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Airboat Adventure
Be on the lookout for alligators and bald eagles onboard your 15-passenger airboat. Glide through the fresh water marshes and protected wetland hammocks within the heart of the Central Florida. Your journey starts with your narrated ride to Lone Cabbage, a 100-year-old, turn-of-the-century fish camp located in the middle of the back country. Once at the camp, you'll see a live wildlife presentation and some participants will even get to hold a live alligator. Travel at speeds of almost 40 mph into pristine sections of fresh water and into the Bald-Cypress Swamp; home of the Florida alligator, American bald eagle and a huge assortment of wildlife. Your eco-guide boat Captain will ensure that you come away with a new and profound understanding of Florida's vastly different land and plant communities. You'll see birds, alligators, reptiles and learn of the unique swamp life up-close. Afterwards, you may sample alligator tail and enjoy a soft drink.
Note: Wildlife sightings are frequent, but not guaranteed during the airboat ride. Alligator sightseeing is guaranteed during the wildlife presentation. A light jacket is recommended.
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(8 Reviews) 8
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7 of 8(88%)customers would recommend this to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Airboat Adventure
Review 1 for Airboat Adventure
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Fun:
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Adventurous:
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Family Oriented:
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Cultural/Educational:
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knahm
Location:St. Louis, MO
Party size:4
I traveled with:Family
Cruise Date Month:May
Cruise Date Year:2013
Favorite activities:Family oriented
Date:June 2, 2013
Awesome!
The airboat ride was one of the highlights of my whole trip! I could've ridden on that thing all day long! The guide was awesome. We saw at least 10 alligators, a couple bald eagles, a couple harens, and some kind of large turtle. The second stop, the jungle adventure place, was cool too, but wasn't as exciting. Very educational though. Got to see more alligators, snakes, cougars, and pet a de-scented skunk. There was a Native American (Seminole) on premises that gave a very informative talk as well. All in all, this was a great excursion!!!
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Review 2 for Airboat Adventure
Overall:
Fun:
5
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5
Adventurous:
5
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Family Oriented:
5
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Cultural/Educational:
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MFgiggles
Location:Boston area
Party size:4
I traveled with:Friends
Cruise Date Month:April
Cruise Date Year:2013
Date:April 22, 2013
Excellent excursion
Enjoyed this trip and would recommend this excursion. The airboat ride is exciting travelling at a high speed and we saw many alligators in the water and jumping into the water when we drove alongside them. We saw several cattle on a free range marsh. Saw several turkey vultures and birds that look like flamingos but are not. The ride was about 40 minutes long and the presentation back at the Farm was interesting. I had a tonic and tried the GATOR bites. Looked like chicken nuggets but tasted salty to me. I enjoyed the trip and would recommend.
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Review 3 for Airboat Adventure
Overall:
Fun:
3
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5
Adventurous:
3
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5
Family Oriented:
3
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5
Cultural/Educational:
4
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Ontariotraveller
Location:Brighton, Ontario
Party size:2
I traveled with:Family
Cruise Date Month:June
I want to go here next:Panama Canal
Date:June 10, 2012
Nice But Short
We were a little late leaving the port. The presentation on the bus was a little boring. Once a Lone Cabbage fish camp we were put right on the air boats. The Trip along the St. Johns river was fast and exciting, especially if you have never ridden on one before. The guide was pretty good, and we did see a couple of gators. The actually ride seemed a little short. Once back we enjoyed "gator nuggets" and a drink. Then we had a very interesting presentation from a animal rescue group. We were back at the ship early. The total length of this trip was about 2.5 hours. and that included the delay in the beginning. We really enjoyed the excursion but would not do it again.
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Review 4 for Airboat Adventure
Overall:
Fun:
5
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Adventurous:
5
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Family Oriented:
5
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Cultural/Educational:
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Dachengdao
Location:Queens, NY
Party size:5
I traveled with:Family
Cruise Date Month:February
Favorite activities:Family oriented
Favorite port:Halifax, Nova Scotia
I want to go here next:Bermuda
Date:February 27, 2012
Exciting boat ride!
We are a family of five, and this was the perfect excursion that the entire family enjoyed! The air boat was exciting and we saw lots of gators and many exotic species of birds....and cattle??? Yep, the ranchers keep cattle in the swamp so that they are free-range. After the ride we got beverages and fried gator tail which was very tasty! It's somewhere between shrimp, chicken, and clams. There was a wildlife rescue group showing some critters and giving an educational talk. We had a blast!
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Airboat Adventure
Overall:
Fun:
3
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5
Adventurous:
2
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Family Oriented:
3
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Cultural/Educational:
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dhoran22
Party size:2
I traveled with:Family
Cruise Date Month:January
Favorite activities:Adventure
Favorite port:Istanbul, Turkey
I want to go here next:Hawaii
Date:February 3, 2012
Ride way too short
The guides of the airboat are awesome and very knowledgable, but the ride itself was far too short. Maybe a half hour to 40 minutes at the most. It went by so quick I couldn't believe it was really over, I thought they were joking when they pulled back in to the main area. If the ride was longer like over an hour it would be worth it, but just not worth it for such a short ride.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Airboat Adventure
Overall:
Fun:
4
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5
Adventurous:
3
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Family Oriented:
4
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Cultural/Educational:
4
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crazymama
Location:Windham, CT
Party size:2
I traveled with:Family
Cruise Date Month:November
Cruise Date Year:2011
Favorite activities:Relaxing
Favorite port:Nassau, Bahamas
I want to go here next:Caribbean
Date:November 28, 2011
Great wildlife
WE WENT ON THE AIRBOAT RIDE AFTER IT HAD RAINED A LOT, SO WE only saw two alligators. It looked like one was fake. After the ride, we were treated to alligator nuggets, which were really good. Then a couple who do wildlife rescue showed us some of their animals. Cool !!!!
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Review 7 for Airboat Adventure
Overall:
Fun:
5
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5
Adventurous:
4
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Family Oriented:
4
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Cultural/Educational:
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JennyIsMe
Location:Brooklyn, Ny
Party size:7
I traveled with:Family
Cruise Date Month:August
Cruise Date Year:2011
Favorite activities:Relaxing
Favorite port:Great Strirrup Cay, Bahamas
I want to go here next:Europe
Date:September 1, 2011
A Nice Experience
This air-boat adventure was pretty nice, but not exactly worth the price. It was quite uncomfortable between wearing earmuffs that couldn't block out noises of the engine and the ''captain'' telling us to get up every 5 seconds to get a ''better view'' when we were fine on our seats. It was hot and it was sticky, but it was still fun; just don't forget to bring the sunscreen! When we got out, it started raining and the wind was real strong so we just stayed in that lodge like we planned. The animal show was nice, we got to pet animals and take pictures but it didn't last that long. By the way, the crocodile meat tastes like chicken nuggets. Just saying. The picture is of my daughter and my nephew.
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Review 8 for Airboat Adventure
Overall:
Fun:
5
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5
Adventurous:
3
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Family Oriented:
5
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Cultural/Educational:
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opal60
Location:Port Canaveral, FL
Party size:4
I traveled with:Family
Cruise Date Month:August
Cruise Date Year:2011
Favorite activities:Educational
Favorite port:Newport, Rhode Island
I want to go here next:Panama Canal
Date:August 20, 2011
Had A Great Time
This was a great time and I would do it again. Fun for young and old.
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