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Fort Lauderdale: 40-Min Everglades Airboat Ride & Animal Sanctuary Entry

Airboat ride through subtropical U.S.A.

★ 4.4 · 118 ratingsFlexible visit

From€28.93Price updates with your selection.

An airboat with passengers navigates through a grassy, water-covered marsh at sunset, creating a misty spray behind them.

An alligator swims in clear, greenish water, revealing the texture and details of its scales and body.

An alligator with its mouth open, resting on grassy ground near a body of water.

A serene wetland scene with lily pads, tall grasses, and trees under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Image creditsImage 1: Richard SagredoImage 2: Shelly CollinsImage 3: RICIfotoImage 4: Irina Wilhauk

DurationFlexible visit

LocationFort Lauderdale

AccessibilityWheelchair accessible

The experience

Airboat ride through subtropical U.S.A.

Get adventurous on this wild airboat trip through the Florida Everglades - the largest subtropical wilderness in the US. You’ll experience nature at its best as you skim through Sawgrass Recreation Park. Beautiful landscapes and alligators, panthers, turtles and wading birds are all there for the viewing. Captained by highly-trained and knowledgeable staff, an airboat ride through this remarkable landscape is not only informative, but exhilarating!

What’s included

40 Minute Airboat Adventure tour in the Everglades
Admission to onsite exhibitions and animal sanctuary
Ear protection
Onsite Complimentary Parking

Not included

Transportation from Miami or Fort Lauderdale

Where to go

Sawgrass Recreation Park

1006, U.S. 27

View meeting point mapLocal timezone: America/New_York

Before you book

Important visitor information

Must know

There's no public transport to this venue.

Children ages six and under must wear a life jacket

Before purchase

Free admission for kids under 4 and veterans with a photo ID

Disabled people who can't board the boat qualify for a reduced ticket for the exhibitions, available onsite only

Good to know

Getting There

By car: The park is located two miles north of exit 23, off the I-75 on US Highway 27.

How to use

Show your smartphone ticket at Sawgrass Recreation Park

**Please note**: Some GPS systems will recognize the address but send you in the wrong direction when you’re almost here! Keep in mind that the park is located 2 miles north of Exit 23, off I-75 on US Highway 27

For visitors using Uber/Lyft ride share programs to arrive to the park: Please enter Sawgrass Recreation Park as the destination as opposed to the actual address

You may have to wait for a boat (they run every 20-30 minutes), but in the meantime you can enjoy the exhibits onsite.

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