Canaveral Tours
Explore the Natural Wonders and Historical Monuments of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island
Lighthouse & Spaceflight Tour
Cape Canaveral Lighthouse & Spaceflight Tours transports you on a journey through the evolution of exploration as we visit the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse that guided the first explorers around the Florida coast, to the location that propelled our ships into orbit, and look toward the new frontier of planetary travel.
Canaveral Tours provides tours to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and Space Force Missile Museum located on the Canaveral Space Force Station. Our 4-hour Premier Tour provides the History of the Cape from early settlers to current space programs. The tour takes you to the lighthouse, where you are have the opportunity to climb to the 5th floor of lighthouse. The museum, gift store, and lighthouse campus await your visit.
The tour continues next door to Hangar C, the first hangar built on the station. It currently houses refurbished artifacts belonging to the Space Force Missile Museum. The tour route includes “abandoned in place” launch complexes from the beginning missile program. Visit Launch Complex 26 and step inside the blockhouse where we launched our first satellite into space. See the Redstone rocket on display that sent Alan Shephard and Gus Grissom into space. Walk where we first launched a man into space. Many exhibits of space artifacts and operations for the space program.
We also have 2 and 3 hour excursions that transport you to one or two of major stops without the fully guided experience. Special events and private tours are available. All tours require advance reservations for security checks. Only U.S. citizens/residents are allowed on tour, The Space Force does not allow foreign visitors on tours of the station.
All bookings for tours scheduled to run after November 23 will be placed on a waitlist. We are currently working through new restrictions issued by the Space Force Station and cannot guarantee tour availability after that date. if you choose to book a tour for after the 23rd, your spot will be reserved and more information will be provided to you via a confirmation email. For all bookings on this waitlist, we will provide additional confirmation regarding the availability of your reservation two weeks prior to your tour date.
Wildlife Tours
We offer tours to the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, Canaveral National Seashore and Indian River, home to over 500 species of wildlife including many that are threatened and endangered. A variety of habitats are found in the 140,000 acres and 24 miles of barrier island, including coastal dunes, saltwater marshes, pinewood flats, and hardwood hammocks.
This protected area around the Kennedy Space Center and NASA facilities was created for the purpose of providing habitats for migratory birds, wildlife diversity, endangered and threatened species, and to grant access for recreation, observation, and education of wildlife activities. Tours are offered to small groups up to 6 or larger groups up to 10 guests.
Port of Call Wildlife Tours
We pickup and drop at your Cruise Terminal. Start time is usually 1 1/2 hours after arrival.
Our Wildlife tour takes you to the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, home to over 500 species of wildlife including many that are threatened and endangered. A variety of habitats are found in the 140,000 acres and 24 miles of barrier island, including coastal dunes, saltwater marshes, pinewood flats, and hardwood hammocks. A 7-mile drive through the refuge provides a chance to the see the diversity of the area. The visitor center offers museum, boardwalk and store for further viewing, information and shopping. The tour is 4 hours.
Our Airboat Wildlife Tour provides an exciting adventure aboard an Airboat on the St. Johns River. The major waterway of Florida offers a diverse fresh water habitat for the wildlife of Florida. During your ride to the airboats we provide information, history and a multimedia experience about Florida waterways and the American Alligator!