As a photojournalist I wanted to seek out the best & most talk about airboat rides in the FL Everglades. It was getting late & with a storm brewing most the companies were closing. Me and my work partner knew it was way to late to make Captain Jacks so we went down the line. Each company turned us away except "Tippy's Outpost" paid $40 each $80 total & had a blast.

Now one of the workers on the dock NOT the boat captain was really hinting hard towards a tip. Normally this would leave a bad taste in my mouth especially since I just paid $80 to even go on the boat. However like I said "one of the workers was REALLY HINTING HARD" not the airboat captain. Since this worker had nothing to do with our experience I will leave him out of the review.

The airboat captain took us out on his personal boat. He took us to authentic Indian Village. Saw couple huge elevators and two small ones. I strung my suggesting trying Tippy's Outpost Airboat Rides. They are NOT commercialized like ALL THE OTHERS. It's simple and yet amazing experience. Deff take the family trip for an 8 mile trip. I have no problem giving our captain 5 out of 5 here.

We stopped to get a water before an airboat tour next store. The folks running Tippy's were very friendly and let us each hold one of their baby alligators. That was very cool.

We met our guide for our Everglades hike at Tippy's Outpost. It is a convenient place to meet off of Hwy 41. After our hike we stopped there for breakfast. The food is not anything special. My friend had the "Indian burger" which is a cheeseburger inside of fried Indian bread. I had eggs, sausage and toast. (My breakfast was way better than my friend's!) The locals make the place. We met an older couple there that lives in Big Cypress and they entertained us with wild stories of the Everglades. The gentleman cooking was nice and his wife works in the store and she was very sweet. Please note there is no indoor toilet here, but the port-a-potty does have a sink and soap for hand washing, which we appreciated. Good wildlife views from the dock. A nice place to stop for a quick bite, some interesting stories and a taste of the Everglades.