Flamingo Everglades Boat Tours: Explore Unique Wildlife

Embark on a thrilling backcountry boat tour in Flamingo Everglades National Park. Discover the diverse plant and animal life of Whitewater Bay while learning about its rich history.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Everglades National Park - Venture up the Buttonwood Canal through Coot Bay and Tarpon Creek into the Whitewater Bay as your naturalist highlights unique plant and animal life found here and outline the rich history of Flamingo Everglades National Park.
What's Included
  • Tour Guide
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

We are situated 38 miles deep into the Everglades. Here, you will embark on a journey climbing up the Buttonwood Canal, sailing through Coot Bay, and navigating Tarpon Creek into Whitewater Bay. All the while, your guide will bring attention to the distinctive flora and fauna indigenous to this area, and discuss the fascinating history of Flamingo Everglades National Park.

  • infants can either sit on lap or in stroller
Location
1 Flamingo Lodge Hwy
Flamingo Lodge Highway
Meeting at the Boat Dock in front of the Marina Store
Cancellation Policy

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

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Yaakgirl
Mar 15, 2025
BEST Everglades Back Country Boat ride! - Captain Marty and Naturalist Adam were very knowledgeable and personable. They made sure to answer every question and back the boat up if someone missed a wildlife sighting. We saw numerous birds and crocs!
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Steveaa78vg
Feb 11, 2025
Very good boat tour - Excellent well described tour of the environment. We saw loads of crocs, and birds, plus a manatee! Highly recommended.
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Brendan_s
Feb 10, 2025
Great tour - Great tour. Knowledge guides. Enjoyed seeing Crocs and birdlife. Also learned about local plant life and mangroves.
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Bymt305
Feb 1, 2025
Flamingo Everglades Boat Tours - OUTSTANDING boat tour when visiting the Everglades - Located way down in the Flamingo section of Everglades National Park, Flamingo Adventures Boat Tours is an OUTSTANDING way to see some of the back channels and open bay waters of the Everglades. There’s LOTS of wildlife (our group saw: Anhinga birds, a hawk, & numerous crocodiles as well as water views of exotic plants and trees). The boat tour (shaded, open, flat boat) is 1.5 hours. Both the boat captain and tour guide were highly informative, always helpful, & very entertaining (Thank you Keon!!). When visiting Everglades National Park (down in the Flamingo area), I would VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND Flamingo Adventure Boat tours!!
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Ashish_g
Jan 12, 2025
Good experience - Seeing the unique wildlife of the Florida Everglades was exciting, as well as the unique flora of the region. Very well explained by the cheerful tour guide. Worth an hour and a half.
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M6348ywkarenm
Jan 10, 2025
Outstanding! - Such a beautiful spot! The boat took us to many different locations and the guide taught us all about the floral and fauna along the way. The Everglades is a true gem of this great country and should be be preserved, kept clean and care for always. Grateful we had the opportunity to visit there.
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W4783jomarya
Jan 7, 2025
Great Boat Trip - Rye was our tour guide and she was amazing ! Her knowledge of everything was impressive and we got to see so much! Captain Nick had a keen eye finding the crocodile!!
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Jdbrooks24
Jan 1, 2025
Great tour - This was a great tour to see some of Everglades National Park. The guide shared interesting information on the vegetation, birds, and other animals we saw along the way.
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D2252huedgarc
Jan 17, 2025
Good in the rain - The tour was worth our time even though it was raining and we got wet. Can't blame the tour operator for the weather. Extra added to meet minimum character count.
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710edn
Mar 20, 2025
A Disappointing Boat Ride - This 90-minutes boat ride does not take you deep into the Everglades back country or wilderness. Much of the time is spent in the Buttonwood Canal and crossing Coot Bay. The boat turns back soon after entering Whitewater Bay. The naturalist for our tour was knowledgeable and tried hard to make the ride interesting, but there just wasn't that much to see. If you want to see lots of alligators and water birds, I suggest visiting Shark Valley and walking or cycling along the tram path. We passed several kayakers in the Buttonwood Canal that were working hard to make progress against the wind. This isn't a great place to kayak. I think that they would've been happier kayaking in one of the ponds along the road to Flamingo.
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