Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
After the morning manatee tour relax on the afternoon Rainbow River drift where you can snorkel or scuba dive. The Rainbow River, a Florida spring, is unmatched with crystal clear water and over 200 feet of visibility. See many different varieties of fish,turtles and other wildlife up close. Discover fossils coming out of the different springs dotting the bottom. At the end of the drift is a small cavern where Sun fish hangout in abundance. This drift dive or snorkel can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Available for snorkelers,divers and riders.
Equipment available for rent.
US Coast Guard certified captain.
Gratuities
County charges fifteen dollars per person for parking and use of facilities.
Towel and swimsuit.
Equipment available for rent.
Vehicle transportation.
Departure Point
821 SE US Hwy 19, Crystal River, FL 34429, USA
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Scuba Divers must present open water certification or higher
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Equipment available for rent at time of check-in.
Please arrive at our center 30 minutes before your reserved tour time
Please have your swimsuit on underneath your clothes for a quicker check-in
Don’t forget your towel and a smile
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
W1741XTvanessas
03 Apr 2023
Awesome experience. Austin was an amazing captain, and made it easy for us to enjoy the trip. 10/10.
rod S
27 Feb 2023
Austin and store staff were very helpful and friendly..been a minute since I scuba and the crew were very cool with assisting with equipment..nice dive!
KKellow13
06 Feb 2023
I rarely leave a review but I would like to educate people looking to book with this dive center. I have been diving for over 20 years and have been everywhere around the world from Asia, Europe, Caribbean, Egypt, South America, etc on dive trips. I booked the rainbow river dive online and then wanted to add the manatee crystal river snorkel for the same day am, so I called them to add that. We arrived at 8 am for the snorkel as told. The last member of the group arrived 40 min late, meaning that by the time we got out to the manatees, they had closed the sanctuaries and we saw 3 or 4 random manatees in some very turbid 4 feet of water. Also it was about a 5 minute boat ride after everyone had to take their own cars and pay for parking at the marina.
I was told that because I booked the first dive online for 450$/3 divers 1 snorkler, if both tours were booked together on the phone, it would have been 480$ total. Instead of only charging me 30$ extra even though I called to get added to the snorkel, I was charged another 260$!!! When I asked why, the girl who was ringing me up said that they always charge more for online booking. I have NEVER heard of that in my life.
The rainbow river dive, we had 12 divers, one snorkler (my 13 year old daughter). The boat captain was also the driver and essentially the 12 divers were on a unsupervised dive. We all had to drive our own cars 30 minutes from the dive shop to rainbow river and pay another 20$/person to make the rainbow river dive. The boat captain expected my 13 year old daughter to be the 'dive master' and usher the group of 12 divers underwater to the appropriate places as deemed by him during the drift dive. At one point a couple of motorized boats went a few feet over top of some of our divers and the captain made all divers surface to yell at us for not being in the correct place. Meanwhile the dive was only marked by a flag on the boat and no float in the water. Then at the end, each diver was made to drive out of their way the 30 minutes back to the dive shop to return the dive equipment as the boat didn't have enough weight allowance to take any back. Overall, the rainbow river was amazing but I would highly recommend going with another operation. Extremely disappointed.
This tour in
Florida
is organized by
American Pro Diving Center
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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