Everglades National Park Biologist Led Adventure: Cruise, Hike + Airboat in Fort Lauderdale booking from $259.00

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

Overview

Explore the real Everglades on a full-day guided tour, led by an experienced master naturalist. This is a comprehensive Everglades experience! Take a 1-hour, guided boat tour of the beautiful 10,000 Islands. Chance to see bird species: like roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, and ospreys. See manatees and dolphins up close. Go on a 1-hour dry nature hike led by a master naturalist, where you will immerse yourself in incredible wildlife and rare plants and orchids, under a canopy of huge cypress trees. Hold onto your hat on an exhilarating 1-hour air boat ride, the best in the Glades. Discover the remote beauty of a Native American tree island village where they used to live, one can only get to by boat. Witness alligators and other wildlife where they should be spotted, in the wild, and up close! Visit a historic trading post and other intriguing cultural and ecological stops. A delicious lunch is included.
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City: Fort Lauderdale

Wed 20 Nov

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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

Drop off at airports in time for flight home

Snacks, soft drinks, water, and sparkling water

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
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

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!

Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery

Learn about the impressive techniques of this famous photographer and see his iconic work first hand.

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 (301)

kamatshailesh

May 2021

This adventure was worth every penny. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Our guide, Ben, was very knowledgeable and fun to be around with. Our Airboat tour driver was Miccosukee Native, Robert and I guess he must be over 72 years old. He took us to an old Indian village deep in Everglades where he grew up. It was very nice to walkaround that village. We also got to see the resident Alligator, Mama who herself is 70+ years old and Robert knows her since he was a kid. Another highlight was cruising through mangroves in Gulf of Mexico where we saw Dolphins. Our boat Captain was Tristan. He shared lots of stories and we enjoyed his company. We saw lots of alligators and different birds. We even saw the smallest US Post Office in Ochopee. Overall, great experience, nice people and good food.

Response from Host

May 2021

We really appreciate you taking the time to leave us this very kind review. I thought the experience with Robert was quite special as well. It was our pleasure experience it all with you!

vanessahA5157UU

May 2021

Hard to pick one thing that was a favorite but seeing such a plethora of wildlife was absolutely amazing!! We had an excellent guide in Mike who ensured we had drinks, snacks, bathroom stops, and even pit stops for Park Service stamps. He was very knowledgeable about the environment, wildlife and local culture and knew all the best spots to have special nature experiences. Lunch in Everglades City was relaxed and DELICIOUS!! Our two captains were fun and knowledgeable as well! We had originally planned a half day adventure but due to logistical issues Wild Lime offered smooth transition to the full day tour. Meetups were easy and transportation was safe and comfortable. Overall an excellent day and would do it again!

Response from Host

May 2021

Thank you so much for coming on our tour and for leaving us a review. We really appreciate it. We also appreciate your flexibility in making it work. Thanks for mentioning your guide Mike as well. We are a little biased, I'm afraid: We agree - He is quite good, isn't he!? We are thrilled you went on the adventure with us. We hope to see you again one day!

LBKChathamNH

May 2021

Before leaving home, I researched, to find an authentic Everglades trip. It was all that and more! Our guide Mike, was the perfect laid back kind of guy, who was easily adaptable to changes and individual requests. Great personality and it was genuine! I was alone, but mixed in with an interesting, diverse group of people, to whom this type of trip held a "back to nature" appeal. During the course of the day, we set out on 4 walks, which were boardwalk paved. Lots of alligator sightings, with many newborns (cute when they're small)! If you are interested in birds, it is nothing short of paradise. We boarded a not fancy, airboat, for an hour long trip through the swamps. No other way to see that part of the Everglades. Lunch was included, at a stone crab shack in Everglades City, complete with traps all around and wood picnic tables facing the water. What a spot! The crab cakes were huge and delicious. Next stop was a thrill, with a power boat trip, leaving from Chokoloskee, Fl. Bet you haven't heard to it! Our driver was a young guy who was 6th. generation. He maneuvered us through the 10,000 islands region, while many dolphins swam along with us. So much history in those waters. All in all, don't even think about going on a packaged "alligator wrestling" trip, when Wild Lime has a menu of offerings that will show you the real thing. And, thank you Ben, for the organization leading up to my memorable trip. You really know how to run your company.

Response from Host

May 2021

Thank you so very kindly for your wonderful review. We appreciate you taking some time to detail what you loved about the day, and for mentioning the appeal of doing the real Everglades, as opposed to places where people see animals in cages and pens. You're right. Why do that, when you can see tons of wildlife where it should be enjoyed, in the wild! Thanks as well for mentioning your guide, Mike. It means a lot to us that you came out there with us, and for taking the time to let us know how we did. We hope to go on another adventure with you one day!

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