All Day Everglades Tours (8-10 hours) = Half Day Tour +
There are 4-5 parts to the All Day tour:
1. Airboat to a Miccousukee tree island. Other tours end here.
2. Stops in Big Cypress Preserve where wildlife increases dramatically
3. 90 min boat ride thru the Ten Thousand Islands to the Gulf of Mexico
4. A stone crab lunch during stone crab season thru April
5. Usually stop in Fakahatchee state park for birds, a boardwalk, and manatees. Especially good November-January.
Most visitors and sightseeing tour operators only go to the first few airboats or Shark Valley and turn back to Miami.
Miami Native Tours brings you to FOUR PARKS w an airboat ride to a Miccosukee tree island and a spectacular boat ride through the 10,000 Islands to the Gulf of Mexico. Tour includes transportation to and from your Miami or Miami Beach hotel.
Hope to see:
30 minute hike thru several ecological communities, ending with a beautiful cypress canopy and an opportunity to see various epiphytes and orchids.
A great bird spot for wading birds and raptors in the fall, and songbirds all year round.
There are several stops for gators and birds in Big Cypress and Fakahatchee, depending on water levels and migration. Gators seen are dozens in the summer, hundreds in the winter.
Usually stop at Clyde Butcher Photo Gallery, considered the Ansel Adams of Florida, which features a cypress swamp trail behind gallery.
30 minute hike on a Big Cypress Boardwalk with a beautiful cypress canopy and an opportunity to see various epiphytes and orchids.
A great bird spot for wading birds and raptors in the fall, and songbirds all year round.
Stop at Clyde Butcher Photo Gallery, considered the Ansel Adams of Florida, which features a cypress swamp trail behind gallery.
There are several stops for gators and birds in Big Cypress, depending on water levels and migration. Gators seen are dozens in the summer, hundreds in the winter.
Sunset tours on the Gulf are especially magical. A bird lover’s delight!
Airboat ride to tree island where Miccosukee lived for generations fleeing the US Army.
Tour highlights the unique history of the unconquered Miccosukee tribe
*The 3-4000 year old Calusa mounds make archaeology and Native
American heritage an important part of the tour.
Dawn Patrol Sunset boat ride on the Gulf Make Airboat ride private $ Extended time on boat ride thru Ten Thousand Islands $ Swamp walks with another guide with BICY permit. $$ Canoe or Kayak with another guide $$ Extra time for photographers and birdwatchers $
4 people minimum: $225 each
5-8 people: $205 each
9-13 people: $195 each
Calusa
Tekesta
Seminole
Miccosukee
Black Seminoles
The Calusa mound pictured built 3000 years ago is an important part of the tour.
Options and/or Upgrades to your Everglades tour:
Dawn Patrol usually means seeing more wildlife and beating the blue hair invasion from Naples that crowds our stone crab restaurant
The itinerary is set by guests, pickup time, lunchtime, the order of the tour.
I do not charge extra if the group uses a third party for:
Important: Third parties must have a Big Cypress permit, as I do.
Third parties for swamp walks and swamp buggies take guest to places I can not and don’t want to do.
Swamp walks are usually led by hunters. Swamp buggies by old time Gladesmen, similar to my boat captains.
Once or twice a month during the winter a strong SW or NW wind makes conditions for the boat trip thru the Ten Thousand Islands less than ideal. I usually know 3-5 days ahead of time and can offer additional options:
The days before and after the strong winds are usually very good days, so my preference is to to reschedule if possible.
I’m going to be honest. I don’t like doing this tour because i know just 20 miles farther birds are everywhere, we can get a stone crab lunch at the docks, and a spectacular boat ride with dolphins, birds, sawfish, manatees. I only recommend this tour if there is a smal craft warning for the Ten Thousand Islands, making the All Day tour not worth the effort.
I only sell this tour when time is tight for my guests but they have to see alligators. We do an airboat ride to a Miccouskee tree island on their reservation, and we continue on to Big Cypress National Preserve.
Big Cypress is home to many unique fauna and flora such as the Florida panther, black bear, the American Alligator, wood storks, the Big Cypress fox squirrel and the ghost orchid. The best time to see wildlife is in the early morning so Dawn Patrol is a highly recommended in order to experience the best of the Everglades. Transportation is included to and from your Miami or Miami Beach hotel. We also pick up and drop off at the Port of Miami and Miami International Airport (MIA). View our prices and tour details below.
A 30 minute hike on a Big Cypress Boardwalk under a beautiful Cypress canopy. Epiphytes, flowers and a variety of orchids fill the trees and swamps in the summer months.
A great bird spot for migrating wading and raptor birds in the fall, and songbirds all year round.
Stop at Clyde Butcher Photo Gallery which features a cypress swamp trail behind his gallery. Keep your eyes open for his resident alligator Lily.
There are several designated stops for gators and birds in Big Cypress, depending on water levels and migration. Expect dozens of gators in the summer, and sometimes hundreds in the winter.
Ask any local and they will tell you the best place to see “Old Florida” is traveling through the backroads of the Everglades. Both Loop and Turner Road are well known but never crowded, which increases your chances for seeing more wildlife. Few tourists visit these spots and even fewer operators offer them as an option on their tours. These roads drive through the heart of Big Cypress passing through marl prairies, pinelands and cypress swamps and offer exceptional opportunities for viewing alligators, birds, turtles, and snakes up close without ever leaving the comfort of the passenger van.
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