News & Updates

Hurricane Ian:  Impacts, Community & Science In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Rising Tide Explorers & Naples Outfitters are working to help our community & monitor the impacts of the storm on our local environment     Impacts of Hurricane Ian RTE Army – Local Recovery Outfitters Collection Site, Insurance Claim Assistance & GEAR SWAP …

BIG NEWS:  Rising Tide Explorers has a SHOP! RTE recently acquired and partnered with the long time local staple, Naples Outfitters, to better serve Southwest Florida’s Outdoor Community     WE DID A THING! The New Shop New Services for RTE See you at the Shop! END OF SUMMER MEGA SALE   WE DID A…

Common Shells of SW Florida and Keewaydin Island Beaches     How are shells made? Best choices for SW Florida shelling trips Shell ID:  Snails Shell ID: Two Sided Shells Shell ID: Other Friends: Sand dollars, urchins, and worms       How are shells made? Did you know shells are made by the soft…

Critters of the SW Florida Mangrove Tunnels and Mudflats Estuaries are where rivers and water from land meet the sea, and these vibrant places are packed full of life- in fact, 80% of seafood begins its life in these shallow protected waters.  In Rookery Bay, and Southwest Florida in general, estuaries are a maze of…

NAPLES & MARCO ISLAND (June 22, 2021) – Rising Tide Explorers won “Best Kayaking Tour” in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards 2021, for the second year in a row, the media outlet announced online Friday.  Based in Naples & Marco Island, RTE was featured as one of the Best Adventure Tour Companies in the…

The RTE team recently got a chance to appear on HGTV in HGTV’s Smart Home 2021!  For this year’s show, HGTV selected Naples, Florida as the location to build a technologically advanced home that will be awarded to the winner of the sweepstakes along with a new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet and $100,000.00 (ENTER HERE). ———->…

Robin Serne, a new member of the Rising Tide Explorers team recently finished a months long marine debris survey on the beaches of North Carolina.  Robin walked eight blocks on the high tide line of the beach three times per week, for nine weeks, as a part of a Citizen Science project. She has been…

You did it!  You pulled yourself away from the poolside to get out on the water and experience Southwest Florida for the amazing place that it is.  The biologist guides of Rising Tide Explorers took you on a journey kayaking over mudflats and oyster beds filled with strange wildlife before winding through meandering mangroves tunnels…

Celebrating their 4th year in business, Rising Tide Explorers is recognized as one of the preeminent eco-tour operations in Southwest Florida in recent months after receiving various local awards, recognition, and media coverage.  After hearing their unique story and mission, one can see why.  This is not your average group of tour guides.   In…

Marco Island is the first and largest of the 10,000 Islands, situated right in the middle of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. With some of the best kayaking and paddling opportunities in the world, you can explore beautiful winding mangrove tunnels, calm protected bays of the estuary, sandy beaches with some of the…

All About Birds, How To Identify White Egrets https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/how-to-identify-white-herons-excerpt-from-better-birding-book/ Rookery Bay is like heaven for bird lovers!    You are guaranteed to see beautiful birds while kayaking Rookery Bay on a biologist led tour with Rising Tide Explorers, and the big white birds tend to really stand out visually.  There are several very common birds…

NAPLES & MARCO ISLAND (Aug. 28) – Rising Tide Explorers won “Best Kayaking Tour” in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, the media outlet announced online today.  Based in Naples & Marco Island, RTE was featured as one of the Best Adventure Tour Companies in the country along side a variety of other adventure activities…