Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure and Wildlife Encounter
Hold on tight for the most popular Florida Everglades airboat ride, at Sawgrass Recreation Park! An exhilarating airboat tour is the perfect introduction to the Everglades and its turtles, fish, Florida gators and wading birds.
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Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure and Wildlife Encounter Ticket
General Admission : General admission airboat tours leave every 30 minutes from 9:30 am to 3:30pm with an advance reservation.
What's included in Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure and Wildlife Encounter
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Sawgrass Recreation Park
Skim across the grassy water at speeds up to 40 miles per hour while looking for wildlife like alligators, fish, turtles, and wading birds. This general admission ticket includes entrance to Sawgrass Recreation Park, a 30-40 minute guided airboat tour and an admission to our Alligator & Reptile Exhibit. Just 25 minutes from Fort Lauderdale, the safest and most entertaining and educational way to experience the Everglades’ unique subtropical ecosystem is at Sawgrass Recreation Park.
Inclusions
- Total duration of visit is about 2 hours
- Access to the park's Alligator and Reptile Exhibit
- Admission to Sawgrass Recreation Park
- 40 minute guided airboat ride
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Captain's Gratuities (optional)
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Reservation date and time required. Tours leave every 30 minutes from 9:30am to 3:30pm
- Any age child can enjoy the airboat tour. Children 3 years and under are free. It is not necessary to purchase a ticket for ages 3 years and under.
- Tour operator reserves the right to cancel the tour due to inclement weather
- If you have selected the 4 p.m. time please note that it is a check in time only and that your airboat adventure will be leaving the dock at 5 p.m. so that you have ample time to explore the exhibit areas before they close at 5 p.m.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Sawgrass Recreation Park is 2 miles North of I-75 on Highway 27, at Mile Marker 35
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Upon arrival, simply check in at the gift shop for your wristband and you will be assigned to the next boat boarding. Sawgrass Recreation Park is located at 1006 North US Highway 27 in Weston, FL 33327. We are located two miles north of i-75 on US Highway 27. Please call 954-389-0202 to request directional assistance. Your reservation time is for an arrival window and NOT a specific boat departure time. You may come in any time within the hour of your booking and you will be assigned to the next boat boarding, in less than 30 minutes. Tours may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Please call prior to arriving to ensure current operation. If you have selected the 4 p.m. time please note that it is a check in time only and that your airboat adventure will be leaving the dock at 5 p.m. so you will have time to explore the exhibit areas before they close at 5 p.m.