Florida Bioluminescent Kayak & Paddle Board Adventure

Duration1h 45m

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LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 12 travelers

Overview

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's included

Photos of your excursion are inlcuded

Gratuities not included in booking price

What to expect

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

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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 point

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.

Additional information

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

Cancellation policy

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

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