Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure: Wildlife Encounter
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1,476 Ratings
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Get ready for the most sought-after airboat journey at Florida Everglades, hosted by Sawgrass Recreation Park! This exciting airboat adventure is an excellent initiation to the Everglades ecosystem, featuring its turtles, fish, Florida alligators, and marsh birds.

Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sawgrass Recreation Park - Skim across the grassy water at speeds up to 40 miles per hour while looking for wildlife like alligators, fish, turtles, and wading birds. This general admission ticket includes entrance to Sawgrass Recreation Park, a 30-40 minute guided airboat tour and an admission to our Alligator & Reptile Exhibit.

Just 25 minutes from Fort Lauderdale, the safest and most entertaining and educational way to experience the Everglades’ unique subtropical ecosystem is at Sawgrass Recreation Park.

What's Included
  • Total duration of visit is about 2 hours
  • Access to the park’s Alligator and Reptile Exhibit
  • Admission to Sawgrass Recreation Park
  • 40 minute guided airboat ride
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Captain’s Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information
  • Reservation date and time required. Tours leave every 30 minutes from 9:30am to 3:30pm
  • Any age child can enjoy the airboat tour. Children 3 years and under are free. It is not necessary to purchase a ticket for ages 3 years and under.
  • Tour operator reserves the right to cancel the tour due to inclement weather
  • If you have selected the 4 p.m. time please note that it is a check in time only and that your airboat adventure will be leaving the dock at 5 p.m. so that you have ample time to explore the exhibit areas before they close at 5 p.m. 
Location
Sawgrass Recreation Park Everglades Airboat Eco Adventures
US Highway 27
Sawgrass Recreation Park is 2 miles North of I-75 on Highway 27, at Mile Marker 35
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Klacey1971
Mar 22, 2024
Alligator Alley - The airboat ride was excellent. Took a lot of photos and even got to see an alligator before it hid in the grass. We had a great time!
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Hasanmelih_k
Mar 22, 2024
Picture hunt for crocodile - Cpt. Disco was very gentlle and soft person. My english level is intermediate english but l understand him explanations. All my experince was very nice.
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M3143cejuliam
Mar 22, 2024
Great experience - highly recommend! - This was an excellent experience. We booked the 'Adventure Package' which included a 40 minute airboat ride, your choice of t-shirt (about 20 different options), a magnet or keychain (also lots of options), a bottle of water and entrance to their small exhibit all for just $55. It definitely felt like good value for the experience we had. 'Captain Jimmy' was an excellent guide who was very knowledgable about the area and the wildlife. We saw 7 gators on our boat ride as well as lots of birds. There were 23 people on the boat but it wasn't crowded or too busy. I would have been very happy to go for a longer ride as it was interesting and lots of fun but the 40 minutes allowed enough time to see wildlife. After the boat ride we took at look at their exhibits and got to pet and take photos with a baby alligator. The handler of the baby was also very knowledgable and answered lots of questions. Highly recommend.
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Bennetts548
Mar 21, 2024
Florida Everglades did not disappoint. We had an enjoyable ride and did get to see some alligators - Very knowledgeable boat captain who was very kind to find us alligators best he could and he succeeded in doing that for us. Boat # 7 for the day was the one we went on. Safe operator who explained safety protocols to us before we left for tour as well as when we were coming back to dock.
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471virginiag
Mar 19, 2024
Amazing natural experience - Really great experience! Our captain was so knowledgeable and took us on a fantastic tour. Money well spent. And afterwards enjoyed grilled gator bites at the food truck.
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Obscuranb
Mar 18, 2024
Fun for the family! - This was a really fun experience. The airboat ride was exciting and we did get to see an alligator in the wild. The animal exhibits were also great. We got up close and personal with some juvenile alligators.
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Christopher_p
Mar 18, 2024
Great time with family - The boat ride was great! Captain Russ answered all of our questions and we got to see a gator, lots of fun birds and a few iguanas. The gator show and exhibits were also fun.
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Karync2016
Mar 18, 2024
Totally worth it! - Our guide. Mark, was outstanding. We saw a gator, osprey, blue heron, and iguana. We also really enjoyed the wildlife exhibit. We were lucky enough to catch them when they were feeding the gators & the python. So cool! Even got to pet a baby gator. Highly recommend!!
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Susano465
Mar 24, 2024
Airboat ride is unique and enjoyed but didn't see or learn much unfortunately - Fun to be on an airboat. Guess due to winds we saw one aligator but not much else unfortunately. Guide didn't really share much information so wish we had chance to learn more about the Everglades, wildlife that lives there (even if didn't see) and how the airboat works. I asked several questions so got a bit of information but felt we could have learned much more
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34407niluferr
Mar 22, 2024
Not as good as expected. - We were only able to see one alligator and couple of birds. The trip would have been more interesting, if the captain provided more information regarding different wildlife and plants available in the Everglades, since most people do the boat ride are not from the area. Overall staff appeared disinterested and unfriendly. Gator bites were good but overpriced for the quantity provided.
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