Everglades Swamp Walk with a Naturalist and Ten Thousand Islands Boat Tour

This incredible small-group eco adventure starts with an amazing swamp walk with a Florida Master Naturalist. You will explore the most biologically diverse region in Florida. Here you’ll have the opportunity to see rare orchids, bromeliads, flowers and incredible wildlife; all under the beautiful canopy of bald cypress trees. This swamp walk in this amazing ecosystem is a bucket list item and will change your life! Next, take a guided boat tour of the pristine 10,000 Islands in Everglades National Park with a multi-generational boat captain guide. You will have the opportunity to see an array of wildlife, like manatees and dolphins, roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, ospreys, and herons. You'll also visit a historic trading post. With pickup from your greater Ft. Lauderdale or Miami area hotel or port, this tour comes with round-trip transportation in a new sprinter style vehicle, and a delicious lunch. This is a highly personalized experience!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Wild Lime Adventures, Hollywood, FL 33019

Begin this tour with easy pick up right at your hotel or other location in Greater Ft. Lauderdale or Miami.

Duration: 9 hours

Stop At: Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park & Boardwalk, 137 Coastline Drive Box 548, Copeland, FL 34137

Go on a swamp walk adventure with your expert Florida Master Naturalist guide into the lush cypress canopy of a breathtakingly amazing eco-system. This highly personalized, small-group tour is a bucket list item not to be missed. Water shoes can be provided during your walk. After becoming fully immersed in the beauty of this region, which is the most biologically diverse in Florida, relish in a wondrous scenic wildlife drive. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local cafe in Everglades City and learn what makes the history of this area fascinating.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Florida City, FL 33034-6733

Afterwards, embark on a 60-minute guided boat tour of the remote and pristine 10,000 Islands in Everglades National Park with a multi-generational boat captain. Stop at a place to buy the freshest stone crab in the world (optional to purchase). Visit the history of the Everglades museum, and historic trading post, chronicling the rich pioneer and Indian way of life. You will receive pictures of your amazing day after the trip. End the tour with transportation back to your original departure point.

Duration: 1 hour