CatBoat Adventure Tours, Mount Dora

About CatBoat Adventure Tours

CatBoat Adventure Tours in Mount Dora offers guided boat tours where visitors captain their own two-person powered catamaran across Lake Dora and through the Dora Canal. The 120-minute tours are fully narrated, providing historical information about the area's cinematic past, including filming locations for "The African Queen" and other Hollywood productions. Participants navigate the waterways with instruction provided before departure, requiring no boating experience. The tours depart from Mount Dora Boating Center & Marina, a short walk from downtown Mount Dora's restaurants and shops. Life jackets are provided, and the stable CraigCat powerboats are designed to be safe and unsinkable. Tours operate across Lake Dora and through the scenic Dora Canal, known for its cypress tree-lined waterway, or alternatively through the Apopka Beauclaire Canal and Lake Carlton. Visitors aged eight and older may board; those 18 and older with required boating certification can operate a boat. Tickets are sold online through the venue's website.