Take an Airboat Tour in the Everglades!

If you’re looking for adventurous and unique things to do near Sarasota, an airboat tour of the Everglades is just the thing for you!

Embark on an unforgettable adventure as we journey into the heart of one of Florida’s most iconic and mesmerizing natural wonders: the Everglades. Known as the “River of Grass,” this unique ecosystem is a lush, watery wilderness unlike any other. And what better way to explore this enchanting landscape than by taking an exhilarating airboat tour? 

Plan a thrilling expedition with one of these Everglades airboat tours, where you’ll witness incredible wildlife and untamed beauty and experience the magic of a truly one-of-a-kind ecosystem!

Gator Park

Gator Park Airboat Tours proudly claim the title of the “premier airboat tour” in the state, offering you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of these remarkable creatures. Expert guides will navigate you through the enchanting wetlands, ensuring you encounter one of the 200,000 alligators that call the Everglades home.

During their Everglades tours, you can also expect delightful encounters with turtles, colorful macaws, slithering snakes, and other indigenous residents, some of which you’ll spot as you venture down the serene canal at the beginning of your journey. As the airboat cruises further into the sprawling, vibrant marshlands, you’ll have the chance to observe a variety of aquatic and land-dwelling creatures in their natural habitat.

Gator Park operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with airboat tours departing every 20 to 30 minutes, providing ample opportunities to explore this captivating environment. Be sure not to miss the last tour, which departs at 5 p.m., and prepare for an unforgettable Everglades experience.

Everglades Safari Park

There are three different airboat tours to choose from at Everglades Safari Park. This airboat tour company began over 50 years ago and today provides one general and two private 30- to 40-minute tours as narrators describe the area’s history, wildlife, and other facts about the Everglades. The general tour is a ride through the swamps; in the private tour, you’ll be taken deeper into the Everglades to experience the swamp’s ecosystems and more of the wondrous wildlife and vegetation.

Finally, the expanded private airboat tour allows you to get out and take the Walking Jungle Trail for a truly unique encounter with the wilderness. All three tours include the wildlife nature show and access to the park, where you can see exhibits and witness the Everglades from an observation platform.

Coopertown Airboats

Both private and group airboat tours are available from Coopertown Airboats. Coopertown runs a fleet of seven airboats, with the largest having the capacity to hold 24 passengers.

The original tour runs through nine miles of the Everglades, passing through the “river of grass,” alligator holes, wading birds, and other wonders of the swamp.

They also offer one-hour, 1.5-hour, and 2-hour private tours that will take you to a small island and trails accessible only by boat for a one-of-a-kind look at the vegetation and creatures that dwell deep in the Everglades.

Coopertown Airboats have carried film crews for documentary and film productions, bills itself as the “original airboat tour,” and has been rated #1 by the Miami Herald for three-quarters of a century.

The company operates seven days/week from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., with the last tour departing at 4:30.

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