Description
This tour is operated by Gray Line Orlando and includes transportation from the Orlando/Kissimmee area.
You will leave Orlando early to give you a whole day of fun. On the way, there will be a breakfast bag provided to be eaten en-route. After a brief stop, we travel into the Everglades National Park where you will receive a thirty-minute hold onto your hats airboat ride. This is a great way to view the natural flora and fauna as well as get a glimpse of the most famous resident - the American Aligator! Following your airboat ride through the everglades swampy waters, you will have the chance to meet some of the area's native animals in a wildlife encounter presentation. Please note that the tour costs include the airboat ride and wildlife however the National Park Service is now charging e a small admission fee that must be paid directly to the park concessionaire upon arrival, currently this is $5 pp.
After an animal handling show, we depart back to the Bayside Marketplace Mall in Miami where you will have some free time to look around the shops and stalls, before boarding the Island Queen Sightseeing Cruise. This boat ride is a city tour of Miami by water, gives you a great view of the homes of the rich and famous as well as some great cityscapes.
The day ends in South Beach Miami for you to enjoy free time to briefly walk on the beach, stop for some dinner, and stroll around the Art Deco area of South Beach - the sizzling heart of Miami!
This is 2 tours combined - the Everglades and Miami - giving the best of both worlds - the Metropolitan Waterfront City and the Backwaters Country Landscapes.