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Everglades Day Safari: Full-Day Wilderness Adventure
4.7
313 Ratings
Fort Myers
Embark on a full-day wilderness adventure in the Everglades. Experience an airboat ride, wildlife drive, nature walk, and boat cruise to see manatees, dolphins, and osprey.
Embark on a full-day wilderness adventure in the Everglades. Experience an airboat ride, wildlife drive, nature walk, and boat cruise to see manatees, dolphins, and osprey.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Airboats & Alligators - Considered the best airboat ride in the Everglades, you’ll be taken through the pond apple swamps and cattail marshes in search of alligators, turtles, birds and more!
- Airboats & Alligators - Considered the best airboat ride in the Everglades, you’ll be taken through the pond apple swamps and cattail marshes in search of alligators, turtles, birds and more!
What's Included
- Narrated van tour
- Guide who is an expert naturalist or biologist
- Lunch included
- 1-hour thrilling airboat ride
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (Only Select Hotels)
- Transportation in a comfortable air-conditioned 13-passenger van
- Scenic 1-hour boat cruise
- Narrated van tour
- Guide who is an expert naturalist or biologist
- Lunch included
- 1-hour thrilling airboat ride
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (Only Select Hotels)
- Transportation in a comfortable air-conditioned 13-passenger van
- Scenic 1-hour boat cruise
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a day-long adventure into the heart of the Everglades, beginning your journey from the Greater Fort Myers/Naples region. Joined by your naturalist guide, experience an exhilarating airboat ride through the Western Everglades, encounter wildlife on a drive across the Big Cypress National Preserve, marvel at magnificent cypress trees during a…
Embark on a day-long adventure into the heart of the Everglades, beginning your journey from the Greater Fort Myers/Naples region. Joined by your naturalist guide, experience an exhilarating airboat ride through the Western Everglades, encounter wildlife on a drive across the Big Cypress National Preserve, marvel at magnificent cypress trees during a nature walk, and indulgently drift along on a tranquil boat cruise through mangrove-filled waters, casting an eye out for manatees, dolphins, and ospreys. Your guide will accompany you throughout, educating you about the Everglades and joining you for lunch.
- Minimum age is 6 years old
- Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended
- Strollers are not permitted
- Please note: if your hotel is not on the list provided then pickup will be at the Perkins Restaurant, 14801 South Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, FL 33908 at 7:35 am
Location
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
South Tamiami Trail
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(313 Ratings)
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Romandi8189sh
Dec 11, 2025
Fantastic journey into the nature and a very unique ecosystem - Just fantastic! It is exactly what you would hope for on a proper everglades trip. Felt like we really got to see some different areas and learned a lot about it s development. Also we could see a lot of wildlife ranging from alligators over fantastic birds all the way to dolphins, safari is definitely the right word to describe it. Thanks!
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David_v
Dec 5, 2025
Worth Every Penny - This full day adventure is worth every penny. Pete, who is the owner, was amazing. Every activity was well timed and executed. The nature walk was very informative, the air boat ride was incredible. We saw hundreds of birds and dozens of alligators. Lunch was delicious and Pete called in the order ahead of time. The boat ride through the ten thousand islands was so enjoyable. We had dolphins jumping out of the water and following the wake of the small boat for a long time. We also saw an island with hundreds of white pelicans. We truly can't say enough about how professional and knowledgeable Pete was. We also want to thank Emily. Emily was being trained by Pete this particular day. Thanks for a great time.
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Fr34
Nov 24, 2025
Leave the planning to someone else! - If you are short on time, don't want to drive, or would like to be able to ask questions and have a knowledgeable person respond, book this tour. The airboat ride was amazing, alligators swam right by us and we even saw babies. The walk was interesting and the saltwater excursion showed us pelicans and dolphins among other things. It is a long day for the younger ones so pack a book or two to keep them entertained on the drive. Bring cash for tips.
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Wendellm200
Nov 6, 2025
Great Experience !! - My wife found Everglades Day Safari with an online search, she hit the jackpot! Rachel was our guide, she was outstanding. There were two gentlemen that operated and were the guides on the boats, they were also wonderful. All three were knowledgeable of the area and showed a true interest in us having a good experience. I should not leave out Pete, the owner, we spoke to him when we booked our tour, again a great experience. I have nothing but kudos for Everglades Day Safari!!
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Mijul29483
Sep 26, 2025
Exceptional! - Our experience was unbelievable and greatly exceeded our expectations. Pete was an excellent guide; he was very knowledgeable and worked hard to make our day perfect.
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Barbandtom_k
Sep 24, 2025
Everglades Day Safari - All parts of the safari were great. Loved seeing the baby alligators on the airboat ride. Our host, Mark Hamilton Quinn, was great. He had great stories and was very knowledgeable. I’d recommend this trip to anyone.
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Mii2011
Aug 30, 2025
Dream trip on the Everglades - A trip in the Everglades is something we all looked forward to doing. It was a great day and we got soaked towards the end due to the weather but a superb day. Mark Quinn our host and guide was so knowledgeable and easy going it was like having a family member on a day trip. The other hosts for the various boat trips were also very accommodating.
The parrots at the airboat centre were really vocal and singing along to various tunes. Recommend this 100%.
Pete thank you for making all this happen. Mark huge thanks to you too.
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Kevin
Aug 8, 2025
Full day trip - The day was filled with hiking, air boating, bird watching and finally a boat ride out to the 10000 islands. Lunch was at a quaint restaurant.
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Alansm2471kr
Jul 27, 2025
You don't want to miss this trip - Outstanding day... Our tour guide Heidi picked us up at the designated pick up point right on time. We were a small group, my wife and I, and a mother and son, and her parents.. Heidi started us off on a short nature hike (about a mile and a half) she was very knowledgeable and explained the eco system thoroughly. Then we traveled a short distance and boarded an air boat for an hour ride. We saw lots of birds and alligators. Next drove to the island had lunch and then boarded another boat to see many more birds, dolphins, and even a loggerhead turtle... Then back to the pick up point... Great day.
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Compass455766
May 23, 2025
Great experience on The Everglades Safari excursion. - The Everglades safari excursion turned out to be the highlight of our vacation. We thoroughly enjoyed all the activities and sights that were delivered as promised. We learned a lot thanks to our guides narration. We saw a lot of birds and alligators, and we had fun.
When making our plans for this, our communication with Pete, the owner, was great. He helped us a lot and was always easy to work with when we booked through him by phone. We recommend doing that for a personal touch.
The only problem we had was that our guide, Marc, was so good that he spoiled us — so much so that none of the guides we had on excursions on our cruise came close to measuring up to him. He was knowledgeable and kind, and he went out of his way to help us.
All in all, we were very pleased with this tour and thankful that we went on it. We highly recommend it.
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