AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS DAY TOUR

ENCOUNTERS FOR ALL AGES

2022 Special

Make your tour private!

For an additional $150, have your group as the only group in the van!

Choose the "Make it Private" option at booking!

Overview

With your friendly & knowledgeable tour guide, this 7 hour VIP tour of the South Keys & Aquarium Encounters will amaze you! This tour will take you half-way up the Florida Keys and over the iconic 7-Mile Bridge. On your Up The Keys tour, we begin our excursion with a stop at the Key Deer Refuge for a unique encounter with the friendly Key Deer! Afterward, your guide will bring you to the Blue Hole, where you will learn about its unique features and spend some time appreciating the local wildlife. From there, you will journey to the Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters in Marathon to learn about marine life and take part in the hands-on interactions such as the touch tanks and animal feedings, included in your tour price.

To make your tour even more memorable, you can add on an immersive encounter, subject to availability:

Stingray Encounter

Get in the water with the stingrays, they'll swim right up on your lap! $65

Coral Reef Snorkel

Immerse yourself in the reef aquarium with stingrays & reef fish, separated from the sharks you can feed by only a window! $95

Big-Shark Bay Encounter

Meet, pet and feed adult trained sharks! $25 (dry encounter)

After your engaging tour, enjoy a delicious picnic lunch and then head to the scenic Bahia Honda State Park to dip your toes in both the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean!

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FROM

$159

per person

Enjoy the Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, opportunity for animal feedings
7-Mile Bridge
Picnic Lunch
Guided Sightseeing of The Beautiful Bahia Honda State Park
National Key Deer Refuge
Blue Hole

Available Add Ons For Our Guests:

Stingray Encounter

($65 Per Person)

Coral Reef Snorkel

($95 Per Person)

Big-Shark Bay Encounter

($25 Per Person)

Tour Details

We drive you from island-to-island on the iconic Overseas Highway, about 58 miles from Key West & over 20+ bridges
Visit the Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, voted best place to take the kids!
Enjoy an included picnic lunch of sandwiches & chips in a scenic location
Experience The Beautiful Bahia Honda State Park: dip your toes in the Gulf of Mexico AND the Atlantic Ocean, walk on a historic railroad bridge for spectacular views, and more!
Explore The National Key Deer Refuge: Photograph endangered Key Deer on Big Pine Key on our world-famous Key Deer Safari and Visit the Blue Hole to look for alligators and other native wildlife

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What's Included

Picnic Lunch
Entry Fees
Filtered Water
Scenic Views
Local Tour Guide
Free Hotel & Vacation Rental Pick-Up

About the Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters

The Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters has been voted the best place to take the kids 5 years in a row! It offers its guests interactive experiences for all ages, whether you're ready to dive in or still contemplating whether to reach into the touch tanks. Five different marine life encounters are offered to their guests as well as a private guided experience for those groups who are interested. Aquarium Encounters is involved in a number of conservation efforts such as manatee rescue, rehabilitation & release operations and coral restoration. It's not only a great excursion for groups of all ages but it's also a wonderful organization to support!

About The Blue Hole

The Blue Hole is unique as it features layered water, meaning the bottom layer is saltwater, and the top is freshwater. This freshwater oasis attracts an abundance of wildlife that is unique to the Florida Keys, making it the perfect spot for nature and wildlife enthusiasts. Tour guests will have the opportunity to marvel at the alligators, a variety of fish & birds, and other animals that call this island ecosystem their home!

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About Bahia Honda State Park

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Have you ever thought you would dip your toes in the Atlantic Ocean & the Gulf of Mexico on the same day? With an Up The Keys guide, stop by the Bahia Honda State Park to experience a narrow island featuring white-sandy beaches, stunning crystal-clear water, and a wide variety of interesting birds & flora. Tour guests can walk onto a historic railroad bridge for beautiful views of the Florida Keys and a scenic photo opportunity. We'll also make a stop at the Butterfly Garden that is known for attracting a wide variety of creatures!

About The Key Deer Refuge Safari

The famous Key Deer are wild, indigenous to the Florida Keys, endangered, and are the smallest species of deer in North America! This species of deer live primarily on Big Pine Key, 100 miles from mainland Florida, and they swim from island to island! The Key Deer Refuge serves as a place for this endangered species to live and have free-range. Many of the deer are not afraid of humans and will often curiously approach our guests, providing once in a lifetime photo opportunities!