Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours and Rides, Fort Lauderdale

About Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours and Rides

Everglades Holiday Park offers airboat tours and wildlife experiences in the Florida Everglades near Fort Lauderdale. Visitors take 60-minute airboat tours departing every 20 minutes, during which a guide provides narration about the region's ecology and history. The park features Gator Boys alligator presentations as part of the tour experience. Animal Encounters allows guests to interact directly with native Everglades wildlife in an educational setting. For anglers, the park rents 14-foot aluminum jon boats powered by 9.9 HP Yamaha engines, equipped with fishing gear, bait, and tackle for catching largemouth bass, peacock bass, catfish, and other species. Private guided fishing tours are available for those seeking expert instruction. The park also operates a general store and bait-and-tackle shop. Airboat tours run from 9 AM with the last departure at 5 PM. Jon boat rentals operate from first safe light until 5 PM daily. Tickets are sold online through the venue's website.