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Everglades National Park Tours

When you come to Miami, you simply cannot afford to miss visiting the Everglades National Park. This park covers a huge area of 1,509,000 acres of pristine grasslands, mangroves, and swamps. The area is so huge that it even has two climates, the tropical monsoon climate in the eastern quarter and on the shores, while the central part enjoys tropical savanna climate. Home to numerous species of birds, animals, and marine life, this park offers a memorable experience, especially when you love nature. 

How to Explore Everglades National Park?

Different types of Everglades National Park tours are available for exploring this massive area. Depending on available time and the area you want to cover, you have options of airboat tours, kayak tours, buggy tours, powerboat tours, bicycle tours, and even walking tours. Exploring the park by walking, bicycling, and kayaking are the most unobtrusive ways and you can really get up close to the wildlife and explore the area more intimately. It is also possible to camp in the Everglades National Park and stay in the most natural surroundings you have ever experienced.

Popular Everglades National Park Tours

Guided tours and ranger-led activities are available to visitors to the park. If you would like to explore certain areas on your own, you could take canoes or bicycles on rentals as well. Flamingo and Gulf Coast areas of the park can be explored by you. Here are some of the popular guided tours.

Tram Tours of Shark Valley

This tour is for exploring the northern parts of the park, and visitors ride on an open-air tram-like vehicle. The guided tour by experienced naturalists lasts about two hours, who provide interesting information about the wildlife and the "River of Grass" terrain. Visitors also have the opportunity of alighting at the observation tower of Shark Valley, and seeing a panoramic unobstructed view of the park extending 20 miles in any direction. The tour provides an opportunity at seeing White Ibis, Limpkin, Green Heron, Green Treefrog, and many other rare species.

The 15-Mile Loop on Bicycle

The 15-mile loop is a paved road, which is ideal for bicycling, without any rough terrain or hills. Typically it takes around three hours to make the loop, but it depends on your pace and the stops you make on the way to explore various things. Visitors can view wildlife as close as 10 feet. However, you are not allowed to feed or try interacting with the wildlife in any way. Some of the wild life will make it quite apparent to you on why that is wonderful advice. Boat Tours of Everglades National Park There are two main boat tours, one explores the Gulf Coast area, and the other explores Whitewater Bay area, popularly called the Flamingo area.

Anhinga Trail

This is a walking tour of about one mile through an elevated trail, and is the best way to view abundant wildlife up close. You can get a close look at alligators, many different types of fishes, turtles, and other animals and birds. Apart from the wildlife, the trail offers a very peaceful walk in the natural surroundings.