Miami: Everglades Airboat, Wildlife Exhibit & Roundtrip Bus

About This Experience

This is the option to book when you have no car and want the whole afternoon handled. Big Bus runs an air-conditioned coach from set points in Miami Beach and downtown Miami, and the round trip, the park admission and the airboat are all in one price. The drive out is 45 to 60 minutes each way, with commentary on the way.

It is worth being precise about where it goes, because the listing title is not: the destination is Sawgrass Recreation Park in Broward County, north-west of Fort Lauderdale, not Everglades National Park. It is a genuine Everglades wetland site and the airboat crosses open water at up to 40 mph, but if standing inside the national park is the point of your trip, one of the Tamiami Trail tours is the better match.

What you get for the price is scale and certainty: priority boarding onto the airboat, a 45-minute ride with a captain who knows the water, a reptile sanctuary housing around 50 rescued and adopted animals, and a free group photo. It is the most-reviewed tour on this site by a wide margin, which tells you the logistics work even if the rating sits below the small-group operators.

Highlights

• Round-trip air-conditioned coach from set points in Miami Beach and downtown Miami
• A 45-minute airboat ride reaching speeds of up to 40 mph across open water
• Priority boarding, so you are not queuing for a boat on arrival
• A wildlife exhibit of around 50 rescued and adopted animals
• Park admission and a free group photo included in the price
• The most-booked tour on this site, with well over ten thousand reviews

What's Included

• ✓ Round-trip transport from Miami by air-conditioned coach with a guide
• ✓ Admission to Sawgrass Recreation Park
• ✓ A 45-minute airboat tour with an expert captain
• ✓ Priority boarding for the airboat
• ✓ A wildlife encounter with around 50 rescued and adopted animals
• ✓ One free group photo of your party

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off — departures are from fixed points, not your door
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities

What to Bring

• Sunscreen
• Water
• Comfortable clothes
• A light layer for the air-conditioned coach

Good to Know & Caveats

• The destination is Sawgrass Recreation Park in Broward County, not Everglades National Park.
• The journey out takes 45 to 60 minutes each way; allow about 5 hours door to door.
• The Spanish-language option is Spanish on the coach only — the airboat commentary is in English.
• Ear protection is available on the airboat on request.
• Luggage is not allowed on the coach, so this does not work as an airport-day activity.
• The tour runs rain or shine.

Meeting Point

Departures from Miami Beach or Downtown Miami — your exact stop is confirmed with the booking option you choose.