Everglades Day Safari from Fort Myers/Naples Area
Description
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.
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Itinerary
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!
Wildlifedrive through the back country of the first Preserve in the National Park system.
Enjoy lunch in the heart of the Everglades with a choice of over over 20 items including burgers, chicken, fish and salads.
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.
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.
Nature Walk through a grove of ancient cypress trees out to a "gator hole" where female alligators have been nesting for decades.
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Important Information
- 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
- Minimum age is 6 years old
- Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended
- Strollers are not permitted
- Please note: if your hotel is not on the list provided then pickup will be at the Perkins Restaurant, 14801 South Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, FL 33908 at 7:35 am
Reviews(346)
We thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the tour. Pete is an exceptional guide—knowledgeable, engaging, and attentive to details that we would not have noticed on our own. His insights made the experience truly memorable. We highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for an informative and enjoyable experience.
It was a full day tour. It starts with a walk on a trail where you will,see birds and flowers The next stop is an air boat ride. It is an hour long in the Everglades. You will see alligators, birds and natural habitat. Jacob then shows you different snakes that you can hold and a baby alligator. The lunch wad very good at Everglades city. The last boat ride is through the mangroves and Gulf. We saw 1 dolphin, lots of birds . Wrong season for manatees. Jacob our guide and driver was very knowledgeable and pleasant guide. The day was filled with fun experiences and learned a lot from boat captains and Jacob. If you want to see mangroves, cypress,everglades with animals in nature then you will enjoy this tour. Also appreciated that the air conditioned van picked up people in Fort Myers. A five star adventure !
Thank you for taking the time to provide such an excellent review. It genuinly makes me happy to know our guests are happy with the tour and their guide. Jacob does an amazing job. Thanks!
Tour guide/captains were awesome & very knowledgeable Boat tours were awesome & fun Lunch was good Held snakes 😳☺️ Great for all ages
Thank you for the great review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We're glad you enjoyed the boat tours, wildlife, and lunch. One of our favorite parts of the day is helping guests get up close with some of Florida's misunderstood animals. It's always fun to watch people go from a little hesitant to smiling while holding a snake. Thanks for joining us, and we're happy to hear the experience was fun for all ages!
A phenomenal experience from start to finish - our guide Jacob was knowledgeable and fun leading our small group, pointing out birds, critters and flowers along the Nature Walk. The Airboat Ride brought alligators galore and more birds than I can count. Lunch was good, too! And the Boat Ride around the Ten Thousand Islands area in the Everglades topped it all off with dolphins following our boat several times. If you have a day - spend it with this tour!
Thank you for the fantastic review! We're glad you enjoyed every part of the adventure—from the nature walk to the airboat and the Ten Thousand Islands boat ride. It sounds like the wildlife was especially cooperative that day, with plenty of birds, alligators, and dolphins making appearances. We'll be sure to share your great feedback with Jacob. Thanks for spending the day with us and for recommending the tour to future Everglades explorers! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This company operates like human beings rather than just "reading a script." This is a compliment! It is rare and appreciated. An issue came up, and the owner Pete took care of us quickly and we were still able to go on the tour because of his flexibility. Mo was our tour guide, and she is fantastic. She is full of knowledge, clearly cares for the ecosystems of the Everglades, and pointed out a variety of birds and lizards to us. We had a great time, and as a photographer, I was able to capture some great shots.
I appreciate the compliment. When we bring on highly trained guides we let their natural talents shine. There are always elements of the day that we like to cover but I definitely don't want them reading from a script! They do a great job and Mo is no exception. Glad you had a great time and thank you for the feedback and 5-star review.
Really great trip! All guides were extremely knowledgeable. The food was mediocre but the activities were great. On the boat ride we saw dolphins and different types of birds. Saw several gators on the airboat ride. We did do a little bit of a hike so make sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.
Thank you so much for joining us and for taking the time to leave a review! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed the activities and wildlife experiences — dolphins, birds, and alligators in one day is always a great Everglades adventure. We also appreciate the feedback about the food. Lunch is included as a convenience during our full-day eco-safari, but we’re always looking for ways to improve the experience for our guests. Thanks again for exploring the Everglades with us, and we hope to see you again on another adventure!
Great experience. Highly recommend for family of all ages!
Thanks for the 5-star review and for taking the time to provide your feedback.
It was a great trip and An amazing day
Thanks for th 5-star feedback! Glad you enjoyed the day.
It was absolutely amazing! The guide was beyond words amazing! He pulled over when he saw an animal and let us take pictures and gave details about it life and habitat.
We appreciate the feedback and glad you enjoyed the tour!
The guide and the tour were great! We got to see many birds, alligators, dolphins, a manatee. I like the small group size and all the history of the area that we learned during the tour.
Thank you for the great review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Glad you enjoyed the small group experience and learning about the area along the way. Sounds like a solid wildlife day with birds, gators, dolphins, and even a manatee (those are not easy to find!). Appreciate you joining us.
