Captain Jack’s Airboat Tours

On this trip to FL, we decided to finally fulfill an airboat adventure fantasy, and Captain Jack’s came highly recommended by our Swamp Buggy tour guide. It’s not a cheap activity, but I felt the hour ride was well worth the money. Captain Zig took us on an exciting tour of the mangroves where we saw a lot of wildlife, which he stopped to talk to us about at every chance. While gators are not guaranteed, we did get to see one on our outing as well as a variety of birds and a family of raccoons. The scenery was beautiful and Zig made sure to add some thrills by picking up speed and pulling some fast spins and turns. If you sit in the front, you will get wet! The one complaint that I have is that the boats seat 6, and we were on the ride with 2 other couples so we had to split our seats, and I would have enjoyed the adventure even more if i could have spent it sitting next to my love. If there’s someone you want to sit next to, be sure to jump on the boat first!

Awesome boat tours! We got to hold a baby alligator! The boats were really fun — the view was great and the tour was very exhilarating. We saw an alligator in the water and a raccoon in the trees! Although it is pricey I would definitely recommend this boat tour.

I highly recommend this tour! There are a ton of coupons out there so be sure to use one when you purchase your tickets. The boat seats 6 people so wherever you sit you pretty much have a good view. Captain Dwain was awesome — very friendly, fun, and interactive. Depending on which captain you have, your ride may vary. Dwain drove the boat very fast and we even got a little wet. He also pointed out an alligator to us. Sometime during the middle of the ride, he stopped in an open area and took pictures of us sitting in the captains seat. One girl even got to drive the boat a little (with help of course). I really enjoyed the ride. After the ride, there is a free animal exhibit. The animal cages were old and run down. I felt bad for some of the animals. However, I did like the part where you can hold a baby alligator. That was awesome! Overall, totally worth the money.

If you’re looking for a fun activity to do while down near the Everglades then Captain Jacks is a great option. Everything from the reservation to the friendly people was great. The only odd thing is where you get your tickets is not near where you actually ride the boats plus the buildings are two different names. That’s minor stuff as the ride is just awesome.
Our Captain was extremely friendly and made the tour educational while talking about the river system, the mangrove ecology, and the alligator senses. Plus, he also made the ride fun with some fast turns and speed (safely). He also allowed us to take a short spin operating the airboat.
The scenery was amazing and the whole experience was memorable.

If you are looking for an awesome activity in Southwest Florida, look no further. The Captain Jack tour in Everglades was a great investment of our time and I highly recommend it to anyone coming to this area.
This tour is both entertaining and educational, which makes it a perfect fit for all kind of groups — family, friends, couples, even solo travelers. You will cruise the waters of Everglades at various speeds, spotting crocodiles, manatees, exotic birds, and vegetation unseen anywhere else. The captain will stop the boat at times and tell you more about the wildlife in this estuary environment — absolutely fascinating stuff!
The Everglades & Chokoloskee area has generally a lot to offer in terms of activities. After the air boat tour, we went to have lunch at the Havana Café nearby and then visited the local zoo. Not to mention that the smallest post office in America is here and you can stop and take a picture with it!
I have been coming to Southwest Florida quite often and visiting Everglades — and the Captain Jack tour in particular– is definitely one of my best experiences.
I am looking forward to going on this tour again once I come visit Southwest Florida next time! Yes, it is THAT GOOD!

Great trip! Very clean and up to date facility. If you in the air about which air bout company to use, don’t look any further!

Wonderful experience. Our boat captain was Tony. Safe boat ride and lot of fun for children it was like riding in a nascar on water.

Very friendly staff at the cash deck. Enough parking space in front of the harbour. The air boats a in good condition. We had Wesley as the captain. He was awesome. A lot of humor and he told enough about the environment, the alligators and the mangroves. With 180’s and 360’s the ride was really awesome!

Had a great time at this place the guide was the best and man he knew what he was doing will definitely go back to take family and friends when they come vist.

Do not come here and support this.
The boats are old, the customers are waiting without given any attention by the staff until the responsible guide arrives. The boat tour then is quite nice, but the guide barely explained anything about what we saw. There are so many things to know about alligators, he didn’t explain anything. When we finally saw one, immediately three other boats arrived and partially ran this poor little guy over. Also they fed him with chips.
After the tours you can see different animals, caught out of their natural habitat and put into far too small cages. Siberian tigers in small cages in Florida? That is animal mistreatment. The cages are old and rotten. Just careless.
I am normally cautious with writing bad reviews, but nobody should support this.

Bei der Vielzahl der Airboat Tour Anbieter fällt es nicht leicht den richtigen zu wählen. Uns war es wichtig, dass es ein Touranbieter mit kleinen Airboats war und nicht einer wie direkt an der US 41 bei denen ein halber Reisebus in ein Airboat passt. Wir waren um halb 10 Uhr da und hatten das Glück, dass wir zu zweit alleine ein Airboat mit Captn hatten. Es war ein einmaliges Erlebnis. Für uns hätte es keinen besseren Anbieter geben können.

First time on an airboat… not what I expected but still a great time. I thought it was a nature tour full of wildlife, well not so much. We got to see one gator and a dolphin. Our Captain Kenny, said it’s very rare to see gators because the water is too salty. With that being said, I had soooo much fun!!! It was kind of like a roller coaster ride but thru the mangroves. It was really neat to speed thru these small mangrove channels. He did crazy twists and turns thru the water. A little scary but lots of fun. Cost was $ 76 for two people. They also gave us a pass to the animal sanctuary and live gator show. So skip this one if you want a nice tour with wildlife but if your interested in an exhilarating hour airboat ride thru the mangroves then stop in and ask for Captain Kenny!

