#1 Part Day: One Hour Air Boat Ride and Nature Walk with a Naturalist in Everglades National Park Tour
Head out on a smaller air boat which enables us to get way out there! We stop at one or two Native American tree island villages where the Miccosukee used to live. The villages can only be accessed by boat and on this tour. Become immersed in the Miccosukee special customs and the authentic beauty of their remote way of life. Go on a nature walk led by our master naturalist in the National Park. We are one of just a few companies permitted to lead interpretive walking tours there. We know where the wildlife is and we get to see a lot of it up close! This is where wildlife should be experienced, in the wild!
#2 Full Day: Everglades Adventure Tour w/ dry hike led by an experienced naturalist
Come with us on a 1-hour air boat where we typically see tons of wildlife! Visit a remote Native village. Become immersed in the authentic beauty of the Miccosuekee remote way of life. Embark on a 1-hour boat trip in the 10,000 Islands region of Everglades National Park. This is your chance to see bottlenose dolphins, manatees, sawfish, and much more! Visit a historic trading post. Go on a dry nature walk led in Big Cypress National Preserve by your experienced naturalist guide where we typically see baby alligators, large alligators, other wildlife and a wide variety of bird species! Enjoy a delicious lunch in Everglades City. Venture on a scenic wildlife drive with your master naturalist guide through Big Cypress National Preserve. Get your cameras ready. We know where to find the wildlife!
#3 Full Day: Everglades Adventure Tour w/ wet walk led by an experienced naturalist
Take a wet hike led by an experienced naturalist guide. This is a bucket list experience! Join us on this mesmerizing, beautiful walk under a canopy of bald cypress trees. Witness the thousands of beautifully delicate epiphytes -ferns, bromeliads and orchids only to be fully experienced on a wet walk. Big Cypress National Preserve, situated right in the middle of the Everglades, is a forested area home to the Florida panther, black bear, wild boar, the endangered Everglades mink, Florida bobcat, and much more! This tour is the same as Tour #2, except that this is a wet walk instead of a dry walk. Just like Tour #2, there is a 1-hour boat trip in the 10,000 Islands, lunch in Everglades City, a stop at a historic trading post, a 1-hour air boat trip way out in the real Everglades, a stop at a Miccosukee tree island village, and a narrated scenic drive through Big Cypress.
#4 Florida Keys Marine Eco Adventure
Head out over the ecologically important sea grass flats with a marine biologist or experienced naturalist guide on a single kayak, a double kayak or a stand-up paddle board.This trip provides the chance to see juvenile nurse sharks, bonnet head sharks, southern stingrays, manatees, sea turtles, and a wide variety of juvenile fish. Then go through an old growth mangrove ecosystem, and view an array of tropical birds. Next, enjoy a wonderful local dockside lunch. Then in the afternoon, head out on a boat and snorkel at two different coral reef locations in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; and encounter a rich variety of marine life. Converse with your guide about fish identification and intriguing fish behavior, leading to new discoveries. This is the chance to see sea turtles, spotted eagle rays, eels, docile nurse sharks, black tip reef sharks, a wide array of tropical fish species, and so much more.
#5 Southern Region of Everglades National Park: Wet walk, dry walk, kayak, boat trip and more - Shape your perfect adventure!
Go on an ecological adventure into the main southern region of Everglades National Park. Our experienced naturalist can lead you on two different dry nature walks (or a wet walk), in two distinct ecosystems within the National Park. See alligators, a wide range of bird species, and more! Appreciate the role of water in shaping the various ecosystems and the delicate beauty of this one-of-a-kind natural treasure. Choose between an kayak tour or a boat tour. There are a lot of exciting adventures to choose from. We are one of just a few companies permitted to lead these kinds of interpretive tours in the actual National Park. Design your perfect adventure!