Everglades Full Day Tour: Biologist-Led Eco Adventure
4.9
74 Ratings
Miami
Embark on an incredible full-day eco adventure in the Everglades with Wild Lime Adventures. Led by experienced biologists, explore wetlands, spot rare wildlife, take a boat tour, visit historic sites, and enjoy a delicious local lunch. Don't miss this life-changing bucket list experience!
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fort Lauderdale - We pick you up in Fort Lauderdale
  • Miami - Enjoy a narrated scenic tour of Miami as we head out to our destination. Learn about Miami, old and new, from your interesting local guide.
  • Tamiami Trail - Pass by without stopping
  • Miccosukee Indian Village - Head out on a small air boat far from land. On this 1-hour trip, stop at 1 or 2 native tree island villages where the Natives used to live. Explore, and wonder about the remote beauty of their unique way of life and culture. This is your chance to see large and small alligators, and baby alligators; along with a wide variety of bird species, including the endangered Everglades snail kite.
  • Clyde Butcher Everglades Swamp Walk - Visit this famous photographers gallery to see some impressive photographs of the Everglades and More
  • Shark Valley - Watch how the sun and clouds reflect off the water way out in this “River of Grass,” perhaps the widest river in the world.
  • Loop Road - Head off road to hidden spots to see the largest alligators imaginable. Learn about the remote way of life of the people who inhabit this region, and become fascinated with endless natural discoveries.
  • Oasis Visitor Center - This little stop typically includes a lot of birds, and super big alligators!
  • Ochopee Post Office - Visit this historic post office!
  • Big Cypress National Preserve - Go on a swamp walk adventure with your expert Florida Master Naturalist guide into the lush cypress canopy of a breathtakingly amazing eco-system. This highly personalized, small-group tour is a bucket list item not to be missed. Water shoes can be provided during your walk. After becoming fully immersed in the beauty of this region, which is the most biologically diverse in Florida, relish in a wondrous scenic wildlife drive. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local cafe in Everglades City and learn what makes the history of this area fascinating.
  • Everglades City - Enjoy lunch and a guided tour of this small town, which was once the county seat for Collier County.
  • Smallwood Store - You will feel like you have entered a time capsule in this wonderful museum
  • Chokoloskee - Take an hour boat trip through the 10,000 Islands area of Everglades National Park.
What's Included
  • Inclusive of all National Park fees
  • Complimentary walking sticks provided
  • Lunch included
  • Assorted snacks available
  • Water shoes available on loan; option to bring personal sneakers
  • Variety of beverages: regular water, sparkling water, and soda
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Bring a change of shoes and pants for after the wet walk
Additional Information

Embark on an incredible eco-adventure that begins with an educational wet walk conducted by a knowledgeable naturalist. Witness unique orchids and a diverse wildlife living amongst towering cypress trees, a spectacle only a few get to enjoy. This unique wet walk experience is a game-changer that you need to tick off your bucket list! Following that, experience an incredible 60-minute boat tour led by a seasoned boat captain through the 10,000 Islands in Everglades National Park. Look forward to spotting pods of dolphins, manatees, sawtooth fish, roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, among other species. Along the way, stop over at a historic trading post and other unexpected eco-friendly stations. A scrumptious local meal is part of the tour. End the journey on a high note with a 1-hour thrilling airboat ride deep into the authentic Everglades, complete with a stopover at a Native tree island village. This intimate and personalized tour comes in small group arrangements. Wild Lime Adventures holds the reputation of being South Florida’s top-rated tour company and is one of the few fortunate ones to possess a permit in Everglades National Park.

  • Please bring a change of clothing
  • We have water shoes to borrow but you can also bring old sneakers to wear
Location
The Miccosukee General Store
Southwest 8th Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(74 Ratings)
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Caramucho
Jan 25, 2024
Incredible Concentration of activities. Perfect Discovery! - We had an incredible day out in the Everglades, guided by a very experienced and kind guide, Mike. This day is a great concentration of activities to discover the diversity of this area, birds, alligators, grass river and mesmerizing 10000 islands ! We would never have done all this without Wild Lime Adventures.
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Kenethk2018
Jan 16, 2024
Unforgettable - Great experience!! They picked us up at our hotel and dropped us off near the airport just in time for our flight back home!! We loved it! Our guide, Mike, did an incredible job! He has a great depth of knowledge about the Everglades and drew on “40 years of experience “ which combined with his passion for ecology, history, and wildlife made it unforgettable for us. Highly recommend this tour!!!
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Umkong
Dec 28, 2023
Unforgettable day of Adventures with a Great Guide - We did the one day tour to the Everglades with the wet walk and it was a fantastic experience. Ryan is an easy going, fun and knowledgeable guide who kept things amusing and interesting. His knowledge of history, fauna, flora and the local native American tribes is superb and we learned a lot. He was totally prepared with everything we needed for the trip: snacks, drinks and water for the day, ponchos for the boat, binoculars, lots of mini guide cards on the local flora and fauna, wet shoes for the wet walk and walking sticks. The lunch was simple and delicious and has gluten free options. We felt really well taken care of. The first boat trip in the mangroves is beautiful and we saw a lot of birds. The wet walk sounds daunting but is definitely worth doing. Ryan is an orchid fan and found some unusual species. The airboat trip was exhilarating and we saw many alligators and lots of birds. A day well spent and not to be forgotten. Highly recommend choosing Wild Lime Adventures.
