Miami Trip Overview
This incredible real eco adventure starts with an amazing wet walk led by an experienced naturalist. Here you’ll have the opportunity to see rare orchids, other amazing epiphytes, and incredible wildlife; all under a beautiful canopy of cypress trees few get to see. This wet walk in this amazing ecosystem is a bucket list item that will change your life! Next, take a spectacular guided 1-hour boat tour of the 10,000 Islands in Everglades National Park with a multi-generational boat captain guide. Chance to see pods of dolphins, manatees, saw tooth fish, roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, and more. Visit a historic trading post, and a scenic narrated drive through Big Cypress National Preserve for wildlife viewing and photography. A wonderful local lunch and other eco stops are included. Then wrap up the day with a 1-hour air boat trip way out in the real Everglades; with a stop at a Native tree island village or two where they used to live. Small group and personalized.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Miami, United States
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Eco Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Miami, Florida, United States
This incredible real eco adventure starts with an amazing wet walk led by an experienced naturalist. Here you’ll have the opportunity to see rare orchids, other amazing epiphytes, and incredible wildlife; all under a beautiful canopy of cypress trees few get to see. This wet walk in this amazing ecosystem is a bucket list item that will change your life! Next, take a spectacular guided 1-hour boat tour of the 10,000 Islands in Everglades National Park with a multi-generational boat captain guide. Chance to see pods of dolphins, manatees, saw tooth fish, roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, and more. Visit a historic trading post, and a scenic narrated drive through Big Cypress National Preserve for wildlife viewing and photography. A wonderful local lunch and other eco stops are included. Then wrap up the day with a 1-hour air boat trip way out in the real Everglades; with a stop at a Native tree island village or two where they used to live. Small group and personalized.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Wild Lime Adventures, 3601 N Ocean Dr, Hollywood, FL 33019-3811
Begin this tour with easy pick up right at your hotel or other location in Greater Ft. Lauderdale or Miami.
Pass By: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
See Fort Lauderdale through the eyes of an intriguing local guide. Enjoy this guided narrated trip through the city on our way to our destination.
Pass By: Miami, Miami, Florida
Enjoy a narrated scenic tour of Miami as we head out to our destination. Learn about Miami, old and new, from your interesting local guide.
Stop At: Big Cypress National Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trl E, Ochopee, FL 34141-1000
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: 2 hours
Stop At: Everglades City, Everglades City, Florida
Enjoy lunch and a guided tour of this small town, which was once the county seat for Collier County.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve Ochopee, Ochopee, FL 34141-2083
Head off road to hidden spots to see the largest alligators imaginable. Learn about the remote way of life of the people who inhabit this region, and become fascinated with endless natural discoveries.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Oasis Visitor Center, 52105 Tamiami Trl E, Ochopee, FL 34141-2044
This little stop typically includes a lot of birds, and super big alligators!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Miccosukee Indian Village, US Hwy 41 Mile Marker 36, Tamiami Trail, Tamiami, FL 33194
Head out on a small air boat far from land. On this 1-hour trip, stop at 1 or 2 native tree island villages where the Natives used to live. Explore, and wonder about the remote beauty of their unique way of life and culture. This is your chance to see large and small alligators, and baby alligators; along with a wide variety of bird species, including the endangered Everglades snail kite.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Shark Valley, 36000 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL, Everglades National Park, FL 33194
Watch how the sun and clouds reflect off the water way out in this “River of Grass,” perhaps the widest river in the world.
Pass By: Tamiami Trail, 24050 SW 8th street, FL 33194
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