Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure and Wildlife Encounter

4.3 (1,917 Viator reviews) 30 min Fort Lauderdale area

Sawgrass
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Your experienced captain will be on the lookout for alligators and other wildlife
Glade across the water at speeds up to 40 miles per hour!
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About this activity

Hold on tight for the most popular Florida Everglades airboat ride, at Sawgrass Recreation Park! An exhilarating airboat tour is the perfect introduction to the Everglades and its turtles, fish, Florida gators and wading birds.

Itinerary

  1. Sawgrass Recreation Park · 120 min

    Skim across the grassy water at speeds up to 40 miles per hour while looking for wildlife like alligators, fish, turtles, and wading birds. This general admission ticket includes entrance to Sawgrass Recreation Park, a 30-40 minute guided airboat tour and an admission to our Alligator & Reptile Exhibit. Just 25 minutes from Fort Lauderdale, the safest and most entertaining and educational way to experience the Everglades’ unique subtropical ecosystem is at Sawgrass Recreation Park.

What's included

  • Total duration of visit is about 2 hours
  • Access to the park's Alligator and Reptile Exhibit
  • Admission to Sawgrass Recreation Park
  • 40 minute guided airboat ride

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Captain's Gratuities (optional)

Meeting point

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Sawgrass Recreation Park is 2 miles North of I-75 on Highway 27, at Mile Marker 35

End point: Sawgrass Recreation Park is 2 miles North of I-75 on Highway 27, at Mile Marker 35

Good to know

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Reservation date and time required. Tours leave every 30 minutes from 9:30am to 3:30pm
  • Any age child can enjoy the airboat tour. Children 3 years and under are free. It is not necessary to purchase a ticket for ages 3 years and under.
  • Tour operator reserves the right to cancel the tour due to inclement weather
  • If you have selected the 4 p.m. time please note that it is a check in time only and that your airboat adventure will be leaving the dock at 5 p.m. so that you have ample time to explore the exhibit areas before they close at 5 p.m.

Cancellation policy

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

Reviews

4.3/5

1,917 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor

  • 5 star1,253
  • 4 star325
  • 3 star152
  • 2 star85
  • 1 star102

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Distances are straight-line from the activity's center of Fort Lauderdale (Viator lists this tour under Fort Lauderdale; it has no meeting-point coordinates).