Wildlife of the Florida Everglades

Wildlife You May See on an Everglades Tour

An Everglades tour is one of the best ways to experience South Florida wildlife from the water. As your airboat moves through open wetlands, sawgrass, and shallow waterways, you may see alligators, turtles, fish, wading birds, and other native species that live throughout the greater Everglades region.

Every tour is different because the Everglades is a natural environment. Wildlife activity can change with the weather, water levels, time of day, and season. Some days bring alligator sightings along the water’s edge, while other days highlight birds moving through the marsh, turtles sunning themselves, or fish breaking the surface near the boat.

Your captain will help point out wildlife when conditions allow and share insight about how these animals survive in the Everglades ecosystem. From American alligators and herons to egrets, ibises, turtles, and native fish, the scenery is always changing. That natural variety is part of what makes an Everglades airboat tour such a memorable way to explore the wetlands.