Everglades day trip from orlando

Hi

looking at doing the everglades day trip, you leave orlando at about 8am, go on an airboat ride, trip on a boat and a voucher for evening meal (with breakfast included on the coach i assumer) does anyone have any views on this? Anyone been on it recently - cost is about 拢55 - is it worth it?

Thanks

Everglades day trip from orlando

Pretty much a boatride through a swamp.Or as some would say ';the river of grass'; Too much time and effort for too little reward. It%26#39;s a very long way from Orlando, besides Disney will give you plenty of reasons to spend the 55 pounds in Orlando.

Everglades day trip from orlando

Long, long way to go for a day! Try Boggy Creek airboats instead - closer and cheaper!

I%26#39;m afraid to say i agree its not worth it,from Orlando save it untill you travel to Miami or Naples one year and then do it.

hi quest starz,

why not try gator land in kissimee. we go there every year. because the everglades are about the crocs and there are more than enough in gatorland and do not miss the swamp walk which is nice.

thanks pam.

Do not go! You can take an airboat ride out on hwy 50 going towards cocoa beach. MAke a day out of it. It only takes about 40 minutes to get there and than afterwards you can visit the beach and some great little seafood shacks. Closer, cheaper, and more to do. It will be a 4 hour drive each way for maybe at the very very most a 2 hour boat ride.

PS also in the that area is the kennedy space center where the space program launches the rockets. It is also interesting to tour (if it happens to rain on you, it is a good back up plan)

also if you are not planning on renting a car, if you can for the day you can get one for less than 55 pounds a day. and you can take it where ever you please. IE to the little side trip I just explained.

There has been quite a few questions on this fouram like this in the recent past. Mamia/ Everglages trips. There seems little information what the itinary of this one day bus trips involves. Given that its the best part of a 4 hour journey each way it doesent seem to leave much time to do much sight seeing or activities.

If you are setting off at 8;00am its going to be dinner time before you get there.

Its going to be 4;00pm when you start running for home, with an hour for an evening meal, thats a 9;00pm return.

I would be reluctant to spend that money for a bus ride. If you had a car back in Orlando , or on another occasion. The price of one fare would buy you a hotel for the night for the whole party. The price of two would pay for fuel and food for two days. any more passengers in you party would be a bonas. Then you could spend a couple of days, or more in the area . and there is lots to see.

Hi - thanks for the advice - we%26#39;ve now decided to drive down one day - find a hotel and do a boat tour and drive back the next - any suggestions on nice places to stay - want a fairly reasonable hotel - 4 of us so need 2 rooms. Would it be possible to stay near the sea? Any hints for a good place for boat rides in the everglades?

Thanks

Jeez, I still think it%26#39;s a waste of time, but Radisson, Hilton or Marriot hotels on Marco Island should put you near your destination, and are directly on the Gulf of Mexico.(And are nice properties.)

I agree with boston tom.... It is a cool thing to do but not worth all that effort... I promise you. But, you can find out for yourself. When you didn%26#39;t get to ride on some of the things you wanted too and you will wish you had the extra day... There are places all along 41. I am not sure what you think you are going to be doing... but if you drive there you should see a place a long the side of the road. A lot of expense for an 1 hour boat ride that could be experianced much closer to orlando... If you stay in ft. myers. which is about three hours away from orlando it will be another hour/hour and a half to the boat rides in the morning.

I should also mention Airboat rides (which is the type of boat you will be in) are not for the faint of heart. If you ahve small children... they probably will have to be a certain size to go... I would think they would have to at least be 7... The air boat is not covered and you will be in the sun the wholetime... you sit on benches and a large ';fan'; propells you. You glide up over grassy areas and the wildlife in this area is nothing to joke about. you can%26#39;t swim... at all! if you get into that water there is a good chance an alligator will get ya!

Maybe you know this information but if you think it is some calm relaxing boat ride where you see some birds and things... umm... not so much. You can do those kind of rides closer to orlando though. I just though I would inform you, I don%26#39;t want you to have unrealistic expectations.

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