Flamingo Everglades Boat Tours
Overview
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1 hour 30 minutes
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We are 38 miles inside the Everglades. This is where you will venture up the Buttonwood Canal through Coot Bay and Tarpon Creek into Whitewater Bay as your naturalist highlights the unique plant and animal life found here and outlines the rich history of Flamingo Everglades National Park.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
infants can either sit on lap or in stroller
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Everglades National Park
Venture up the Buttonwood Canal through Coot Bay and Tarpon Creek into the Whitewater Bay as your naturalist highlights unique plant and animal life found here and outline the rich history of Flamingo Everglades National Park.
What‘s Included
Restroom on board
Tour Guide
Coffee and/or Tea
$35 admission fee per carload at the entrance gate
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Flamingo Everglades Boat Tours
Reviews
63 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Flamingo Boat excursion
Diana S,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Knowledgeable naturalist, great captain, well with the time and $$. Saw lots of wildlife and identified native plants.
Excellent Boat trip
Quest20504130831,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Boat trip was excellent. Mitchell did a great job with explaining the different plants and animals.
Flamingo Everglades Boat tour
KATHERINE K,,Dec 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our naturalist/biologist, Lucky, was excellent. She gave great info on everything we saw, which was a lot. Lots of cool wildlife and nature in general. Definitely recommend.
Tour for those who want to leave the commercial scheme to see animals in everglades. It's to know the ecosystem.
L2620NEmarinal,,Aug 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The walk was excellent. Since it was Monday, there was only our reservation. She was honored with mastery. It is a calm and educational walk. Lots of information about the ecosystem, fauna, flora. Maybe for the hour, we took the walks at 1:00, and for the fiery heat, we saw only a few birds. The captain and crew were very friendly and helpful. The boat was in excellent condition, very clean, neat. Only the seats I found tough and uncomfortable. There is no boarding Service. It is only allowed to bring water to drink. No other foods or drinks.
Guide Was Very Knowledgeable
workhardplayhard27,,Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The guide for this tour was very knowledgeable and experienced. We didn't see a great deal of wildlife on the tour, but that is always going to be hit and miss.Most of the tour was spent in the canal and there was a bit of time in a lake. Best part of the experience was walking over to the boat ramp after the tour to see numerous manatees.
Very Interesting!
Travel0138,,Jul 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Interesting experience, lots of crocodiles and other wildlife, knowledgeable crew, worth the money. Bit of drive into the park for just the tour.
A Disappointing Boat Ride
710edn,,Mar 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00This 90-minutes boat ride does not take you deep into the Everglades back country or wilderness. Much of the time is spent in the Buttonwood Canal and crossing Coot Bay. The boat turns back soon after entering Whitewater Bay. The naturalist for our tour was knowledgeable and tried hard to make the ride interesting, but there just wasn't that much to see. If you want to see lots of alligators and water birds, I suggest visiting Shark Valley and walking or cycling along the tram path. We passed several kayakers in the Buttonwood Canal that were working hard to make progress against the wind. This isn't a great place to kayak. I think that they would've been happier kayaking in one of the ponds along the road to Flamingo.
BEST Everglades Back Country Boat ride!
YaakGirl,,Mar 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Captain Marty and Naturalist Adam were very knowledgeable and personable. They made sure to answer every question and back the boat up if someone missed a wildlife sighting. We saw numerous birds and crocs!
Very good boat tour
steveaA78VG,,Feb 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent well described tour of the environment. We saw loads of crocs, and birds, plus a manatee! Highly recommended.
Great tour
Brendan S,,Feb 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour. Knowledge guides. Enjoyed seeing Crocs and birdlife. Also learned about local plant life and mangroves.
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