Prior to booking the full day tour with Garl's Coastal Kayaking, the price looked a little high. But, based on some great reviews, we decided to give it a shot. Wow, what a great day! By full day, Garl means that your tour will take all day. I think our day with him lasted about 9 hours. He is a wealth of knowledge with all things Everglades/South Florida. We hiked to some alligator holes, saw a few gators, went kayaking, bird watching and did a night hike. We dozed off while he was driving us from place to place, but his energy level and excitement throughout the day and night kept us going. Garl has been a resource to National Geographic for some of their Everglades programming, and was an incredible guide. We were exhausted at the conclusion of our day/night with him. We would very highly recommend doing the full day tour with Garl's Coastal Kayaking