We scheduled a private 30 min tour. It only took us about 30 min from Fort Lauderdale so we were a little early. Even though this was not the most active time of year for seeing alligators (they like when it’s warmer) Captain Jeff knew just where to go. In 30 min we saw three gators, many large turtles, and a handful of birds. It’s amazing to see them swimming around rather than in a zoo. They were quite curious but not aggressive and came right up to the side of the boat. Our Captain gave us lots of interesting tidbits, photo ops but always kept our three boys safe. It is about 10 degrees cooler on the water so plan ahead. The gift shop and food area was nice. Some of the animal exhibits were closed down because it was too cold for some of them. There was a huge alligator named Cannibal. Safe for COVID!