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Everglades Full Day Tour: Biologist-Led Eco Adventure
4.9
77 Ratings
Miami
Embark on an incredible full-day eco adventure in the Everglades with Wild Lime Adventures. Led by experienced biologists, explore wetlands, spot rare wildlife, take a boat tour, visit historic sites, and enjoy a delicious local lunch. Don't miss this life-changing bucket list experience!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale - We pick you up in Fort Lauderdale
- Miami - Enjoy a narrated scenic tour of Miami as we head out to our destination. Learn about Miami, old and new, from your interesting local guide.
- Tamiami Trail - Pass by without stopping
- Miccosukee Indian Village - Head out on a small air boat far from land. On this 1-hour trip, stop at 1 or 2 native tree island villages where the Natives used to live. Explore, and wonder about the remote beauty of their unique way of life and culture. This is your chance to see large and small alligators, and baby alligators; along with a wide variety of bird species, including the endangered Everglades snail kite.
- Clyde Butcher Everglades Swamp Walk - Visit this famous photographers gallery to see some impressive photographs of the Everglades and More
- Shark Valley - Watch how the sun and clouds reflect off the water way out in this “River of Grass,” perhaps the widest river in the world.
- Loop Road - Head off road to hidden spots to see the largest alligators imaginable. Learn about the remote way of life of the people who inhabit this region, and become fascinated with endless natural discoveries.
- Oasis Visitor Center - This little stop typically includes a lot of birds, and super big alligators!
- Ochopee Post Office - Visit this historic post office!
- Big Cypress National Preserve - Go on a swamp walk adventure with your expert Florida Master Naturalist guide into the lush cypress canopy of a breathtakingly amazing eco-system. This highly personalized, small-group tour is a bucket list item not to be missed. Water shoes can be provided during your walk. After becoming fully immersed in the beauty of this region, which is the most biologically diverse in Florida, relish in a wondrous scenic wildlife drive. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local cafe in Everglades City and learn what makes the history of this area fascinating.
- Everglades City - Enjoy lunch and a guided tour of this small town, which was once the county seat for Collier County.
- Smallwood Store - You will feel like you have entered a time capsule in this wonderful museum
- Chokoloskee - Take an hour boat trip through the 10,000 Islands area of Everglades National Park.
What's Included
- Inclusive of all National Park fees
- Complimentary walking sticks provided
- Lunch included
- Assorted snacks available
- Water shoes available on loan; option to bring personal sneakers
- Variety of beverages: regular water, sparkling water, and soda
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Bring a change of shoes and pants for after the wet walk
Additional Information
Embark on an incredible eco-adventure that begins with an educational wet walk conducted by a knowledgeable naturalist. Witness unique orchids and a diverse wildlife living amongst towering cypress trees, a spectacle only a few get to enjoy. This unique wet walk experience is a game-changer that you need to tick off your bucket list! Following that, experience an incredible 60-minute boat tour led by a seasoned boat captain through the 10,000 Islands in Everglades National Park. Look forward to spotting pods of dolphins, manatees, sawtooth fish, roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, among other species. Along the way, stop over at a historic trading post and other unexpected eco-friendly stations. A scrumptious local meal is part of the tour. End the journey on a high note with a 1-hour thrilling airboat ride deep into the authentic Everglades, complete with a stopover at a Native tree island village. This intimate and personalized tour comes in small group arrangements. Wild Lime Adventures holds the reputation of being South Florida’s top-rated tour company and is one of the few fortunate ones to possess a permit in Everglades National Park.
