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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

Wed 09 Jul

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Starting at $285.00

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Wed 09 Jul

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)

Jan_V

Feb 2024

We had perfect weather and Ryan, he is the best guid we ever had before. Lots of interesting information, enthusiastic about all plants, birds and alligators. Fun to have a guide like this

Response from Host

Mar 2024

Thank you so much for coming on our tour, and for taking a moment to leave us this very nice review.

h22101

Feb 2024

Even if you tend to get motion sick, I can recommend this tour, and that's saying a lot. Neither the airboat nor the 1000-island motorboat was a problem. I sat in the front seat in both, as well as in the van. Zero issues. We saw a few alligators and many, many birds -- our lovely tour guide, Zac, was a birder. We learned a lot about flora, fauna, ecology, and history -- both of the everglades and the indigenous population. The lunch was a nice plus. The pick-up and drop-off service is wonderful. It's a pricey tour but if you add it all up, it feels worth it. And it really is a unique environment, and so completely different from everything else you'll experience in South Florida. Highly recommend as long as you're curious, reasonably fit (minor walking, some climbing in and out of boats), and you have a full day to enjoy it.

Response from Host

Mar 2024

Really thorough review. Thank you for that. Thanks too for mentioning that, with everything that goes into it, along with your knowledgeable guide, it felt worth it! We are truly indebted to you for taking our tour!

5julieannm

Feb 2024

Many tour companies promote themselves as eco-tours, but Wild Lime is the real deal! We booked the full day tour with the airboat tour, Big Cypress cruise, and dry hike, and it did not seems at all like 10 hours. We saw and learned so much about the ecosystem of the Everglades, the indigenous people of the area as well as others who still call it home, and the infamous connection it had with alcohol and drug running. We saw tons of alligators, a lot of dolphins, and flora ranging from palm trees and strangler figs to wild orchids. We had so much fun with Ryan as our tour leader, who clearly knows his stuff -- as well as some related groaner jokes! He is friendly and knowledgeable and truly cares about helping others understand the importance of taking care of our natural resources. A shout-out, too, to our captain who took us through Big Cypress. Tristan has spent his entire life in the Glades, and his family has lived there for generations, giving us a good glimpse into then vs. now. There was no way we could have learned or saw as much as we did had we tried to put it together ourselves. And, with Wild Lime, it's all animals in their native habitat living without interference from people. No gator shows or handling on their tours, and for that we are truly grateful.

Response from Host

Mar 2024

So nice of you to mention that you thought that you got a lot out of the day, and that having us stitch it all together for you, along with your great guide, Ryan, made it all worth it! Thanks so much for coming out there with us, and for taking the time to leave us this wonderful review.