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EVERGLADES

Wetlands. Wildlife. Wonder.



We’ll help you explore the scenic and mysterious Everglades. Just choose how you want to do it: fishing charter, kayaking, canoeing, airboat and swamp buggy rides, bicycling, walking or hiking. Everything you love to do outdoors is right here.

Grand Heritage & Birding Excursion

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Advanced

Duration: 7 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

Spend the entire day exploring the 10,000 islands, the Everglades Tidal Rivers and Flats, the Wilderness Waterway, Mangrove Creeks and Tunnels, Everglades National Park, and Coastal Island Beaches on the Everglades Grand Heritage Tour. This tour includes boating, kayaking, and walking the trails of some of the most exotic and historic locations in the Everglades with rest stops along the way. 

Manatee Eco-Tour & Shelling Adventure

Partner: Double R’s Fishing & Tour Company

Level: Easy

Duration: 3 hours

Contact: (239) 642-9779


Description

See the protected West Indian manatee up close as well as wildlife inhabiting the largest mangrove forest in the United States. You’ll also navigate through some of the estuaries of the Everglades’ 10,000 Islands. 

Manatee Tour

Partner: Captain Barry’s

Level: Easy

Duration: 1.5 hours

Contact: (239) 642-8818


Description

See Everglades manatees in their natural habitats and hideouts. If you don’t see manatees, there will no be charge for the tour! 

Airboat Ride

Partner: Corey Billie’s

Level: Easy

Duration: 45 min

Contact: (239) 389-7433


Description

Spend the entire day exploring the 10,000 islands, the Everglades Tidal Rivers and Flats, the Wilderness Waterway, Mangrove Creeks and Tunnels, Everglades National Park, and Coastal Island Beaches on the Everglades Grand Heritage Tour. This tour includes boating, kayaking, and walking the trails of some of the most exotic and historic locations in the Everglades with rest stops along the way. 

Ultimate Everglades Combo Package

Partner: Wooten’s

Level: Easy

Duration: 3 hours

Contact: (239) 695-2781


Description

Wooten’s Ultimate Combo package offers two choices:
Grassland Airboat Tour | With 259 acres of private grasslands in the Everglades, there’s much to explore and experience. This airboat tour allows you to learn about the Florida Everglades’ ecosystem, plants and animals.
Swamp Buggy Tour | Comfortably seating 20 guests, the swamp buggy travels over dry land and muddy marshes. Learn about the Florida Everglades in a fun and engaging way!

Bicycle Eco-Tours

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Easy

Duration: 3 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

The Everglades is a gorgeous, pristine panorama, surrounded by a plethora of exotic plants and insect and animal species. Enjoy this scenic view by bicycle with an in-the-know guide. Traveling by bicycle allows you to view this subtropical paradise of cypress swamps, freshwater marshes, wet and dry prairies, and rare tropical hardwood hammocks up close. Few places in the world can rival the variety and diversity of the more than 440 species of birds, mammals and reptiles you may encounter. All necessary equipment is provided including geared bicycles, water, binoculars, and snacks. 

Grand Heritage & Birding Excursion

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Advanced

Duration: 7 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

Wizard Creek, a favorite destination for birding and photography, is one of the more unique areas within western Everglades National Park. A creek that runs from the Gulf waters through the mangrove wilderness into the backwaters of the Wilderness Waterway, it is a "super-highway" shortcut for both fish and wading birds. The area is always teeming with life and is a great place to birdwatch. This tour includes boating, kayaking, and walking the trails of some of the most exotic and well-known locations in the Everglades.

Private Birding & Photography Excursion

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Easy

Duration: 2.5 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

A great introduction to Everglades wildlife, particularly birds, each private tour is guided by a wildlife photographer who is also a Florida Master Naturalist. Guests are often taken to Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park where they may see a wealth of bird species over the span of this short walking tour. 

