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Florida Bioluminescent Kayak & Paddle Board Adventure

4.8(216 reviews)Orlando, USAOperated by A Paddle in Paradise (Paddle Board / Kayak Tours)
  • Duration1 hour 45 min
  • GroupShared · max 12
  • TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • BookingInstant confirmation

About this activity

With A Paddle in Paradise, you’ll enjoy one of the most authentic and intimate bioluminescent kayak and paddle board tours in Florida. Unlike large outfitters that pack 25+ people into one group, we keep tours small—around 12 guests, with a 15-person max—offering a peaceful, personalized experience and better views of the glowing water. We are close to Cocoa Beach and Orlando.

Each tour is locally guided by Nate, Jess or Jeff, giving you a laid-back, guest-first vibe where you're treated like a friend, not a number. Paddle under the stars through the Indian River Lagoon, one of the only places in the world where bioluminescent dinoflagellates and comb jellies light up the water.

What you will do

1 hour 45 minShared tourMax 12 travellers

Discover the Indian River lagoon with "A Paddle in Paradise". Just a short drive from Orlando and Cocoa Beach, this small-group experience lets you witness one of nature’s most mesmerizing phenomena—bioluminescence— during the summer we have dinoflagellates and in the winter glowing comb jellies! Led by a passionate local guides, you’ll glide along on one of the few places in the world where both dinoflagellates and bioluminescent comb jellies can be seen. Seasonal Bioluminescence Highlights: ✨ May–Early October: Paddle through glowing blue trails created by billions of bioluminescent dinoflagellates, late season jellies ✨ Early October/November–April: Encounter glowing comb jellies, plus other nocturnal wildlife like stingrays, puffer fish, and horseshoe crabs, illuminated with NOQUA lighting systems * October is transitional. You may see both Choose your style—stand-up paddleboard (SUP) or a stable Kayak-Mod, which has higher comfort and stablity than a traditional kayak—and enjoy a relaxed, 1 hour and 45-minute journey in a small group (12 guests on average) For the best experience, and for the latest bio updates and information, check us out apaddleinparadise . com

Pickup & meeting point

There is no pickup — all travellers meet at the start point.

Start

If Bio levels drop we may use an alternate launch location at parish park 30 minutes north. Please make sure to check you message center for any updates on the day of your scheduled tour. Sometimes schedules changes are made day of, to ensure best possible conditions for our guests.

End / drop-off

If Bio levels drop we may use an alternate launch location at parish park 30 minutes north. Please make sure to check you message center for any updates on the day of your scheduled tour. Sometimes schedules changes are made day of, to ensure best possible conditions for our guests.

Redemption

For all amendments please contact us directly prior to making any amendments to ensure availability for your selected time, you may call or text 407-923-5685. If you do an amendment through viator only you may lose your space due to no availability. Amendments through viator so not connect through our API system. Our main Launch is Kiwanis Island park, our Secondary Launch is Parish Park, if locations change due to shifts in bio levels you will be notified via the viator message center. Please check the message center and your email the day of your tour. Sometimes changes will occur day of depending on the conditions the night before. Both launch sites are within 30 minutes of each other. For single person bookings we do have a minimum number of travelers needed to conduct a tour. While rare, we do sometimes have to reschedule you to a different launch time or day. Our booking windows for day of close at 4P.M. if minimums are not met that day a notice will be sent out informing you of low booking numbers. Usually we will get a few same day bookings.

What's included

Included

  • Photos of your excursion are inlcuded

Not included

  • Gratuities not included in booking price

Good to know

Accessibility & suitability

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Our equipment has a max weight of 285lbs if you exceed this please contact us directly for acomadtions before booking

Traveller requirements

  • Minimum 1 traveller per booking
  • Maximum 12 travellers per booking
  • At least one adult must be included in the booking
  • Age bands: Child (5–7), Youth (8–15), Adult (16–101)

Additional information

  • For all amendments, please contact us directly before making any amendments to ensure availability for your selected time. in the event an amendment is made without contacting us directly, we may not be able to accomadate your change, and we will not have space for you to participate.
  • It is the guests responsabilty to provide adaquite and up to date contact info in case changes or updates to your tour, if using an international number and we cannot get ahold of you with location changes or cancelations refunds will not be provided. We are not able to call internatinal numbers, updates will be sent via viator messege center. Updates on weather and potential location changes will be sent via the messenger app. Please be sure to check these messages the day of your tour.
  • This event is rain or shine. As long as no thunder, Lightning, or heavy winds in the area and conditions are safe the tours will commence
  • In the event of severe weather we may go on a 30 minute weather hold. After 30 minutes if it is safe to go out we will start the excursion if not a refund will be provided.
  • this activity is a physical activity and requires people to paddle and operate their own water craft
  • Your ticket will have instructions to our daily updates page with the most current lanch site and weather conditions
  • This excursion requires a minimum number of travelers to operate. In the very rare event a minimum is not met you may be asked to move to a different launch time

Languages

Guide
English

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 1+ days before100% refund
  • 0–1 days before0% refund
  • This experience requires good weather. If it's cancelled due to poor weather, you'll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it's cancelled because the minimum isn't met, you'll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Important booking information

Booking cut-off
Bookings close 4 hours before the activity starts.
Confirmation
Confirmed immediately after booking.
Tickets
One per booking
Local time zone
America/New_York
Product code
357987P1

What you'll be asked when booking

  • Age of each traveller
  • First name of each traveller
  • Last name of each traveller
  • Any special requirements

Traveller reviews

4.8/ 5216 reviews
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Ratings aggregated from Viator (121) and Tripadvisor (95).

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