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WELCOME TO AIRBOAT RIDES DEERFIELD BEACH

Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach is a private airboat tour company in the Florida Everglades, providing Everglades airboat tours for over 35 years. We cover many locations in the Everglades, including Weston, Hollywood, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Pompano Beach, West Palm Beach, Coral Springs, Jupiter, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Parkland, Miami Beach, Wellington, and Miami. If you’re in the Florida area, give us a call!

PRIVATE AIRBOAT RIDES FOR A CUSTOMIZED EXPERIENCE

We specialize in Private Everglades tours in the South Florida Everglades. From our experience, private Florida Everglades eco-tours are perfect for couples and families that want a more tailored experience. Private Everglades tours are more intimate. We also welcome larger groups and corporate events. Discover the Everglades at your own pace with the right company.

AIRBOAT RIDES DEERFIELD BEACH: FAMILY-OWNED FOR THREE DECADES

Being a family-owned operation with over three decades of experience, our Everglades airboat tours are very professional. Our pilots hold airboat Captain’s Licenses issued by Florida and are United States Coast Guard Captains. Our long-term experience allows us to have a flawless safety record. We are natives of the Everglades. We like to share our unique knowledge of the ecosystem. Climb onboard for a fun ride, and discover more about the Everglades.

OBSERVE THE EVERGLADES WILDLIFE

The Everglades has an impressive animal population. We know you want to see the massive American alligator with your own eyes. Our Everglades tours will take you closer than ever to those fantastic creatures. With Airboat Tours Deerfield Beach, you can encounter scary reptiles, cute mammals, and unique bird species. We know the best animal locations to maximize your chances of seeing those creatures.

THE FINEST AIRBOAT EXPERIENCE IN FLORIDA

Our Everglades tours are fun, safe, and professional. Your safety is primordial to us as we glide through the swamps of the Everglades. Airboats are the ideal vehicles that don’t get stuck in the many plants in the swamps. We always know where we are going and will never get lost. Did you know some of our airboats have dual-driver seats? Please ask if the option is available while booking to try driving the boat.

BOOKING YOUR AIRBOAT RIDE IS EASY!

Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach is available all year long. Whether you are in Florida during the dry or wet season, we will take you on the best Everglades adventure. Book your Florida Everglades tours in advance by calling us or by email through our website.  Contact us  today for an airboat tour in the Everglades.

Ask us any questions, and we will answer. You can also check our  Frequently Asked Questions  to answer any queries about preparing for your airboat tour. Whatever you need to know, we will help you prepare for the ride of a lifetime!

OUR AIRBOAT RIDE  EXPERIENCE FEATURES

  • Expert Tour Guides
  • U.S.C.G. Certified Captains
  • High End Custom Airboats
  • Multiple Departures Daily
  • Photographic Sightseeing
  • Family & Child Friendly

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BEST EVERGLADES AIRBOAT TOURS IN FLORIDA

Servicing: fort lauderdale, pompano, deerfield beach, boca raton.

Get out and see the wild Everglades living swamps that are home to plants, animals, natives and the World’s most unique and largest “river of grass”.

An unforgettable and unique experience for the whole family and friends

There is nothing like a private and guided airboat ride in the Florida Everglades only about 30 minutes away from Fort Lauderdale.

Our powerful custom airboats combined with fully licensed guides will show you a time well worth spending to see one of Florida’s most incredible wild places. Customize your tour and ride to the number of people in your party and amount of time you wish to be on the water.

These rides go into the heart of the Everglades where you will learn about many interesting facts and secrets.

Choose one of these amazing Everglades Airboat Tours!

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1 Hour Private Tour Starting at $275

90 Minute Private Tour Starting at $325

2 Hour Private Tour Starting at $375

What Our Airboats & Tours Offer:

  • Explore with Everglades in the privacy of your group
  • Experienced and fully licensed guides
  • Several boats available to cater to larger parties
  • Seating on each boat for up to 10 persons
  • Close encounters with alligators and local wildlife
  • Choose your available time throughout the day
  • Family and child friendly of all ages
  • Perfect for photography
  • Excellent bird watchers & lovers

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Enjoy with the privacy of your group only our private airboat rides that take you into the heart of the wild Everglades.

Why take a ride with people you don’t know on those big and slower airboats when you can enjoy our faster more agile smaller party boats? Service is personalize with just you, your group and our guides. You deserve to treat yourself to the best service and ride on the swamp.

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An adventure like no other zooming through the Everglades

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create unforgettable Everglades memories at captain jack's!

Zip through Everglades City on airboat tours

Venture through a cypress forest on a swamp buggy

Get a chance to see wild alligators, birds & more

Stay safe and comfortable 

See alligators & animals up close

Hold a baby alligator

Take home gifts and memories

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Everglades National Park Boat Tour

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Mangrove Tunnel & National Park Combo

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Ten Thousand Islands Boat Tour

Mangrove maze airboat tours.

Race through a maze of Everglades mangroves on an airboat, away from other traffic.

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  • Mangrove Maze Ultimate Combo

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  • Mangrove Maze Airboat Tour

Mangrove Tunnel Airboat Combos

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  • Total Everglades Combo

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Mangrove Tunnel & Grassland Combo

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Mangrove Tunnel & Buggy Combo

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Private Mangrove Tunnel & Buggy Combo

Mangrove tunnel airboat tours.

Take a high-speed tour of Everglades City's signature mangrove tunnels!

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  • Mangrove Tunnel Airboat Tour

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  • Private Mangrove Tunnel Airboat Tour

Grassland airboat Tours

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Grassland & Buggy Combo

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4 Attractions Included with All Our Tours

When you book direct.

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Animal Sanctuary

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Alligator Show

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Hug an Alligator

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Why Choose Captain Jack’s?

