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The 15 Best Everglades & Airboat Tours

44 tours  ·  from $33 a head

Six inches of water and a foot of sawgrass, which only a flat-bottomed hull crosses. These 15 compare the Miami and New Orleans departures on price, boat size, transfer time and the months when the alligators are actually out on the banks.

From Miami: Everglades Airboat, Wildlife Show & Bus Transfer - The 45-minute airboat ride
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From Miami: Everglades Airboat, Wildlife Show & Bus Transfer

1.Everglades Airboat, Wildlife Show & Bus Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 8,622 reviews · 5 hours · from $49Our pick

Take a five-hour Miami excursion to Everglades Holiday Park with an air-conditioned bus, a 45-minute airboat ride, and an alligator and wildlife presentation. Captains such as Kyle, Jose, and Captain Chaos are known for lively commentary and good animal spotting. Spanish bus commentary is available on selected departures, but the Everglades tour is in English.

“Great, we got to see 4 alligators and it was a great show, driver of the bus, Ronet was very entertaining and knowledgeable”

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Miami: Everglades National Park Airboat Tour & Wildlife Show - Guides who make a short ride work
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Miami: Everglades National Park Airboat Tour & Wildlife Show

2.Everglades National Park Airboat Tour & Wildlife Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7,296 reviews · 1 day · from $42

At Gator Park, you’ll take a 35 to 40 minute narrated airboat ride through Everglades National Park, then watch a 30 minute alligator and wildlife show. Guides such as Cody, Jay, Anthony, John, and Tom are known for mixing facts with humor. Park entry and transportation cost extra.

“Really nice for everyone who has never seen an alligator. Great guide also”

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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation - Boarding the 22-passenger flat-bottom boat
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation

3.New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,399 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $70Top rated

Ride from the French Quarter to Honey Island Swamp, then board a quiet 22-passenger boat with a local captain such as Steve, Scottie, Marc, or Jody. Expect narrow waterways, lush foliage, alligators, raccoons, birds, and stories about Cajun life. Wildlife is less active in cold weather, so season matters.

“Great experience with Justin as the tour guide! I had a great time learning about the rich history. Will do this again!”

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New Orleans Airboat Ride - The 1-hour-45-minute ride through cypress swamp
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New Orleans Airboat Ride

4.New Orleans Airboat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,891 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $59

Travel from Lafitte into a 20,000-acre cypress swamp on a 1-hour-45-minute airboat ride. Choose a 6-to-8-passenger boat or a larger vessel, and look for alligators, bald eagles, herons, turtles, and snakes. Guides such as Ronnie, Mark, Shane, and Captain TikTok add local stories and plenty of humor.

“This is a wonderful tour that I would encourage every traveler to experience! Our airboat Captain, Adam, was extremely professional, courteous and very knowledgeable about the environment and the ecosystem. The tour exceeded our expectations, a nature extravaganza -- and full of alligators, indeed!”

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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans - What the plantation tour adds
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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

5.Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,303 reviews · 7 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $131

Ride from the French Quarter to Oak Alley or Destrehan Plantation, then board a covered pontoon boat at Cajun Pride Swamp Tours. Expect local guides, live commentary, historic sites, mossy cypress trees, and chances to see alligators, raccoons, wild hogs, snakes, turtles, and birds. The trip lasts about 7 hours 45 minutes.

“This was a fantastic trip from beginning to end, lots of information given by the awesome guide Dionne, she truly knows her history! The driver was just as friendly and the swamp tour was brilliant (although we didn't see many gators due to it being winter) However, we saw lots of cute Raccoons! Great Experience! 🥰🥰”

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New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour - Watching alligators in the narrow swamp channels
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New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour

6.New Orleans Self-Transport Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,824 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $37

Drive yourself to Slidell for a two-hour Honey Island Swamp cruise aboard a quiet, 22-passenger boat. Guides such as Jody, Emmett, Dustin, and Wade G. explain Cajun culture, wetland ecology, and local wildlife while you look for alligators, raccoons, birds, turtles, snakes, and wild boar.

“This is an amazing thrilling experience to see aligators and other wildlife animal so close. Dont miss it...its worth the experience. You'll be on this steamer boat so close to the gators and its a great experience”

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Everglades Small-Group Tour from Miami with Transportation - Alligators are the prize, but sightings are never guaranteed
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Everglades Small-Group Tour from Miami with Transportation

7.Everglades Small-Group Tour from Miami with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,657 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $82

Travel from selected Miami Beach and Downtown hotels to Everglades Holiday Park in a small Mercedes Sprinter van. Your guide, often Antoine or Simona, explains Miami and the Everglades on the way. At the park, take a 50 to 60-minute airboat ride, watch an English-language alligator presentation, and browse the wildlife exhibits.

“Picked up early but as we saw at the end of the tour this meant no queue. Had a photo included in the price. Tour guide antoine was very knowledgeable and gave a good history and insight into where we were going. It was a small group of 11. The boat was terrific fun and we saw around 15 alligators, vultures, birds of prey, fish, a snake really close up in the air boat. Then a show which explained the role of the volunteers (mental) and alligators. Incredibly brave/bonkers. Would highly recommend”

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Florida Everglades Airboat Tour and Wild Florida Admission with Optional Lunch - Choosing between the 30-minute and one-hour airboat rides
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Florida Everglades Airboat Tour and Wild Florida Admission with Optional Lunch

8.Florida Everglades Airboat Tour and Wild Florida Admission with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,576 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $37

Drive about an hour from Orlando to Kenansville for a 30-minute or 1-hour airboat ride through 4,200 acres of protected wetlands. Captains such as Alex, Jeff, Curtis, and Bob point out alligators and birds, while the included park adds lemurs, sloths, zebras, white alligators, feeding shows, and a petting zoo.

