page_title: Kayaking
section_title: Ecotourism
hierarchical_section_title: Kayaking / Activities involving kayaks / Ecotourism
caption_attribution_description: English: An eco-tour of the waters surrounding Lido Key on kayaks, with the tour guide standing and spotting dolphins and manatees that live in the Sarasota Bay
context_page_description: Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well.
context_section_description: Ecotourism based on kayak trips is gaining in popularity. In warm-water vacation destinations such as Sarasota Keys, guided kayak trips take kayakers on a tour of the local ecosystem. Kayakers can watch dolphins breach and manatees eat seagrass, in shallow bay water.
caption: Ecotour guide stands on a kayak, spotting dolphins and manatees around Lido Key.
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