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Local Roots

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Safety & Experience

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Two-Way Headsets

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Alligators & Animals

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Refreshments & Gifts

Guests love us.

“There is something about flying down narrow alleys of mangrove trees that is just a rush. I could never get tired of it. The guides always give more than just a ride. You learn so much about the Everglades and the total ecosystem that it is. We most certainly will be back!

—C. from Florida

“The mangrove tour was so much fun! We saw a family of dolphins swimming along the boat, several alligators, and a few fish jumping out of the water. Riding through the mangroves was beautiful and a fun way to see the Everglades. I would recommend to anyone.”

—J. from Massachusetts

“We really enjoyed seeing the alligators. The captain of the airboat gave a lot of information about the Everglades and habitat. The addition of the two-way headsets let us all communicate during the tour. This was really a highlight of having friends down visiting us new Florida residents. Plan to bring other guests."

—K. from Florida

“We did the combo package and it was amazing! Great way to experience all 3 ways to 'see' the Everglades! Would highly recommend. All the captains for each segment were fantastic! Had a great time!"

—J.T.

  • Mangrove Tunnel & National Park Combo
  • Mangrove Tunnel & Grassland Combo
  • Mangrove Tunnel & Buggy Combo
  • Private Mangrove Tunnel & Buggy Combo
  • Grassland & Buggy Combo
  • Lodging Nearby
  • Total Everglades Stay & Play
  • Online Gift Shop
  • Animals & Alligator Show
  • Everglades City Boardwalk

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Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach Captain’s Tales: Stories from the Frontlines of Everglades Conservation

Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach not only offers an exhilarating adventure through the Everglades but also provides a platform for captains to share their firsthand experiences and insights into the challenges and triumphs of conservation efforts. In this article, we delve into the Captain’s Tales, uncovering stories from the frontlines of Everglades conservation through the eyes of those who navigate its waters daily.

Encounters with Wildlife

Captain’s Tales often recount memorable encounters with the diverse wildlife that call the Everglades home. From majestic alligators to elusive panthers, these stories illustrate the incredible biodiversity of the region. Captains share their experiences as thrilling anecdotes and a testament to the importance of preserving the natural habitats that sustain these species.

Impact of Climate Change

Airboat captains are firsthand witnesses to the impact of climate change on the Everglades. Rising sea levels, altered precipitation patterns, and warmer temperatures directly affect the delicate balance of this ecosystem. Captain’s Tales often touch on the changing landscape and the efforts needed to adapt conservation strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change.

Invasive Species Challenges

Invasive species pose a significant threat to the native flora and fauna of the Everglades. Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach captains share stories of encounters with invasive species such as the Burmese python, highlighting the challenges these non-native creatures pose to the delicate ecological balance. Conservation efforts often involve initiatives to control and manage invasive species populations.

Restoration Projects and Success Stories

Despite the challenges, Captain’s Tales also weaves narratives of hope and success. Many airboat captains actively participate in or witness restoration projects aimed at revitalizing damaged areas of the Everglades. Success stories emerge from these efforts, showcasing the resilience of the ecosystem when given a chance to recover.

Educating the Public with Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach

Airboat captains in Deerfield play a crucial role in educating the public about the Everglades’ ecological significance. Captain’s Tales often involve moments of sharing knowledge about the flora, fauna, and conservation efforts with passengers during airboat tours. This educational component fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation for the Everglades.

Preserving Cultural Heritage

The Everglades is not only a haven for biodiversity but also home to indigenous cultures and historical sites. Captain’s Tales often include stories of preserving cultural heritage and the challenges faced in maintaining a delicate balance between conservation efforts and respecting the Everglades’ rich history.

Personal Connections with the Everglades

Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach captains forge personal connections with the Everglades, and their stories reflect a deep passion for the natural beauty that surrounds them. These personal connections inspire captains to become advocates for conservation, emphasizing the need to protect the Everglades for future generations.

Captain’s Tales from Airboat Rides Deerfield Beach provides a unique perspective on the frontlines of Everglades conservation. These stories encapsulate the challenges, successes, and ongoing efforts to protect this natural treasure. As captains navigate the waterways, they carry not only passengers but also a responsibility to champion the cause of conservation. Captain’s Tales continue to be stories of resilience, dedication, and the enduring beauty of this extraordinary ecosystem. Book your ride to discover all that the Everglades have to offer.

Florida Everglades Private Airboat Tours

Best Everglades Airboat Private Tours in the Florida

  • From 2 up to 8 people per boat.
  • Kids 12 and under go free.
  • Choose between 1 hour, 90 min and 2 hour private airboat tours in the Everglades.

Alligators and Wildlife fun for the whole family

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Choose Your Airboat Tour and Book Online

Reservations required at least 4 hours in advance . Your online booking gets you an instant and confirmed reservation.

Our everglades tours run from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, daily. Additionally:

  • Include 2 people in the listed price
  • Have a maximum capacity of 8 people
  • Each additional person from 13 years is $75
  • Private Airboat Tours require advanced reservations
  • Kids 12 years and under, ride free

Introduction to the Everglades

Introduction to the Everglades

Heart of the Everglades

Heart of the Everglades

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Full circuit VIP Experience

Everglades Airboat Tours: The Easy Way

Getting some adventure time with your family shouldn’t require plane tickets, hotel rooms, complicated itineraries and time off from work.

Right here in our South Florida backyard is the majestic Florida Everglades. A natural wonder, it’s rich with magnificent birds, wild alligators, turtles and all kinds of beautiful plant-life.

With an Everglades airboat tour, you can safely get up close and experience these wetlands in a way that’s unlike anything else…

Private Airboat Tours & Alligators

What to Expect on Your Private Airboat Ride

Our custom airboat rides are private charters for you and your group to enjoy the nature and beauty of the Everglades.