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Mabostonpaul
Dec 27, 2023
Well worth it - We had a great and tiring full day experience with our fantastic guide Ryan. He met us with the comfortable van at a hotel across the street from ours. Everything was taken care of for the entire day. Water, snacks, lunch, shoes and walking sticks, towels, etc. Never hand to think about anything. In addition to the three main activities, there were a lot of short stops and discussion about the Everglades, the Miami area and Florida in general. We started the day with an hour drive out to the Everglades to meet up with another tour group and swap some passengers. We then continued on for another 45 minutes to the first part of the trip, the boat ride through the 10,000 islands. Our captain Gary(?) was great and very knowledgeable about the area. Highlight of the trip were the many dolphins riding in the boat wake. This happened three or four times. We had a quick lunch of subs from a local place that were pretty decent. Second stop was the wet walk through the Big Cypress Preserve. This is a bit challenging since you are walking through knee and thigh deep water over a bottom covered with mud, roots and rock. There are some holes that are as much as a foot deeper than the surrounding area so it is easy to fall down into the water and about half of the people on the walk fell in at least once. The walk itself is pretty amazing with otherworldly scenery of trees in the clear water and sights of some orchids, but no wildlife. Make sure you bring a change of clothes as you will get wet and probably muddy too. The last stop was an airboat ride in the Miccosukee Indian Reservation. This is a much better trip than the Everglades portion since the Miccosukee have looser restrictions than the national park. The airboat ride itself is pretty cool, but it's noisy so you don't see much wildlife. They will find a few gators for you. Trip started at 730 AM and we were back at our hotel around 630PM. So a full day that will leave you pretty tired.
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Flyer47637013638
Nov 21, 2023
Everglades adventure - This was by far one of the best tours we have ever taken! Airboat ride through the freshwater Everglades to see alligators, a boat ride through the brackish waters at 10,000 islands. Saw some dolphins! And a wet walk into a cypress forest. It was amazing!!
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408abelk
Sep 26, 2023
Best Everglades Tour Ever! - I've used Wild Lime TWICE this year and it's been a great experience BOTH times. Tour guides are professional and the company takes care of every detail on your trip. My wife and son were happy with their experiences too. Paul was our latest guide and he was a great Everglades guide! I will use Wild Lime again when I return to south Florida.
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J669jrmorganh
Aug 27, 2023
Wilderness Trip of a Lifetime - There are many events that can describe this as a ‘real eco tour.’ Heading out in the Everglades grassy lakes, with Paul, our guide was just terrific. Having the Captain of our boat being a native Messasukee Indian was great. Together with our guide Paul, we experienced what very few people has experienced—hands on a gator! A mother gator on her nest, newly hatched gator babies and visit to an Indian village in the middle of the beautiful sawgrass and crystal clear waters. Just getting started here. That was so epic! The on to Everglade City for lunch, specially made subs, wraps or hoagies with your ordered fixings already for you upon arrival! Then a boat ride into the Gulf to look dolphins and manatees. Check both! History lessons in the Everglade City museum and nature and history nuggets along the way narrated by our guide Paul. Just great! Well, if I told you anymore, you’d have to pay me. Sign up for this epic day-long, filled with beauty and awesomeness. One more thing about Paul, our guide—courteous, friendly and for sure, took care of eight strangers—Germans, British and Yanks just like we were family! Morgan Hellgren
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Devyani
Jul 25, 2023
Wetwalk and other amazing wildlife - The entire day was perfect but the wet walk with ecologist guides was definitely the highlight of the day! The airboat ride introduced us to many alligators and the island we visited was important for both wildlife and cultural reasons. The second boat ride revealed playful dolphins and many birds : we were at the Gulf of Mexico! But the wet walk was wild and wonderful. Guides Stacy and Elijah: thank you for a knowledge and fun filled time!
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Michelle_r
Dec 28, 2023
Excellent Everglade Experience - My husband and I signed up for the full day package. Excellent experience on the air boat tour looking for the alligators and finding many along the ride with turtles (if you look hard) and lots of native birds for your viewing pleasure. The afternoon passenger boat ride equally as wonderful locating the dolphins and filming them riding our motor’s waves. Also lucky to see a group of the large white pelicans and the sometimes hard to find roseate spoonbill; a real treat. The wet walk was the only disappointing part of the full day tour. Just too muddy a trail and hard to maneuver without getting stuck or falling in (for a few) consider yourself warned. Would do a dry walk next time. The lunch and snacks/drinks provided were very good. Tour guides were fantastic and knowledgeable. A few stops along the way offer extra restrooms, gift shops and museum access for a quick peek. We also appreciate the shuttle pick up service and access to water shoes and walking poles but would recommend bringing your own water footwear for comfort and appropriate size. Proper Water shoes work best not sandal type for the wet walk. Thanks so much Wild Lime Adventures for a wonderful (bucket list) trip we will never forget.
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Linaw673
May 28, 2023
Great way to get a glimpse of the Everglades - Very good overview of the immense national park. Could have done without the wet walk in the afternoon. I think a kayak trip would have been better and a better chance to see wildlife. Guide was knowledgeable.
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