Exploring the Florida Everglades (2-Day/1-Night Excursion)
Friday, January 10, 2020 - Saturday, January 11, 2020Time 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Exploring the Florida Everglades (2-Day/1-Night Excursion)
Friday & Saturday, January 10 & 11
$595 (double occupancy)
$685 (single occupancy)
Often described as a swamp or forested wetland, the Everglades is actually a very slow-moving river. It is the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the United States, comprised of nine habitats that provide a home for many wild animals, including 16 threatened or endangered species. Aside from providing shelter and protection for scores of wildlife, the Everglades is an important asset to humans, as it provides drinking water for seven million Floridians.
The Friends of Boca Grande will take 12 travelers to discover and experience the Florida Everglades by airboat, by tram and by foot!
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:
• Take an airboat tour of the River of Grass (1 hour)
• Enjoy a two-hour narrated tram tour of the Everglades National Park at Shark Valley, the “heart of the Everglades.” At the halfway point, a 45-foot-high observation deck offers an opportunity to observe the tranquil vistas of the Everglades, extending 20 miles in all directions
• Learn about the building of the Tamiami Trail, the opening of Florida’s “last frontier” at the Collier-Seminole State Park and see the last existing Bay City Walking Dredge, used to construct the trail through the vast wilderness of the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp
• Visit the Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve, notable for its 500-year-old cypresse trees, whose roots are especially adapted to grow underwater for months at a time, and learn from a ranger about habitat, wildlife and the preserve
Cost
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