Everglades National Park Biologist Led Adventure: Cruise, Hike + Airboat
Description
Explore the real Everglades on a full-day guided tour, led by a master naturalist. This is a comprehensive Everglades experience! Take an 80 minute guided boat tour of the beautiful 10,000 Islands. Chance to see bird species: like roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, + ospreys. See manatees and dolphins up close. Go on a 1-hour dry nature hike, where you will immerse yourself in incredible wildlife and see rare plants + orchids, under a canopy of huge cypress trees. Hold onto your hat on an exhilarating 75 minute air boat ride, the best in the Glades. Discover the remote beauty of a Native American tree island village and learn the Miccosukee history. See alligators and other wildlife where they should be spotted, in the wild! Visit a historic trading post and other intriguing cultural and ecological stops. A delicious order from the menu lunch is included. We have a PERMIT to guide in the parks; Wild Lime Adventures is the highest rated tour company in South Florida!
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Itinerary
After pick up from your hotel in our new and comfortable 15 passenger vans, enjoy the ride out to Everglades National Park. Your guide will be sure to point out the abundant wildlife en route to your first stop!
We pick up in Fort Lauderdale and go directly out to the park. We try to cluster our pickups to limit the time on the van. Your guide will point out the abundant wildlife enroute.
Go on a 1-hour air boat ride that way out far from land in the River of Grass. This is your chance to see the endangered Everglades snail kite, large and small alligators, and much more; all where it should be experienced, up close and in the wild! Visit a Native tree island village or two where they used to live. You can only get there by boat and on this tour.
You will embark on an amazing 1 hour airboat journey way out onto the pristine "River of Grass". We will spend some time in a remote Miccosukee Village and we will also encounter a plethora of wildlife from wading birds to turtles, alligators and more!
Big alligators live here.
Go on a nature walk led by your experienced naturalist in this pristine National Preserve that contains 5 of the 9 ecosystems found in the real Everglades. This beautiful walk will have you immersed in the unique flora and fauna of this region. The chance to go on a second walk in a different location as well. Take a remote scenic narrated drive, with a few stops to get out and experience wildlife, led by your experienced naturalist guide in the remote sections of this vast wilderness; which is home to the Florida panther, black bear, wild boar, Osceola turkey, white-tail deer, Florida bobcat, American alligator, an incredible array of bird species, and more.
Go back in time in this historic trading post, listed on the National Register of historic places. Learn about the rugged and authentic history of a time when only a few white settlers arrived, to trade with the Seminoles. Still owned by the same family today, ask questions about the lore of Old Florida.
Great spot to potentially see manatees.
Enjoy a wonderful lunch. Order off the menu. Great local food with lots of fresh seafood choices as well as vegetarian and vegan options.
Enjoy an amazing boat trip through the 10,000 Islands of the Everglades National Park. You will have the potential to see dolphins, manatees, many wading and shore birds, white pelicans, saw fish, sea turtles and more.
This small town was recently named one of Smithsonian magazine's top 15 places to see in the United States. We will take a driving tour here in the "Stone Crab Capitol of the Wolrd" When in season we will stop at a local market where fresh off the docks stone crabs can be purchased. Store them in our cooler to be enjoyed later! We will also visit the famous Rod and Gun Club and the quaint musem of the town.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Wild Lime Adventures will 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 .Wild Lime Adventures can drop off at Port Miami and Port Everglades. We can store your luggage on the van throughout the tour! 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. You can also easily do this tour if coming from the West Coast of Florida (Marco Island, Fort Myers and Naples). 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 make other arrangements 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 ready prior to that pick up window.
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Important Information
- 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
- Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options are also available for lunch
Reviews(747)
Fantastic trip and nice to see lots of animals outdoors.
We had a wonderful time on the Everglades National Park Biologist Led Adventure. Adie was an excellent tour guide — friendly, knowledgeable, and a very safe driver. She made the experience both fun and informative, and we learned a lot along the way. Overall, it was a memorable experience and a great way to explore the Everglades. Highly recommend!
