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Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure and Wildlife Encounter

Overview

Hold on tight for the most popular Florida Everglades airboat ride, at Sawgrass Recreation Park! An exhilarating airboat tour is the perfect introduction to the Everglades and its turtles, fish, Florida gators and wading birds.

City: Fort Lauderdale

Wed 25 Dec

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Starting at $28.84

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Wed 25 Dec

Starting at $28.84

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Total duration of visit is about 2 hours

30-40 minute guided airboat ride

Access to the park's Alligator and Reptile Exhibit

Admission to Sawgrass Recreation Park

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reservation date and time required. Tours leave every 30 minutes from 9:30am to 3:30pm
Any age child can enjoy the airboat tour. Children 3 years and under are free. It is not necessary to purchase a ticket for ages 3 years and under.
Tour operator reserves the right to cancel the tour due to inclement weather
If you have selected the 4 p.m. time please note that it is a check in time only and that your airboat adventure will be leaving the dock at 5 p.m. so that you have ample time to explore the exhibit areas before they close at 5 p.m.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Sawgrass Recreation Park

Skim across the grassy water at speeds up to 40 miles per hour while looking for wildlife like alligators, fish, turtles, and wading birds. This general admission ticket includes entrance to Sawgrass Recreation Park, a 30-40 minute guided airboat tour and an admission to our Alligator & Reptile Exhibit. Just 25 minutes from Fort Lauderdale, the safest and most entertaining and educational way to experience the Everglades’ unique subtropical ecosystem is at Sawgrass Recreation Park.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (820)

Paula H

Jul 2013

The airboat ride was stimulating. I expected to see more besides alligators. We enjoyed the animals afterwards and got to hold a small gator.

Claudia L

Jun 2013

I really liked seeing the everglades and the animals in the wildlife exhibit associated with the airboat tour.
However, I would have appreciated it to have a guide who is more passionate about nature and wildlife than going high-speed on the airboat. He was fairly knowledgable, but the extreme high speeds scared away any bird in the close area. And there were times, when he seemed to be going fast, just because he enjoyed the high speed. The guides in the exhibit, however, were amazing. They knew a lot about the animals and really taught everybody about the beauty of the rescued animals and truly encouraged everyone to think about what we can do to preserve nature and its amazing wildlife.

Sidney R

May 2013

For all of our wonderful experiences and adventures with and through VIATOR over many years, this tour was, unfortunately and entire waste of time, energy and money. After driving to the everglades the day before leaving on a cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, we had high hopes of seeing magnificent wildlife roaming free, having an educational and informative guided tour and hungering for a second visit. Frankly, the junge cruise at DisneyWorld was 100% better. Only saw ONE alligator in the wild on our trip through the everglades. And, a few birds. The time and money was a waste and skip this one. (Not Viator's fault, but could not, in good recommend this to a discriminating traveller). The adjacent zoo was interesting with wildlife in captivity, but the airboat adventure was an airboat disaster!