Our Everglades Tour is led by a real guide with over 10 years of experience in Miami. Personal connection is super important to us, that's why we keep our tour groups small to medium-sized, ensuring that every question gets answered.
We make sure no question goes unanswered! The Everglades have faced new challenges over time, from urban development and drainage to the invasion of exotic species from the tropical rainforests of South America. We want to show you how much we care about the Everglades, and that's why we've been actively involved in protecting them for years. During this tour, we'll also share ways you can actively contribute to preserving the Everglades.
Looking forward to having you with us!
Posted By : Sash_H
The tour operator states there are two tour times but does not allow you to pick the time, even if requesting in advance. Was only notified 15 minutes in advance of the tour at 7:45am that they would arrive at the hotel. Was charged but never got to take the tour. Did not respond when I asked if it could be rebooked for following day.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 10:45:18 
Posted By : F1576AHsarahv
The trip was very great! The driver, Christian, was on time and very polite. He helped make everything go smoothly. The fan boat ride was cool and we got to see an alligator swimming right by the boat in the water!
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 10:01:00 
Posted By : Jonathon_S
Christian was our tour guide and was friendly, funny, and knowledgeable about the Everglades. He made sure to take pictures of each family at nice spots. He was the reason this tour didn't get lower ratings.
During our airboat tour we got to see a variety of birds and a couple alligators...kinda...for a minute until they went under the water. I was very disappointed that the pictures of the airboat on the viator site didn't align to what we rode (false advertising?). We had a covered boat which limited viewing of the birds and trees, we were all on the same level and I think the covered boat actually increases the noise of the airboat (bring earplugs if you take this tour). There were also way more people than are pictured in the photos....think more like 30 people on the boat and the front row truly had the best seats. When we got back to the dock, the alligator show had started a bit earlier so we were told we would need to wait till 4:55pm (about 15-20 more min) before they would do another. However, when we went over there at 4:55 they allowed us to sit but because they kept waiting for more boats to start the show, they didn't start the show till about 5:25. The show was good and they tried to engage and make part of the last 10 minutes of the waiting time entertaining, but the wait time combined with the heat really put a damper on the fun. (Thankfully the bleachers, where the show was, had a covering so the sun wasn't on us). After this show we waited another 15-20 min to let folks have more time to use the restroom (only 2 stalls for the women) and then all 15 of us got back in the tight van and headed back).
Viator advertised this as a 3 hour tour that departed between 7:45am and 1:45pm. We received an email saying our pick up was at 2:11pm and despite sending an email to Banana Joe, no one ever responded answering our questions regarding why the time was later than advertised nor what time we'd arrive back. We didn't arrive back until about 6:45pm. Not exactly how I would've hoped to spend mother's day, but eh, I guess now I know I don't need (or want) to do that again.
There was an everglade tour that used headsets to help with noise and allowing you to talk to each other, it also was smaller and open to the air (a totally different company). If I would even consider this again, I probably would choose to do that one.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13 09:46:17
Posted By : Trek284552
Our tour guide/driver-hagen- was funny and very informative. Our Captain-Chris—was informative and very pleasant. All in all…the 4 of us had a wonderful and entertaining afternoon at the Everglades!
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 21:43:04
Posted By : Tobias I
Nice Tour Guide with top and friendly service.
Got a lot of information about the tour.
Pick up from Hotel was on time.
Thanks you Chris👍
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 11:50:09
Posted By : 594dariani
Very helpful tour guide and overall great experience. Christian was our tour guide and he was quite knowledgeable about gators in general and the Everglades.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 12:27:29
Posted By : Elliot_A
Thanks to Christian who let us know all things you ignore about Everglades and his ecosystem.
Unfortunately tour is in a small part of the Everglades, 60 minutes is too short
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 15:55:46
Posted By : X4881LHmelissav
Haugen was wonderful with entertainment as well as historical facts. Having a ride to and from the hotel made it very relaxing and we could take in the sites. The air boat was wonderful. Our driver was knowledgeable and respectful of nature. Great day!
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 20:40:22
Posted By : Vivien_S
It was perfect! Communication was reliable and really good! We got picked up on time and brought to the parks. The Tour itself was so perfect! Captain Anna was so funny!
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 18:22:04
Posted By : bethnG7079MV
The best part may have been the shuttle to the Everglades by our tour guide Kristin. He shared so much information about the Everglades before we even got there.
Our visit was much more enjoyable knowing about what we were seeing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 17:58:31
