3 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
6 people
English
Discover Florida's 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge aboard your own private boat during this fun excursion. Join your dedicated captain out on the waters and explore the lush ecosystem of the Florida Everglades. Sail along several waterways and keep your eyes peeled for local wildlife including dolphins, manatees, and alligators.
This tour will cruise through the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife refuge immediately after leaving the Port of the Islands Marina and the Fakaunion Canal. Following a 20 minute idle through the Manatee Protection zone, guests will explore the western portion of the Ten Thousand Islands NWR.
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
About an hour into this tour, guests will enter the Rookery Bay Research Reserve. The outer islands of the Ten Thousand Islands NWR enters into the Rookery Bay Reserve. During this portion of the tour, guests are able to explore an uninhabited, outer island on foot. Here guests will see the vastness of the Greater Everglades Area
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
On the tail end of the boat tour, guests will skirt the northwestern portion of the Everglades National Park. This portion of the park is accessible only by boat. Here guests will cruise through a less-visited part of the National Park.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Guests will meet their USGC licensed Captain at the Port of the Islands Marina. After guests have used the restrooms and have stocked up on supplies the tour will depart for the Ten Thousand Islands NWR.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
After cruising through the Ten Thousand Islands NWR and the Rookery Bay Research reserve guests will be treated with an amazing view of Marco Island. At this portion of the boat tour guests are able to snap a few photos of Marco Island the expansive Gulf of Mexico
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free