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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.
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City: Fort Lauderdale

Mon 21 Apr

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Starting at $285.00

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Mon 21 Apr

Starting at $285.00

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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)

lauranywening

Mar 2025

We had such a great time. I took my dad who is in his 60s and my kids ages 13, 10, and 8 who all had a great day. Well organized and educational. Armando was our guide and he is so passionate about the Everglades it was great.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

That's great to hear! Thank you for mentioning your guide. We're glad you found it educational and we're very happy your family had fun!

susanmT6738LG

Mar 2025

We had an amayzing day with Lindsey and would highly recommend this tour. They pick you up at your hotel which is a very nice option when traveling in unfamiliar territory. We saw so many different birds and animals and really enjoyed every aspect of the day from the airboat ride through the grasslands to the ride through the ten thousand islands out to the gulf. In addition to Lindsey, we had great Captains on both boats and everyone shared so much information. Our goal was to see a few gators and we lost count! The dolphins were amazing and so many varieties of birds. A long day but enjoyed every minute. Thank you Lindsey and Wild Lime Adventures.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Wow, thank you so much! We're happy you saw so many animals and enjoyed the transportation aspect as well!

Lualexi

Mar 2025

We thoroughly enjoyed our 10 hour adventure tour with Wild Lime Adventures. We were picked up at our hotel about 7:20 am, by Lindsay in a passenger van, the ride was about an hour to the Miccosukee General Store meet up point, where Enoch started the tour. Enoch chauferred the group in a big airconditioned 14 passenger van. We were given refillable Wild Lime Adventure water bottles, to fill from the fresh water cooler in the back of the van water, and snacks to enjoy. We stopped at about 9 different locations, rode on an airboat through the Everglades, they loaned us ear coverings to help with the loud air boat ride, the captain talked about the area, pointed out and stopped at the many alligators, plants, and birds we came across, Enoch lead a walk through a small trail at the Miccosukee Island, then we stopped at the Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center, where we saw birds and many many alligators swimming and sunning in the water. Lunch was included with the tour at a local restaurant, we went on a boat ride where the captain spoke about the area and talked and pointed out the many birds we came across, the mangrove trees, the little islands that were formed by hurricanes, we saw dolphins that swam with the boat, some jumped out of the water. We walked another easy trail led by Enoch, he talked about the area, the ecosystem, the animals, trees, birds, etc., we came across a Cottonmouth snake, a few of us saw the female alligator that had new hatchlings, resting with her head out of the water. Towards the last part of the trip, a bird flew into the van's passenger side mirror. Due to safety concerns, the company decided to set up Uber for the passengers that they needed to drop off at their respective hotels. We very much enjoyed the all day adventure. We were back to our hotel about 5:45 pm. Thank you Enoch and Wild Lime Adventures, we had a fun time!!

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Wow, baby alligators and a cottonmouth! Sounds like you had a good day. Thank you for your great review!