Small-Group Tour: Everglades Family Adventure from Ft Lauderdale

If you're looking for a fun, educational adventure that’s perfect for the whole family, then this half-day Everglades tour is perfect for you. On a narrated tour from Ft Lauderdale, learn about the Everglades' ecosystems and animals from your entertaining naturalist guide. Enjoy an exciting airboat ride through marshes and swamps in search of wildlife and then get up close during a live alligator show where you get to hold a real one!

You’ll be picked up from one of Ft Lauderdale's convenient locations for a narrated tour aboard an air-conditioned mini-coach to the Everglades. On the way, your expert naturalist guide will teach you all about the ecosystems and wildlife of the Everglades.

When you arrive, an airboat will be docked and waiting for you. Embark on an exciting 40-minute airboat ride across the sawgrass prairies in search of wildlife such as herons, egrets, gallinules and spoonbills. From the safety of your boat, your guide will point out alligators looming in the water and on the banks, but don't worry, they won't hurt you!

Back on land, discover reptile exhibits featuring turtles, snakes and crocodilians. The fun continues with a live alligator show and an opportunity to hold a young alligator!

This tour is seasonal and operates from May to October.

Please Note: The only hotels that include pick up are included on the list, if your hotel is not listed, you must meet at Flamingo Gardens, 3570 S. Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330. You must call the tour operator at least 48 hours in advance to obtain an estimated pick-up time.

• Transport by air-conditioned 13-passenger van
• Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels and locations)
  
• Expert naturalist or biologist guide
  
• 40-minute airboat ride
• Live alligator show
  

• Gratuities (optional)
• Food and drinks