You will not be sharing the boat with people you don’t know. This is a personal experience with a knowledgeable guide that will share with you facts and information about the history, flora, fauna and changes throughout the decades to this enormous body of water.

How to Book your Everglades Airboat Ride

1 - choose your tour.

We offer 1 hour, 90 minute and 2 hour tours based on the type of activity you're looking for.

2 - Choose Your Date

Our advanced booking system will show you exactly what we have available so you can easily plan your private adventure according to your schedule.

3 - Get Ready for Adventure!

Once your booking is complete, you'll receive a custom itinerary for your private airboat adventure . We'll make sure you have directions, and other preparations all ready to go.

An exciting moment seeing wild alligators for the first time on their private air boat tour in the Florida Everglades.

Book your Private Airboat Tour in the Florida Everglades.

A quick getaway adventure should be as easy as visiting your backyard.

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Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach

Our air boat charters are available to those in the areas of Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida. This swamp tour is one of the best rated airboat Florida rides on TripAdvisor.

Private Airboat Tours in Florida

Because our Everglade tours are private, you and your family get a front row seat to all the action. Your view will never be blocked so each moment you’re on the water is going to always be rewarding and memorable.

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Phone: (954) 997-9553 Email: [email protected] Open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - 365 days

Remember to book previously go the ramp, all our rides are by appointment only .

Once you are booked just go to: 15490 Loxahatchee Rd, Pompano Beach, FL 33076

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Boca Raton Airboat Rides

Boca Raton Airboat Rides

We are a family-owned business and fourth-generation Glades men who are Certified United States Coast Guard Captains. Our company is the original private Boca Raton airboat tour  company in South Florida.

We provide an upscale in-depth look at the Florida Everglades on our airboat rides, leaving Boca Raton FL.  Boca Raton Airboat rides are the best way to see the famous Florida Everglades on a private airboat tour in Florida.

Encounter the famous American Alligator, Numerous reptiles, birds, and some of our seven species of turtles all in the Everglades.

We also service the surrounding areas for the best Everglades tours, Fort Lauderdale Everglades Tours, Delray Beach Everglades tours, and Parkland Florida Everglades tours. Airboat Rides Florida Everglades From Boca Raton Fl.

Our Everglades tours Boca Raton are rated one of the best attractions in South Florida and Boca Raton.  Email us today for a Five-star Florida Everglades tour you can enjoy with the whole family on a Boca Raton Airboat ride. Airboat Rides Florida Everglades in Boca Raton FL.

Airboat Rides in Boca Raton offers daily airboat adventures aboard our custom-built airboats. We are lifelong residents of the Everglades. We take pride in providing the finest Everglades tours Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach offer.

Airboat Rides in Boca Raton Florida is a fun way to see the Florida Everglades on an airboat. A private airboat ride in Boca Raton Florida is fun for the entire family.

Look at some of our reviews below, or on our Tripadvisor page .

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With the Health crisis brought on by COVID-19, your safety comes first. This is why we understand that private airboat tours are the safest way to experience Florida’s Everglades .

We also offer airboat rides in Deerfield Beach, Florida, and Fort Lauderdale airboat tours. Join us for an amazing Everglades airboat tour provided by Boca Raton airboat rides. Our swamp tours depart daily by appointment.

Airboat rides are one of the top attractions in Boca Raton and the surrounding areas. Our private airboat rides are far better than a crowded large airboat. It will just be you and your family or friends on your private airboat tour of the Florida Everglades. We can also provide larger corporate group tours with multiple airboats with advance notice. If you stay anywhere in Palm Beach or Broward County, you are close to our airboat tour location.

In brief, Everglades tours Boca Raton are a fun activity for everyone.  Young or older, all ages are welcome on our airboat tours of the Everglades. Florida airboating Boca Raton, Florida, is a great way to enjoy the Everglades in Boca Raton.

Deerfield Beach is just around the corner. So if you’re in the area, we are very close, offering airboat rides near Deerfield Beach. Just contact us for a wonderful trip to the Florida Everglades.

USCG Licensed Captains on all of our airboat rides

USCG Certified and Insured

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We proudly announce our Fourth Location for customers in the Boca Raton and Delray Beach area who wish to experience an Everglades tour. Our Company is rated among the top attractions in Boca Raton, Florida. We are 30 minutes away from The Boca Raton resort and the beaches. For the best Boca Raton attraction, email us today for an Everglades tour. Come as friends and leave as family.

We are Licensed and Insured. Indeed, your safety while in the backcountry is our priority. Our Family grew up in the Florida Everglades and have been doing tours all our lives. We enjoy what we do and love to share our knowledge and experience with you. Our newest location for Airboat rides in Deerfield Beach is now open.

On our private airboat Rides in Boca Raton Florida, you will see the real backcountry of the Florida Everglades on your custom private airboat. Fun for the entire family. This activity is for everyone; including couples, families, and Corporate events and activities in Boca Raton Florida.

TOP RATED AIRBOAT RIDES BOCA RATON

Everglades tours leaving from Boca Raton daily is a family-friendly way to experience the Florida Everglades on a Private airboat tour. Your family or friends will enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the famed river of grass while on your airboat ride. Experience one of the top attractions in Boca Raton, Florida, a fan boat ride through the swamp’s marshes and wetlands. Learn about the history of the Everglades. Also, get familiar with the famous American Alligator.

If you visit Boca Raton and want something extraordinary that is also extremely fun, this is for you. One of The Boca Raton resort’s best attractions and fun things to do. If you want to book an airboat ride in Deerfield Beach,  Delray Beach, Lake Worth, or Coral Springs, take an  Everglades airboat tour with us today. Not far from the Boca Raton resort, this is one of the top attractions in Boca Raton. If you’re staying at the Boca Raton resort, contact one of their staff for information on our Private airboat tours.

