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2-hour Lake Dora & Dora Canal Guided Tour | Lake Dora, Lake Carlton & the Apopka-Beauclair Canal

Enjoy a fabulous, 2-hour guided and narrated, drive your own boat tour of Lake Dora and the fabled Dora Canal or experience Lake Dora, Lake Carlton & the Apopka-Beauclair Canal. The 2-hour tour on Saturday and Sunday will include Lake Dora, Lake Carlton & the Apopka-Beauclair Canal. The 2-hour tour of Lake Dora & the Dora Canal will be available on weekdays, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. ALL NEW!! You may also experience the 2-hour tour of Lake Dora & the Dora Canal on Saturday & Sunday mornings at 9:00am during the months of Daylight Savings Time which occurs from the middle of March to the first of November. The Dora Canal Tour option is not available on weekends during the Fall and Winter months. Our expert tour guide will share some fascinating history of this area including some of it's famous visitors over the last two centuries.

The tour price has a built-in $10.00 savings with unassisted online booking. With unassisted online booking the cost of the tour is $160.00 per boat ($80.00 per peson) plus tax Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (CLOSED on Tuesday) and $189.00 per boat plus tax Saturday and Sunday. Boat holds up to 2 people. (Gratuities not included). The cost of the tour if booking by phone through our reservation agent is $180.00 plus tax per boat Monday through Friday and $199.00 per boat plus tax Saturday and Sunday.

Boat operators must be 18 years of age and possess a valid Florida Boating Safety Education Identification Card if born on or after January 1st, 1988. Boating cards or licenses from other states may be reciprocal.

Currently our daily tour schedule features departure times of; 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM and a sunset tour with departure time dependent on time of sunset. We now offer a 9:00am Saturday & Sunday morning Lake Dora & Dora Canal Tour during the months of Dayling Savings Time. This is the only weekend opportunity to experience the Dora Canal.

We reserve the right to change the tour route based on weather conditions or potential dangerous conditions such as fallen trees or debris in the waterway. In the event this happens you will have the option to reschedule or we will take you on a safer route to ensure your 2-hour adventure.

CatBoat Tours will provide you with:

  • Your very own CatBoat dedicated to you for the tour
  • Small cooler for your water or soft drink. (ice not included)
  • Life jackets
  • Narration and historical information
  • Adventure and sightseeing

No boating experience necessary.

Instruction will be given before the tour leaves the dock.



Important: Depending on the weather you may get wet. It is rare but the weather may change while we are on tour. Please dress accordingly. Boating shoes or non-marking soft soled shoes or sandals are recommended.

Customers may bring the following items:

  • Camera
  • Additional, non-alcoholic beverages
  • Sun Block
  • Proper clothing for boating (Please dress according to the weather)
  • Sunglasses

Call For Special Group Tour Rates

If the tour has not been paid for or scheduled you must call and schedule a tour at one of the available times or dates or at a custom time we will arrange with you. Custom tours apply to groups of four or more only.

Our tours run 6 days a week (CLOSED on Tuesday) (or at custom times for groups of four or more by calling (352) 325-1442

Book now to reserve your seats!

We accept Visa, Masterard, Discover and American Express.

Rules of the tour

The tour is paid in full at the time of the reservation. All sales are FINAL! In the event of a canceled tour due to weather you will be rescheduled or provided with a gift certificate to use at anytime in the future.

Boats may only be driven by the designated driver(s) on the contract. In order to a motorboat of ten (10) horsepower or greater, Florida law requires anyone who was born on or after Jan. 1, 1988 to successfully complete an approved boating safety course and obtain a Boating Safety Education Identification Card issued by the FWC. Florida does not have a "boating license." If you were born prior to January 1, 1988 you may operate a boat in Florida without a Boating Safety Education I.D. Card but we highly recommend you complete the course and obtain your I.D. Card.

NO alcohol allowed on the tour
No littering
No swimming or jumping off of CatBoats.

HAVE FUN!!