“Great experience! Matt was wonderful… very knowledgeable and stopped several times to point things out.”

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Miami Combo: City Tour, Biscayne Bay Cruise and Everglades Airboat Ride - Seeing Miami from the double-decker bus
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Miami Combo: City Tour, Biscayne Bay Cruise and Everglades Airboat Ride

9.Miami Combo: City Tour, Biscayne Bay Cruise and Everglades Airboat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2,487 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $69

Pack three Miami experiences into one long day: a narrated double-decker tour through South Beach, Little Havana, Wynwood, and downtown, a 90-minute Biscayne Bay cruise past Millionaire’s Row, and an Everglades airboat ride. Check in at 305 Lincoln Road by 8:30 a.m. Food, drinks, hotel pickup, and luggage storage are not included.

“The Combo were excellent including the tour guides. All three (3) tour guides was excellent. It was the transport driver from the bayside to the Everglades that was NOT good. Plus Why were we charged unexpectedly additional 4.00 dollar service charge when the full Combo was paid in advance. Everglade trip: We were told to meet at the Ben Pizza but it was not clarified that there are 2 Ben’s pizza and it should have been clarified on the back of sticker label that it was the Ben Pizza at the front. There was no driver standing ant the Ben pizza once we made it to the / d Ben…”

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New Orleans: High Speed 16 Passenger Airboat Ride - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
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New Orleans: High Speed 16 Passenger Airboat Ride

10.High Speed 16 Passenger Airboat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,380 reviews · 100 minutes - 4 hours · from $65

Ride a 16-passenger airboat through the wetlands of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, about 35 minutes from New Orleans. Stadium seating gives you a clear view as local captains such as Bebop, Dewey, Ian, and Ernie point out alligators, birds, and swamp plants. Hotel pickup is optional.

“Very educational and a lot of fun - highly recommended..”

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Miami: Everglades Experience, Bay Cruise & Open-Top Bus Tour - The Everglades airboat ride and wildlife show
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Miami: Everglades Experience, Bay Cruise & Open-Top Bus Tour

11.Everglades Experience, Bay Cruise & Open-Top Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,918 reviews · from $80

This three-part Miami package pairs a 45-minute Everglades airboat ride and wildlife show with a two-hour open-top city tour and a 90-minute Biscayne Bay cruise. You’ll see Wynwood, Little Havana, Miami Beach, Millionaire’s Row, and more. Guides such as José, German, and Santi have earned praise, though careful timing is essential.

“I had a great experience in Miami everybody was super nice and I don’t just mean the people in the tour staff but people in general”

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Everglades Airboat, Wildlife Show, and Roundtrip Bus From Miami - What you may see in the wetlands
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Everglades Airboat, Wildlife Show, and Roundtrip Bus From Miami

12.Everglades Airboat, Wildlife Show, and Roundtrip Bus From Miami

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,886 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $49

Travel by air-conditioned motorcoach from Miami to Everglades Holiday Park, then ride an airboat through the wetlands with a guide such as Captain Zack or Captain Drew. Look for alligators and other wildlife, attend a short wildlife show, and receive a group photo. The English airboat tour lasts about four hours overall, including the 45 to 60 minute ride each way.

“Well worth going. About an hours drive from Bayside to the park. Very old bus and not the happiest of bus drivers. The captains of the air boats were great. We had captain Zack and he was very good. Shared lots of info about the area and the wildlife, really enjoyed the boat trip”

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Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours & Rides - What the first hour on the airboat feels like
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Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours & Rides

13.Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours & Rides

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,884 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $47

Ride a narrated airboat across the Everglades from Fort Lauderdale, with about an hour on the water and live guidance from your captain. You may see alligators, birds, turtles, and iguanas in their natural setting. Captains such as JoJo, Jo, and Sebastian have earned praise for their humor and clear explanations. Parking and one group photo are included.

“Saw so many alligators! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job of maneuvering the boat so everyone could see the alligators!”

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Everglades: Sawgrass Park Day Time Airboat Tour & Exhibits - What you may see in the Everglades
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Everglades: Sawgrass Park Day Time Airboat Tour & Exhibits

14.Everglades: Sawgrass Park Day Time Airboat Tour & Exhibits

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,857 reviews · 40 min · from $33Best value

Spend 40 minutes on an English-guided airboat ride through the Everglades, then visit Sawgrass Recreation Park’s alligator and reptile exhibit. Captains such as John, Nick, Andrew, and Captain Disco explain the wetlands and help you spot wildlife. The visit ends with a chance to touch a baby alligator.

“Gutted we didn’t see an alligator in the wild but hard to spot when such a massive wild space. Boat was amazing and loved every minute”

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New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure - Reaching the meeting point in Marrero
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New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure

15.New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,855 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.) · from $35

You’ll cruise the Barataria Preserve wetlands from Marrero in a roofed, cushioned boat with raised or lowered windows, a restroom, and room to move. A local captain such as Ernie or Dewey narrates the ride, pointing out alligators, snakes, turtles, birds, a Cajun cemetery, an Indian burial mound, and an old fishing village. Wildlife sightings vary by season.

“Captain Ernie was awesome, gave us a very fun filled tour covering the history of the area and injecting humor along with content. It was 40F out so we didn’t see large alligators, just a small one sunbathing but it was nonetheless a fun educational ride through the swamp.”

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