Everglades Airboat Tours

Airboats have drastically changed over the past 30 years. While keeping safety in mind, we have developed the best airboats in the industry for passengers to enjoy their airboat ride . Before, it was a 10-foot haul with a 150-horsepower motor. Our 600 horsepower boats are 16 to 20 feet long and hold 6 to 11 passengers.

No other company spends what we spend on our custom airboats. You will ride on the top airboats in the industry. We provide wide padded comfortable seats, hearing protection, all flotation devices, and safety equipment for adults and children. Our company is accident-free with no injuries to crew or passengers in 34 years. Our airboat tours are family-friendly and without age restrictions. Everglades airboat tours are a great way to experience the Florida Everglades in Boca Raton Florida.

EXPLORE THE EVERGLADES

The Florida Everglades, known as the ‘River of Grass’, runs from the Kissimmee River down to Florida Bay in Homestead, Florida. It is the largest existing wetland in the world today. There is no other habitat like it globally. With hundreds of bird species, reptiles, and the famous American alligator, it is truly a spectacular adventure on the airboat.

Join us today for one of the best airboat rides in South Florida. Learn about the Everglades and its ecosystem with a professional captain. We have several stops along the prairies, the sawgrass marshes, and the islands of the Everglades. The Everglades have seasons like summer, fall winter, and spring. The best time is to take an airboat tour in the mornings during summer. Fall and winter you may do it a little later in the day. Springtime usually offers a full day of air boating because of the mild temperatures. Wildlife is more prevalent in Fall, winter, and spring as well. Northern birds fly south for winter, water levels are lower for alligators to sun themselves during the daytime because of cooler water in winter months.

U.S.C.G. CERTIFIED CAPTAINS

Safety is essential to Boca Raton airboat rides in the Everglades. Our family and Captains are United States Coast Guard Captains with C.P.R certifications and training with years of experience in the Everglades. This is important when choosing an airboat tour company in the Florida Everglades. Your family is important to us like ours is, and safety is a priority for our passengers.

When choosing an airboat ride company, please ensure they can provide you with their Captain’s License and insurance.  Particularly, you can research their company history to see how long they have been in business. Every year we experience an increase in non-certified Captains with no experience and do this part-time. You and your family deserve the best.

FUN AND SAFE FOR ALL

To sum up, we have the best Everglades tours in Boca Raton, Florida; offering a fun, and safe for the entire family. There are no age restrictions, and it is an attraction in Florida that is a must-do. Join us today for a Boca Raton airboat ride that is fun and educational for the entire family.

Learn about the river of grass, its history, and plant life, and visit some of the islands once inhabited by Native Americans, all narrated by our family with over 35 years of experience. Everglades Tours in Boca Raton, Florida is a must-do attraction. Check our one and two-hour private tours daily by appointment for your family. We also offer corporate tours or multiple boats for your larger group needs. We are Approaching 45 years in business and have a flawless safety record and our airboats are inspected daily. In addition, our airboats are some of the best in the business, custom, and very comfortable. Our airboats are also made to carry anywhere from two to 12 passengers. Including elevated seating, you can encounter more wildlife during your airboat ride.

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You can also explore our FAQ section to find answers to our riders’ most common questions and concerns.

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Meet Your Captain

I’m Jim, and along with my family, moved to Florida and fell in love with the Everglades many years ago. I can’t wait to show you the beauty and wonders of the Florida Everglades. I know you will fall in love with it too. We have learned the ins and outs of everything the Everglades has to offer. With extensive years of experience traversing through the waterways, we know the best spots for sightseeing, gorgeous vistas, and catching glimpses of some of the Everglades’ unique flora and fauna, like the American alligator. 

Here at Swamp Monster, we strongly believe that each and every tour we take out is unique. You never know what you’re going to see when you’re out there, which is why we take the time to help make your experience one to remember. Our captains have a deep knowledge of the local ecosystem, and the rich history of the Everglades, and are more than happy to answer any questions you may have. In fact, the best part of our jobs doesn’t come from letting our hair flow in the wind, but meeting new people and seeing their excitement as they explore the Everglades for the first time. Our private airboat tours are perfect for those interested in a truly intimate experience with the true natural beauty of our world, untouched and unsoiled. If you’re ready to glide your way through the glades, contact us today!

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BEST EVERGLADES AIRBOAT TOURS IN FLORIDA

Servicing: fort lauderdale, pompano, deerfield beach, boca raton.

Get out and see the wild Everglades living swamps that are home to plants, animals, natives and the World’s most unique and largest “river of grass”.

An unforgettable and unique experience for the whole family and friends

There is nothing like a private and guided airboat ride in the Florida Everglades only about 30 minutes away from Fort Lauderdale.

Our powerful custom airboats combined with fully licensed guides will show you a time well worth spending to see one of Florida’s most incredible wild places. Customize your tour and ride to the number of people in your party and amount of time you wish to be on the water.

These rides go into the heart of the Everglades where you will learn about many interesting facts and secrets.

Choose one of these amazing Everglades Private Airboat Tours!

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All Our Private Tours include 2 people. Up to 8 people per boat. Each additional passenger: $75 Kids 12 and under ride free.

1 Hour Private Tour Starting at $275 Include 2 people Each additional passenger: $75 Kids 12 and under ride free Up to 8 people per boat

90 Minute Private Tour Starting at $325 Include 2 people Each additional passenger: $75 Kids 12 and under ride free Up to 8 people per boat

2 Hour Private Tour Starting at $375 Include 2 people. Each additional passenger: $75 Kids 12 and under ride free Up to 8 people per boat

What Our Airboats & Tours Offer:

  • Explore with Everglades in the privacy of your group
  • Experienced and fully licensed guides
  • Several boats available to cater to larger parties
  • Seating on each boat for up to 8 persons
  • Close encounters with alligators tours near me and local wildlife
  • Choose your available time throughout the day
  • Family and child friendly of all ages
  • Perfect for photography
  • Excellent bird watchers & lovers

Everglades Airboat Tours Experience

Our guides have over 40 years combined experience driving and guiding airboat tours in the Everglades. Private tours are give you the freedom to experience 1 hour, 90 minutes and tour hour rides with the people you choose to bring only and no strangers will join.

