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Mud Key Mangrove Safari

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Trip Highlights

Slow cruise into Mud Key sanctuary — a short trip for a busy vacation day
Bird watching and nature sightseeing through the mangrove trails
Swim or walk on the sandbar and take in the scenery

Description

Have a lot planned for your Key West vacation and don’t want to spend half of the day on the water? This trip is for you! After a 30-minute boat ride through backcountry waters, we will take you for a slow cruise into Mud Key sanctuary. Enjoy the sights of nature surrounding you, watch the birds flying by and soak up the sun. Stop on the sandbar for a little swim or just as walk around, take pictures and capture your memories.

Itinerary

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Meet at the boat at Hurricane Hole Marina.
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30 minutes boat ride to Mud Keys.
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15 minutes cruise through the scenic mangrove trails.
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30 minutes anchor time at the destination with beautiful views.
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15 minutes cruise through the mangrove trails.
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30 minutes boat ride to the marina.

Tour info

Duration
2 hours
Group Size
Up to 6 people
Price starts at
$450
Languages
English

Why Key West Boat Trips

Mud Keys Mangrove Safari will have you feeling like a world explorer in our own backyard. After getting onto the boat, we’ll take you for a 30-minute cruise of backcountry waters to Mud Key Sanctuary! Upon arriving there, enjoy nature surrounding you and take pictures while soaking up the sun. You can walk around on the sandbar and swim if you’d like or just soak in all the gorgeous sights the area has to offer.
2 hours
Up to 6 guests, private
From $450
Free cancellation 48 hours out
Good to know

All trips are weather permitting. If the water is rough we change the itinerary to keep it calm, and if we have to cancel you get a full refund.

Trip map

Where this trip goes, from the marina to the stops.

A local captain at the wheel

Licensed, experienced, and raised on these waters. You relax, we drive.

The spots the tour buses never see

Sandbars, mangrove trails and quiet beaches that only locals know.

Private means private

No strangers on board and no fixed schedule. It is your boat for the day.

No deposits, no surprises

Fuel, ice and water are in the price. No card holds, no damage deposits.

Look around the Mud Keys in 360°

Fly over the Mud Keys, step aboard the boat, and look into the mangrove tunnel. Drag to look around.

Step aboard before you book

Take a 360° look around the boat. Drag to look around.

Book with confidence

Free cancellation

Change of plans? Cancel 48 hours before your trip for a full refund.

Weather guarantee

If we call off a trip because conditions are not safe, you get a full refund.

Instant confirmation

Book online in two minutes and get your confirmation right away.

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Frequently asked questions

Absolutely! Even though this boat trip is short – it goes to the beautiful destination.
Usually YES, however birds are in the keys seasonally and it also depends on other factors like tides etc.
To some extend YES. To get to Mud Key we run in 2-3 feet of water for the entire time so even on a windy day there will be no big waves and the boat ride will be very comfortable. Mud Key has lots of Red Mangroves that protect from the wind for the time of the cruise and on the anchor.

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$450
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