CANOE ESCAPE INC

Canoe and kayak Tampa, Florida's premiere attraction for birding, wildlife watching, photography, family vacation memories the Hillsborough River Canoe kayak rentals and sales Guided trips available

Escape to nature on a 2-hour to full day, downstream, quiet-water, paddling adventure through a 16, 000-acre wildlife preserve. In all seasons the Hillsborough River astounds with its beauty and abundant wildlife. From the thousands of white ibis in the fall, the sightings of deer, wild hog, and turkey in the winter, the proliferation of songbirds in spring, and its cooling shade on a summer's day, the Hillsborough River brings a new surprise and delight around each bend.

Bring your sense of adventure, rent a canoe or kayak or schedule a guided trip, and paddle through this cypress swamp full of Florida's unique flora and fauna. Perhaps paddling close to a sunning 'gator, a threatened limpkin, 6 turtles congregating on a log, or catching that large-mouthed bass will be the most prized memory of your vacation. Whether this is your first-time, you are an experienced paddler, a vacationer or a local resident, the Florida you're looking for is just a short paddle away!

Canoe Escape is located only 12 miles from downtown Tampa and 10 minutes from Busch Gardens. It was founded in 1991 by the Faulk family. Canoe Escape offers both self-guided and interpretive-guided paddling adventures. In 1997 Canoe Escape began retailing quality canoes, kayaks, and paddling accessories. Canoe Escape has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles as well as on HGTV's "The Good Life" and the Sunshine Network's "Sunshine Outdoors: Paddlesports".