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

Sat 16 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

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Reviews (301)

Marissa N

Jan 2019

I highly recommend spending a day with Wild Lime. My whole family — parents, siblings, spouses... 10 people altogether (!) — booked Wild Lime for a day-long Everglades excursion right before the holidays. Most of us were Florida natives, but that didn't prevent us from learning a ton and being completely blown away by the activities Stacy planned for us. We walked past alligators and birds in Shark Valley; drove through Big Cypress; boated alongside dolphins and manatees in the 10,000 Islands; and took an Miccosukee airboat ride that was unforgettable, even in the rain. Aside from Stacy's extensive expertise, we loved that Wild Lime thought of the little things, like reusable water bottles for everyone in the group, ponchos for rain, and earmuffs to protect against the noisy fan/engine on the airboat. And, above all, Stacy was such a delight. My family is big, loud, and opinionated — and she handled us all with patience and good humor.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Thank you for the great review! I know Stacy really enjoyed spending the day with you and your family! We are so glad that it turned out to be a fun day. We appreciate you mentioning a few of the little things. We try to think of those kinds of things that will make the trip more enjoyable. Please keep in touch with us.

pamelalA4060MZ

Jan 2019

I did the full-day tour and it was indeed a full day -- 12 hours from pick up to drop off. The length can vary based on where they are picking up and dropping off. I happened to be the only Fort Lauderdale visitor in my bus; everyone else was staying in Miami, so I had an extra "tour" through Miami at the end of the day. The coordination efforts for the day were amazing: I had 4 tour guides and all were helpful, attentive, and extremely knowledgeable. Highlights: The description on the website of what you will do this day is accurate but doesn't do justice to everything you will see. The view of the Everglades from the boat would have been worth it, even without the Miccosukee Indian village and alligators, although they were (obviously) engaging too. The quick stops at an art gallery and local museums would have benefitted from more time, but were very informative and interesting. Lunch was outstanding and just what one needed to keep going into the afternoon. The boat tour of the 10 Thousand Islands was much better than I anticipated. I wasn't sure what all you could see in an hour on a boat in this part of the Gulf; but the tour of the islands built from oyster shells by the Calusa Indians was utterly fascinating. (And we saw dolphins, which always pleases everyone, even it they just pop up and go away quickly. Would that family visits were as appreciated! But I digress...). The walking tour of the National Everglades Park was our final activity and was made especially enjoyable by our guide, Chris, a national park ranger and Wild Lime team member, who pointed out a wonderful array of critters and plant life, explaining each in highly engaging narrative detail. You can do this walk without a guide and many people were. But had I done it without a guide, I would have walked by the alligator hole thinking it was just a pond overgrown with brush and would most certainly have missed the turtles and baby alligators, and would have had no idea what the various birds were or that the plants I was brushing past included both northern and tropical plants, exemplifying the biodiversity that makes the Everglades a unique ecosystem and national park. If you go to the Grand Canyon, I feel you can still experience the sublime without a guide. I don't think that's as true in the Everglades. What's amazing about them is not obvious to the uninformed eye. You'll see the alligators without a guide, but you won't learn anything about what they contribute to this ecosystem.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

This is certainly one of the best reviews we have ever received. Thank you so much for taking the time to include so many details and highlights, making it a special day. I loved your comment about why becoming immersed in the Everglades is aided by having an expert guide, considering the subtle nature of some of the wildlife and beauty there. One of the joys is the subtle change between ecosystems (a lot of people think it's just one, but there are many ecosystems there), and the rich biodiversity there; like no other place. And yes, that is something that is easily lost for those who may be used to Yosemite or other National Parks that are easier to get right away. We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to leave us this review, and for coming with us. Please connect with us again one day!

Rhys C

Jan 2019

We did this trip at the end of October and it was so fantastic. We didn't have a car in Florida but wanted a true Everglades nature experience rather than an overly touristy day out from Miami - and this trip absolutely fit the bill. Worth every penny, and we both agreed that it was the best tour we have ever done anywhere. We saw so much nature and it was generally just a really enjoyable day in every way. Many thanks to Stacy for the great tour guiding and the good humour! We would highly recommend.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Thank you so very much for this great review. We love to dive in deep into the real Everglades. We appreciate you letting us know that you felt that we accomplished that to some degree. Hope to see you again!

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