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Everglades National Park Biologist Led Adventure: Cruise, Hike + Airboat

Everglades National Park Biologist Led Adventure: Cruise, Hike + Airboat

Overview

Explore the real Everglades on a full-day guided tour, led by a master naturalist. This is a comprehensive Everglades experience! Take an 80 minute guided boat tour of the beautiful 10,000 Islands. Chance to see bird species: like roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, + ospreys. See manatees and dolphins up close. Go on a 1-hour dry nature hike, where you will immerse yourself in incredible wildlife and see rare plants + orchids, under a canopy of huge cypress trees. Hold onto your hat on an exhilarating 75 minute air boat ride, the best in the Glades. Discover the remote beauty of a Native American tree island village and learn the Miccosukee history. See alligators and other wildlife where they should be spotted, in the wild! Visit a historic trading post and other intriguing cultural and ecological stops. A delicious order from the menu lunch is included. We have a PERMIT to guide in the parks.
Wild Lime Adventures is the highest rated tour company in South Florida!

City: Fort Lauderdale

Wed 24 Dec

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Starting at $285.00

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Wed 24 Dec

Starting at $285.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

sunscreen, insect repellent, poncos for guest use

master naturalist guide

Delicious local lunch, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options

Snacks, soft drinks, water, and sparkling water

Pickup and drop-off at listed locations

Free luggage storage

National Park maps to keep

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options are also available for lunch

What To Expect

Miami

After pick up from your hotel in our new and comfortable 15 passenger vans, enjoy the ride out to Everglades National Park. Your guide will be sure to point out the abundant wildlife en route to your first stop!

Fort Lauderdale

We pick up in Fort Lauderdale and go directly out to the park. We try to cluster our pickups to limit the time on the van. Your guide will point out the abundant wildlife enroute.

Everglades National Park

Go on a 1-hour air boat ride that way out far from land in the River of Grass. This is your chance to see the endangered Everglades snail kite, large and small alligators, and much more; all where it should be experienced, up close and in the wild! Visit a Native tree island village or two where they used to live. You can only get there by boat and on this tour.

Miccosukee Indian Village

You will embark on an amazing 1 hour airboat journey way out onto the pristine "River of Grass". We will spend some time in a remote Miccosukee Village and we will also encounter a plethora of wildlife from wading birds to turtles, alligators and more!

Oasis Visitor Center

Big alligators live here.

Big Cypress National Preserve

Go on a nature walk led by your experienced naturalist in this pristine National Preserve that contains 5 of the 9 ecosystems found in the real Everglades. This beautiful walk will have you immersed in the unique flora and fauna of this region. The chance to go on a second walk in a different location as well. Take a remote scenic narrated drive, with a few stops to get out and experience wildlife, led by your experienced naturalist guide in the remote sections of this vast wilderness; which is home to the Florida panther, black bear, wild boar, Osceola turkey, white-tail deer, Florida bobcat, American alligator, an incredible array of bird species, and more.

Smallwood Store

Go back in time in this historic trading post, listed on the National Register of historic places. Learn about the rugged and authentic history of a time when only a few white settlers arrived, to trade with the Seminoles. Still owned by the same family today, ask questions about the lore of Old Florida.

Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center

Great spot to potentially see manatees.

Chokoloskee

Enjoy a wonderful lunch. Order off the menu. Great local food with lots of fresh seafood choices as well as vegetarian and vegan options.

Southwest Gulf Coast

Enjoy an amazing boat trip through the 10,000 Islands of the Everglades National Park. You will have the potential to see dolphins, manatees, many wading and shore birds, white pelicans, saw fish, sea turtles and more.

Everglades City

This small town was recently named one of Smithsonian magazine's top 15 places to see in the United States. We will take a driving tour here in the "Stone Crab Capitol of the Wolrd" When in season we will stop at a local market where fresh off the docks stone crabs can be purchased. Store them in our cooler to be enjoyed later! We will also visit the famous Rod and Gun Club and the quaint musem of the town.

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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 (581)

Skaarj80

May 2024

A really successful day all round. The communication from Wild Lime Adventures was impeccable, after booking we received confirmation with all the documents, a reminder the day before the tour and later direct contact via WhatsApp. Unfortunately we were outside the transfer radius and had the choice of either driving directly to the meeting point at the operator or choosing a meeting point, we drove down ourselves. The tour with the propeller boat was great, the driver showed us a lot and there was a lot to see from herons to alligators. Halfway through there was a lecture on an island in an abandoned village, about history, way of life, etc., a small circular walk and back to the propeller boat. Then a guided tour at a ranger station, with a lecture on the canal and alligators in general. The shared lunch in the blue crab was delicious, drinks were included as was the food. After the meal there was another walk with explanations of the swamp and the local forests. Finally the boat trip through the "1,000 Islands", we were lucky that dolphins followed us, but even without them it would have been a very interesting trip. Conclusion: my wife and I had a really great day, everyone we dealt with was friendly and competent. You had the feeling that everyone was trying to get the best possible result for us and for us the day was an absolute highlight and worth every dollar.

Response from Host

Jun 2024

I know our trips are not cheap, so thank you for taking a moment to be so thorough about what you enjoyed from the day and why you felt it was worth it! We are truly grateful that you chose us to see the real Everglades, and that you took some time to share this wonderful review. Thank you!

Ayu M

May 2024

Two great boat tours (Mongroves / Everglades), lunch OK, small snacks and drinks included, the walk is manageable, a third canoe tour would be more interesting, for example, or a walk through the water. Because of the distances, you can't avoid a lot of sitting in the minivan...

Response from Host

May 2024

Thanks for coming on our tour. And thanks for the feedback. You might enjoy one of our other tours (one that involves kayaking and another that involves a wet hike) next time. They are more active. We really appreciate you coming out there with us!

Theskater12

May 2024

Great day trip that I can recommend to everyone! Everything was taken care of down to the last detail, from transport to food and even ponchos, sunscreen and snacks/drinks were constantly available. Lindsay guided our tour and enthusiastically told us a lot about the environment and the animals. During this tour they clearly work with respect for people and animals. They respect nature, which I think is very important. It was a great day. We were also lucky enough to find a bear a few meters away, which made the tour completely unforgettable. (Unfortunately, our propeller boat was canceled due to thunder, but that was understandable.)

Response from Host

May 2024

Heel erg bedankt voor je geweldige geduld en flexibiliteit bij alles. We zijn super blij dat je de reis leuk vond. En dat je een beer mocht zien! Dat gebeurt niet elke dag; dat is zeker. Wij vonden het leuk om alles met je te zien en te doen. Bedankt voor het komen!