Power Boat Birding & Photography Excursion

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Easy

Duration: 3 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

This flat-decked power boat typically will be your platform for this exciting excursion. An electric trolling motor is used to maneuver the boat into position and silently approach wildlife. Tours can accommodate up to six adult guests and three tripods.

Guided Kayak
Fishing Tour

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Advanced

Duration: 5 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

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Backwater or Offshore
Guided Tours

Partner: Double R’s Fishing & Tour

Level: Easy

Duration:

Contact: (239) 642-9779


Description

Double R’s Backwater or Offshore Guided Tours combine a fishing adventure with a sightseeing tour. You’ll not only be able to fish the Florida Everglades and 10,000 Islands, you also get an experienced tour of the wetlands. Every fishing charter is taken to a preferred location by an experienced navigator. The boat routes are full of Florida wildlife, nature and amazing sights.

Beginner
Fishing Trip

Partner: Angler’s Charters

Level: Easy

Duration: 6 hours

Contact: (239) 404-9036


Description

Captain Jim Ponder offers family fishing charters and "pro" fishing charters as well as manatee tours and dolphin watches on backcountry eco-tours. Picnic lunches are available for beach activities. Trips include a fishing license, bait & tackle, instructions and guidance. 

Pro Fishing Trip

Partner: Angler’s Charters

Level: Easy

Duration: 8 hours

Contact: (239) 404-9036


Description

Captain Jim Ponder offers family fishing charters and "pro" fishing charters as well as manatee tours and dolphin watches on backcountry eco-tours. Picnic lunches are available for beach activities. Trips include a fishing license, bait & tackle, plus a guide to locate Snook, Redfish, and Shark.

Skeet & Trap Shooting

Partner: Gulf Coast Clays

Level: Easy

Duration: 1 hour

Contact: (239) 642-8999


Description

With Skeet and Trap shooting, participants use a shotgun to break a clay disc launched in the air from a machine. Participants are able to adjust the difficulty by rendering the distance, angle and speed of the pigeon. It is a fun, interactive sport that anyone can enjoy with no prior experience. The package includes rounds of trap and skeet targets, gun rental and ammunition.

Sporting Clays

Partner: Gulf Coast Clays

Level: Moderate

Duration: 2 hours

Contact: (239) 642-8999


Description

Sporting Clays allows participants to visit clay target stations where clay targets are launched at various speeds, angles and distances. It is a fun, interactive sport that anyone can enjoy with no prior experience.

Boat Assisted Kayak Eco Tour

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Moderate

Duration: 4 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

The Boat Assisted Kayak Eco tour is one of the company’s most popular eco-adventures. The tour combines the best of a boat, kayak and walking tour. Using a dedicated kayak transport boat, you are comfortably and safely transported to some of the most beautiful and remote areas of the Park. The tour also takes you to a pristine barrier island where you’ll have the option to explore the island and its surroundings by kayak. No prior experience is required. 

Sunset Rookery Tour

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Moderate

Duration: 1.5 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

Experience sunset on the water as flocks of birds return to their nightly roosts. Water, headlamps, and all safety equipment is provided. A guide leads the tour through the mangroves, and if weather conditions allow, a tour of the 10,000 Islands and Chokoloskee Bay. Moonlit tours are available when there is a full moon.

Kayak Birding & Photography Excursion

Partner: Everglades Area Tours

Level: Moderate

Duration: 2 hours

Contact: (800) 860-1472


Description

This tour is a great introduction to the Everglades bird population. With over 300 bird species, the Everglades has become a foremost location to spot some of the most exotic birds in the world including egrets, ospreys, hawks, eagles, pelicans, roseate spoonbill, terns, gulls, plovers, and oystercatchers. This tour allows photographers to capture photos of an array of birds, as well as marine life: dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, alligators, and more. This tour uses sturdy, tandem kayaks or canoes providing guests the opportunity to get up close and personal to wildlife and plants.

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