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Everglades Island Airboat Tours

929 Dupont Street, PO Box 540, Everglades City, FL 34139
239-695-2333
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Owner description: Visit our newly renovated property and take a ride on one of our fully renovated airboats! Come take an Airboat ride with us through the Winding... more » Owner description: Visit our newly renovated property and take a ride on one of our fully renovated airboats! Come take an Airboat ride with us through the Winding Mangrove creeks (Walking trees) and Bays deep into the Everglades, where the Alligators live. Our Boat Captains have lived in the Everglades all their lives and know the Glades and the History like the back of their hands. Watch for all kinds of Wildlife you never know what you might see. We are Family owned and Operated and employ the finest USCG licensed Captains for you safe and memorable experience. We look forward to seeing you! « less
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Ft. Worth, TX
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

Really fun trip! We saw plenty of wildlife, osprey, raccoons, gator, pelicans, stingray, etc. and Jerry D. made the effort to seek/point them out for us. Love the mini-history lesson on Totch's Island, may have to read the book. My favorite part was really zipping along through the mangroves on the high-speed boat ride, big fun on a beautiful day.... More

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Chester, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

What a shame! Had Captain Potter stopped the airboat from time to time and given some information about what we were seeing and about the history of the Everglades this would have been an excellent trip. When asked questions he answered them and obviously knew much about the environment but he seemed unwilling to share his knowledge unless prompted.

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Illinois
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

A group of us ventured south to Everglades City for the Everglades Airboat Tour. The tour was about an hour long. Captain Brown did a fine job. He was very knowledgeable of the Everglades, the wildlife, environment, etc...We saw an alligator, a family of raccoon, all kinds of birds, crabs, and a couple of manatees in the channel. At no... More

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Maine
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013 via mobile

Went on the 90 minute tour with Capt Smallwood. Very cool trip saw pelicans, ospreys, a family of raccoons, and oh yeah a 10 foot gator. Capt Smallwood answered all out questions and provided a lot of information about the area and the history. He also fed the raccoons and the gator. Got some awesome pics and video of the... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

Island Airboat Tours is a fantastic place for fun! The staff is accommodating, tour guides are knowledgeable and the sights are fantastic. Be sure to bring SUNBLOCK, though, as the sun can become intense reflecting off all the water. Overall had a great time on the 1-hour tour.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Air boating is fun, but this was spectacular! Our guide Henry was awesome and funny! The tour was fun filled we saw gators, big ones, raccoons and all kinds of wildlife! What a gem! Highly recommend this hidden gem to all wanting to do air boating!

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Naples, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

This was a great experience, we would highly recommend this particular airboat tour company!Extremely welcoming and down-to-earth staff, from the intital phone call to make our reservation to the last wave goodbye, they were all friendly and welcoming. Get there about 15 to 30 minutes before your trip starts - they have young alligators on sight that they will show... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013 via mobile

This was our second time out with Totch. It was a great trip, very informative, lots to see. We had a gator right up next to the boat, raccoons hanging from trees to drink water. Our capt. was great! We did the 1 hour tour - will go back next time we 're in town.

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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

It was an amazing trip for us. Kids enjoyed watching crocodiles fro the air boat. Our captain was the funniest guy. He entertained us by calling birds by their names and feeding the from his hands. After the boat you stay for the short show which was also great.

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Dartmouth, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

Although gators were scarce in March, due to the high salt content of the briny water, it was a lovely and very enjoyable trip. From Zipping through the Mangroves to having a Pellican land on our boat, it was a super day. If you are a photography buff or just like the more natural side of Florida, an airboat ride... More

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