Our boats are insured, our guides are trained and met all of the State of Florida requirements, certificates and training. If you want to ride a faster boat in a more intimate and personalized setting. Other companies offer shared boat rides that are more like a slow bus trips with 20 or 30 riders for shorter amounts of time.

Ready to enjoy the best Airboat Tour in the Florida Everglades

Our services are very different and designed so the whole family regardless of age can enjoy it. Trust your time and safety to a company that puts you first above everything else .

If bookkeeper’s your trip in advance and it is cut short or cancelled by us due to weather or any reason we try to reschedule at your convenience refund your money no questions asked. We make it easy to pay by cash or credit card.

You can book your date and time directly online or call us 7 days a week to secure your boat . We cater to large parties with multiple boat, cooperate events, schools, teams, bachelor parties and even kids’ birthday parties.

Trust your time and safety to a company that take all the necessary precautions with constant boat maintenance, safety checks and all the ear protection and live jackets as needed.

Touring/Riding/Exploring the Everglades

Airboats are a unique means of transportation that allow you to go almost anywhere in the everglades by riding over mud, water, grass and shallow trails. They are powerful and propelled by a large gasoline engine and propeller.

Airboats designed to draw only inches or less of draft as they slide along mud and water. However, they do have their limits and are not usually made for going long distances on hard ground.

As you make your way into the heart of the Everglades you will see how the grass, water and landscapes can change .

Contact Everglades Airboat Tours today

If you need more information, just fill the form below.

Contact Info

Email: [email protected] Phone: 786-255-1788 Open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - 365 days

Remember to book previously go the ramp, all our rides are by appointment only .

Once you are booked just go to: 15490 Loxahatchee Rd, Pompano Beach, FL 33076

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Everything you need to know about Everglades National Park

Plan your trip to the southern tip of Florida to visit the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.

Why you should go to Everglades National Park

Sprawling between South Florida’s Lake Okeechobee and the Gulf of Mexico, the Everglades is one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands. About 20 percent of the region is protected within the confines of Everglades National Park , the third largest national park after Death Valley and Yellowstone in the lower 48 states. While the park’s main purpose is preserving wilderness, Everglades also provides plenty of scope for outdoor adventure.

Although technically a wetland , perhaps it’s best to think of the Everglades as the nation’s slowest, widest river—a constant stream of freshwater roughly 60 miles wide, moving at a speed of around 2.5 miles per day as it makes its way south to Florida Bay. The Seminole people called the region Okeechobee (“river of grass”). And while a large part of the Everglades is covered in razor-sharp sawgrass, the region also encompasses mangroves , tropical hardwood hammocks (island forests), pine and cypress forests, freshwater prairie, and various marine and estuarine habitats.

(This ambitious new trail will someday connect South Florida’s two national parks.)

“A visitor with an untrained eye—especially one used to the dramatic vistas of some western national parks—might arrive at Everglades National Park and think ‘What's the big deal?’” says Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades. “It's a park that requires you to really train your eye and be mindful and be present. When you do that, you can experience some really incredible and subtle nature.”

Where to find the best views in the park

With elevation ranging between sea level and eight feet, it’s not easy to snatch a lofty view of the park anywhere other than the 70-foot-high Shark Valley Observation Tower . Opened in 1984, the futuristic spiral renders views of up to 20 miles across the Everglades.

Fourteen miles west of Coe Visitor Center along the Main Park Road, the Pa-Hay-Okee boardwalk and elevated shade shelter provides another wide view across the river of grass.

One of the best coastal views is from the second-floor breezeway of the Guy Bradley Visitor Center in Flamingo.

Where to find the park’s best trails

Located near Coe Visitor Center, the Gumbo Limbo Trail (0.4 mile) and Anhinga Trail (0.8 mile) meander through Royal Palm hammock, while the 22-mile Long Pine Key Trails   penetrate the park’s largest stand of native pines.

Cypress trees in Everglades National Park

Dead flat and paved, the 15-mile Shark Valley Trail varies between sawgrass marsh and tropical hardwood hammocks. Despite the name, there aren’t any sharks, just snoozing gators to step around (at a safe distance, of course).

Where to spot wildlife

Flamingo village is surprisingly good for wildlife. Osprey hatch and raise their young on nesting towers beside the marina, while manatees and American crocodile are sometimes spotted in the bay and nearby mangrove channels.

Alligators   routinely emerge from the swamp and sun themselves on or beside the Shark Valley Trail . It’s also a primo bird habitat for creepy-looking wood storks, gorgeous roseate spoonbills, and anhinga “snakebirds.”

Other places to watch gators and birdlife are the Anhinga Trail and Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk   in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park adjacent to the national park.

(Go on a wildlife odyssey through the Everglades and Key West.)

How to visit the park like a Nat Geo Explorer

National Geographic Young Explorer and conservation biologist Gabriela Tejeda has guided visitors along the park’s Florida Bay coast in boats, kayaks, and on paddleboards.

Her favorite way to explore inland areas is "slough slogging." It entails hiking in knee-to-waist-high water through sawgrass to reach secluded hardwood hammocks   or cypress domes —flora and fauna rich arboreal islands in the sawgrass.

Close up of a gator tail in the high grasses of Everglades National Park, Florida.

When viewed from above, the domes form a rough circle around a pond. “What I didn’t know the first time I explored a dome,” Tejeda recalls, “is that the water in the middle is an ‘alligator hole’—a place where they hang out in the winter when the rest of the Everglades is drying out.”

