Fossil Hunting Tours with Paleo Discoveries
Discover Florida’s fossil history with your guide, Fred Mazza, on a Fossil Hunting Tour.
Explore The Past 30 Million Years!
Join us and discover your own piece of history – one that you can actually hold in your hand. Unlike a fishing trip, you’ll always come home with something!
Take a Virtual Fossil Hunting Tour with Fred, Your Guide, and Jeremiah from EcoWeekends. You won’t Believe What They Find!
Where Do We Go
What You Can Find
Everything You Need to Know About Your Tour
Frequently Asked Questions
- Our tours are canoe-based trips to less collected areas, generally in or near the Wauchula area on the Peace River about an hour east from Sarasota.
- All tours are from 9:30-3:30 and available by reservation without a deposit necessary on weekdays and weekends all year. Feel free to suggest a day you have available via our email contact form below or by calling (772) 539-7005.
- Tours are $125ea for teens and adults, $90ea for kids age 12 and under. We can accept cash, check, Venmo or Zelle on the day of your tour.
- Wear shorts (or bathing suit), t-shirt and water shoes of some kind that are secure on your feet (closed type shoes are best). Bring lunch, change of clothes, towel and a dry bag or ziplock for valuables.
- We will supply canoes, life preservers and all necessary fossil hunting gear.
- Paleo Discoveries has a group Vertebrate Fossil Hunting Permit from the State of Florida. This covers ALL participants on our tours so there is no need for you to apply for a individual permit.
Do You have Additional Inquiries? Feel Free To Reach Out To Us!
For any other questions, please send us an email at fredmazza at paleodiscoveries dot com or call us on (772) 539-7005
Excavate the Past: Fossil Hunting in Florida's Rivers and Streams!
Screen sift or snorkel in one of Florida’s shallow rivers or streams, find remains of ancient sharks, whales, dolphins, fish, saber-tooth cats, jaguars, mammoths, mastodons, camels, tapirs, horses, sloths, giant armadillos and much more.
Join us and discover your own piece of history– one that you can actually hold in your hand! Unlike a fishing trip, you’ll always come home with something- these day trips are safe, fun and educational. Experience genuine Florida eco-tourism.
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Fossil-Hunting Tours
We offer canoe-based fossil hunting tours. These tours generally take place on the Peace River in the towns of Bowling Green, Wauchula, and Ft Meade and are approx. 1 hr east from Sarasota.
Ready to embark on canoe-based fossil hunting tours? Contact us today or fill out the form on the right to book your adventure!