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Small Group Boat, Kayak and Walking Guided Eco Tour in Everglades National Park

Small Group Boat, Kayak and Walking Guided Eco Tour in Everglades National Park

Overview

This very popular eco-adventure and combines the best of a boat tour, a kayak tour and a walking tour in a single great learning experience. Depending on the season, you can encounter manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, bald eagles, ospreys, herons, egrets, pelicans, roseate spoonbills and/or numerous species of fish and shore birds. A very comfortable transport boat will bring you deep into Everglades National Park with your Florida Master Naturalist guide. Once at the first destination, the tour slows down using very stable, comfortable kayaks to get you close to the flora and fauna. Imagine paddling next to a manatee or a dolphin! (No previous kayaking experience is required and there are single and two-person kayaks on every tour). Continue your interpretive experience with a walking tour on remote, pristine barrier island beach … a beach that is seldom visited by others.

City: Everglades National Park

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $172.95

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $172.95

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Professional guide

Guided nature hike

Kayak equipment and instruction

Boat ride

Professional naturalist guide

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You will need to access the boat by decending a couple steps of a ladder.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
FRESH AIR All guests on the boat tours are seated in front of our captains/guides as such are upwind from the guide whenever the boat is moving....germs/breathe cannot migrate upwind to you.

What To Expect

Everglades Area Tours

Meet your ground and guide and begin your Everglade Experience. Each trip is led by an experienced Florida Master Naturalist who is certified by the National Park and licensed by the US Coast Guard.

Everglades National Park

Get the ultimate experience of the Florida Everglades on this fun, exciting eco-adventure by boat, kayak and foot! Your tour is led by an experienced naturalist who is certified by the national park and licensed by the US Coast Guard. Throughout your tour, your guide will teach you all about the history of the area, as well as the wildlife and diverse vegetation. Begin your tour with a boat ride through some of the most beautiful and remote areas of the Everglades National Park. Once you arrive at your destination, receive a brief safety instruction before getting into your kayak (no experience required) and exploring the area up close. Paddle your way to Barrier Island Beach, a remote beach seldom visited by others. Here, take a guided walking tour of the area and see the wrack lines, shallow tidal zones, dunes, uniquely adapted plants, mangrove swamps and many different invertebrate species. Your guide will tailor the tour according to the group’s interests and the day’s environmental conditions. You may encounter a wide array of the park’s wildlife including manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, bald eagles, ospreys, herons, egrets, roseate spoonbills and more! After your hike on the beach, get back into your kayak and paddle back to the boat for your return journey.

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The 10,000 Islands extend from Marco Island into Everglades National Park.

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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 (131)

lchUsa

Mar 2019

This salt water eco kayak tour is a MUST DO with any Everglades visit. Starting out in a boat, we were able to see interesting birds and had fun seeing dolphins(some of whom surfed in our boat wake), then Don gave us an amazing beach tour teaching us fascinating facts about all of the shells, crabs, and other sealife on the beach, then we took kayaks to another beautiful beach where the Calusa Indians lived hundreds of years ago. A truly fantastic morning adventure!

Response from Host

Apr 2019

Thank you for taking the time to review your tour with Captain Don.

Josh B

Feb 2019

We had an exceptional experience touring the Everglades with Don, our guide at the helm. We were immediately greeted by a pod of dolphins, had amazing looks of constantly streaming American White Pelicans coming into roost at low tide, and over 20 species of local avian life. Don was incredibly knowledgeable of the history, flora, and fauna of the area, and was incredibly accommodating to those of us who wished to take photos, deftly guiding the boat as close as was possible. We would highly recommend this tour, and our only regret is not bringing our young son with us!

Response from Host

Mar 2019

Thank you for taking the time to review your tour with Captain Don....Hopefully your son can join you next time you are in the area.

Rick G

Feb 2019

The overall trip was nice. Customers should be made aware. In your companies policy (NOT PARK LAW) about the shelling experience. There is NO KEEPING OF SHELLS !! No one in my group knew this until we off loaded on the beach. Then the guide told us you can't keep any shells. Please put this in your website advertisement. It will take all the disappointment out of the customers that were expecting to pickup and keep a few mementos.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

We are glad that you enjoyed the experience. This is wonderful part of our planet. However, you are mistaken about the Park regulations. The National Park Service forbids removing ANYTHING from Everglades National Park, further they specifically forbid the taking of shells. The Park use to allow the harvesting of shells, but this was changed five to six ago. If you were on a beach, you were on either the Everglades National Park Boat Assisted Kayak Eco Tour or the Everglades National Park Expedition. Both are eco-educational tours and part of our certification by the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism … no shelling is advertised. If shelling is your mission, you should take one of MarcoIsland-BoatTours trips. They are quite good.