“[The cypress domes] are unlike anything I had ever seen,” Tejeda continues. “I like to equate them to a fairy tale—a little fairy dome where you just feel like there’s going to be something magical flying around.” No fairy sightings so far. “But I always see owls and alligators and snakes.”

She highly recommends joining a ranger-led slough slog to Double Dome or other cypress domes along the Main Park Road.

Notable activities and excursions

Driving:   The Main Park Road runs through a variety of Everglades ecosystems—freshwater prairie, cypress forest, mangrove, and coastal marsh — on a 38-mile journey between the Coe Visitor Center and Flamingo . Along the way are sideroads to the Royal Palm trails, Historic Nike Missile Site , the   Mahogany Hammock boardwalk trail, and West Lake Boardwalk .

Tours:   Shark Valley offers two-hour narrated tram tours that stop at the Shark Valley Observation Tower. January through April, rangers lead Full Moon/New Moon Bike Rides and other activities.

Narrated boat tours depart from Flamingo and Everglades City . The latter is also homebase for private outfitters offering airboat tours, including Everglades City Airboat Tours. History buffs should visit the town’s small but interesting Museum of the Everglades .

Paddling:   Flamingo and Everglades City bookend the Everglades’ ultimate kayak/canoe experience —the Wilderness Waterway —a 99-mile meander through mangroves and marshes with raised platform “chickee hut” campsites along the way. Everglades City is also the starting point for self-guided paddles along the Turner River Canoe Trails .

Best things to do for families

Bikes & boats:   If keeping kids active is your mission, rent bikes and dodge snoozing alligators along the Shark Valley Tram Trail or explore Florida Bay and the mangroves by boat. Flamingo Adventures   offers canoe and kayak rentals in two-hour increments, as well as full-day pontoon boat rentals.

Tours:   Hop aboard a narrated boat tour of Florida Bay (from Flamingo Marina) or the Ten Thousand Islands (from Port Everglades); or feel the wind in your face during an adrenaline-pumping airboat ride from outfitters around the periphery of the park.

Junior Rangers:   Offered in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, the park’s Junior Ranger Booklet features hands-on and self-guided activities including a scavenger hunt to spot wild animals that call the park home.

The park also participates in the Every Kid Outdoors program that provides vouchers for fourth graders and their families in the U.S. to visit the Everglades (and other national parks) free of charge for an entire year.

Where to stay

Hotels: Destroyed by a hurricane in 2005, Flaming Lodge is open again with new waterview rooms. Outside the park, the closest hotels are in Homestead and Doral (on the eastern edge of the park) and Everglades City, Marco Island, and Naples (beyond the western edge).

Houseboats: Modern, six-person, 42-foot houseboats at Flamingo Marina are equipped with a bathroom (and with shower), an indoor galley, outside grill, air conditioning, bedding, and fish-cutting tables.

Camping: Long Pine Key Campground is open November 1 to April 30. Flamingo Campground is open year-round. Both feature bath houses, dump stations, and potable water. Reservations highly recommended. For camping with the comforts of home, Winter Glamping Tents are available November-April in Flamingo.

Wilderness camping is allowed on certain ground or beach sites or “chickees” (elevated camping platforms). Most sites are accessible only by water and all require wilderness permits. Reservations at Recreation.gov .

Here’s what else you need to know

Access: Although the entire coast is open to exploration via watercraft, land-bound visitors have three options for entering the park: Everglades Homestead in the east, Shark Valley in the north, and Gulf Coast in the northwest.

When to visit:   The dry season (December to March) is when most ranger programs and park concessions are available. This is also the best time to see wading birds and other wildlife. The wet season (April to November) is hot, humid, buggy, and has fewer park services.

“Many people prefer the winter for the terrific weather,” says ranger Allyson Gantt. “But each season offers something special. The shoulder seasons of fall and spring are less busy and may offer more solitude. Summer is especially great for boating and other water activities.”

Closures: A multi-year construction project to raise the level of the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) often features delays. Shark Valley parking is often full by 10 a.m. Check out the latest road, trail, and parking lot conditions, plus weather and prescribed burning alerts at the park’s   conditions page.  

Fishing: Unless you’re under 16 or a Florida resident 65 or older, a state fishing license is required. Anglers casting south of Nine Mile Pond need a saltwater fishing license; from Nine Mile Pond northwards, a freshwater fishing license is mandatory.

Swimming: Swimming and snorkeling are forbidden anywhere inside the park.

Remote control aircraft: Drones, model airplanes, and similar unmanned aircraft are not allowed in the park.

Read before you go:   Originally published in 1947, the definitive Everglades book remains The Everglades: River of Grass ,   by Florida writer and conservationist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

Are pets allowed?  

Because of the park’s wildlife-rich environment—and the potential threat that it poses to both pets and wild animals—pets and service animals are only allowed in parking lots, on boats, and in the campgrounds and picnic areas at Flamingo and Long Pine Key.

How accessible is Everglades?

Among the accessible sites and services are seven trails, all four visitors centers, two developed campgrounds and one backcountry campsite, narrated boat tours, and the Shark Valley Tram Tour. Visitor information via TDD is available at (305) 242-7740.

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What to do before or after your cruise from fort lauderdale’s port everglades.

By Janet K. Keeler

Nearly 4 million cruisers come to Port Everglades cruise port in Fort Lauderdale every year to see the world. There’s not a continent untouched by at least one of the 40 ships that homeport in Port Everglades.

Cruise itineraries range from three-day Bahamas jaunts to 100-plus-night cruises around the world. In between there is a multitude of Caribbean, European and South American itineraries plus ships that traverse the Panama Canal bound for Seattle, sojourns to Africa and expeditions to the Antarctic.

