Event
Backcountry Boat Tour (Flamingo)
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Fee:
Adults: $35.00, Children 5-12: $17.50. Park Entrance fee of $25/vehicle is required as well. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Marina Store.Location: LAT/LONG: 25.142930, -80.922770
Flamingo Marina Store (1 Flamingo Lodge Hwy, Homestead, FL 33034). Drive south from the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center for 38 miles to the Flamingo Visitor Center.
Repeating Event
Days:
Every day
Dates:
February 03, 2019 to February 16, 2019
Time:
3:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Boat Cruise
Purchase tickets at the Flamingo Marina Store and meet for the boat tour at the Marina Store by 3:00PM.
Description
NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Join a park ranger for this narrated excursion into the mangrove estuary. Purchase tickets at the Flamingo Marina Store, the pink building with the green roof.
Explore the magnificent Florida backcountry on this 90-minute tour! Venture up the Buttonwood Canal through Coot Bay and Tarpon Creek into the Whitewater Bay as your naturalist highlights unique plant and animal life found here and outline the rich history of Flamingo Everglades National Park. Don’t forget sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses, and a hat.
More information
Reservation or Registration: No
NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
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