Captain Jacks was rated high so we decided to try this place out on the way down to Fort Lauderdale. It’s located in Everglades City. The line to get tickets was slow but the lady at the booth was very pleasant. There are many trip packages to choose from but we chose just the hour airboat ride. My hubby found a coupon on their website for $ 12 off 3 or more tickets (total) so it turned out to be $ 35 per person with tax. Our airboat captain was Gary. An older gentleman who was very knowledgable in Everglades facts and found us an alligator swimming around in then mangroves. He told stories too and made the trip even more enjoyable. Sound canceling headphones were provided which I recommend wearing since the airboat fan gets really loud the faster you go. It was a nice little side trip on our way down to Fort Lauderdale and highly recommended

Génial! Amazing (comme on dit a tout bout de champ ici, mais la pour le coup c’est vrai!). Du début à la fin j’ai adoré ce tour ds les everglades dans la forêt de mangrove. Je pense que la qualité de ce tour était aussi due à notre pilote d airboat: captain Andy! Qui a pris le temps de nous expliquer la faune et la flore locale.
Nous avons eu la chance d approcher à qq mètres des alligators et ratons laveurs.
Bref à conseiller sans hésitation !

Wow. We had fun! Kids got to hold a baby gator. Boat went fast. Ear protection was provided. Nice.
That being said, there are better and more interesting choices when choosing an airboat tour. Others offer a narrated tour, telling your group about the Everglades .etc as well as stopping for photo ops, and answering questions. This tour lacks any personal touch

Sooo fun! We didn’t see any crocodiles but a porpoise swam around our boat for over 15 minutes. We saw a family of raccoons up close and captain zig was awesome! Relaxing boat ride with some thrillingly twists and turns. The ambiance of the natural habitats were surreal and beautiful. Great experience! Use coupon on website. Kiss and hug Snappy the crocodile before taking the tour!

I had so much fun on the Mangroves airboat tour! You start off slow going through the water and at first I thought «ugh this is going to be boring» but as soon as you get in the little channels you speed up and start whipping around and it’s AWESOME. The guide will slow down and point out nature and tell you little fun facts.
Tip* don’t do to the animal park. It’s so depressing to see the massive tigers in a little cage. I went with a friend and wound up leaving cause we hated it.
I would recommend all ages to do this. We saw little kids on some boats and there was an elderly woman on mine, and everyone had a great time.

Great experience. The air boat ride was lots of fun. We had captain Art, he was great! The weather was a little chilly, as a result we were unable to see alligators. However, Art made up for the lacking gators by showing us manatees and daylight adapted raccoons!

Came here with family during vacation. Weather was great and place is pretty easy to find coming from the Naples area. However, be sure to eat beforehand or pack a lunch since there aren’t that many places around for lunch.
We went straight to the address at 905 Dupont Street, Everglades City, FL 34 139. That is where the airboats depart from.
Place was somewhat busy for week of Thanksgiving, and we had a reservation, which I’d highly recommend if you are coming with 6 people (max number for the boat we had). Lady at the ticket booth was nice but seemed a little overwhelmed. Maybe it was a busier than expected day, and we have all been there.
Tourguide Ken was great, especially with the two small children we had in our group. We did the 1.5 hour airboat tour only (no swamp buggy), saw all types of animals and had a really fun time in the mangrove tree maze. You may get wet depending on your guide, so leave the fancy electronics at home.
Our ticket also came with the animal zoo thing and gator show — i would personally skip it after being through that part.
Overall, very happy we went and worth the drive out.

This is going to be a tough review, because we did have a good time.
Unlike some of the reviewers, I thought the ladies at the front desk were quite nice. They placed us on a 10:15 departure with Jeremy, gave us our ticket and directions, and we were off.
Jeremy said he was born and raised in the area, and had some pretty cool info about the area, including some historical stuff about the pier being built by alcohol smugglers during prohibition. We did see a gator, and some raccoons that were really cute. We did get the feeling that they stayed there because they were fed. When pulling up, the raccoons almost came over like they were expecting something from us. When it comes down to it though, I don’t really care, because we got to see some wildlife.
The tour itself though was about 45 – 50 minutes of the same scenery over and over again. Jeremy was a good captain though and used the open waters as a chance to show off some speed and sharp turns which added some fun. We were pretty satisfied with having him as our guide.
The real highlight was at the end where the wonderful lady let us hold the gator. I can’t remember her name, but she was delightful. She told us all about the gator. His name was Happy Snappy, and he was a 4ft 3.5 year old. He was so good! He was very calm and seemed to have no problem being picked up. I really don’t even know if she was part of Captain Jack’s though.
So in the end, we were satisfied, but not incredibly excited about our experience. We got free access to the Animal Sanctuary down the street though, which gave us a little more to do when we were done.
I’d go again, but because of what I know now, my expectations would certainly be a little lower.

SUPER AWESOME… Our captain made this whole trip awesome and fun. He showed off his sailing skills, got us wet a little bit. He was full of alligator knowledge and fun facts. He threw marshmallows to get the alligator to come towards the boat. He feed the racoons and encouraged us get invoved. I wished we could go every weekend here…

Fun tour through mangroves on an airboat. Nothing novel if you’ve seen mangroves before. Would’ve given 5 starts if the captain, Mike, would have educated or even spoke to us a bit more throughout the 45 min tour.
$ 76 for 2ppl
I would recommend this airboat operation even though I dont have others to compare it to. It’s nice that they give you admission to a small zoo nearby as well.

Une balade d’une heure dans la mangrove des Everglades sur un air-​boat conduit par un pilote sympa qui vous fait découvrir cette nature végétale et animale complexe.
Au menu alligators, Raton-​Laveur, Hérons etc…
Merci à Jim notre pilote