Western Everglades Adventure Tour
Description
Enjoy a fun, educational adventure that’s perfect for the whole family on this half-day Everglades tour from the Greater Fort Myers/Naples area. Stroll through a Slash Pine/Saw Palmetto forest in search of colorful wildflowers, butterflies and other wildlife. Learn about the headwaters of the Western Everglades from your entertaining biologist guide and take an exciting airboat ride through marshes and swamps in search of alligators, wading birds and so much more. (Please note that trails are often flooded from July to October and guests will need to be prepared to walk through the cool water on the trails!)
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Itinerary
Enjoy a casual stroll through the Corkscrew Watershed Marsh Trails.
Guests will enjoy an exciting, wilderness experience in the headwaters of the Western Everglades where they will journey by airboat to visit alligators, turtles and dozens of different species of birds in a pristine wetland. Additionally they will get to learn from a wildlife biologist about the native reptiles and have an opportunity to view them up close.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended
- Guests are permitted to bring their own snacks and closed-topped drinks.
- Food and drinks are available for purchase from the local store
Reviews(165)
Got a real taste of south Florida and airboat ride and the Guide were both informative and interesting. So glad we took the trip even if we are locals!
Thank you for the great review! We're always happy when locals join us—sometimes the best adventures are right in your own backyard. Glad you enjoyed the airboat ride and found the tour both informative and interesting. Thanks for spending the day with us, and we hope you'll come explore with us again sometime! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Amazing tour! Saw many gators and birds on the airboat! Pete presented an informative reptile showing! I highly recommend!!!
Thank you Julie! I was glad we were able to reschedule and it was a perfect day to see wildlife!
Such a great time! Rhett was an amazing guide that was extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend! It was a great time!
Rhett is an amazing herpetologist. If you have reptile and amphibian questions, there's no one better to answer them!
Rhett was an awesome guide, gave in depth responses regarding the Everglades and its plants and animals. Airboat ride was also nice. Never thought I’d hold a snake or alligator, but Rhett made it not scary .
It's not scary! When you have an expert guide providing the reptile presentation, it makes it so much easier to calm your fears. Thanks for your feedback!
Rhett was extremely knowledgeable and welcoming. The airboat captain was amazing with the water ride. The whole tour was fun, a new experience, and worth going. Learning about snales, gators and anything else that was asked about the FL ecosystem, was incredible. Highly recommend!
Thank you for the great 5-star review. Rhett is an amazing guide who does a great job guiding the nature walk and presenting the reptile show. Thanks for the feedback!
This was a really fun adventure! Had a wonderful guide, Jacob! Very knowledgeable and friendly! We first took 1+ hour nature hike - Jacob was very informative and kept all of us engaged. We then drove to the airboat facility where Jacob introduced us to multiple snakes and 2yr old alligator! Jacob was so kind to the kids , adults,too! We ALL had a great time! We then got on the airboat ,with Fred as our captain , saw LOTS of gators and beautiful birds, GOOD TIMES! Highly recommend! Just the right amount of time for the little ones and the older folks!😄
Thank you for the great review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sounds like you had a full Everglades day—nature walk, hands-on wildlife, and plenty of gators out on the airboat. Jacob does a great job keeping everyone engaged. Fred is an all-star captain. We’re especially glad it worked well for all ages—that’s exactly what we aim for. Appreciate the recommendation and hope to have you back out with us again.
Absolutely fabulous! Everything as advertised! Rhett was very knowledgeable, accommodating, professional. Air boat ride and captain great! Our whole group was extremely pleased!
Thank you for the great review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Glad to hear everything delivered as expected. Rhett is a pro, and we’ll pass along your kind words. Sounds like a great day all around. Appreciate you coming out with us.
You walk to a marsh and see a lot of different birds & plants. We saw 12-15 alligators on the air boat. It was great to learn so much from our guide, Pete. He let us hold a few snakes & an alligator which was fun for the kids.
Thank you for the great review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Glad you enjoyed the walk and all the wildlife along the way. That’s a solid number of gators on the airboat. Happy to hear the kids had fun with the hands-on animals too. Appreciate you coming out with us!
Rhett was an incredible guide. Very knowledgeable. Made the entire experience worth it!
Excellent. He's amazing. Thanks for the 5-star review!
Rhett was very knowledgeable and pointed out lots of interesting things on our hike. JT took us on a pontoon tour — saw many cool birds, a turtle, and some alligators. Rhett showed us some cool snakes and baby alligators — we were able to handle them as well.
Thank you so much for the 5-star review! 🌟 It sounds like you had an amazing day with wildlife encounters, from birds and turtles to alligators, snakes, and even getting some hands-on time!
