Clear Kayak Tours Fort Pierce: How Salty's Water Sports Compares (2026)

If you've been searching for water activities in Fort Pierce, you've almost certainly come across Get Up And Go Kayaking and their clear kayak tours — a 4.9-star operation launching from Fort Pierce Inlet State Park with 514+ TripAdvisor reviews and a loyal following. Their clear-bottom kayaks, mangrove tunnel routes, and glow-in-the-dark night tours are genuinely excellent experiences.

But if you're deciding between a clear kayak tour and Salty's Water Sports, it's worth understanding that these are fundamentally different experiences serving different goals. This is an honest, side-by-side comparison.

What Get Up And Go Kayaking Does Well

Get Up And Go Kayaking's Fort Pierce operation is one of the best kayak tour operators in Florida. Their clear-bottom kayaks let you see the sea floor, marine life, and mangrove root systems in a way that's genuinely magical — especially on their GLOW night tours, where bioluminescent plankton light up the water around your paddle. Tours run 2–2.5 hours through Fort Pierce Inlet State Park's mangrove tunnels, with knowledgeable guides and a strong safety record.

If you want a slow, peaceful, close-to-nature experience on the water — kayaking through mangroves, watching sea life through a transparent hull — Get Up And Go Kayaking is an excellent choice.

Where Salty's Water Sports Offers More

Salty's Water Sports is a fundamentally different type of operation. Where kayaking is slow and quiet, Salty's is fast, open-water, and wildlife-focused. The two experiences complement each other — many visitors do both on the same trip.

Feature	Salty's Water Sports	Get Up And Go Kayaking
Dolphin Encounters	✅ 95% sighting rate, guided dolphin tours	Occasional, not guaranteed
Jet Ski Rentals	✅ BRP Sea-Doo fleet, all ages	❌ Not offered
Boat Rentals	✅ Pontoon & deck boats, self-guided	❌ Not offered
Sunset Cruises	✅ Guided sunset tours	❌ Not offered
Gator & Wildlife Tours	✅ Indian River Lagoon gator tour	❌ Not offered
Group Size	Up to 30+ on dolphin boat tour	Small groups, 2–12 people
Speed & Adrenaline	✅ High — jet ski, open water	Low — calm, paddling pace
Family with Young Kids	✅ All ages, life jackets provided	✅ Suitable for ages 5+
Online Booking	✅ 24/7 at saltyswatersports.com	✅ Available online

The Key Difference: Dolphins vs. Mangroves

The clearest way to choose between the two experiences is to ask what you most want to see and feel. If the answer is dolphins, open water, and speed — Salty's is the right choice. If the answer is mangroves, sea floor, and quiet nature immersion — Get Up And Go Kayaking is excellent.

Many visitors to Fort Pierce do both. A morning clear kayak tour through the mangroves, followed by an afternoon jet ski dolphin tour with Salty's, makes for one of the best single-day water experiences available anywhere in Florida.

Salty's Unique Advantage: The Jet Ski Dolphin Tour

Salty's most distinctive offering is the Dolphin Watching Jet Ski Tour — a guided tour where you and a USCG-licensed guide ride Sea-Doo jet skis through the lagoon's most productive dolphin feeding grounds. You're at water level, moving at speed, with dolphins surfacing alongside you. No kayak tour offers this experience, and no other operator on the Treasure Coast offers it at all.

Which Experience Is Right for You?

Choose Get Up And Go Kayaking if: You want a slow, peaceful, close-to-nature experience, you're specifically interested in mangroves and sea floor visibility, or you want the GLOW night tour experience.

Choose Salty's Water Sports if: You want a guaranteed dolphin encounter, you want jet ski rentals or a boat rental, you're travelling with a large group, or you want the most adrenaline-filled water experience on the Treasure Coast.

How to Book Salty's

Book online 24/7 at saltyswatersports.com or call (772) 448-4516. Multiple departure times daily from Fort Pierce Inlet (601 Seaway Drive) and Jensen Beach.

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