Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
We pick you up from your Fort Lauderdale Hotel and take you directly to the Everglades. Enjoy a narrated scenic drive along the way.
Pass By: Miami, Miami, Florida
We pick you up from your Miami area hotel
Pass By: Miami Beach, Miami Beach, Florida
We pick you up from your Miami Beach Hotel
Stop At: Tamiami Trail, 24050 SW 8th street, FL 33194
Enjoy a guided scenic driving tour of the real Everglades. Pass over several bridges with vast vistas of the River of Grass. Learn from your master naturalist guide what makes this ecosystem like no other in the world. See amazing birds coming down for a splash landing. Spot the endangered Everglades snail kite. Learn about the history of these resilient Native people, the building of the road, and the attempts to drain the water and alter the Everglades forever. Understand why this ecosystem is under threat, and how it may be saved.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shark Valley, 36000 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL, Everglades National Park, FL 33194
We will head out on an exciting nature walk led by a master naturalist in the actual national park. We never go to places with wildlife in cages and pens. We see large alligators, baby alligators, a wide variety of bird species and other wildlife up close, and where they should be experienced, in the wild! Learn about the different ecosystems of this Unesco World Heritage site, and understand the role of water in its conservation. Explore a bit on your own as well, including stopping in at the Visitors Center.
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes
Stop At: Miccosukee Indian Village, US Hwy 41 Mile Marker 36, Tamiami Trail, Tamiami, FL 33194
Go on an incredible air boat ride for 1-hour or more on a smaller air boat that allows you to go way out there in the "River of Grass." Go far from land and stop at two native tree island villages where the Native people used to live. Explore, and experience the remote beauty of their culture. See large alligators, small alligators, and a wide variety of bird species, like the endangered Everglades snail kite, tri-colored herons, anhingas, and much more.
Duration: 1 hour
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The Miccosukee General Store, 36073 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33194, USA
Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up at hotels and vacation rentals and other locations in many Miami, Hollywood, and Ft. Lauderdale areas and neighborhoods. We also pick up from Port Miami ---- We can drop off at Port Miami and Port Everglades. We can drop off at Miami Airport and Ft. Lauderdale Airport. We can provide a convenient meet up location for anyone coming from outside our pick up areas, including those coming from the Keys, Homestead, and other south Miami-Dade County locations. This tour is also great for those coming from Fort Myers, Naples, and Marco Island! We can provide a convenient meet up location for those coming from north or west of our pick up range in Ft. Lauderdale. For shared tours, we may not be able to pick up north of Sunrise Blvd. or west of I-95 in Ft. Lauderdale. We provide free luggage stowage. Some guests may decide to be dropped off at the airport, cruise port, or at a different location or hotel at the conclusion of the tour. There is no extra charge for this service, as long as it is within our transportation zone. We assume that guests will be returning to the same pick up or meet up location at the end of the tour unless they arrange these details with us ahead of time. We are usually able to provide a broader range of transportation for private tours. The standard pick up time is about 7:15 or 7:30 a.m. However, we will message you the afternoon before the tour to provide you with the exact pick up time. This time will typically be a 10 minute window of time. Please be sure to be ready prior to that pick up window.
Airports
07:00 AM
330 to 360 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
A tour can be cancelled if minimum numbers are not reached.
In case of one part of the trip needing to be canceled, we can offer you another date to rejoin to experience that part of the tour, or we can provide a gift certificate in the amount of a discount that can be used on a future tour. No monetary reimbursements are issued for partial cancellations due to the onset of bad weather, or for other reasons.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : hailey p
this was a great way to learn about and see a part of the park in 1 day and take an airboat ride in the everglades. our guide Ryan was very knowledgeable and i’m glad we had him to teach us about the flora, fauna, and history!
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : 333nikhilm
This was a great experience! It wasn't too long or short, and we got to see a lot of amazing wildlife along the Everglades. Lindsey, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and courteous, not to mention, a great driver! The separate air boat ride was surreal! This was supposedly longer than other air boat experiences offered, but certainly worth it. We got to see additional wildlife up close. It also helped that the weather was perfect for this kind of excursion.
My friend and I both had a great time. We highly recommend this to others!
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Posted On : 2024-05-01
Posted By : 302monicap
Julia gave an excellent tour today, she was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all kinds of different questions. She had great stories, and ran an efficient tour. She helped us plan additional sights in the Everglades for the afternoon as well. We felt we were able to learn about a lot about southern Florida!
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : 118judyl
The tour guide, JULIA, was amazing! Aside from being the most knowledgeable guide to the wildlife, history and culture of native peoples and ecosystem of the Everglades, she was also caring and attentive to individual needs of people in the tour. The highlights of our day were definitely the nature walk with Julia and the airboat ride- our driver also knew much about the wildlife of the area and made the boat ride fun!
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : Nastasya_A
We had our nature walk with Julia - she is an amazing specialist. She knew how to share her knowledge in a fun and engaging way, whilst knowing all the scientific and everyday names for each species and plant we encountered. I have learnt a ton from her about both flora and fauna of the Everglades. She was also on the lookout for everyone making sure we were hydrated and used sunblock :D Pickup was timely and directly from our hotel on South Beach which was super handy.
Airboat ride with John has also been a blast: we got to learn about his family who's lived in Everglades for generations
Thank you!
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : Curious21985
Excellent, attentive service and a wonderful tour. The airboat ride was an especially interesting and unique experience.
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Posted On : 2024-04-28
Posted By : MTBDunc
A great day seeing the wildlife of the Everglades with guides that really shared their love and knowledge. Definitely recommended
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Posted On : 2024-04-23
Posted By : Gayanie_O
Lindsay was our tour guide and we was very knowledgable about the animals and the Everglades. Tristan was our airboat guide and lead our tour on the most memorable part of our adventure. He shared many expert facts on all of the animals and also the Miccosukee natives.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23
Posted By : carolgU6425TX
Had a great trip to Everglades. Guide, Ryan, was very knowledgeable and shared info on history of Miami as we drove to the Everglades. Once there, he was very knowledgeable about the environment, gators, birds, and plants. Also enjoyed a fun air boat ride.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18
Posted By : W1804ZRshelleyb
This was a great tour. Lindsey was very knowledgeable and passionate about sharing information. She explained a lot about the history of the Everglades, the current habitat, and the actions currently being taken to restore and preserve the Everglades. She did all of this with a great sense of humor and friendliness. I would do another tour with her anywhere.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18
