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The exhilarating ride lasts for about 40 minutes and goes out through the waterways, which are actually made up of one big grass river.

The driver slows down to point out birds, many alligators and will give you some local natural history.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13637 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13636
You’re transported on a larger boat right out to the edge of the park where the Everglades meet the Gulf of Mexico, then dismount into kayaks in groups of about eight.

The guide, friendly and knowledgeable Captain Charles, leads you up small creeks, through mangrove areas and stops for a while on a sandy beach on one of the island.

Spring and autumn are said to be the best times to go because of the migrating birds and water levels - which encourage more wildlife - but even in summer we saw brown pelicans, egrets and herons, rosette spoonbills, ospreys, terns and dolphins.

The tours leave from Everglades City and cost $115 per person. The boat drops you off right outside the Seafood Café, where you can get a great lunch of fresh fish and crab.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13636