My husband and I took our first airboat ride and "Irish Dave" was our captain. His knowledge of the water/sea life was remarkable. The dolphins were plentiful on our trip. We definitely plan to do it again the next time we are in the area. We will make sure "Irish Dave" is our captain again!!!
August 2024
We took the airboat 1hr tour. It wasn't as adventurous as advertised but Irish Dave was great! Definitely doing it again but a longer trip next time. Never made it out to the Gulf.
August 2024
Had a great scallop trip with Captain Dave and Natalie!! Very attentive and knowledgeable. Put us on the scallops and kept a keen eye out for the yoyos who were racing around in the dive area....believe me, this is a critical service for a safe dive....thanks Dave and Natalie, will be back again for my next trip!!
River Safaris & Gulf Charters was incorporated in 1982 but was in operation for about 4 years prior to that date. The river tour business was, in the beginning, simply set up to take people out to a restaurant called the Crow's Nest, located on an island at the mouth of the Homosassa River on the Gulf of Mexico. Even though the the restaurant has been closed for many years the river tour business has thrived on the Homosassa River. River Safaris went on to develop historically narrated tours, manatee swim and viewing trips, airboat rides and we have performed many marriages on our tour boats.
