Everglades Safari Park

Do not go unless it’s sunny. As a one-​time experience of going on an airboat, it was fun but overpriced for a thirty minute boat ride. The driver was able to find spots with alligators to point out. At times, the boat seemed to be out of control, gliding sideways. I never felt afraid or in any danger. Seeing the alligators in the wild was great. The Everglades are beautiful. But $ 25 for a 30 minute boat ride with alligator sightings is expensive.

Had a great time, eco learning fan boat ride was nice, great driver. Boat ride includes alligator show, humane not wrestling. Museum and chicken feeding stadium were closed so minus one star. Good value using the Unilocal check in coupon, so it was 21 each person.

First, this place is for tourists that have no experience or access to the Everglades. If you live here or have a more adventurous nature, there are better places to see and do the alligator thing. But, if you are just visiting, this place will do. Yes, it’s overpriced. No, you won’t be thrilled with the airboat experience. Yes, it’s kind of a ways out. But, hey, it’s still pretty cool to see an alligator and ride an airboat through a sea of grass. So if you’re visiting, go do it and have a little fun!

I came here a few months ago– and had a great time! The ride and «show» are about 2 – 2 ½ hours long. There were some really great views of the everglades, it was beautiful. We saw maybe a handful of gators as soon as the boat would approach them they would hide. It was ok since after the boat ride we were able to hold a small alligator and take some great photos. It was a bit hot and humid — i would recommend bringing sunblock and ladies if your hair is long then tie it back since it will be flying everywhere.

Really enjoyed this place. We bought a group on deal for this place, so cheaper than buying there and also we got to skip the ticket booth line and walk straight in after they scanned us in. We drove there, not hard to find, just followed Sat nav. Staff take their jobs and your safety seriously. Very busy place, had an ok café there too. The ride itself was fun, boats go super fast. I wouldn’t say sitting on the edge of either side is necessarily the best seating as you really won’t know where and when you’ll see an alligator. We sat second row from the back and had the best seats to see things on either side, plus the captain Sat right behind us and he tended to move the boat close to where we sat to see things. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. Afterwards we saw the show of a snake and alligators. We took pictures with the baby alligator too. There are lots of alligators around the park and nice areas to take pictures. Overall I enjoyed the experience and it’s something worth doing if you are in the area visiting.

Well worth the asking price. We took an organized tour from Miami (can’t recall the company name), but you could just as easily just drive here from the city and buy your own tickets — it’d be a bit cheaper that way. One way or the other, the park is really worth visiting. Amazing sights, the chance to learn a bit more about the animals (you really get a feeling the rangers care about them and their wellbeing), some tacky but well worth doing things (like a photo with a baby alligator). I’ve read people complaining about the mosquitoes, but we had no such problems ourselves.

This park was great, I loved it ! We got to see a few alligators and even got to hold one ! The show at the end is amazing !

We took an hour long private boat tour with Jason. He was amazing, we saw alligator, turtles, and ate Sawgrass. It was the most unbelievable experience ever. Highly recommend you visit this awesome place.

Unfortunately it was raining when I went, but despite that, it was a great experience. Something you won’t see every day!
The captain is awesone, the crew in general is awesome!
Be careful, a lot of mosquitos waiting for you!

Looked up a lot of different airboat tours and finally decided on this one. Drove two hours to get here.
Spent $ 75 to get 2 adults and 1 child in.
The boat ride itself was ok, we did see some wildlife. But most of the time we were going too fast to see anything. We stopped just twice for about 2 minutes. And the boat operator told us more than once that he needed to be tipped. I just spent $ 75 dollars to take the ride why would they request to also be tipped.
Everywhere you turn here they are requesting more money. They walk around with a baby gator and only let you see it if you pay $ 5 dollars. It went from a fun trip that seemed inexpensive to nickel and dimed by this place. Super disappointed!

Thoroughly enjoyed the air boat ride. It was my first time riding in an air boat, it was so much fun! The driver of the air boat takes the guests out on a water tour of the Everglades pointing out any gators and birds. The guide gives an educational tutorial about the glades, vegetation, animals and current drought conditions. Most of the ride is at a slow speed but every once in a while the driver will speed along and tail dove the boat, which is lots of fun.
After the ride guests are invited to the alligator show. The show includes the handler opening the gaters jaw. The handler does some impressive tricks with the alligator. Pictures are available for five dollars if you want to hold and take a photo with a baby alligator.
Admission includes the air boat, a photo prior to boarding the boat and the alligator show.
I would recommend visiting!!!