Besides the broad range of cruise itineraries out of Port Everglades, South Florida is busting with things to do for travelers who arrive a few days early or want to stay a bit after the cruise ends. Extending a cruise vacation is never a bad idea.

And what a place to do that. The 22 miles of Broward County beaches are beautiful, there are plenty of accommodations and the weather is cooperative year-round. There’s a two-mile paved promenade adjacent to the sand in Hollywood Beach for walkers, bicyclists and runners. Deerfield Beach is the spot to build sand castles and the iconic fishing pier that juts 975 feet into the Atlantic lures visitors for fishing, views and people watching. Pompano Beach is a prime snorkeling and scuba site.

If you’ve arrived at Port Everglades by car, then you can easily get to all the things-to-do places on your list. If not, car rentals (at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport just four miles from Port Everglades), taxis and rideshare transportation are available.

The Fort Lauderdale Water Tax i makes 10 stops through the city along the Intracoastal Waterway. Riders can hop-on-and-off to explore, get food and drink or stay on board for the ride. It’s a convenient way to see some of the glittering hotels and high-rises. Port Everglades has eight terminals and Nos. 2 and 4 are walkable to the Convention Center Water Taxi stop (No. 4) but a taxi ride is probably in order for most cruisers. The cruise port is that big. The free Fort Lauderdale Community Shuttle is another way to get around though there is no stop at the cruise port.

Here are five more things to do before or after a cruise from Port Everglades.

an aerial view of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Make a Bet on a Good Time

Sometimes you’ve just got to roll the dice and you can actually do that at Harrah’s Pompano Beach and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. Harrah’s, which is north of Everglades cruise port, has 1,200 slot machines and other digital games plus more than 40 tables for poker. Try your luck with other hopefuls playing three-card stud and Texas hold ’em, among other poker games. Need a break from the tables? Check out the fine dining at Farraddays Steakhouse or grab something more casual at Myron’s Delicatessen . Myron’s specializes in New York deli fare such as mile-high pastrami and corned beef sandwiches. Seminole Hard Rock has slots and poker tables but also offers live blackjack, craps, roulette and “ mini-baccarat .” Because it’s part of the global Hard Rock family, the Hollywood facility has a robust entertainment schedule . There is live music in bars, lounges, nightclubs plus a concert venue, which books top-name acts such as Heart, Diana Ross, Blake Shelton and Ed Sheeran. There are plenty of bars and restaurants offering sports bar fare to fine dining. Consider booking a couple of nights at the Hard Rock before or after your cruise, especially if a favorite act is on the schedule.

Enjoy Nature in the Big City

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is a natural oasis amid the high-rises and busy streets of Fort Lauderdale and for that reason it gets the nickname “Central Park.” It’s nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway and a paddle along the mangrove canal will kick off your relaxation journey. Or maybe be a respite after a busy cruise itinerary. Kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards can be rented from the park concessionaire , The Grove is adjacent to the A1A highway, the state’s main East Coast thoroughfare—you can often see the waves as you cruise AIA. A paddle through the canal is a good way to spy some of Florida’s showy birds and even 4-foot iguanas! The Grove also offers guided full-moon and sunset tours. Other activities include biking, fishing, camping and hiking. Want a less active visit? Pack a lunch and have a picnic, the perfect activity if you just have a few hours to spare.

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Retail Therapy on the Boulevard

Las Olas Boulevard is the main east-east drag through Fort Lauderdale. It’s a 2.3-mile stretch that runs from high-rise condos and businesses through a pedestrian-friendly shopping-dining-entertainment district to the white sand of Fort Lauderdale Beach. If you’ve got an afternoon available and shopping is on your mind, walk the shopping district and stop in one of the many boutiques, including Lily Pulitzer, and eat at one of the many restaurants serving breakfast through dinner, many of them with pet-friendly sidewalk dining. In addition, there are art galleries and lots of clubs with tropical drinks and live entertainment. If outlet malls are your thing, the sprawling Sawgrass Mills on the edge of the actual Everglades boasts 350 stores and 16 full-service restaurants. Arrived for your cruise still in search of trendy cruise wear? You’ll find it at Sawgrass. Do some in your party want to shop and some don’t? The non-shoppers can check out the latest movies at the Regal Sawgrass IMAX 3D theater.

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Have an Inclusive Experience

Wilton Manors is one of the most progressive cities in Florida and has welcomed and celebrated the LGBTQ community for decades. It’s often called Florida’s gay capital and there are many reasons to make the 10-mile trek north of Port Everglades. There are Pride events throughout the year and the Stonewall National Museum & Archives and the World AIDS Museum are here. Wilton Manors likes to have a good time and there are plenty of shops, restaurants and clubs along Wilton Drive to do just that. It’s just a mile long but it will feel like so much more as you browse art galleries and clothing shops. There’s tongue-in-cheek fun with some of the business names including Thai Me Up and What the Pho . Order a watermelon basil martini before tucking into the very popular Sunday brunch at Rosie’s Bar and Grill . Humming nightlife, dancing included, along Wilton Drive, too.

Browse a Bookstore for the Ages

Just three miles south of Port Everglades is a place booklovers get giddy over. William Chrisant & Sons’ Old Florida Book Shop in Dania Beach has more than 50,000 antiquarian books on shelves from floor to vaulted ceiling. The shop sells old and rare maps, plus vintage magazines. It’s one of those book shops that makes it to bibliophiles’ must-see lists. Southern Living magazine put it on its list of best Florida indie bookstores . It’s in a typical Florida shopping strip mall but feels more like something you’d find on a hidden lane in London or maybe in the pages of a Harry Potter tome. After you work up an appetite scouring the stacks and other ephemera, like vintage photographs from the Miami Beach Rod & Reel Club ($600), grab a bite to eat at the kosher Ariel’s Delicious Pizza or sample authentic Cuban fare at Juana La Cubana Cafe , both in the same strip mall.

