#3 – Full Day: Everglades Adventure Tour w/ Wet Hike 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 mesmerizingly 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, an incredible variety of turtles and fish, a wide array of bird species, and of course, many alligators! Learn about the natural flora and fauna from your experienced guide. Better understand the critical role of water flow and quality in Big Cypress and how it has shaped the historic Everglades including recent conservation efforts.
Embark on a 1-hour boat trip in the 10,000 Islands region of Everglades National Park. Listen to the fascinating real stories of days gone by from multi-generational boat captains who know this region better than anyone. This is your chance to see bottlenose dolphins, manatees, sawfish, brown and white pelicans, osprey, roseate spoonbills, and much more. On this exhilarating ride, you will explore this critical mangrove estuary in the heart of the real Everglades.
Enjoy a delicious local lunch with many menu choices.
Take a scenic wildlife spotting drive with your master naturalist guide through Big Cypress National Preserve. Stop at several different locations and experience the wide variety of animals and bird species that make this region their home. Get your cameras ready. Often taking back roads, we know where to find the wildlife! We will be on the lookout for a vast array of birds as well, like red shoulder hawks, short tailed hawks, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, and more! Take a deep breath of the pure air as you travel through the five distinct ecosystems that make up this expanse of the Everglades.
End the day with an amazing one hour airboat ride way out in the "River of Grass" and go to visit a Native American village to learn about how the Miccosukee survived in this remote part of the Everglades
2 boat trips, 2 National parks, lunch and a wet walk! What a wonderful day!

Round-trip from your Miami or Ft. Lauderdale based hotel (some restrictions apply).
Roomy, very clean high-roof sprinter style vehicles.
Pick up at your cruise ship at PortMiami (post-cruise) or drop off at PortMiami (pre-cruise). Drop off at Port Everglades provided (pre-cruise).
In most cases, we can take you to Miami Airport or Ft. Lauderdale Airport at the conclusion of the tour.
Free luggage storage (we keep your luggage safely with us during the tour)!
Meet up locations: We have several different meet up locations we provide for those coming from outside of our pick up areas, or who prefer this option (some discounts may apply).

Hotel pick up times are usually at about 7:30 a.m. But we will message you the day before the tour to provide the exact pick up or meet up time.
We pick up in many areas from Miami to Ft. Lauderdale. However, we may need to require meeting us at a meet up location to begin the tour for those staying in Ft. Lauderdale locations north of Sunrise Blvd. or west of I-95. And in Miami we may have to provide meet up locations for those in some neighborhoods, including but not necessarily limited to Key Biscayne, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Doral, and South Miami Dade County areas.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and for the safety of our guests and employees, we do the following:

ALL OUR GUIDES HAVE BEEN VACCINATED!
Adhere to CDC guidelines.
Provide hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol content to each guest entering the vehicle.
Require each guest wear a mask on the van..
Make sure all interior surfaces in the vehicle are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected daily using a high alcohol content cleaning solution.
Clean and disinfect gear frequently.
The beauty of being on an eco tour is that we spend a lot of time outdoors! Masks are not required and are optional for many of these activities, which naturally provide ample social distancing as well.

Small group, personalized shared tour

$329 per Adult
$239 per child (ages 5 - 12)

Promo code – $15 off per adult for direct bookings only: Use promo code Floridabay1

Don't need picked up? We can give a meetup discount of $25 per car. Please call us for more information. We have a free, safe place to park your car where the tour starts!

Snacks, water, sparkling water, soft drinks, and fresh fruit included.

A great lunch with many choices at a wonderful restaurant is also included.

We provide everything you’ll need – sunscreen, insect repellent (just in case), a National Park map, a Wild Lime eco-canteen as our gift, and more!

GRATUITIES FOR THE BOAT CAPTAIN AND GUIDE ARE NOT INCLUDED AND ARE SUGGESTED!

Private tour rate — starting at $2,900. Call us or email us for more details!

All parts of the tour are private, including the 10,000 Islands boat trip and the over 1-hour air boat trip.

Great for corporate or other group outings!

Ask us about special group rates.

Wild Lime provided a first rate tour experience. They were sincerely interested in their customers, and the backgrounds and experiences of both made available a wealth of information about the Everglades, the surrounding area, and the history. The nature walk was the best nature tour we have ever taken! A variety of alligators, birds, fish, and turtles were observed, and they had interesting information on all of the wildlife. The air boat tour was exceptional as well, and I would strongly recommend this experience.