One of the fun things we chose to do in Miami on our honeymoon was to check out the Everglades and the alligators!
We had purchased a GO MIAMI card so once we made reservations (you have to ahead of time) we got picked up promptly from our hotel down town Miami and taken on a bus to the Everglades.
On the way there we were told repeatedly by the bus driver to make sure we have bug spray as in the swamp the bugs are huge!
I guess his warning made everyone worry because they second we got to the park everyone rushed into the gift shop to purchase a $ 16 bottle of bug spray. YIKES
We were then grouped together by our bus groups and taken to the fan boats.
We received earplugs for the noise. and BOY are the fan boats noisy! You really have no idea how noisy they are until you’ve been on one. doesn’t seem like it in the movies!
The boat tour was very neat, we saw few alligators as I’m sure they tend to stay away from loud, noisy boats lol.
We circled the swamp for a bit, then once the tour was over, we all hustled down to watch an alligator show.
The trainer was amazing with the alligators! You’d think he’d be scared by them, but they acted like he was one of them! amazing!
After the show, you could opt in to hold a baby alligator for a $ 3 donation!
I was not about the pass that opportunity up!
Paid my $ 3 and got to hold the baby… it honestly was really surreal. it felt like a breathing toy alligator!
After that we were let loose for a VERY short period of time to explore the grounds.
Once we headed back to the bus we were informed that we had to leave NOW.
Overall I really enjoyed our time spent here, it was very interesting and very cool.
I wish our bus guide didn’t rush us and that we could have had more time to explore but I guess that’s a complaint for the Go Miami card company ;)
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Total blast, and totally worth the short drive out there if you are vacationing in Miami. I’ve never been on an air boat before, and it was super-​fun!
We didn’t see a plethora of alligators on a tour, but the half a dozen or so we did see added some definite excitement. Our boat driver would always make sure to circle the boat around so both sides could get great view of the swamp wildlife.
Following the air boat ride, you get a gator show, featuring some of the resident gators. Then is the best part — taking a pic with a baby gator! I can’t believe people in our group passed this up. Holding the baby and taking a pic was the absolute highlight of our time there.
Coupons for discounted tickets are available online and via Unilocal,but there is NO cell service out at the park, so make sure to print the tickets or take a screen shot. Bring cash to tip your boat captain and to take pics with the baby gator. Oh, and skip the café there to eat, only really useful if you are just popping in to get a drink! It can be hot in the swamp, so wear sunscreen and bring water to say hydrated on your tour.

Everglades «Safari» park is pretty cool.
Not much of a safari besides the name.
The main everglades tour is pretty nice, exactly what you would expect. see some crocs, turtles and marsh. The main tour is about 40 minutes followed by a small, simple croc show. The park doesn’t have much more to offer, but it’s not a bad spot to check out the Everglades
use the Unilocal discount makes it about $ 21 per person and one of the more affordable Everglades tours

Loved this alligator park! The air boat tour and tour guide was really fun! We got to see a lot of alligators and baby alligators too! After the tour they had an alligator show (no wrestling) but they did show snakes and an iguana. After that we got to walk around the park! It was a fun adventure! Got a good deal with the groupon for 2!

My girlfriend and i took the boat ride. We went at noon. It was HOT, but we got very close to lots of alligators, baby alligators, turtles, birds, and a really refreshing tour of the Everglades. The tour was an hour or so. Plenty of time.
The only thing I didn’t like: our driver seemed to lack a bit of respect for the alligators and their habitat. At one point in the tour, there was a large alligator right in front of the boat. My gut reaction was to slow down so as not to scare or injure the alligator. Instead, the driver SPED UP to make the animal leap out of the way and improve the «show.»
Environmentalists would probably prefer going to the state park instead.

I took my niece and nephews and they loved it. They loved being up close to the reptiles and the airboat ride. Alligators are much lazier than I thought they would be. We saw a lot of them, just hanging out in the sunshine. Be sure to secure your hats before the airboat ride. Lol my nephew was pretty butthurt when he lost one to the wind. The park was clean and well maintained.

