Booking your first Everglades airboat tour? Here’s how the day works, step by step: choosing a tour length, getting to the dock or getting picked up, what happens on the water, what to bring, and how cruise days work.

What makes an Everglades airboat tour responsible? Licensed captains, private boats, routes that follow the water, room for wildlife and nothing left behind. Here’s how our captains run every Florida Tour Company tour.

In June 2026, lightning-sparked wildfires burned more than 22,000 acres on the edge of the Everglades west of Miami. Here’s a plain-language recap from official figures, why the drought mattered, and what it means for planning a private tour.

The 2026 wet season never fully refilled the Everglades. Here’s what the National Weather Service and water managers are reporting, why low water raises the fire risk, and how our captains plan private airboat tours around it.

Read the Everglades landscape from above: marshes, water channels and vegetation patterns, with Captain Greg's aerial photo and National Park Service context.

Captain Greg recalls lightning-started fires in June 2026. Learn how fire can benefit Everglades habitats and why drought, peat and burn conditions matter.

Explore the Everglades dry season, changing water levels and wildlife feeding patterns, and understand why normal seasonal drying differs from severe drought.

Understand guided Everglades python outings near Miami: road and airboat options, starting prices, field expectations and what to confirm before booking.