Swamp Blog

There’s one season a year you can see baby alligators in the wild. Late June through August. The rest of the year, they’re either eggs in a nest or fully grown adults you’d never identify as “this year’s brood.” If you’ve ever wanted to spot a 10-inch hatchling stacked on a log next to its mom, this is the window. After Labor Day, it’s gone until next summer. When and where baby alligators appear The nesting calendar is consistent year over year. Eggs laid: mid-June. […]

Short version: yes, summer airboat tours are safe, and yes, we run them in light rain. We don’t run during lightning. If a storm shows up mid-tour, we head back. Florida summer storms are short and predictable if you know what to look for, and our captains have been reading these skies for years. Here is how we make the call, and what happens to your booking if the weather doesn’t cooperate. South Florida summer storm patterns Once you understand the rhythm, summer in the […]

The bachelor and bachelorette weekend in South Florida usually looks the same: pool, dinner, club, hangover. Then someone in the group suggests an airboat ride and everyone says yes. A private 90-minute Everglades tour breaks up the weekend, gives you photos that aren’t another pool selfie, and gets the whole group on the same boat for the kind of group shot that actually makes it into the wedding video. Why a private airboat tour fits the bachelor crowd Three things this delivers that the rest […]

People ask us this all the time: when is the best time to ride? The honest answer is that every season on the Everglades has something going for it. Here is how the year actually breaks down so you can pick the trip that fits you. Winter (December to April): peak season for a reason This is the dry season. Water levels drop, which pushes alligators, wading birds, and other wildlife to congregate around the deeper gator holes and channels. That makes them easier to […]