Embark on a Mangrove Tunnel Kayak Tour in the Everglades, America’s largest forest. Explore the diverse ecosystem, encounter wildlife, and learn from a naturalist guide.
- Everglades Area Tours - A mere 90-minute journey southward from Fort Myers brings you to the magnificent Florida Everglades. Embark on a 3.5-hour ecological excursion and paddle through the verdant mangrove passageways to witness the region’s rich biodiversity.
Your adventure kicks off with a concise primer on navigating your solo kayak (beginners welcome). Once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll glide across the water to a slender gateway, where the mangrove tunnels stretch a canopy about 10 feet (3 meters) above. This is part of the most extensive mangrove forests on the continent!
Accompany your expert nature guide through this sprawling and diverse habitat, keeping an eye out for wildlife such as herons, egrets, ducks, spoonbills, alligators, otters, and various fish species. As you journey, your guide will share fascinating insights and information about the unique environment and its inhabitants.
- Professional guide
- Kayaking equipment and safety briefing
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
This is a wonderful alternative to an airboat ride … quiet, peaceful and surreal. It is a leisurely paddle experience with a naturalist guide who throughout the tour will be interpreting and explaining what you are seeing. It is a great learning experience in a very unique part of the Everglades. The Everglades is a vast and varied ecosystem containing the largest mangrove forest in North America. Throughout the forest are brackish “lakes” whose waters are a mix of “sweet” fresh water and salt water. They are refuges and nursery grounds for alligators, herons, egrets, stilts, ducks, wood storks, spoonbills, otters, orchids and bromeliads and a gamut of fishes. Interconnecting these lakes are narrow, flowing tidal creeks. The mangrove forest grows to the very edge and over the tops of these creeks forming a canopy or a tunnel. The dense canopy regulates moisture and humidity allowing to thrive.
Note: June through October, we suggest the morning experiences due to the weather.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
