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Guided Kayak and Canoe Eco-Tours
Everglades National Park, the 10,000 Islands
and Big Cypress Preserve
Daily Guided Eco-Excursions
Boat Assisted and Traditional Kayak ECO Tours
Departs 9 am and 1:30 pm Daily
Great for all Ages and Experience Levels - Stable, Easy and Quiet
Limited to Six Guests so Reservations are Important
$89 and $119 Per Person
Custom and Private Trips
Boat Assisted Kayak ECO Tours
Traditional Kayak ECO Tours
Mangrove Tunnel Kayak ECO Tours
Everglades Area Tours opens the remote areas of Everglades National Park to the average person by using a dedicate kayak transport boat to comfortably transport its guests to the some of the most remote and beautiful areas of the Park. The kayak transport boat nestles six state-of-the-art, sit-on-top kayaks in her bow and provides comfortable captains-style seating for six guests. Whisking along at 30 mph and fitted with full Coast Guard equipment, a satellite phone, a sunshade and an iced cooler full of cold drinks, you are brought to the far reaches of the Park in safety and comfort. Most importantly, you can experience much more with the transport boat and still be back in time for lunch, dinner or another tour.
Each trip is led by an experienced guide who is certified by the National Park and licensed by the US Coast Guard. Unlike all other operators, they are also, either a Certified Florida Master Naturalist or Environmental Engineer. As our guest, you will be presented with a wealth of information on the colorful local history of the area, as well as, its wonderful wildlife and flora.
Each trip is tailored to the group and the natural environment of the day ... no trip is "canned". However, we are often fortunate to experience, up close, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, ospreys, bald eagles, hawks, kites, egrets, herons, oystercatchers and rosette spoonbills among many other wonderful Park species.
Everglades National Park is one of the most spectacular parks in the US National Park System. Surrounded by the Big Cypress National Preserve, Fakahatchee Strand National Preserve and the 10,000 Islands Preserve, there is nearly one million flooded, pristine acres. The Park is world famous in the paddling and fishing worlds and people from all over the world travel to Everglades City to enjoy the areas splendor.
Established in 1947, it is the only park that was established for biological considerations instead of for its geological features. Home to over 300 species of birds and dozens of endangered species, it is its biological diversity that makes the area so unique special … a true biological wonder.
It usually takes about a ½ hour in the transport boat to reach our destination. The boat ride itself is spectacular, but the kayaks are perhaps the best way to experience the Parks wildlife. They are very quiet and unobtrusive. You can enjoy paddling under a mangrove canopy, fishing around a remote island or wading along a remote pristine beach. The quiet serenity of a kayak is truly great way to experience Everglades National Park.
Each state-of-the-art sit-on-top kayak is outfitted with a personal floatation device, whistle and, of course, a paddle. The kayaks are very stable, quiet and very easy to paddle. With the use of the transport boat, there are no tides to fight or windy open waters to cross ... these trips are fun for the whole family. However, all guides do carry VHF radios, first aid kits and other safety equipment.
Everglades Kayaks will customize private trips for your family or group. Specific locations, timetables, camping and catering ... anything is possible, just give us a call with your ideas. However, daily, half-day trips leave from Chokoloskee Island located just 3 miles from Everglades City at 9:00 am and 1:30 pm. Please plans meet a bit early so we can leave on time. Afterwards, you can enjoy the refreshments and displays at JT Island Grill and Gallery. The tours last approximately 3½ to 4 hours. The cost is $119.00 person. Seating is limited to six per trip so advanced reservations are important.
Traditional Shore Launched Kayak ECO Tours are offered daily, as well. From various different launch sites, these tours launch from the shore and return to the starting launch site after the tour. You will meet your Florida Master Naturalist Guide at JT's Grill and Gallery on Chokoloskee Island before your tour. The launch sites and the tours routes that we choose vary daily and seasonally. If launching from Chokoloskee Island your guide will take you via golf cart to the launch site. If your tour is not launching from the island or you are doing a Mangrove Tunnel Kayak Tour, the kayaks will be trailered to the launch site. You will follow your guide to the launch site where the kayaks will be deployed and your tour will begin. Please plans meet a bit early so we can leave on time. Afterwards, you can enjoy the refreshments and displays at JT Island Grill and Gallery. The tours last approximately 3½ to 4 hours. The cost is $89.00 person. Seating is limited to six per trip so advanced reservations are important.
Mangrove Tunnel Kayak Excursions. Everglades Area Tours has a wide variety of options for our tours. Our guides are the most experienced and knowledgeable in the area. With three kayak transport boats, four kayak trailers and our experienced guides we offer some very unique tours in the Everglades. The mangrove tunnel tours are one of them. They really are a great experience and a very popular Tour. We regularly include the mangrove tunnels on the Traditional Shore Launched Kayak ECO Tours AND the Kayak Transport Boat Assisted Kayak ECO Tours. However, we do not always do so. Please let us know if you specifically wish to tour the tunnels. As well, if you enjoy the mangrove tunnel tours, you may enjoy one of our Special Tours. Click here for more information.
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