Activities in Sarasota
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Sarasota Bay Explorers
Sarasota Bay Explorers operates Sea Life Encounter Cruises that depart from the Mote Aquarium daily at 11am, 1:30pm and 4pm. The 1¾-hour hands-on ecotours cost $26/22 per adult/child. While trawling under the supervision of marine biologists, you’ll pick up and touch sponges, sea horses, puffers and cowfish. You’ll also inspect rookeries and stop on an uninhabited island for a short nature walk. Maybe you’ll even see manatees and dolphins; you never know what ocean mysteries will rear their heads. Guided three-hour kayak tours from the Mote cost $55/45 per adult/child.
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Siesta Sports Rentals
Siesta Sports Rentals, on the south side of Stickney Point Bridge on Siesta Key, rents bikes (per day $15), kayaks (per day $45) and other water equipment. Guided kayak trips require advanced reservations and usually leave around 10am.
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Enterprise
Enterprise offers a two-hour afternoon sail and evening sunset sail (both for $45). It’s a nice boat that holds only a dozen or so people, so you won’t be crammed in like sardines.
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