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Everglades Adventure Tours

40904 Tamiami Trl, Ochopee, FL
800-504-6554
Ranked #1 of 3 tours in Ochopee
5.0 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
Type: Tours
Traveler Description: Everglades Adventure Tours is the first and only company to offer private, guided pole boat tours. For centuries pole boats have been used by the... more »
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Joianne B
New York City, New York
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012 NEW
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Jack Shiele's pole boat tour is a unique and authentic experience in the everglades. I highly recommend this tour through the mangrove and cypress preserve. Jack is knowledgable about the ecosystem and wildlife, and will adjust the tour to your needs. We were looking for an opportunity to photograph and film the area's birds and plant life, and needed a... More

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mid214
Durham, North Carolina
Senior Contributor
41 reviews
15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2012

We signed up for a poling adventure tour on the Turner River with Jack Shealy because we had experienced one other wonderful poling boat trip in China. Jack and Everglades Adventures Tours gave us our second wonderful experience floating down a river, up close to the water's edge, able to see things we could never otherwise see or know on... More

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istanbultrip059
London, United Kingdom
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24 reviews
21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 19, 2012

If you want to see the Everglades then this is the way to do it, there is no comparison. I really mean this. There are many companies that promise a lot and don't really deliver, if you think you can see wildlife with twenty other people and a massive fan behind your head whilst wearing earphones then you are wrong.... More

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theFrods
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 14, 2011

A 2 hour guided paddle boat tour through the beautiful Everglades enabled us to enjoy the wildlife up close and in quiet! Tranquility, orchids and alligators make a great combination. More

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MADL
Regina, Saskatchewan
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8 reviews
13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 25, 2011
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person found this review helpful

My husband and I took a pole boat tour in the Big Cypress with Jack as our guide. Jack was raised in the area and has a wealth of knowledge and a passion for the region. Touring in a pole boat is very tranquil and allows you to observe the beauty and unspoilt nature along the river. We saw many... More

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Srlundeen
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 29, 2011

We took a pole boat tour while in FL for spring break. A lovely way to spend the morning and see parts of the Everglades that can't be seen any other way. We drifted within 12 feet of a wood stork standing in shallow water, and over a submerged alligator. Our guide was knowledgeable and pleasant, and he did all... More

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mjn2473
Little Rock, Arkansas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2011
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person found this review helpful

Stayed for 9 days and cought fish everyday ! Best part is walking through swamp to get there . Jack shealy Has by far Best tour through Glades ! More

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RedHatDi
Frisco, Texas
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2011

Pole boating is the best way to really see the swamps and the animals. Our boat was very comfortable. The guide was knowledgeable and very friendly. We have recommend Everglades Adventure tours to all our friends here in Frisco Lakes, TX. Thanks for makeing my childhood memory come alive. Diana & Gary Seibert More

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KenTheLawyer
Toronto, Canada
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2011

Pole boat through the Everglades swamp, entering the Turner River under highway 41 bridge just east of the big panther statue, where you meet up with your guide and proprietor, young Jack. Swamp Celtic by background and having spent his youth camping and canoeing the quiet reaches of the Turner, Jack is joy to listen to, as he poles you... More

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marie34486
North Miami Beach, Florida
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2011

great experience in the wildlife of the everglades - with the pole tour, such a serene , close to nature, as can be , without the noise . it was superb More

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