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Gatorama is open: Sun - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Hotels near Gatorama: (0.10 mi) Aloft Tallahassee Downtown (0.08 mi) DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tallahassee (0.14 mi) The Park Avenue Inn (0.16 mi) Governors Inn (0.24 mi) Hotel Duval, Autograph Collection View all hotels near Gatorama on Tripadvisor

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Restaurants near Gatorama: (0.06 mi) Savour (0.07 mi) Metro Deli of Tallahassee (0.06 mi) il Lusso (0.10 mi) St John's Cafe (0.09 mi) Eve on Adams View all restaurants near Gatorama on Tripadvisor

Gatorama (Palmdale) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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MNDoodles

Stillwater, MN653 contributions

Totally Fun for Kids and Adults

Jan 2022

About an hour’s drive from Punta Gorda, this place is totally a blast! (Highway 74 was an unexpected and scenic pleasure with little traffic and many cattle ranches). We loved Gatorama for its unique history as a roadside attraction since 1957, its great gift shop, and especially for its incredible volume of large and small gators plus many other animals. We weren’t brave enough to try feeding the gators ourselves ($10 fee) but the very neat employee who did the feeding demonstration was amazing and shared a ton of info on gators. We got some great photos of huge gators getting fed. Admission is very reasonable for value received, about $20/adult. This is an awesome and fun spot to visit for kids and adults. It’s well worth the pleasant drive from Punta Gorda or Fort Myers.

Written February 12, 2022

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Pathfinder249028

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Happy Valentines day

Feb 2021

We visited today valentines day with grandson. It is a little bit out of the way but worth it. Shelley Woonton went over the top and spend excellent time with our grandson teaching him about Florida nature and animals. Hand feeding turtles, hold baby crocodile, hold a boa and the grand finale catching several alligators by hand with Shelley was fabulous. Sorry did not get the other lovely ladies name that did the croc and gator feed show. She was awesome and learned a lot about both species. I will definitely be back in August for gator hatching. There are lots of monster size gators and crocs.

Written February 14, 2021

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AmericanExplorer8500

South Vienna, OH356 contributions

It’s a girl! I hatched a gator.

Aug 2021 • Solo

Today I had the honor of visiting this amazing farm. I also got to hatch a baby alligator right out of her shell. This farm is a now a multi generational alligator meat farm that allows the public to come inside and become educated. You can tell the family genuinely is looking to produce an excellent product with transparency and best management practices. It is for all ages, and groups and solo travelers alike. I highly recommend all the extra opportunities they have. For example, the hatching. However in the past I’ve enjoyed the photo opportunities and Fast Hands No Hands. Next time I’d like to try the Face2Face. I’ll be back. It’s a lot fun to just sit and watch the gators and crocs in the big pond munch on the gator cookies people throw them. It’s a safe place to feed gators and something you couldn’t do in the wild. So that is fun. Five stars.

Written August 21, 2021

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SFreed

Quincy, IL73 contributions

Fun, Interesting and Educational!

Mar 2020 • Couples

Had the chance to visit Gatorama during a recent trip to Okeechobee. Paid the extra money for Fast Hands and Face to Face, and glad I did! Having alligators that close, hearing their jaws snap closed as you toss snacks into their mouths is pretty intense! And the face to face with Big Ben is something that I'll remember forever. The people at Gatorama were always conscience of where I was and what the alligator was doing, so I never felt that there was any danger.

To the other reviewers that took exception with the farming side of this business (which is totally separate and NOT on this site) I can understand your views. However, Gatorama is focused on entertaining and education, and they do an outstanding job of teaching their customers not only how Gatorama came to be, but about alligators in general. As someone from out of state who had never seen an alligator in the wild, I came away from my visit with a lot of knowledge and an appreciation that I didn't have before.

Written March 9, 2020

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Gary L

Pittsfield, ME106 contributions

Lots of gators and some crocs

Feb 2020

Took the grandson here to see some gators. Had plenty of gators to view. Highly suggest that you attend around the time of feeding (12 or 2) otherwise you just walk through and see gators which might take a half hour. With the feeding show and watching kids pick up baby gators you can spend a couple of hours.

Written February 26, 2020

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Sue B

The Cincinnati Region172 contributions

Taking the grandchildren

Jan 2021

This was a good day! We took our 3 year old twins. They were excited to see so many alligators in one place sunning themselves on the beach of “Croc Isle”. Actually, I think I had more fun than the kids. The kids shied away from holding a snake, so Grandma took their place. But they did feed the tortoise. Gatorama has many other animals to see, including the endangered Florida panther. Peacocks roaming the grounds and a playground for kids. The staff is quite knowledgeable and answered all my questions. I also like the fact that Gatorama is aware of the importance of saving our ecosystem and participating in wildlife conservation. A great time. We would definitely do this again.

Written January 23, 2021

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Bill j

Hillsborough, NC60 contributions

fun and interesting even on a chilly day

Jan 2020

My wife and I visited on one of the coldest days, but the alligators were still plenty active. We enjoyed feeding the alligators and the goats. The entire staff was friendly and seemed happy to see us. It was a bit of a drive from Bonita Springs, where we were staying, but we knew that before we left and we found it to be worth the time. We had fun, learned a lot about alligators, and got some good pictures from the "Face to Face" encounter.

Written January 31, 2020

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hawkeyed9sza

LaBelle, FL66 contributions

Great experience!

Nov 2020

My first time and my husband's second after 40 year hiatus. We really enjoyed ourselves. We learned a lot, saw more alligators and crocodiles than we expected. The place is family owned and they have excellent staff, very knowledgeable and friendly. Talking with staff they told us the owners really work hard and treat the wildlife and employees with respect and care. That means a lot to me as I personally would rather support a small business like this than a huge corporation. I highly recommend this and will return again.

Written November 29, 2020

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Lindsay K

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An absolute must!

Feb 2022 • Family

If you want to see alligators and crocodiles Gatorama is an absolute must! There are hundreds of animals to see and learn about. The staff are exceptional and very knowledgeable. They answered all of our questions and are so passionate about the animals. It was impressive to see that every gator in the main pond had a name and the staff could tell them all apart. Definitely stay for the different animal encounters and if you’re brave enough participate in them. The only downfall of our entire experience was that the food truck was closed. There’s no food or drinks allowed to be brought in so we were getting pretty hungry and had nowhere to eat. Overall Gatorama is a fantastic animal adventure and I highly recommend it!

Written February 6, 2022

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HPNG C

Jacksonville, Florida, United States16 contributions

Loved It!!

Dec 2020

My granddaughter and hubby had the best time interacting hands on with the animals. It was the very first time we had been to this park and we were very pleasantly surprised. Got to hold the baby gators and a snake and to pet the pig, donkeys and goats. The staff were so friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The park is well maintained. In spite of having animals, there were no unpleasant smells except one swamp water which is expected. Great experience.

Written December 9, 2020

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