Everglades Small Group Guided Boating and Walking Expedition
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- 3 h 30 min
- Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 h avant
- Guidé en anglais
- Confirmation immédiate
Points forts
Everglades National Park is unique on our planet. It is a wonderful, water-filled paradise that is best accessed by a quiet, slow-moving, shallow draft boat. One of the best loved residents of the Park are Bottle-Nosed Dolphins. Watching dolphin, in their natural habitat, interacting with each other, something that you will never forget. Our full-time, formally trained, Florida Master Naturalist guides will safely take you deep into the 10,000 Islands of the Everglades. While searching for dolphins, manatees and some of the 300 different species of birds that call the Park home, you will learn about the different Everglades ecosystem, its long history and rich culture. You will have fun and learn a lot. Don't forget your cameras! Note: June through October, we suggest the morning experiences due to the weather.
Inclus
Ce qui est inclus
- Walking Tour
- Boating
Non inclus
- Gratuity
- Everglades National Park Admission Fee
Itinéraire
"The Quiet Alternative to an Airboat ride" A quiet, comfortable, Naturalist guided Eco-Educational experience directly in Everglades National Park that is great for all ages. Explore Everglades National Park's 10,000 Islands with a Florida Master Naturalist guide on this Hands-On experience. Learn about the Everglades varied ecosystems, its wonderful wildlife, its long history and its rich culture while searching for wildlife. (Please note: Loud Airboats are not allowed in the Park due to their impact on the environment)
You will also depart the boat to explore an uninhabited barrier island beach with your naturalist guide. A great hands-on experience. Dolphins. Eagles. Ospreys. Pelicans. Sea Turtles. Egrets. Herons. Manatees. Rosette Spoonbills. Shore Birds. Cameras are a must. Be sure to bring water, hats, sunglasses, and your binoculars. This a great experience for ages. Each tour is limited to just six guests to keep the experience intimate, so reservations are required.
Annulation
Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 heures avant le début de l’expérience, avec remboursement intégral.
Avis
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Les notes proviennent de 31 avis recueillis par notre partenaire de réservation. Ce sont les mots des voyageurs, dans l’ordre où ils ont été écrits — jamais réorganisés pour flatter l’expérience.
Les avis affichés sont rédigés en anglais.
2Disappointing - This "expedition" was a ride on a motor boat and walking on a sandbar.
Arrangements may vary but our "expedition" was a ride in a small boat with outboard motor propulsion, maybe room for 6 passengers. The boat took a great deal of time chugging up a man-made channel then finally went out into the "10,000 Islands" area of the Florida coast. You may pass within the boundaries of the national park on occasion, but you won't notice. You just look at the coastline of lots of little island channels, all bounded by mangroves. Our guide kept his mouth shut most of the time, but did stop ocasionally to tell us about this or that bird he spotted. The walking part of the expedition was just beaching on a sandbar and letting us out, unaccompanied, to look for seashells. We were quite disappointed with the whole thing and told the guide to cut it short. On the way back we drew him out and got good suggestions for a restaurant and sightseeing for our trip back to Miami. Yeah in some ways the whole thing was our fault, for failing to understand that the Everglades is a big place and is not just swamps and alligators. We didn't research carefully enough and expected something quite different from what was provided. Still, this was a poor quality "expedition." We expected a guide to "talk it up" and not just silently pilot a small motorboat. And we expected the walking to be more than being let out by ourselves to roam around on a sandbar. Hence the two stars.
5Perfect trip
Great trip! First of all, this is not the trip I originally booked. Due to scheduling changes, my shorter morning trip became unavailable but the director phoned me immediately and offered me a choice of another trip at the cost of my original booking. So my friend and I ended up on this longer trip, guided by Captain Don. It was just us and another couple. Don was so knowledgeable and so eager to show us around. He had spotted a group of dolphins mating earlier in the day, so we zipped right out and he located them -- I mean, how often do you get to watch dolphins canoodling right in front of you? Then we headed further out and Don took us to whatever looked interesting, which was a lot. We stopped at 2 small islets/cays/beaches? I don't know the proper word. But anyway, he showed us all sorts of interesting marine and bird life, as well as local vegetation and objects of historic interest such as the ancient oyster shell wall. Believe me, it's impressive. If you are guided by Captain Don, make sure to ask him about Nyad -- he has a lot to tell you. All in all, a wonderful outing with a very pleasant and knowledgable guide. I'd repeat this trip if I were in the area, that's how good it was.
5Amazing experience in the Everglades - wildlife, mangroves, indigenous artifacts, and a great guide!
We had am amazing time - Dan was our captain, and it ended up being just our family group on the boat. We saw a lot of wildlife during the tour - baby horseshoe crabs, nesting birds, and several dolphins (including a group that played near the boat for a while). The sandbar where we anchored to walk was beautiful, and we also got a chance to see some really interesting artifacts from the first people who had lived in the Everglades. Dan was a great captain - tremendously knowledgeable and friendly - and we got a chance to see things on the tour that we wouldn't have even known to look for without his expertise. Cannot recommend the tour highly enough!
5Great time in the Everglades
-Incredible and knowledgeable guide -Learned about the history and indigenous people -We saw lots of wildlife -Small group of kindred spirits -Lots of fun!
5Amazing day!
Amazing morning in the Everglades! We loved seeing dolphins, manatees, a bird rookery and a stingray. The tour was perfect for our family. We loved hearing about the history and the wildlife.
5The Everglades!
Jerry was an awesome guide and he was so patient with our little one asking questions every 5 min. We saw tons of dolphins and Jerry made the follow the boat. It was a small group too!
À savoir avant de partir
- Point de rendez-vous
- After turning off US 41/Tamiami Trail onto County Rd 29 go through Everglades City to the Parkway Marina at Chokoloskee and meet the captain at the boat dock.
- Prise en charge
- Tout le monde se retrouve au point de départ ; il n’y a pas de prise en charge.
- Type de billet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Taille du groupe
- Jusqu’à 6 voyageurs
- Opéré par
- Everglades Boat Tours
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Guest must decend a 2-3 rung ladder to board the boats
How it compares in Everglades National Park
- Its from-price is 36% above the median of the 22 experiences we list in Everglades National Park.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 7 of 22.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park protects the southern tip of Florida's great river of grass, a wetland of sawgrass, mangroves, alligators and wading birds.
Everglades National Park covers the southern end of the Florida peninsula, the largest protected part of the Everglades, a shallow river of grass that flows slowly south to Florida Bay. Sawgrass marsh, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, cypress swamp and a tangled mangrove coast make up the landscape. The park was dedicated in 1947 and is also a World Heritage Site.
Top-ranked sights in Everglades National Park: Marco Island, Ten Thousand Islands, Big Cypress National Preserve.
