Everglades Day Safari from Ft Lauderdale

Overview

Explore the wilderness of the Everglades on a full day adventure from Ft Lauderdale. With your naturalist guide, take a thrilling airboat tour in Everglades National Park, spot wildlife on a drive through Big Cypress National Preserve, enjoy a nature walk through a towering cypress forest, and relax on a boat cruise along mangrove-lined waters to see manatees, dolphins and osprey. Learn about the Everglades from your guide and have lunch at a waterside restaurant, where you'll get to try some appetizers!

City: Fort Lauderdale

Mon 07 Jul

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Starting at $225.00

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Mon 07 Jul

Starting at $225.00

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What's Included

Nature Walk

Airboat Ride

Expert naturalist or biologist guide

Lunch

Mangrove Wilderness Boat Cruise

Wildlife Drive

Transport by air-conditioned 13-passenger van

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 6 years old
Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended

What To Expect

Everglades Day Safari

Tours offered by Everglades Day Safari

Miccosukee Indian Village

Depart from the Miccosukee Indian Village on an airboat tour of the "River of Grass" portion of the Everglades on the iconic airboat - a flat-bottomed boat built to skim across the shallow wetlands of the Everglades! Visit an authentic Miccosukee chikee village and learn about the history of the tribe.

Big Cypress National Preserve

A wildlife drive through the pine savannas and cypress forests of Big Cypress National Preserve.

Everglades National Park

Guests take a 90-minute pontoon boat tour into the mangrove wilderness of Everglades National Park. In the Ten Thousand Islands you'll search for dolphins, manatee, sharks, rays, a variety of birds and other coastal species of wildlife.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (456)

Christoper_T

Jan 2024

We regret booking this trip through Viator. If we had booked directly with the tour operator we could have saved $45 each and been picked up right at our hotel instead of parking at a Tesla Supercharger site. The tour was very good but our guide, Mark, should have talked much less than he did. He seemed intent on filling up every minute of the drive with observations and exhortations to appreciate all that nature has to offer. Got tiresome after awhile. Most wildlife viewing was various birds while stopping along the highway and looking at the canals.

Janis_W

Jan 2024

Mark was an excellent guide and full of knowledge. He was great at pointing out birds and alligators etc from the road and at our stops. I highly recommend him. I thought the transport van was too crowded, although later learned a driver had called in sick that dayl

151mishab

Dec 2023

I recommend going on this alligator tour. You get picked up at 7:45 AM at a location (we got picked up at Flamingo Gardens). We then went to the Everglades Safari Park for an airboat tour. We saw multiple alligators, birds, and a bald eagle. We drove along Alligator Alley and saw multiple alligators and birds, including in people’s backyards! We then went to the Oasis Visitor Center where we saw 25 alligators in close proximity (but safe behind a fence). We then went to Big Cypress National Park- it wasn’t as action-packed and we saw some trees and mini turtles. We then ate a delicious lunch at Triad Seafood (I ate a grilled Mahi Mahi sandwich and my husband ate a grilled Mahi Mahi salad). Lastly, we went on a boat ride near the Smallwood store and saw multiple bottlenose dolphins (they liked swimming- their version of surfing- behind the wake of our boat and they would jump out of the water), a ton of white pelicans on an island, and the ground full of oyster shells from Native Americans. Our tour guide was passionate and informative. He was also helpful at all times.

Response from Host

Jan 2024

I appreciate the fantastic feedback and the 5-star review! Just a point of clarification - we drive along Tamiami Trail (aka US-41) in the morning which is what you described. In the afternoon on our way back we take Alligator Alley (aka I-75). Thanks and so glad you enjoyed the trip!