Everglades National Park Biologist Led Adventure: Cruise, Hike + Airboat
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Explore the real Everglades on a full-day guided tour, led by a master naturalist. This is a comprehensive Everglades experience!
Take an 80 minute guided boat tour of the beautiful 10,000 Islands. Chance to see bird species: like roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, + ospreys. See manatees and dolphins up close.
Go on a 1-hour dry nature hike, where you will immerse yourself in incredible wildlife and see rare plants + orchids, under a canopy of huge cypress trees. Hold onto your hat on an exhilarating 75 minute air boat ride, the best in the Glades.
Discover the remote beauty of a Native American tree island village and learn the Miccosukee history. See alligators and other wildlife where they should be spotted, in the wild!
Visit a historic trading post and other intriguing cultural and ecological stops.
A delicious order from the menu lunch is included.
We have a PERMIT to guide in the parks; Wild Lime Adventures is the highest rated tour company in South Florida!
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options are also available for lunch
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Miami
After pick up from your hotel in our new and comfortable 15 passenger vans, enjoy the ride out to Everglades National Park. Your guide will be sure to point out the abundant wildlife en route to your first stop!
Fort Lauderdale
We pick up in Fort Lauderdale and go directly out to the park. We try to cluster our pickups to limit the time on the van. Your guide will point out the abundant wildlife enroute.
What‘s Included
sunscreen, insect repellent, poncos for guest use
master naturalist guide
Delicious local lunch, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options
Snacks, soft drinks, water, and sparkling water
Pickup and drop-off at listed locations
Free luggage storage
National Park maps to keep
Gratuities
We encourage all guests to bring a reusable bottle. We will have refillable water available at all times!
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Everglades National Park Biologist Led Adventure: Cruise, Hike + Airboat
Pickup included
Reviews
675 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tour guides are experts...
Colleen E,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Tour guides are experts and make the trip worthwhile and fun! Unfortunately the trip description was not accurate on Viator due to lack of water which prevented part of the journey. Evidently this has been for sometime so it should have been updated.
Great day!
RICHARD W,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Lots of wildlife including porpoises swimming alongside the boat. A wonderfully full day. Each guide was informative and a joy to spend the day with.
We did an airboat tour of the Everglades, aboard ride and an ecological walking e.
Glenda M,,Jan 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Armando was the best. He made it interesting and fun. His knowledge of the animals and plants was amazing. I will certainly recommend the company and especially Armando.
Wonderful day.
PSteinkoenig,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fabulous day. Our guide, Addy, took great care to provide us with an amazing adventure. We were in a group of only 7 people. The air boat ride was awesome. We got to see 24 different species of amazing birds and lots of alligators. Everything was better than expected. Lunch was great...and I have lots of dietary restrictions.
Well worth the time and money
Lisa M,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ryan was a great guide. It’s definitely a long day, with lots of time in the van, but Ryan did a great job talking about the history and the ecology of the area as we went to the next stop. Having the airboat ride and then the boat ride of the Ten Thousand Islands broke the day up. They’ve done a really nice job designing this tour.
Gators everywhere
jerryoD9355QV,,Jan 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Guide was excellent and knowledgeable. The 1/2 day tour was perfect. So much wildlife. I enjoyed every minute.
Mini Everglades Adventure
Michael M,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great full day tour in late January, included pickup from hotel, airboat ride, wildlife spotting along the drive, lunch at a colorful local eatery, boat ride in open waters, and a short dry hike to a cypress dome. Guide and biologist Addy was bubbly, friendly and knowledgeable of the history, ecology, and biology of the area. Along the way we spotted gators, crocs, manatees, a dolphin, storks, various herons and egrets, osprey, kingfisher, pelicans, terns, anhingas, cormorants, and beautiful pink spoonbills. Comfortable van. Highly recommend.
History, biology, geology, in one fascinating day
lenorec2026,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The trip was well thought out and organized, Lindsay is a knowledgeable guide, not just about plants, animals and geology, but highly informative about local history. We had a great time
Tour guide was...
Jefferson P,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Ryan was knowledgeable and witty, and the birding/fauna/wildlife were amazing. Long day but definitely worth it. Great crash course in SW Florida history and geology as well.
Fantastic day appreciating & observing nature!
JoAnn B,,Jan 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Ryan, was an absolute wealth of knowledge and we learned so much about The Evergladees, the Miccosukee people, birds, plants, mammals, reptiles, history & more! As someone who loves birds and all nature, this was a treat! Ryan made sure we were all comfortable and stayed hydrated and fed on a rather warm January day. Our airboat operator, Levi, made the ride fun while maintaining safety for both us and all the creatures in the water. His experience in spotting some of the more elusive birds & reptiles was admirable. The second boat ride we took was in Chokoloskee Bay was led by Tim ? (- sorry!). In addition to showing us tons of bird life, he and the other boat operator for our group were able to safely make wakes in the water with their boats that encouraged a small pod of 3 dolphins + a baby to swim along side the boats for some distance - it was awesome!
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