Everglades

Tour at a Glance | Experience Required | Cost | Certifications Offered
Itinerary | Other Options | What’s Included

Explore the waters, marsh and tropical pine forests of the Florida Everglades by the light of sunny blue skies and the glow of star filled nights.

Tour at a glance:

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  • Led by the area’s most experienced and knowledgeable guide, Garl Harrold, you’ll visit parts of the Florida Everglades that most tourists don’t ever see
  • Explore both the salt and fresh waters of Everglades National Park via kayak
  • “Slog” through the swamps and cypress domes of the Everglades
  • Encounter abundant wildlife such as birds, fish, snakes, alligators and crocodiles
  • Hike lush pine forests and hardwood hammocks
  • Tour the tropical marshlands from elevated boardwalks and walkways
  • Experience the sunset over Florida Bay while reflecting on your Everglades excursion
  • Turn on your flashlight and discover unique wildlife that only emerges after dark

Experience Required:

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None! We customize every trip to your groups’ age and ability.

Costs:

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Full day tours start at $150 per person.

Trips are customized depending on season, customer preferences, ages and activity levels. There may be variations in the prices depending on your preferences.

When you purchase any of our tours, you’ll automatically get 10% off a second tour of equal or lesser value. This offer is good for one year from the purchase of the first tour. In addition, kids under 12 years of age get a 10% discount on every tour.

Please call us at 1-877-99-GO-ECO, or e-mail us at info@goecokeys.com, for specifics regarding your Everglades tour.

Certifications Offered:

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All participants will earn an EcoKeys Everglades Wildlife Appreciation Certificate.

Sample Itinerary

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The tours generally get started when you arrive at Everglades National Park at 1 p.m.* and begin with a two-hour “swamp walk.”

After this hike, you’ll relocate to the coastal mangrove estuaries of Flamingo where you’ll board kayaks and begin exploring the waters of Florida Bay from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

As the sun begins to slide towards the sea, you’ll drift among the mangrove islands in your kayak while experiencing a sunset that you won’t soon forget.

The tour will wind down with a night walk from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. where you’ll venture into the cypress domes to search for nocturnal wildlife.

*IMPORTANT NOTE – Due to changes in sunlight, tours scheduled in the winter season will begin early morning and can last as long as you prefer. We recommend a full day tour to maximize wildlife sightings.

Other Options:

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Include a Key Largo backcountry tour in your Everglades experience. With this option, your day begins with boarding a boat in Key Largo and exploring the waters of Florida Bay as you head up to the Everglades. You’ll then meet your Everglades guide on land and continue your tour of the freshwater swamps and marshes. You can return to Key Largo via boat, or watch the sunset in the Everglades and hitch a ride home with your guide.

What’s included:

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  • Kayaking, hiking and swamp walking
  • Opportunity to customize your trip to your abilities and preferences. Tours are often led in small groups to maximize wildlife sightings
  • All equipment for each phase of the tour is provided; however, you’ll need to bring plenty of water, lunch, snacks, sunscreen and a camera
  • EcoKeys t-shirt