If you want to get a good taste of the Everglades I would highly recommend this tour. The advertised price is $165 but there are plenty of $20 off coupons. They pick you up at your hotel, then take you on an airboat ride, then drive to Big Cypress National Preserve to see alligators up close in their natural surroundings, an easy, flat walk thorough cypress forest (saw plenty of snakes including the dreaded Burmese python, southern lunch and boat ride through Thousand Islands. An all day adventure.