Turner River Kayak Tours
Everglades National Park
Turner River is one of many rivers that flow through the slow moving, shallow river of grass in the Everglades to the mangrove islands lying along the Florida Gulf of Mexico. This narrow twisting stream of clear water moves beneath beautifuly complex limbs of low overhead red mangroves forming a tunnel of green waxy leaves arching completely across the waterway.
Between the long stretches of tunnels, the sawgrass of the fresh water grass prairie 
that stretches southward from Lake Okeechobee and slowly gets saltier approaching the salt tolerant mangroves. Many different kinds of large birds frequent the shores in the tall sawgrass and fly overhead in large numbers. This river makes a wonderful 3 hour trip and and an even better full day river trip. The 3 hours starts with a short paddle to the North Lake and then an 1 hour paddle down and back on the Turner. The full trip meets Halfway Creek at Turner Lake and empties back out at Glades Haven.
Pricing and Other Information:
Tours are $119 per person for the 3 hour option which inlcudes your boat, the guide and shuttle to and from the launch. The Full Turner River option is $189 per person and includes your boat, the guide and the shuttle to the launch.
Tours leave at 9am or 1pm. Generally there is a better chance of a greater abundance of Wildlife being on the water earlier as less people on on the water disturbing them.
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Recommended Dress:
Synthetic clothing is the best to wear as it dries quickly and breathes well. Sunscreen and a hat are also recommended as the Florida Sun is usually shining. Bringing a bottle of water is also recommended.
Scheduling:
Tours can be done any day of the week. We request a 12 hour notice for scheduling a tour so that we can gaurantee your guide. If you have a last minute request give us a call anyway and we'll try our best to secure you a guide.