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Everglades Airboat Tours, A Thrill You'll Never Forget

Blast off on a covered airboat, glide through a river of grass and get up close and personal with the creatures of the Florida Everglades. An hour-long airboat tour is the perfect way to cruise this pristine one-of-a-kind environment to gain a better understanding and appreciation of the state's most exciting natural attraction. Oh, and did we mention the alligators? An Everglades airboat tour is a thrill you'll never forget as you get whisked away at top speeds, slowing down only to meet Florida's ancestral dinosaur, the alligator, along with turtles, fish, snakes, exotic birds and more.

Maximized Fun With State-of-the-Art Airboats

A fully loaded airboat is the key to maximizing your fun in the Everglades. Airboats powerful enough to handle top speeds but sleek enough to glide effortlessly over the Sawgrass River ecosystem make it easy to experience the environment like a pro. It's state-of-the-art engineering paired with high performance for top speeds of around 55 miles per hour. Thrilling? You bet. Intimidating? Nahh, covered airboat rides are available to folks of all ages- even the little ones. You'll spend a full hour exploring the sights and sounds of the Everglades from the safety of your airboat- stopping every so often to visit with the animals.

Awe Inspiring and Remarkable: Experience Wildlife Up Close

The Sunshine State is home to some of the most amazing wild life, and the Everglades isn't shy when it comes to showcasing these remarkable animals. Aside from having a spectacular view, Everglades airboat tours provide the unique opportunity to experience wild life up close, in their natural habitat. That means you might see a bull gator looking for a mate, one of 27 different kinds of snakes on the prowl or a raccoon family settling in for something to eat. It's nature and wildlife in real time, not staged, and it's as unpredictable as it is awe-inspiring.

Ready to Wrangle a Gator?

Chances are, you won't be wrestling any gators on your Everglades airboat tour, but there's no shortage of death-defying tricks and experts who can. In fact, the thrill gets even more explosive after your airboat tour, when you head back to Everglades Holiday Park for an exciting live gator show. Animal Planet's "Gator Boys" bring these amazing creatures front and center for a heart stopping illustration of strength and voracity. That's live entertainment with a kick, and a guarantee you'll never look upon the Florida gator the same way again.

When you're ready for a once in a lifetime thrill, look no further than Everglades Holiday Park, where wildlife, airboat tours and live gator shows come together to create adrenalin-charged excitement for folks of all ages. Call (954) 434-8111 or buy tickets here to reserve your seats today.

Above content has been provided by Everglades Holiday Park. 

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