Ron Wofford -
Marco Island Boat Tours

The Guides

Dedicated to the experiential education of students, families and travelers from Florida, the Americas and the World. Only through education, do we have the opportunity to preserve the Everglades, its culture and its heritage.


Ron Wofford holds a masters degree in recreation and is a Florida Master Naturalist. He has been paddling and guiding expeditions and tours for the past thirty years on black water rivers, cypress/tupelo swamps, coastal marshes, mangrove swamps and barrier island coastlines in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Working with beginning and experienced paddlers through the years, he has trained and led those as young as 6 and up to 85 years of age. Working with universities, county parks and private eco-adventure operations, Ron has taught well over a thousand youth and adults in the paddle sports. He has designed and created paddling trails while working as a county park director in South Carolina, and has conducted extended expeditions for groups of up to 50 people while working with private outfitters. He is passionate about kayaking and sharing his knowledge of coastal ecosystems with his guests.

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