Reserve spring paddling trips from Orlando: a travel agency writes the quote for your chosen river
Spring paddling trips from Orlando start with a date. This travel agency holds two or three inn nights near one of six clear rivers, places you with a local outfitter for a kayak or a guided paddle, and writes the whole plan into one quote. You pay the inn, the outfitter and the park yourself, directly.
from $165 per person for two nights, two sharing a room; room taxes are added by the inn
Departures, month by month
Pick a month, then a river
Below, every dated departure stands under the month it begins in, with the run beside it. Choose one that suits you and ask about it on the form.
December 2026 put-in dates
- Wekiva and Rock Springs Run, December 4 to 6, 2026, from $225 per person
- Silver River, December 11 to 13, 2026, from $175 per person
- Weeki Wachee River, December 18 to 20, 2026, from $165 per person
January 2027 put-in dates
- Chassahowitzka River, January 8 to 11, 2027, from $255 per person
- Wekiva and Rock Springs Run, January 15 to 17, 2027, from $225 per person
- Rainbow River, January 22 to 24, 2027, from $175 per person
- Ichetucknee River, January 29 to February 1, 2027, from $230 per person
February 2027 put-in dates
- Silver River, February 5 to 7, 2027, from $175 per person
- Weeki Wachee River, February 19 to 21, 2027, from $165 per person
- Chassahowitzka River, February 26 to March 1, 2027, from $255 per person
March 2027 put-in dates
- Wekiva and Rock Springs Run, March 5 to 7, 2027, from $225 per person
- Rainbow River, March 12 to 14, 2027, from $175 per person
- Silver River, March 19 to 21, 2027, from $175 per person
- Ichetucknee River, March 26 to 29, 2027, from $230 per person
April 2027 put-in dates
- Weeki Wachee River, April 2 to 4, 2027, from $165 per person
- Rainbow River, April 16 to 18, 2027, from $175 per person
- Wekiva and Rock Springs Run, April 23 to 25, 2027, from $225 per person
- Ichetucknee River, April 30 to May 3, 2027, from $230 per person
May 2027 put-in dates
- Silver River, May 7 to 9, 2027, from $175 per person
- Chassahowitzka River, May 14 to 17, 2027, from $255 per person
- Rainbow River, May 21 to 23, 2027, from $175 per person
September 2027 put-in dates
- Weeki Wachee River, September 24 to 26, 2027, from $165 per person
December on the Weeki Wachee, taken apart dollar by dollar
Take the Weeki Wachee River, December 18 to 20, 2026, shown beside this text; its three other departures carry the same figure. Two inn nights at $113 a room night come to $226 for the room. Two single kayaks at $35 per boat add $70, and park admission at $13 per adult adds $26 for two.
That makes $322 for two. Split in half and rounded up to the next $5, it reads $165 per person, or $330 for two sharing. Room taxes are not inside it; they arrive on the inn's own bill.
Weeki Wachee River, December 18 to 20, 2026
| Line | For two |
|---|---|
| Inn, two nights at $113 a room night, one room | $226 |
| Single kayak, 2.8 miles one way with the ride back, $35 per boat, two of you | $70 |
| Park admission, $13 per adult, two of you | $26 |
| Sum before rounding | $322 |
| Rounded up to the next $5 per person: from $165 per person | $330 for two sharing |
A real written quote names the inn and swaps the ceiling of $113 a room night for that inn's own rate, and the inn adds room taxes on its own bill.
Six clear rivers, largest flow first
Six runs, each with its own page; open any picture to read its departures, its outfitter's terms and its figure.
Send the form, and the office asks the inn and outfitter
Send the form for one departure; it takes requests 24/7, reserves nothing and costs nothing. The office then asks the inn and the outfitter whether those nights and a place on the water are free, and a first written answer reaches you before sundown in Orlando. The full quote naming both follows once they reply. Only after your written yes does the office ask them to hold the nights and the launch, and you pay each of them directly.
Short answers to common questions
What does a trip cost?
Figures start at $165 per person for two sharing a room on Weeki Wachee and reach $255 per person on Chassahowitzka. The written quote confirms the number.
What sits outside the figure?
Room taxes and the county tourist tax, which the inn adds. A solo traveler in a room alone pays for the whole room.
Who sets the cancellation terms?
The inn, the outfitter and the park each set their own, and the written quote spells them out.
Will we see manatees?
Manatees winter in several of these rivers, roughly mid-November to the end of March. They are protected, so they are watched quietly from the boat, from a distance; no trip promises a sighting.
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