Summer tours require time to LOOK for manatees, and they are often found in water with no more than 10 feet of visibility in areas where they like to feed, but thus far we have found between 1-4 playful manatees daily. An unexpected cold front has temporarily moved most of the manatees into the clear springs yielding wonderful conditions. This is expected to last for a few days. Aerial photo of the King Spring sanctuary in December when the temperature was 32 degrees F . We estimate between 40-50 manatees in Kings Bay.
Current conditions are good for manatee sightings.
Warm weather is expected over the weekend, the manatees may thin out a bit, and then a cool front early in the week should keep the manatees sheltering in the bay at least through Thursday. Please make a reservation, then call for conditions the day before you arrive. We do not have an exact aerial count, but there are approx. There were quite a few in the areas of the clear springs due to unseasonably cool weather. Weather service is predicting mid 70's for the high as the week goes on into the weekend, yielding good conditions for manatee sightings.