Any Orlando attraction planning should include Airboat Tours. No, these are not like Airboat rides that are available. Tours are quite different. In Kissimmee, FL there are several places that will take you on an Airboat Tour with a set price for the entire family.
Some people feel like a boat is, well, a boat. Yet, to get the feel of a true airboat, a person needs to experience riding in a real one. Many companies claim to give tours when it is really just a ride in a “theatre seating” barge that accommodates several people. Finding an airboat tour with an airboat that seats, basically, six people is the way to go. This is a true airboat ride.
There are many Orlando attractions offering Airboat Tours. The place to find the genuine offers are in Kissimmee. There are tours that are located by Lake Kissimmee, the third largest lake in Florida. In this area, Airboat Tours give people the chance to be surrounded by 36,000 acres of pure swampland, and the wildlife that inhabit it. The area is undeveloped so no houses or buildings are in the area, only the Federal Wildlife Area and Protected Wetlands containing endangered wildlife.
As far as being an Orlando attraction, Airboat Tours are best experienced, to get the real experience, outside of Orlando. In order to see real endangered wildlife and experience the ride in a real Airboat, Kissimmee is the place to be. Overall, it isn’t that far of a drive. It should not be categorized as a theme park. Even though a rush and thrill can be had from the experience, it is so much more because nature and real life is involved.
So, what can one expect on a real Airboat Tour? If it is a real airboat, then it will be loud. Do not worry, experienced tour guides will provide headphones to block out the loud motor and allow you to hear your Captain as he points out “must see” wildlife and swamplands.
Some endangered species one can expect to see on these tours include, but are not limited to, Snail Kites, Whooping Cranes, American Bald Eagles, and, of course, the Florida Alligator. Seen on the best Airboat Tours are: wild turkeys, deer, and wild pigs. There are many Orlando attractions that provide Airboat rides, but they do not compare to the real deal.
Being in the real Florida swampland is the only way to take an airboat tour. So many Orlando attractions offering airboat rides always end up with people looking at the back of another barge type airboat. In order to experience a true connection to the endangered species in the Florida swamplands, Orlando attractions should include the Kissimmee area.
A loud airboat tour motor, with the wind blowing in your face, while the Captain makes sure you catch a glimpse of all the endangered wildlife there is to see, is the only way to go. Let your Orlando attraction include Airboat Tours in Kissimmee, you will not be sorry.
Last Updated on May 8, 2013
