Half-day Everglades National Park Tour and 1-Hour Air Boat Ride

4.9 (928 reviews) 5 h 30 min – 6 hours Free cancellation

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See gators up close in the WILD! — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

With your expert naturalist guide, head out on an amazing 90-minute nature walk in Everglades National Park, the only Unesco World Heritage Site in Florida. This is your chance to view a wide variety of wildlife, including birds, large alligators, baby alligators, turtles, and more, up close! And where it should be experienced, in the wild! Discover the biodiversity of this one-of-a-kind wetland wilderness.

For 20-30 minutes, explore Everglades National Park on your own and stop in at the national park visitor center. Collect stamps, pins, or other souveneirs of your choice from ENP. Also, go on a scenic narrated drive led by your naturalist through the Everglades.

Take an exhilarating 60-70 minute air boat ride way far from land way out in the true "River of Grass." This non-touristy trip is your opportunity to see all kinds of wildlife and a vast array of bird species. Learn about the Native American culture, and to experience the remote beauty of their unique way of life.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 h 30 min – 6 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Written guide: English
Operated by: Wild Lime Adventures

Ages: Children (5–12 years) · Adults (13–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: National Park fees
Included: Transportation and luggage storage
Included: Snacks & Drinks
Included: Water (bring refillable water bottle)!
Included: Air boat fees
Included: Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Bottled water: We encourage all guests to bring a reusable bottle. We will have refillable water available at all times!

Itinerary

Fort Lauderdale

Passing by

We pick you up from your Fort Lauderdale Hotel and take you directly to the Everglades. Enjoy a narrated scenic drive along the way.
Hollywood Beach

Passing by

Round-trip trasnportation
Miami Beach

Passing by

We pick you up from your Miami Beach Hotel
Miami

Passing by

Round-trip transportation
Everglades National Park

2 h 20 min

We will head out on an exciting nature walk led by a master naturalist in the actual national park. Experience a ton of wildlife up close and where it should be seen, in the wild! 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. Learn about the different ecosystems of this Unesco World Heritage site (the only one in Florida), and understand the role of water in its conservation. Explore a bit on your own as well, including stopping in at the Visitors Center.
Miccosukee Indian Village

one hour Admission included

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 far from land in the true "River of Grass," vast water wilderness. Go far from land and stop at one or two native tree island villages where the Native people used to live. Experience the remote beauty of their unique way of life. See large alligators, baby alligators, a wide variety of bird species, and much more!
Miami

Passing by

We pick you up from your Miami area hotel
Tamiami Trail

30 min

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. Learn about the hydrology and geology of the region, and recent conservation efforts. See many different bird species.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

Caravan Resort Motel
Days Resort Oceanfront Miami Beach N
Kimpton Hotel Palomar South Beach
Carlton South Beach Hotel
SLS South Beach
The Shelborne By Proper
Waldorf Astoria Miami Beach
Cavalier Hotel South Beach
Marriott Vacation Club, South Beach

and 538 more pickup points

Wild Lime Adventures Transportation & Pick-Up Information:

Pick-Up / drop off areas: We offer pick-ups from hotels, vacation rentals, and other locations in Miami, Hollywood, Ft. Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Surfside, Sunny Isles, Miami Beach, South Beach, and more. Contact us via email or phone to confirm if you're in our service area.

Cruise Port & Airport Transfers: We provide pick-ups and drop-offs at Port Miami, Miami Airport, and Ft. Lauderdale Airport. And drop offs at Port Everglades. Free luggage storage is available throughout the tour. Guests can be dropped off at the airport, cruise ports, or other locations at the end of the tour (within our transportation zone) at no extra charge. We can pick you up in one area and drop you off in another (within our transportation zones).

Meet-Up Locations: If you're outside our regular pick-up area (e.g., the Keys, Homestead, or the West Coast of Florida), we can arrange a convenient meet-up location. Call for more details.

Shared Tours: For shared tours, pick-ups are generally available south of Sunrise Blvd. and east of I-95 in Ft. Lauderdale. In Miami, we pick up anwhere in downtown Miami, including Brickell, in Miami Beach, including South Beach, and anywhere along the southern region of Miami Airport. We can also pick up anywhere in Hollywood Beach, Dania Beach, Hallandale Beach, Sunny Isles, Surfside, and more areas. Please ask us for more details.

Private Tours: We can offer broader transportation options for private tours.

Pick-Up Time: Standard pick-up time is 7:15–7:30 a.m. You’ll receive the exact time the afternoon before, with a 10-minute window. Please be ready before your scheduled time.

Using your ticket

Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.