Bird watching varies with the season and weather conditions as many species, like people, escape the snowy north for our Key West tropical winter.

Whether you explore the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on our Geiger Key Paddle Hut Backcountry Tour or the Key West National Wildlife Refuge on our half-day Java Cat Eco Tour, you will be in the middle of a spectacular marine life nursery.

Created in 1990, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s purpose is to to protect the region’s fragile, unique ecosystem. Surrounding the islands of the Florida Keys, the Sanctuary covers 2,900 square nautical miles of waters. It stretches from south of Miami down to the Dry Tortugas and includes parts of the Atlantic Ocean, Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. As soon as you dip a toe into the waters of the Florida Keys, you are in the Sanctuary.