- Please bring a change of clothing
- We have water shoes to borrow but you can also bring old sneakers to wear
Location
The Miccosukee General Store
Southwest 8th Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(77 Ratings)
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Rogerberlind
May 15, 2024
A great introduction to the Everglades - We had a wonderful day in the Everglades with Wild Lime. Our main guide and driver, Julia, was very knowledgeable and friendly. We were impressed with how much she knew even though she had only been leading tours for 3 weeks. We enjoyed our nature walk and two boat rides. These were actually outsourced to other operators by Wild Lime, but both boat captains were also very knowledgeable and friendly. We did see lots of birds, lots of plants, a few dolphins, some turtles, and some alligators. The last included a few larger ones near a visitor center, a tame one named "Mama" near where we started our airboat trip, and some babies. We did not see any large truly wild gators during our airboat ride, but that was because the mothers were on their nests on the grassy islands and the males each have 2 square mile territories which makes them harder to come across. I also imagine that the loud airboats scare them away. We were served a very generous lunch and given souvenir metal water bottles that we used the rest of our vacation and brought home with us. We felt safe the entire trip. Overall, this tour is a great way to spend a day in the Everglades, especially if you have never visited before.
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O4338xrelaineh
May 7, 2024
Fantastic Wildlife tour. A must - Stacey was super knowledgeable, great tour of lots of different bits of The Everglades. The walks were great saw lots of different Wildlife Loved the speed boat and the Airboat rides.
Saw Alligators, Cottonmouth snake, dolphins, lots of bird species, snapping turtles, manatees, some in our group saw Swordfish.”, it was awesome. Highly recommend
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Julie
May 5, 2024
Not to be missed day out in Florida's National Park. - A top day out on the Everglades, 10,000 Islands & mangroves. Seeing Cyrus trees in wetlands, & alligators.
A special day out in the National Park
Highly recommended.
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Jennifer
Apr 30, 2024
Top tour of the Everglades! - Ryan was a fantastic guide! He knows so much about the ecosystem, the history, and the Native American tribes of the area. He kept us entertained all day (and it was a long day, as I was picked up from Ft. Lauderdale). The boat ride was fun and the airboat ride even more so. The wet walk was both gross and a fascinating close-up look at the ecosystem. This is definitely my top pick for a tour if you want to tour the Everglades.
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Angelaha4984ys
Apr 23, 2024
Best Everglades tour - see the REAL Florida! - The whole experience was so much better than just doing the standard airboat tour offered by other companies. Wild Lime Tours took us into the real Everglades National Park where we got to see the ecosystem up close and get not only an in-depth scientific perspective, but an historical lesson in how the native tribes co-existed and survived throughout time. Amazing and I highly recommend! Our tour guide Ryan was so great and knowledgeable and a really fun guide.
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Safari07661261591
Apr 11, 2024
Terrific day in the Everglades - Our family of 4 had a wonderful time with Wild Lime in the Everglades and Cyprus Dome. We did the full day tour that included a walk on a boardwalk (we wanted to do the wet walk but water was too high), a flat bottom boat tour and an airboat tour, along with lunch and a few other stops. It was really a terrific day and each of us had different highlights. We saw tons of alligators, as well as beautiful birds, dolphins and other wildlife. Our guide Lindsay was great - very knowledgeable and worked hard to keep the whole group engaged.
Would highly recommend this tour.
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Judith_k
Apr 11, 2024
It was a small group,... - It was a small group, very personal experience. Lindsey was very knowledgeable and friendly. Felt like a group of friends on a learning expedition!
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Sicandea
Apr 10, 2024
Great guides, incredible experience with lots of cool animals and plants! - Guides were very knowledgeable and fun. The wet walk was a one of a kind experience where we learned about the local flora and fauna. We saw many animals including alligators, dolphins, and many different kinds of birds. We even got to hold a baby alligator! Would recommend to everyone for a little adventure.
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Rtrautner
Mar 27, 2024
Great trip - Fabulous trip-informative and sensitive to native people, plants and animals. Nice folks, great pilots and guides. Highly recommended!
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103jennk
Mar 25, 2024
Amazing full day adventure - Went on this trip a week ago with a friend and we both really loved it. Ryan was an amazing guide with lots of interesting stories and details to share. He was also very concerned about our comfort and preferences. We did the wet walk (originally we had booked the dry walk as I was a bit apprehensive about a wet walk but we got rebooked to the wet walk and Ryan made sure I was comfortable joining), the boat tour and airboat ride and everything was so much fun and even the details were very well organized, from the snacks, drinks and water bottles to the lunch place. Highly recommend!
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