Wildlife Watersports offers pontoon boat rentals, CraigCats, kayak tours, and bioluminescence kayak tours from two waterfront launch locations on the Indian River Lagoon and Banana River Lagoon, based at Cape Crossing Resort and Marina in Merritt Island, Florida. The family-run business gives guests a genuine way to explore the mangroves and salt marsh, spotting manatees, dolphins, stingrays, and exotic birds along the way.

Pontoon Boats let groups cruise the open waters with friends and family, or head out on a special guided tour. Kayaks offer a genuinely magical way to discover the underwater world, including a distinctive late-night bioluminescent kayak tour through the mangroves. CraigCats, an electric-powered, compact catamaran, offer a smooth, relaxing ride along the river. Eco Tours share the story of what makes Florida’s rivers so special, from the pristine waters to the exotic wildlife that calls them home.

The booking process is genuinely straightforward: pick your rental online, complete a waiver in advance to save time, arrive at the launch point for check-in, and head out on the water.

Guest testimonials are extraordinarily numerous and consistently glowing, with reviewers repeatedly naming specific team members — Tim, Bob, and the broader crew — for genuine warmth, patience, and hospitality, describing lower prices than anywhere else in town, dolphin sightings on nearly every trip, and a memorable, family-run feel throughout. Several reviewers specifically praised the business’s flexibility rescheduling around weather.

Hours run Sunday-Saturday, 8am-9pm.

For families and groups near Merritt Island/Cocoa Beach, Florida looking for a genuinely warmly reviewed, family-run pontoon, kayak, or bioluminescence tour, Wildlife Watersports offers an outstanding operation at Cape Crossing Resort and Marina.