Orlando: Everglades Airboat Ride and Wildlife Park Ticket

About This Experience

This ticket from Wild Florida Airboat Tours combines an airboat ride with entry to the company's wildlife park, all on its own property south-east of Kissimmee. You choose a 30-minute or a 1-hour ride through 4,200 acres of protected swamp, marsh and river that the operator calls the Central Florida Everglades. It is not Everglades National Park, which is several hours further south, but you get the same kind of flat, open wetland with alligators, turtles and wading birds.

The boats are US Coast Guard approved and run by licensed captains, who slow down to point out wildlife and look for alligators along the reed beds. Airboats are loud, so expect engine noise between stops. Back on land, your ticket covers the wildlife park, where you walk past zebras, deer, tortoises, alligators and birds, and a live alligator demonstration where handlers work with a large gator in a pool while you watch from shaded seating.

Some things cost extra. The on-site barbecue, the gift shop and photos holding a live alligator are all paid separately, and tips for your captain are not included. You drive yourself to Wild Florida. There is no hotel pickup on this listing, and the site is rural, so rideshare cars can be slow to arrive for the trip back.

This suits you if you want a first airboat ride plus a few hours with animals, and the combination works well for families. If you only have time for one short activity, the 30-minute ride is enough to get a feel for it. If you want more time spotting wildlife on the water, pick the hour-long option. Dress for the weather, since the boats are open to sun and wind.

Highlights

• Ride across 4,200 acres of protected swamp, marsh and river in the Central Florida Everglades
• Choose a 30-minute or a 1-hour airboat ride
• US Coast Guard approved boats and captains on Wild Florida's privately owned land
• Walk past zebras, deer, tortoises, alligators and birds in the wildlife park
• A short drive from Orlando, Kissimmee, the Disney area and Orlando International Airport

What's Included

• ✓ Airboat eco tour of 30 minutes, or 1 hour if you choose that option
• ✓ Guide on the airboat
• ✓ Wildlife park admission
• ✓ Live alligator demonstration
• ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance

Not Included

• Gratuities
• Photos holding a live alligator
• Barbecue, food and drinks
• Gift shop purchases
• Hotel transfers

Good to Know & Caveats

• Dress for the weather: the airboats are open to sun, wind and spray.
• The option you book sets the ride length, 30 minutes or 1 hour; park admission and the gator demonstration are the same for both.
• The 'Central Florida Everglades' is the operator's name for these wetlands, not Everglades National Park.
• Food at the barbecue, the gift shop and alligator-holding photos cost extra.
• Wild Florida is in a rural area, so plan how you will get back if you arrive by rideshare.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before your ride.

Meeting Point

Both the 30-minute and 1-hour options start at Wild Florida's own park and airboat dock south-east of Kissimmee; use the map pin on your booking confirmation for directions.