We're so glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for taking your time to leave a review and thank you for coming on our tour!
Worth the drive from Fort Lauderdale, knowledgeable staff, they all made it a fun day
I'm glad to hear you had a fun day! Thank you for choosing us and coming on our tour!
We had an awesome day touring the Everglades! This tour was an immersive experience! We visted all the various ecosystems and saw a very diverse range of wildlife including alligators, dolphins, and birds. Our tour guide, Ryan, was very knowledgeable in both local nature and history. He went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable with snacks, water, sunscreen, bug spray, ponchos, and just about anything you might need. (Trust me when I tell you that you will need the bug spray and sunscreen!) We also appreciated that the tour included local businesses in providing boat rides and lunch. Lunch at Jo'anie's was delicious. This was an experience we will always remember and one of the highlights of our trip!
Thank you for coming and for writing a review of our tour! We appreciate you detailing all the aspects of your day! Yes, this time of year, the sunscreen and sometimes bug spray are more necessary. Thank you for mentioning your tour guide as well, we're happy you got to see lots of animals! Thanks again for coming on our tour!
This was the highlight of my recent trip to southern FL! Ryan was a wonderful tour guide with lots of history to back up the natural world we saw around us, and our excursions were so memorable and fun - we were lucky enough to get to see dolphins in the Everglades on the boat cruise! I'd recommend the full day trip for anyone looking to get away from the busyness of the more typical Floridian vacation, and to any lover of nature looking to see wildlife in their natural habitats. Transportation, food, and itinerary are all handled for you and that leaves you just to enjoy and learn!
Wow, we're so happy to hear our tour is the highlight of your trip!!! I'm glad you enjoyed the historical and cultural aspects of the tour as well as the wildlife. Thank you for choosing us and coming on our tour!
My aunt and I had a ton of fun on our trip. Our guide, Armando, is extremely knowledgeable about the Everglades and it’s history, as well as nature as a whole. He is very charismatic and made sure everyone had a wonderful time. I strongly recommend Wild Lime Adventures to anyone of any age. Thanks Armondo and thanks Wild Lime Adventures.
We're so glad you enjoyed the tour and your guide and Armando! We appreciate your reccomendation for all ages, thank you for coming on our tour!
My niece and I had a wonderful full-day tour of the less well-known southern Everglades with Wild Lime Adventures. Professionally and passionately led by a knowledgeable, experienced zoologist, Armando, the tour gave us a renewed respect and appreciation for nature, and the wonder that is the Everglades National Park. A beautiful and unique experience that we will keep with us always.
Thank you so much for this beautiful review! We are so glad you enjoyed the tour and our guide Armando. It's touching to hear that you will always remember your experience in the Everglades. Thanks so much for coming!
Armando did a spectacular job of showing us the Everglades, Big Cypress National Preserve and several other sights. His knowledge of the land, animals, and plants is amazing and he gave a great perspective on the Native American history and their relationship with the land. The air boat ride and afternoon boat rides were both really fun and educational. Overall great tour. Highly recommend it.
We're happy you had fun on your tour! We appreciate you mentioning your guide's knowledge and how much you learned on the tour, it means a lot! Thank you for coming with us!
Ryan's passion and knowledge of the Everglades is second to none. It was great to be able to experience the Everglades in so many different ways on this 1 day excursion.
Aw, thank you so much for writing this review. Yes, Ryan is very passionate and knowledgeable about the Everglades! We're delighted to hear you experienced the Everglades in many different ways and that you enjoyed the tour! Come again anytime!
Excellent experience, and a perfect way to see a variety of environments within the Everglades - from the river airboat, to the thousand islands, and a short hike through the grasslands. Addy was an AMAZING and knowledgeable naturalist guide. I would highly recommend this trip!
Thank you for coming on our tour! We're happy to hear you had an excellent experience on our tour and enjoyed your guide Addy! Yes, she is very knowledgeable! Thank you for taking your time to write this review!
