolphins at play all around the pontoon, and the manatees were having fun. The view from the boat was great. Just wish we could have gone up a couple of the channels to look at a few more of the homes on the water. Would reommend this trip to anyone who likes the water and would like to see more of the area. Ready to go again, as soon as we can find a few more to go along.

The children are always interested in Dolphin and Manatees. Birds are in abundance and the home show is an added extra!!

I've been coming to Cocoa Beach for about 30 years. This is the first time I really became aware of the wonders of the Banana river lagoon. The captain and guide were very entertaining and knowledgable. Saw many manatees and pods of dolphins that came right up to the boat. As a bonus, it was fun seeing the nice homes located on the water. Lots of beautiful birds posed for us during tour also. I strongly recommend.

Capt. John and our Guide Jack did a great job finding wildlife to view and educating us about each species. They also covered a lot of local history which added depth to the experience. I would do this again. Very nice afternoon in a beautiful setting with great weather.

The boat ride was great! We saw many manatee, dolphins, etc. The narration was really good and learned a lot more about Florida and the plants and animals they have here. Saw some beautiful homes also.

Capt. Bob and Capt. Beevis were very knowledgeable and entertaining. We had a small group which provided us an opportunity to view wildlife from both sides of the boat. We really enjoyed our time on the boat.