Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure and Wildlife Encounter

Overview

Available languages

English

30 minutes

Mobile ticket

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.

Additional Info

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.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

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.

2 hours • Admission Included

What‘s Included

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)

Options

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.

Reviews

4.31

1,799 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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309

146

Great adventure!
rachelgT1581EE,,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great time on our tour! Jack was a fun and knowledgeable guide! We saw some really beautiful wildlife, including a couple alligators! Food truck was reasonably priced.
Warm day, saw several...
Rusty E,,Feb 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
Warm day, saw several gators, tour guide was terrific. Kids enjoyed it immensely, the exhibits were ok,but the people doing the presentation were great
Worth the time and money
TrpAdv49,,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We thoroughly enjoyed our airboat ride. The guide was able to find 3 alligators, and answered questions from the passengers. Back on shore, the exhibit area included a talk by a guide with snakes, and another with a young alligator. Their love for reptiles was evident. Worth the time and money for an enjoyable, educational experience.
Easy and Fun!
Gabrielle W,,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a great trip! The pick up area was easy to find and there were nice areas to wait and a big gift shop to check out before we boarded the boat. Captain Disco was very patient and did a wonderful tour. Afterwards, my family mined for gems and enjoyed animal exhibits. Would recommend you bring ear protection muffs, if you have them, especially if someone is very sensitive to loud noise. The group is given free ear plugs but we had ear protection muffs which were much more effective.
Fun day out at the Everglades
Q4187WVcarolinep,,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The whole family enjoyed this trip so much and our guide Andrew taught us so much about the Everglades and alligators. Would highly recommend
Captain was very...
AnnaMarie B,,Feb 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
Captain was very knowledgable we saw 6 gators the food truck food was delicious the only issue was poor sign age for exit from parking lot
Effortless! Well done
Karen E,,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
From the time we went on line, booked tickets and arrived it was very easy. We were scheduled for a 1:00 time slot, got there and there was room on the boat that was leaving in 10 min. Excellent tour and so informative!
Just fine but could be better
Q3336AXjennc,,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
While this was very affordable and we did see alligators, we were ultimately disappointed. We really didn't go far - just a circle, saw a few gators, and went back. The experience of the boat ride was much less exciting than other rides we have been on - there really wasn't a thrill. We also missed headsets with a tour guide giving us great information as we rode along. Instead, he was yelling above the noise - and only when we stopped. We definitely didn't have a bad time; we just didn't have the airboat experience we have had with other vendors.
Everglades Airboat experience
katherinel826,,Feb 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The facilities are really great - easy booking and areas to eat and relax as well. The airboat ride was fantastic and the animal area very informative too. I just loved the whole experience
Great airboat ride, hated the animal enclosure.
Denise K,,Feb 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
Great airboat ride. Got to see different birds, iguanas & alligators. It started raining heavily halfway through our tour so be prepared as it was cold & very wet. Didn't like the animals being caged in the animal encounter & the baby gator with its mouth taped up so people can pet it. Not cool. For this reason we would not go back.