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Politics | florida plans $850 million in everglades restoration projects in next year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium, Monday April 22, 2024, in West Palm Beach. He announced he would approve additional funding for environmental projects. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Florida officials and environmental advocates on Monday touted major progress toward Everglades restoration, which has been advanced by dozens of state-funded projects.

The state has pumped billions of dollars into the effort, as the gusher of tax money flowing into state government in recent years has helped fund a flow of money toward restoration work. And more is coming, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday at an appearance in West Palm Beach.

When he acts on the state budget, DeSantis said he would approve the Legislature’s appropriation of $1.5 billion for “really meaningful” Everglades restoration and water-quality improvements.

That includes about $850 million for Everglades restoration projects, including $614 million to support the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir.

Also included is $100 million for the second phase of the C-51 Reservoir, which will support the water needs of Palm Beach and Broward counties while also reducing freshwater discharges to the Lake Worth Lagoon.

“My view is that we as Floridians, as Americans, we want to utilize natural resources. We want to enjoy natural resources. It’s great that people take annual trips to come to Florida to fish or go boating or to enjoy our beaches,” DeSantis said. “I’m not somebody who thinks that we should all live with no electricity in some hut somewhere. … We don’t want to waste resources. We don’t want to rob future generations of that same enjoyment that we’re having.”

Eric Eikenberg, CEO of the Everglades Foundation — noting that the announcement came on Earth Day — said the Everglades restoration work is essential to the lives of people in the region and the future of the planet.

For centuries, water flowed from Lake Okeechobee south through the Everglades to Biscayne Bay, something that was disrupted by massive development. South Florida’s current water control system was originally designed to dry out land for cities and farms.

Now, when water — filled with nutrients from fertilizer and septic systems — is discharged from Lake Okeechobee toward the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean it has fueled algae blooms that at times have killed fish, fouled beaches and driven away tourists.

And without the natural flow, it impeded replenishment of the Biscayne aquifer, which Eikenberg said is the source of drinking water for millions of people in South Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

In the last five years, DeSantis said, there has been a “huge, huge” increase in the flow of water south from Lake Okeechobee south through the Everglades to Biscayne Bay.

Eikenberg said the infusion of state cash in recent years has gone to “massive infrastructure projects that are now coming online.”

Drew Bartlett, executive director of the South Florida Water Management District, said reservoirs east and west of Lake Okeechobee would be completed and online next year, which would help protect the St. Lucie Estuary and the Caloosahatchee Estuary.

Eikenberg praised DeSantis for supporting large increases in Everglades restoration funding since he became governor in 2019.

He said he went to Tallahassee in 2011 to ask then-Gov. Rick Scott to support doubling Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan funding from $35 million to $70 million. Now, he said, the state in the coming fiscal year would devote more than $600 million to the effort.

“What a magnificent journey,” Eikenberg said. He described efforts that began more than 40 years ago when then-Gov. Bob Graham outlined the Save Our Everglades Initiative and received a big push 20 years later when then-Gov. Jeb Bush unveiled the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.

State. Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, R-Highland Beach, who attended the event in West Palm Beach, said water “is our identity and our economy.”

“People aren’t going to want to live here, move here, work here … if we don’t have this filtration system that the Everglades provides.”

Securing funding is an obstacle to complete restoration, she said, but it’s essential to push for to avoid irreversible damage.

Ron Bergeron , the Everglades advocate, developer and DeSantis appointee to the board that runs the South Florida Water Management District, took DeSantis on an airboat tour of the Everglades before he was elected.

Bergeron likened the River of Grass to an emergency room patient. Years of drainage for agriculture and development left it in critical condition, but with more funds coming in, progress on current and future projects can move at a more rapid pace, he said.

“Re-establishing clean water, the most important resource on the planet, will preserve a quality of life for future generations,” Bergeron said.

Ron DeSantis, then the Republican nominee for governor, gets off an airboat after a tour of the Everglades in western Broward County conducted by Ron Bergeron on Sept. 12, 2018. As governor, DeSantis appointed Bergeron to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Bergeron gave $250,000 to the Never Back Down super PAC that supported DeSantis unsuccessful campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press)

DeSantis’ host

DeSantis also was praised by Kate Arrizza, president and CEO of the Cox Science Center and Aquarium, which hosted the governor for his announcement on Monday.

“I would like to thank the governor and his staff for always supporting the mission of the science center, which is to open every mind to science,” she said.

Arrizza said one reason the center is thriving today is because it “was able to stay open during the pandemic and do it safely.”

A hallmark of DeSantis’ term was his rapid moves to reopen Florida, even as some medical experts and other state officials advocated a more cautious approach.

Arrizza said the center is about to break ground “on an entirely new science center that will serve over 1 million visitors annually, and we will become the number one ticketed attraction here in Palm Beach County. We’re excited families and tourists will come from all over the state to learn more about science and how to keep Florida’s natural resources protected.”

The groundbreaking is set for May. 1.

During Monday’s event, DeSantis praised donors Howard and Wendy Cox, for whom the museum is now named. It was formerly known as the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium.

Seeking Rents, an investigative newsletter that focuses on the way business influences public policy in Florida, reported last year that DeSantis approved $10 million in a previous state budget for the museum.

Seeking Rents said “part of the reason may be that a key Science Center booster is also a big DeSantis donor who records show personally lobbied the governor to support the project — and who had just given DeSantis (campaign efforts) another $10,000.”

“The Cox project offers a case study in how earmarks often get funded in Tallahassee, where people and organizations from around the state first lobby lawmakers to give them money — and then lobby the governor to let them keep it,” Seeking Rents reported.

Anthony Man can be reached at [email protected] and can be found @browardpolitics on Facebook, Threads.net and Post.news.

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