Everglades Day Safari from Fort Myers/Naples Area

4.7
(308 reviews)

9 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Spend a full day exploring the wilderness of the Everglades on this adventure from the Greater Fort Myers/Naples area. With your naturalist guide, take an exciting airboat ride in the Western Everglades, see wildlife on a drive through Big Cypress National Preserve, admire towering cypress trees on a nature walk, and enjoy a relaxing boat cruise along mangrove-lined waters to see manatees, dolphins and osprey. Your guide will teach you all about the Everglades and accompany you to lunch.

What's Included

Narrated van tour
Expert naturalist or biologist guide
Lunch
1-hour airboat ride
Hotel pickup and drop-off (Only Select Hotels)
Transport by air-conditioned 13-passenger van
1-hour boat cruise
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
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Meeting point
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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1

    Considered the best airboat ride in the Everglades, you'll be taken through the pond apple swamps and cattail marshes in search of alligators, turtles, birds and more!

    1 hour 10 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 2

    Wildlifedrive through the back country of the first Preserve in the National Park system.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 3

    Enjoy lunch in the heart of the Everglades with a choice of over over 20 items including burgers, chicken, fish and salads.

    45 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 4

    Journey through the "Ten Thousand Islands" in Everglades National Park, the 2nd largest mangrove forest in the world where you will seek out dolphin, manatee and other species of coastal wildlife in the southern most frontier.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 5

    Step back in time and explore the historic Smallwoods Store Museum. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum stands frozen in time, a window to a bygone era when the store was the islands trading post and island life revolved around the activities here.

    25 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 6

    Nature Walk through a grove of ancient cypress trees out to a "gator hole" where female alligators have been nesting for decades.

    1 hour Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Tags

Day Trips
Nature and Wildlife Tours
Full-day Tours
Bus Tours
Airboat Tours
Walking Tours
Eco Tours
Water Tours
Nature Walks
Small Group
Excellent Quality
Involves Animals
Top Product
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

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

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Rating

4.7 Based on 308 308 reviews
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