Everglades Airboat Tour: Exciting Florida Wildlife Exploration
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1,762 Ratings
Fort Lauderdale

Embark on an exhilarating Everglades airboat tour in Fort Lauderdale. Glide through the River of Grass, spot exotic wildlife, and get up close to American alligators. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours and Rides - Glide across the River of Grass on a *60-minute airboat tour

We open at 9AM (rain or shine) and our last airboat tour departs promptly at 4PM, so please be here no later than 3:30 PM to enjoy the full tour experience. *Airboat tours are approximately 60-minutes in length, departing every 20 minutes or less.

What's Included
  • 1-Hour (approx.) Narrated Everglades Airboat Tour from Fort Lauderdale
  • Learn about the importance of ongoing conservation and preservation efforts in the Everglades
  • Live Narration during your Airboat Tour by Expert Glademen
  • 1 free group photo per party
  • See Alligators and other wildlife up close from your Everglades Airboat Tour
What's Not Included
  • Food & Beverages (available for purchase)
  • Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Additional Information

Explore the Florida Everglades at Everglades Holiday Park located in Fort Lauderdale with an Airboat Tour,
Start your experience by gliding across the River of Grass on a *60-minute Narrated Everglades Airboat Tour with the most knowledgeable Gladesmen in South Florida. Spot exotic wildlife up close, including Florida’s own ancestral dinosaur, the…

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Location
Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours and Rides
Griffin Road
Last airboat tour departs promptly at 4:00PM, please arrive no later than 3:30PM for the full tour experience. Please note: Operating hours are subject to change without notice. It is advised that you call prior to your date of travel to confirm operating hours.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Cheryl_d
Feb 20, 2025
Great job everyone ! - Can’t say anything bad about this experience they all do a great job ! Nobody lost any limbs and we did see wildlife.
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666fayp
Oct 31, 2024
So much fun - Had a great trip with Zack. He was fun, knowledgeable and answered all our questions completely. Seeing the alligators up close was awesome! I highly recommend a swamp tour with Zack,
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Lindsaywg1061vx
Oct 22, 2024
Family friendly great time - Loved this trip! Can’t fault Mother Nature for no alligators but our captain as great. The gator show after was great and photos were reasonable for pics with animals. It was a great time.
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Q2248gvsamf
Oct 22, 2024
Very Enjoyable - The Animal Encounter was super fun! Kylie was very informative and was a fun teacher, the Gator Dhow gave more interesting information on gators and was hilarious, and the tour was so beautiful. unfortunately no gators saw but the sights themselves were worth
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Deepak5657
Oct 18, 2024
Awesome experience with the gators and other animals - Very good experience in the everglades. We did the airboat tour and the animal encounter. We were not able to see any gators on our tour but our captain did his best to call out the gators. The animal encounter was amazing. Everyone in our party enjoyed it and Kylie was amazing!!!
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Lynda_m
Dec 31, 2024
Great other than the long wait. - We went on this tour and loved it. Only drawback was the fact there was no set time to We had to wait 1 1/2 hours to take the tour. The tour guide was excellent and we saw 3 alligators.
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Elaine
Jan 21, 2025
Do something else - This was a very disappointing experience. The main aim seemed to be speed and noise, so the birds mostly disappeared. I scored a middle seat. And the boat has a roof, so I viewed sawgrass, and that was all. They shouldn't charge for that seat. It's worse than not going. Worse than a waste of money. Boring and noisy and a totally not wildlife experience. Do something else.
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Dawn_k
Feb 18, 2025
Not good - These is no set time u wait many hours for the ride I don’t suggest this at all it was over 4 hours of waiting
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Chloé
Oct 25, 2024
Animal abuse - I strongly advise against the experience (find a place where you can only do boating in the everglades). The animals are in captivity, in tiny enclosures containing a small puddle and synthetic lawn. Possibility to take pictures with a baby alligator who has been closed with tape. A shocking "show" to watch: in a small enclosure containing a dozen alligators, the "trainer" pulls an alligator towards him (can be drugged for the show, who knows), sits on his back for the duration of the show (subdue the animal to manipulate it), forces him to raise his head and open his mouth to proudly place his chin on the nose of the animal, before violently closing the mouth of the animal. All to the applause of the audience. Animal abuse, pure and hard. Hard to watch: no one was shocked except me and my friends. When I left, I asked if the alligators had other spaces available when the audience left: of course not.
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Tcbphoto
Oct 7, 2024
Go elsewhere please - We stopped off here as part of our post cruise transportation. Must say that all four us were all disappointed. The boat captain was a rude jerk. I am not sure if that was part of his act or he was just a jerk all the time, The alligator show was not any better. Kevin likes to berate the clients and the animals he “rescued.” Sure pushed a lot for donations while not being entertaining or informative at all. A legend in his own mind it seems. At least we know not to go back. Hope others avoid it as well.
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