Miami Day Trip and Florida Everglades Airboat Ride

Orlando, United States of America

Search for gators on an exciting airboat ride in the Florida Everglades, then hit the beaches of lively Miami on an action packed excursion from Orlando. Cruise the waterways of Miami on a cruise to see the homes of the rich and famous, and do hit the shops at Bayside.

Start your day with a visit to the Florida Everglades for a wild airboat ride - hold on to your hats and keep your hands inside the boat as you come face to face with some real Florida locals - the Alligators!

Speed across the Florida Everglades on a 40-minute airboat tour through the tall grass, searching for gators. After the ride get hands on at an alligator handling show with some great photo opportunities. Head to Miami's Bayside shopping district for some free time before you board a wonderful Star Island cruise. Relax on this 90-minute cruise along Miami's waterways to see the houses of the rich and famous, Star Island and Hibiscus Island.

End your day with a visit to Miami's South Beach - Florida's famous "melting pot". This neon strip of waterfront is famous for its art deco district and its white sandy beach. Explore the magnificent art-deco district, top up your tan on world-famous South Beach and sample the traditional cuisine available in any one of the many restaurants. Don't forget shopping - Miami's famous designer stores and boutiques are waiting for you.

The trip from Orlando to Miami is approx. 4 hours each way and you will ride in air-conditioned comfort with stops along the way.

USD $128.99

Review by: neetha m	March 2012
Excellent trip- it was on the 17th of March 2012 and the trip was very well organised , no delays, all picked up... good time to do most things and great value for money,,,George

Review by: lucy	February 2012
BEAUTIFUL AND MAGIC (THE CRUISE ESPECIALLY)

Review by: Karen T	January 2012
good tour with knowledgable guide

Review by: Patricia S	January 2012
The trip to Miami was excellent, Madeline gave us information about the area and we had time to explore and see various things. It was an excellent tour, thank you

Review by: Vincent R	December 2011
Second time to do this tour, once again 100% no complaints, would certainly reccommend this tour to everyone.

Review by: James T	October 2011
great trip. great guide. great day out. Everglades amazing and Miami just what I hoped it would be.

Review by: Marie	October 2011
Fantastic day out, tour guide madeline was fabulous.

Review by: Janet T	September 2011
very good but a long day.,Everglade was brill. well worth it. , though the tour guide, we had for the day let the trip down as we had no idea what he was going on about, plus the microphones did not work on the bus

Review by: ronald c	September 2011
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

Review by: Helene S	April 2011
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.

Review by: Louise R	March 2011
Fantastic day out at everglades and Miami thoroughly enjoyed it and tour guides were brilliant!

Review by: Aude G	March 2011
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.

Review by: David R	December 2010
Had a great time, The guide Charles was very good and made the trip fun. Would like to have spent more time in Downtown Miami at the Bayfront and less at South Beach, but that was my only grumble.

Review by: Vincent R	December 2010
Excellent day out, courier and driver were both very helpful and professional, visit to everglades was outstanding, the only slight problem was that most of the people on the tour thought that it would be better at this time of year to spend more time at Bayside rather than the beach area. Exceptional value for money, looking forward to next year and would certainly recommend.

Review by: Dianne F	November 2010
Excellent trip. Well thought out and planned. The tour guide was the best of all the trips I took on this holiday and I did do a lot! You got just the right amount of time to have a flavour of what Miami is.

Review by: Gary P	November 2010
We were picked up on time and given a breakfast bag for the journey enough to last til lunch,1st stop was the everglades for our airboat ride, due to sheer volume of visitors we had to watch our alligator and animal shows before the ride. We held and had photos with a baby alligator and snake the boat ride was fab we saw 4 wild alligators in their native habitat, then on to Miami for a 2 hour walk around the southbeach area onto bayside for a cuban dinner then the boat trip around star island home to p diddy and gloria estafan to name a few we left at 7.45 pm a full but very enjoyable day. Miami was really cool this package was well worth the money.

Review by: Stephanie G	November 2010
Very disappointing! The "gator experience" reminded me of a puppy mill, all these animals in very cramped cages. The everglades tour was not what I expected, basically it was a slew on the side of the highway. The Miami tour of the celebrity homes was in the dark and so we couldn't see any of the homes... what was the point, we should have just skipped the tour altogether. Then... as if the day wasn't all ready long enough, the bus driver gets in an accident and we sit on the bus for another 2 hours, with no explanation and no apology or any type of reimbursement. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!!

Review by: Catherine O	October 2010
Good

Review by: John R	September 2010
This trip gave us a taster into miami and the everglades, driver and rep were excellent. One day isnt enough time to take in everything that miami has to offer, but they did well to show us as much as possible

Review by: Marc W	September 2010
Very long day, but didn't really see that much of Miami - just South Beach and a boat trip around the exclusive islands. Haven't heard of most of the people whose houses you see on the boat trip.

Review by: Richard P	July 2010
This was a long day but a thoroughly enjoyable one. The only change I would make would be to have more time at Bayside than at South Beach. This would allow more time for something to eat at the many resturants at Bayside.

Review by: Dannielle G, Australia	June 2010
After booking this trip online I was a little nervous that things may not go to plan, but was pleasantly surprised. My friends and I had a wonderful day and would certainly recommend this tour to others if you want to see Miami but have limited time. Our tour guides were very informative and funny. We got to achieve all that we hoped to in the day trip and got the taste of Miami that will certainly send us back there someday soon.

Review by: Ann L, Canada	March 2010
Everything was great about this trip. The weather was beautiful and so was Miami. The everglades were fantastic. The tour guide was an awesome character, he made the drive enjoyable. I tip my hat to the tour company and this trip is a must for any traveller to Florida.

Review by: Alan C, United Kingdom	February 2010
A very long day but a really good day out made so much better by the tour guide / bus driver. Excellant value for money would definitely do again

Review by: DEBBIE C, Australia	December 2009
This a was a very long day, early pick up and late drop off but if you don't have time to stay in Miami this is a good way to see Miami when staying in Orlando. It is a 4 hour bus trip from Orlando to Miami wilth a rest stop half way. The Everglades boat ride was a great expereince and we actually saw Alligators which was pretty cool. We had three hours in South Beach which i thought was a little too long but we had enough time to get some lunch, do some shopping and check out the beach, we then went to Bayside Market place for a boat cruise ride which was good as we got to see the houses of the rch and famous. Would have liked to spend more time in Bayside as it had a really nice feel and atmosphere about it. We were given a packed breakfast which was really nice considering it was a packed breakfast. Our tour guide and bius driver were both very friendly and helpful. The same rest stop we stoped at on our way we also stoped on the way back which had a pretty good food court to get a quick dinner. We didn't get back to our hotel until 11.30pm, and our pick up in the morning was 6.45am, so be prepared for a long day but really enjoyable.

Review by: Stephane L, France	June 2009
It was great. We saw a lot of interesting things and the tour guide was an awesome entertainer! We even had the possibility to hold a baby-alligator! You absolutely have to do this trip!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	November 2008
Excellent.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	September 2008
The drivers were very friendly and informative. It took a few hours to get to Miami but they made the trip as relaxed as possible by providing DVD's for the children to watch to pass the time and they made stops along the way. Breakfast was provided and they recommended places to have lunch. Unfortunately, we didn't see any alligators on our everglades trip but it was an enjoyable experience nevertheless.