Dade Corners · 17696 SW 8 St, Miami FL 33194
Ride The Real Glades.
Open water. 8 to 17 miles. 100% private.
Most “Everglades airboat tours” bus you out in a crowd, run a short loop, and finish in a gift shop. Ours don’t. Real sawgrass, real distance, captains who have run this water for years.
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Push off from Dade Corners
You meet the boat at the Pilot Travel Center on SW 8th Street, not a parking lot forty minutes away. Engines up, spray off the bow, sawgrass opening ahead of you like a green sea. This is where the noise of the city stops.
Eight to seventeen miles of open glades
Blades part around the hull, herons lift off ahead of the boat, and the horizon disappears into green on every side. The longer tours cover more ground and reach water the short loops never see.
Gators, turtles and wading birds, close
Every tour runs with an ice-filled cooler and bottled water on board, and the captains stop whenever there is something worth stopping for. Riders regularly see alligators, turtles and wetland birds within feet of the boat.
Sunset runs
From 4:30pm the water goes still and the whole glades lights up gold. Sunset tours are private, start at $275 for two, and book out fast, so reserve at least a day ahead.
Out in the Glades
Airboats. Wildlife. Sunsets.That’s a good day out here.
Sawgrass Flats
Open sawgrass right off the launch. Herons and egrets work the shallows here most of the day, and the light is best mid-morning.
Find Your Adventure
Children under 6 ride free.Each additional person is $60.
Our most economical tour. No more than 11 passengers on the boat. Departs 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm. Transportation is not offered on this adventure.
Covers approximately 8 miles of the Florida Everglades. The best way to get a real taste of the glades when time is short.
Approximately 13 miles. The extra half hour covers more ground and lets you see a far greater variety of species. Door-to-door transportation available.
Approximately 17 miles. This is the one if you want to take great pictures, soak in the sounds and explore a lot deeper. Door-to-door transportation available.
Private tours beginning at 4:30pm daily, as the sun goes down. $60 for each additional person over age 5. Reserve at least one day in advance.
Private door-to-door service to and from the Everglades from anywhere in Dade County. Offered with the 1.5 hour and 2 hour private tours only.
All tours are 100% private unless booked as semi-private · Ice-filled cooler and bottled water on every boat · Bring your own food and drink
Price It, Then Book It
Estimates only, based on published rates. No card details are collected on this page. Reservations and payment are completed on the reservation form, or by phone at 1-888-893-4443.
What Riders Actually Say
“To see alligators, turtles and various wetland birds inches from the side of the boat is an experience I’ll never forget.”— Just do it!
“It was definitely the highlight of our trip, and I’m glad we went. We saw lots of alligators, and we learned a lot.”— Fun times with apex predators
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered every question we asked. He stopped several times for us to watch the alligators.”— Great alligator adventure
Live weather for the Everglades launch point via Open-Meteo. Semi-private departures run at 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm daily.
Dade Corners, 17696 SW 8 St, Miami FL 33194 (Pilot Travel Center)
