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Reply by Michael G, United Kingdom, May 2012

Doing what: Kennedy Space Center and Everglades Airboat Safari

the airboat ride was fun.lucky with the weather considering thunder storms later.boat captain did a good of positioning the boat to catch sight of alligators and give a good narative on their feeding habits.overall a well worth it trip.
I have always wanted to visit the kennedy space centre.just fantastic better than I could ever have dreamed of.we were there for six hours and I still never got to see everything.will definately go back the next time i'm in florida.

4 Australians thoroughly enjoyed and can recommend this tour to all - excellent knowledgable guides. Airboat was great!

Nous avons passé une excellente journée. Notre guide Madaline était très sympa et drôle. Nous avons eu la chance de trouver très rapidement des lamantins qui sont tout de suite venus nous voir: c'était super.
Le tour en airboat (wild bill) était tout simplement génial. L'endroit où nous avons navigué était sauvage et vraiment magnifique.
Le petit déj chez Sizzler était bien et le panier repas très complet (sandwich, chips, eau, jus de fruit, salade de fruits, cookies).
Seul bémol: les combis pour nager avec les lamantins doivent être réglées à l'avance (10$) et donc pas possible de se desister: mon fils de 4 ans a eu peur des lamantins et n'est pas allé nager avec eux mais nous avons payé pour lui.

This was a good trip BUT we did not do an Everglades Airboat ride. We did an airboat ride on the St. John's River. It was still fun but you should change the title and description so it is not misleading.

A perfect option if like myself you've always wanted to do an airboat ride and see Kennedy but are only in Florida for limited time and are not driving. Transport was on time and the air conditioning welcome on a day when if was 91F. A perfect amount of time at each destination. My tip is to ensure when you are queueing to be seated in the airboats try not to end up in the middle of a row of 6 as the view isnt so good and you get squished when it turns corners. Saw a bald eagle and 3 aligators up close on our airboat trip.

Shaun K

Reply by Shaun K, Australia, October 2011

Doing what: Kennedy Space Center and Everglades Airboat Safari

This is an excellent day tour to escape the theme parks and experience the greater area.

The Everglades Airboat Safari is well worth it, cruising through the Everglades and coming across quite a few alligators.

Then off to the Kennedy Space Centre which includes a tour of the site, best to do this first as it takes about 2 hours. This was very interesting as you get up close to Launch Control where the Shuttle Launches took place.

A lot of history here and an interesting afternoon and the launch simulator gives you the feeling of a shuttle take off.

A great day out!

mike and wes were most entertaning througout the day the airboat ride was very good. was not to keen on mimai would have liked more time in the bayside area to look around thanks agiain to mike and wes

This tour exceeded our expectations. The breakfast was wonderful, the bus trip was great and we got to swim with two manatees which was great because we knew there was a chance we might not see any at this time of the season. Loved the State Park and the Air boat ride was incredible. Loved the whole experience and would definitely do this again. Thanks to all who made our day so awesome.

Reply by Katie G, July 2011

Doing what: Florida Airboat Adventure

Very short ride and didn't see many alligators. However, "Captain" was a great laugh and airboat was in good nick, driven well and created a great adventure... Possibly worth it more so if even cheaper... but overall good starter Airboat ride :)

I have been happy to discover Miami (even if it has a very limited interest and is very touristic [more than Orlando!]) and the tour was very well organized. The Art Deco District is very nice but the time there is a bit short to see everything. South beach (where the Art Deco District is) is not interesting (it is a big nightclub). The star houses boat tour is quite nice (but they try to much to sell stuff on this boat, it is a bit boring at some point) but it is only the occasion to see nice houses and Miami arbour more closely nothing else (you will not learn much). The airboat tour on the Everglades is very disappointing compared with the one proposed on the Manatee tour. We left early (06:50 am) and came back late (11:30 pm) so do not plan anything else. Overall it is the tour I liked less during my stay (because I was disappointed by Miami Beach, but the tour itself is well done) but still it was a pretty nice day and the guide and the driver were very kind and funny.

We only swam with the manatees and did not do the airboat adventure. Loved the manatee swim!! It was so much fun to touch them and be with them. Very cool experience!! The Three Sisters Spring was breathtaking. The water was crystal clear.
My only disappointment was that there were not a lot of manatees with which to swim. We went the first week in May, and since the weather was warmer, most of the manatees had left the Crystal River. There were not any in the Spring. If I were to go again, I would do it in the winter months when the manatees would be in abundance.
This is definitely a worthwhile experience. I am so glad that we did it!!

Tour guides were very friendly. Everglades were interesting even though we only saw one alligator. Should have taken bathers for a swim at Miami beach. This beach is so nice and clean with clear water. The boat tour was good but not enough time to shop . Enjoyed the day, but should have spent the 2hrs swimming on the beach and not walking around the shops.

This tour was the best part of my holiday, we got to swim with two manatees (we were told we might not see any, April is out of season ) the captain was great , the bus driver was funny and helpful, the breakfast and packed lunch were great, the stop off at homasssa park was lovely, the air boat ride was ok, had better and at 5pm at night getting wet before the long drive is not the best , but all in all a awesome day and one to remember for a long time. ( lunch was ham and cheese roll, crisps, cookies, fruit bowl, water and juice ) a nice normal pack up, and nice and cold, also I recommend the wetsuit keeps you warm and helps you float and bring a waterproof disposable camera made my day getting a full underwater face shot of a baby manatee , they swim right up to you if your quite and not splashing about .

Excellent tour except the chilly weather dampened the airboat experience. Great tour guide as well!

Enjoyed the trip, all was very good. Only disappointment was due too cool morning never saw any alligators. Might tell people upfront when book that alligators don't come out water unless warm. Or go on airboat ride at 4pm instead of morning? Otherwise it was great.

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