Alligators from the tower and the swamp by airboat.
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM· 3h
Shark Valley tram & towerNational Parks & ForestsAnchor
Bike or ride the tram on the 15-mile loop past gators to the observation tower over the sawgrass.
Bring: sun protection · bug spray
36000 SW 8th St, Miami, FL2:00 PM – 3:30 PM· 1h 30m
Everglades airboat tourGuided ToursAnchor
A classic fan-boat blast through the grass with a naturalist.
US-41, Ochopee, FL4:00 PM – 5:15 PM· 1h 15m
The Skunk Ape HQ & the smallest post office in AmericaQuirky Americana & Roadside OdditiesBonus
Ochopee, population a few dozen, has both. The Skunk Ape Research Headquarters has been hunting Florida's swamp bigfoot since the 1970s and sells the T-shirt; a mile down the road the United States Post Office operates out of a 7-by-8-foot irrigation shed, the smallest in the country, and it will postmark anything you hand it.
40904 Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, FL