Ecotour Adventure Descriptions
Interested in a Real Florida Experience?
We Offer Adventures in the Tampa Bay Region and Statewide
Escape into nature!
- Choose an ecotour activity from our list below.
- Schedule your ecotour by clicking on the dark green button, then fill out the brief form to provide your group's information.
- We will contact you to discuss location choices for your ecotour activity and other details.
Enjoy your fun, memorable Florida experiences led by our
professional Sensing Nature guides!
professional Sensing Nature guides!
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Wildlife Viewing Ecotour
Discover wildlife secrets and learn how to “read” their stories. Your professional Sensing Nature guide will lead you on a casual stroll along our wonderful trails and boardwalks as you explore our fantastic wildlife and the stories they leave behind. Shhh… Did you hear that? Was that a sandhill crane announcing its arrival, a grazing gopher tortoise or even an alligator patrolling its territory? Take a stroll with us and see what secrets are revealed.
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Island Beach Exploration Ecotour
accessible via boat Grab your towel and sunscreen and join us for a relaxing boat ride to one of the few undeveloped barrier islands in Florida. Look for dolphins and pelicans on the way to our white sandy beaches renowned for shelling, wildlife viewing and relaxing. Then let your senses come alive during a beach walk with your personal Sensing Nature professional guide. Discover the living story of our beautiful, sea-shelled beaches while dipping your toes in the warm surf waters.
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Beach Exploration Ecotour
accessible via land Let your senses come alive with your personal Sensing Nature professional guide during a white sandy beach walk, and discover the living story of the beautiful, sea-shelled beaches. While exploring or dipping your toes in the warm saltwater, see what magnificent wildlife, colorful shells and other aquatic treasures the waves uncover telling the ocean’s story.
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Guided Nature Hike Ecotour
Get outside and breathe in some of our sun-drenched Florida air with our Sensing Nature guides during this relaxing hike. Ahhhh… Feel the sun on your face and the earth caressing your soul. Escape your urban confines; watch the clouds soar overhead parading in time with the birds’ chatter and appreciate rioting wildflower blooms all challenging for your attention. Flee your daily distractions while enjoying your journey on nature’s pathway.
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Canoeing / Kayaking Ecotour
Propel yourself through saltwater mangrove forests, crystal-clear spring waters, or one of Florida's entrancing blackwater rivers as your Sensing Nature guide leads you on this popular paddling adventure. Search for surface swirls fashioned by redfish or largemouth bass, turtles, river otters, alligators, and manatees or peacefully navigate the river’s passage and enjoy our brilliantly colored, feathered friends awaiting your arrival. Paddlers of all abilities are welcome for this relaxing paddle.
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Make a positive difference - help our community by removing invasive exotic plant bullies such as this Caesar weed (pic above), or grab the tongs and join us for a litter cleanup.
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Community Social Responsibility Ecotour
Have fun, learn about natural Florida, and leave your mark of good. Whether you choose to remove invasive exotic plants (plant bullies that don't belong in Florida and destroy our fragile ecosystems), pick up litter that ends up strangling our dolphins or starving our sea turtles, or walk in the shoes of a Beach Nesting Bird Steward who help protect our future bird generations from extinction, your Sensing Nature guide will assist you in your journey of giving back and making a difference in tomorrow. A positive difference.
"What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?” - Winston Churchill |
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Sunset Cruise Ecotour
Slip away from your dull, predicable evenings. Float on sun-kissed waters passing by colorful shorelines and mangrove rookery islands while relaxing onboard. As wind caresses your mind and an occasional untamed mist tickles your face, your Sensing Nature guide will explain the unique history of our area while pointing out all of the fabulous wildlife encountered on your cruise. Be sure to ask about wine and cheese availability when you reserve this special experience.
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Heritage & Natural History Ecotour
Visit a mosaic of human history splashed with beautiful Florida nature. Depending upon your interests, explore mangrove islands, home to prehistoric Native Americans dependent upon our coastal systems; experience sights similar to those seen by 19th and early 20th century soldiers at a historic fort; or learn the story of Tampa Bay’s Tocobaga Indians who encountered Spanish conquistadors. To complete this journey back in time, enjoy learning about the wildlife and habitat diversity still found at these extraordinary destinations.
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Everglades Adventure Ecotour
from 1 day to 1 week Enjoy the experience of a lifetime. Come to the Everglades with Sensing Nature. Choose your ecotour length and activities - we enjoy creating an adventure just for you.
● Hike boardwalks and trails that are as inviting as they are intriguing. ● Seek spectacular wildlife from roseate spoonbills to the American alligator (from a safe distance, of course). ● Venture by boat into the Ten Thousand Islands exploring hidden waterways of the Everglades backcountry. ● Relax on a sunset cruise watching pelicans, herons, egrets, ibises and spoonbills flock in to their evening roosts. ● Swamp tromp through the Fakahatchee Strand - the Orchid Capital of the World. ● Kayak remote rivers while viewing Florida's flora and fauna. |
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Swamp Tromp Ecotour
Feeling adventurous and ready to get your feet wet as homage for entering a world that few dare to enter? Join us in Florida’s hidden world where the trees are dressed in cascading orchids and epiphytes, treefrogs chat about weather and love, and the urban sounds that clutter our minds melt away. Our guides will lead you on a casual and memorable walk through the inner secrets of the swamp. Be sure to bring your sense of adventure and a fresh change of clothes for the ride home!
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