When in Miami, do as Miamians do. And visiting the Everglades — well-​armed with sunscreen and bug spray — ranks high on the list. There’s nothing like riding an airboat with neon-​colored ear plugs as you skim through the wetlands snapping pictures of the gorgeous landscape and the wildlife in their natural habitat.
We didn’t see too many alligators in the water — our airboat captain told us that the alligators escape the heat by cooling off in the shade (no doubt they were smugly thinking to themselves, «Hah, look at these pink creatures baking in the sun!» as they lounged under the mangrove trees). Fortunately, even if you were unsuccessful finding alligators in the wild, there’s an alligator show afterward and a chance for you to take a picture with Snappy, the baby alligator, for $ 3. I liked that Everglades Safari Park takes a 3-​D picture of you and your friends before entering the park; it makes for a great souvenir to take home at $ 10.
Pro-​tips: look for a Groupon deal (~$ 16/​person) before coming. Also, bring your own food and water or risk falling prey to the super-​high prices at the restaurant ($ 4 for an ice cream bar?!). Fact: alligator bites taste like chicken.

Le Everglades Safari Park est pour moi un must do et must see lors d’un voyage en Floride. Ici, vous aurez l’opportunité de vous balader en plein milieu des alligators, en pleine nature et même d’aller les chercher dans les marais des Everglades a bord de votre petit bateau.
Ma visite au safari Park s’est déroulée en plusieurs temps. Tout d’abord une petite visite des lieux avec les quelques autres touristes qui nous accompagnaient. On nous explique le principe: on va d’abord aller se balader dans les marais en bateau, on va voir si on trouve des alligators. Ensuite on va aller voir les alligators et comment ils sont dressés, les voir manger, jouer etc. Ensuite, on va pouvoir prendre des bébés alligators dans les bras. Puis finir la visite par une balade libre sur le site.
Tout était top! La balade en bateau géniale ! C’était dynamique et y avait du vent mais c’était chouette — j’ai adoré ! On a pu ralentir et apercevoir des alligators dans l’eau bien cachés (autant vous dire que c’est pas le moment de tomber hein).
Ensuite j’ai adoré voir le dressage des alligators, sont sympas ces ptites bébêtes après tout: D. Blague a part, c’était vraiment très bien.
Mais le meilleur moment fut la rencontre avec Snappy. Mon petit bébé alligator de 2 ans. Lui et ses 18 dents bien aiguisées ont pris la pause avec plaisir avec moi pour immortaliser ce moment mythique.
La visite des Everglades est réellement une chose a né pas manquer si vous passez par la Floride: unique! Également gare aux moustiques très nombreux. Quand on est sur le bateau, avec la vitesse on né les sent pas, mais on a une belle surprise en repartant. Prévoyez la citronnelle. :)

The location is lovely. Lilli pads line the entrance, and the well maintained airports are in sight. This loses a potential 5^th star due to extremely lazy workers who take tickets without so much as a smile, and gather by the airboats in big groups to gossip and tell bad jokes. The airboat ride is nice, and you’ll see quite a few alligators. The tour guide will also give 5 minutes worth of information which is great for impressing friends with random trivia.
The rest of the park resembles a zoo, but only features reptiles, which is pretty neat.
They also sell fried gator, which suits my twisted humor.

South Beach isn’t the only touristy thing to do in Miami… Everglades Safari Park is a must do at least once in your life. I have done 2 airboat rides in the past year (about to go on my 3^rd) with Everglades Safari Park with all of my out-​of-​towners and they all LOVE IT. Airboat rides are anywhere between 30 – 45 minutes (depending on your captain) and is a great way to see the swamps and grasslands of the Everglades. The best time to go is February. I went then and saw tons of gators. If you go in the summer when its hot and the mosquitos are out to get-​ya, you won’t see as many gators since they like to stay in the shade. I have been in the summer and I didn’t’ see nearly as many gators as I did when I went in February.
After the airboat ride you can check out the show where a crocodile-​Dundee fellow shows demonstrates lots of info and tricks with live gators. Also, after the show, you can hold an alligator (although a baby) and check it off your bucket list.
Don’t eat at the restaurant. Instead go to The Pit which is 10 minutes away and a local spot.