Kennedy Space Center with Airboat Ride Swamp Boat
Description
The perfect combination tour -swamp and space - 2 tours in 1! Travel through the swamp and space on this day trip from Orlando. Your day will start with a visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex where you can meet an astronaut, see the Space Shuttle Atlantis and learn all about space travel. In the afternoon you'll witness the beauty of the Florida swamps via an airboat ride along the St. Johns River.
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After we depart Orlando you will have a narrated journey to Kennedy Space Visitor Center. This comprehensive attraction devoted to the space shuttle brings you face-to-face with the priceless Atlantis spacecraft as only astronauts have seen it before – with payload bay doors open as if it were floating in space. Shuttle Launch Experience, this simulator ride replicates the sights, sounds and feelings of a shuttle launch. The narrated NASA bus tour, brings you to the Saturn V Center. Find yourself standing inside the launch control room and looking at an actual Saturn V - the largest rocket ever to fly! Within this facility you get the chance to touch a piece of moon rock. After the bus tour, you will have a little more time to enjoy the visitor center before leaving to see the airboat ride. But the complex has many breathtaking exhibitions – from walking through a rocket garden, to seeing 3D IMAX movies to feel like you are walking on the moon, there is so much to see and do.
Following your time at Kennedy Space Center, you'll experience the swamps of Florida on a 30-minute airboat ride. See exotic plants, flowers and wildlife. You'll travel at high speeds, gliding across the waters of the St. Johns River. Wildlife often seen can be alligators swimming in the river, cows walking the banks and many birds flying around the area. The Fish Camp is a very rural area with a little rustic bar and store inside. It has some tables and chairs you can sit back and relax to watch the river whilst waiting for the tour vehicle to return. Its an exciting yet peaceful end to the afternoon.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(73)
Had a great day out with Mike and Frood. We were collected on time, taken to the space center and given a map and info on the best place to start. We were then taken to the airboat safari and saw loads and f alligators
We’re glad everything ran on time and that Mike and Frood set you up for a smooth visit—plus spotting plenty of gators is always a win. Thanks for joining us!
Had a great experience, and our guide, Brad, was really friendly, helpful and insightful throughout. Boat tour was brilliant fun too, saw lots of really interesting wildlife and our boat captain had extensive knowledge and found us lots of great spots!
This is tour that we booked and no blame on our driver, we were notified that we we not doing the Airboat swamp ride as not enough people had booked so we were only doing the Kennedy Space centre. This did not give us time to rebook with another tour company. Very disappointed by the late cancellation notice even though that portion of the trip will be refunded. Driver Brad was fantastic and gave us lots of tips for visiting KSC.
I joined a Kennedy Space Center tour with an airboat ride. The tour guide was great and very knowledgeable. He gave us many tips to explore the center effectively and made it a lot of fun. The tour itself was excellent, especially the airboat ride, which was a rare experience. I was able to see some alligators. I think it’s a valuable tour to join.
My day at the Kennedy Space Center and Airboat Safari was simply unforgettable! The vivid displays and thrilling simulator ride into outer space left me in awe. Our guide, Mauricio Sanchez, was fantastic—his insights into space travel were both informative and engaging. He was incredibly patient, answering all our questions and making the experience even more enjoyable. After marveling at the Space Shuttle Atlantis and even touching a piece of moon rock, we glided through the beautiful Florida swamps on the airboat. This combination of excitement and nature made for a truly memorable adventure. Highly recommend this tour!
We loved the tour from start to finish! Mauricio was delightful- such a character and so fun. He was informative and his insight helped us experience the majority of Kennedy Space Centre in around 5 hours. A highlight for us was looking at the actual rockets used in launches and paying our respects in the remembrance exhibits. The airboat ride was such a great experience. Although we didn’t see many gators, we saw cows, birds and smaller alligators. The experience was one of a kind and we loved it! Although it’s a long day with an early start, it was well worth the cost and we’re glad we got to experience it!
Bob the tour guide and John the driver went above and beyond with efficiency and effort to make sure we got to the space center with a few minutes to go before a rocket launch so we could all see it. We were very lucky as it was their 4th attempt at launch! We will forever be grateful for how they efficiently loaded the coach and helped us to get there in time safely so we could all film it! We also loved all the print outs and information provided by Bob. The Space Center is a must do! Amazing place! Also we really loved the airboat alligator ride. The Twister company were so good at helping us find alligators, respecting them and providing us with information. And I felt safe letting my 8 year old do this boat trip too. The coach ride back was topped off with seeing a dolphin and a double rainbow! Luck was on our side but everything was made better by everyone involved with today. Thank you so much! What a day!
Very good experience loved Kennedy Space Centre bus and staff were excellent a pity air boat ride was cancelled but thank you
Ricky was a great guide, he prepared us the information of a launch that day to see it. He gave us tips to visit the center and avoid crowding. It was great. The tour included an airboat ride that was eventually cancelled due to weather conditions. Too bad, because we took him for that claim. The agency told us he'd give us a payoff.
Bonni and Anthony were amazing! 5 stars for this trip and I would 100% recommend! Kennedy space centre was brilliant and the airboat was something different to do other than theme parks in Orlando!!