Entrance and activity fees
National Park fees
Walking sticks, water shoes, towels (for use on this tour)
Lunch (vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options)
Luggage storage
Insect repellent
Wild Lime eco-bottles and National Park maps as our gift
Water throughout the day
Snacks
Smaller-group, highly personalized experience!
Binoculars
Experienced naturalist guide
Hotel or Port pickup and drop-off
Sunscreen
Ponchos

Not Included:

Change of clothes (for after wet walk)
You might want to have old sneakers of your own and if you do , don't forget dry shoes for after the walk!
Alcohol during lunch
GRATUITIES FOR BOAT CAPTAINS AND GUIDE - SUGGESTED

Tour length: typically 9.5 to 10 hours (includes transportation from and back to your hotel. Tour length a bit shorter than that for those meeting at meet up location).
Return time: depends on locations, but usually at about 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Tour available from October through April.
Traffic is a part of life here in South Floirda. We are not responsible for tour delays or other problems caused by traffic related issues.
Moderate amount of walking is involved. The walk is rated as moderate.
We will call you, text you or WhatsApp you the afternoon before the tour to let you know the exact pick up or meet up time.
Parts of this tour are weather permitting. While on the tour, WLA reserves the right to replace a part of the tour with other activities and locations.
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation if there are not enough participants. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered with the choice of an alternative tour, alternative date or a full refund.
Child rate applies with at least one paying adult.
The minimum age for a child on the shared tour is 5. This requirement can be waived on private tours.
Cruise ship pickups are typically between 7:30 and 7:55 a.m. We will text you once we are there at the port, and we will provide additional information about the pickup. If you are delayed disembarking for any reason, we can not wait for you.
This tour can include a different pick up time, or be changed in any other way for private or group tours, based on advanced arrangements made with WLA.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Parties of 4 or less – Must cancel 48 hours in advance of a tour for a full refund.

Parties of 5 or more – Must cancel 7 days in advance of a tour for a full refund.

No refunds will be issued if not providing the required advanced notice.

Policy:

Wild Lime Adventures is the sole decider if a tour should be conducted or canceled, based upon any reason, including but not limited to concerns about the weather. No guest or participant or any other person not in the management of WLA shall decide if a tour needs to be cancelled.

Weather:

Florida is sometimes called "the sunshine state." While SF has its share of sun, rain is also often a frequent reality of daily life here in this subtropical region. Many times, the rain will come in and then move out, with the sun soon to follow. And sometimes, it may rain for longer periods of time. We at Wild Lime are accustomed to all kinds of weather and have our ways of conducting the tour in and out of the raindrops in a safe and responsible manner.

Refunds and Rainchecks:

If Wild Lime Adventures determines that an overall tour should be canceled in advance of the start of a tour for weather or for any other reason, WLA will refund all participants in full (or provide a raincheck or an alternative date for those who prefer that instead of the refund).

Weather is certainly beyond anyone's control. Once a tour begins, Wild Lime reserves the right to cancel any part(s) of the overall tour due to its own determination regarding the safe and reasonably comfortable execution of the activity. In such a situation where any part(s) of the tour needs to be cancelled, Wild Lime may look for replacement or alternative activities if WLA deems it is possible. No refund or voucher or gift certificate may be provided if a replacement part of the tour is provided. However, if part(s) of a tour is cancelled and there is no alternate activity provided, Wild Lime may provide each guest with a gift certificate voucher to be used for a future tour. This voucher may be transferable and gifted to another person to use on a future tour (with expiration 18 months from the date of the original tour). Wild Lime Adventures will not provide a refund of any kind for a canceled part of a tour. There are terms and conditions printed on the gift certificate that need to be followed.

Any person who does not show up for a tour or who cancels without providing the required advance notice listed above will not be provided with any refund, raincheck or gift certificate.

Wild Lime Adventures, Inc. reserves the right to decide to cancel a tour for any of the following reasons, but not limited to: road closures, poor weather, tropical weather systems, fires, high or low water levels, or any other reason that WLA determines could interfere with the normal, comfortable or safe operation of the tour. WLA maintains the right to provide alternate activities or locations as replacements for parts of tour for any reason it deems necessary. If such alterations to a tour take place, WLA is not responsible to provide any full or partial refund to the participants or to anyone who paid for the tour. It is solely up to WLA to make these cancellation or tour alteration decisions, including before the tour, on the day of the tour, or during a tour. WLA is not responsible for any partner or vendor in the field that closes its operations or denies entry to WLA or visitors in general. WLA is not responsible for issuing any full or partial refund as a result of such decisions by its partners, third-parties, or vendors. Guests, customers, and participants do not have the right to determine if a tour needs to be cancelled. A customer or participant does not have right to request a refund if he or she cancels a tour after the cutoff deadlines for requesting a refund provided above. In the case of its decision for complete tour cancellation, WLA will provide a full refund to each participant or offer an alternate date for conducting the tour, depending on availability, for those guests who prefer such an option.