This was part of our Florida Trip. You can view the full trip report HERE.
The plan was to spend the day with Alligators!
We left around 9 AM from the hotel after breakfast and drove to the Everglades Alligator Farm for the Airboat ride. This a must do when you come to this part of the city and is quite an experience. I researched all the alligator farms and this was the only one close to the Ernest visitor center of the Everglades National Park. All the others are on the northern side and would take an additional 1 hour drive. And this one also had a alligator farm along with some shows. The entrance is $27 per adult and $19.50 per child but there are lots of coupons available online or at the hotels lobby for few $ discount.
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We reached here around 9:45 AM just in time for the 10 AM boat ride. The air boat was quite an experience and we did spot many Alligators in the swamp along with birds and Iguana. The boat ride was 25 minutes and got very noisy due to the motor so we were provided headphones before we boarded the boat. And yes we do get wet, but not that you would need change of cloths.
After the boat ride we had few minutes to wander around before the 11 AM alligator show. The lady who conducted the show literally put her head inside the mouth! And we also had the chance to hold a baby alligator - of course with its mouth taped!
We spent some more time going around and then caught the alligator feeding show at 12. They were fed frozen mouse.
Next stop was the Ernest F. Coe Visitor center to get the map of the national park and learn some facts. We had a quick picnic lunch there and headed out to explore the park.
Half a day is quite sufficient to cover all the marked trails on this side of the park and this is just what we did.
We did the Anhinga Trail - the most famous one to explore and get the feel of the park. We did spot couple of alligators, Anhingas and other birds.
Next stop was the Pa Ho Okee Trail and then we drove to the Flamingo Visitor center stopping on the way to capture the beauty of the park.
Spent some time at the Flamingo Visitor center before we headed back out to the hotel.
We left around 9 AM from the hotel after breakfast and drove to the Everglades Alligator Farm for the Airboat ride. This a must do when you come to this part of the city and is quite an experience. I researched all the alligator farms and this was the only one close to the Ernest visitor center of the Everglades National Park. All the others are on the northern side and would take an additional 1 hour drive. And this one also had a alligator farm along with some shows. The entrance is $27 per adult and $19.50 per child but there are lots of coupons available online or at the hotels lobby for few $ discount.
Google Maps
We reached here around 9:45 AM just in time for the 10 AM boat ride. The air boat was quite an experience and we did spot many Alligators in the swamp along with birds and Iguana. The boat ride was 25 minutes and got very noisy due to the motor so we were provided headphones before we boarded the boat. And yes we do get wet, but not that you would need change of cloths.
Half a day is quite sufficient to cover all the marked trails on this side of the park and this is just what we did.
We did the Anhinga Trail - the most famous one to explore and get the feel of the park. We did spot couple of alligators, Anhingas and other birds.
Spent some time at the Flamingo Visitor center before we headed back out to the hotel.
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