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Florida Vacation Secrets – How to Choose the Right Airboat Ride Company

If you pick the right Florida airboat ride company, you’ll have the airboat experience of a lifetime!   Pick the wrong one, and you’ll be waiting in long lines in the heat, and loaded up onto a barge type airboat.  So here’s the secret to choosing the right airboat ride!

 

Do speak to a live person on the phone.  Don’t make a decision based on a recorded message.  We want to talk to you and answer your questions!  We’ll help you decide the best time of day to see wildlife and give you advice on our weather patterns.

 

Do take a look at the airboat ride web site.  Take a look at the photos and customer reviews.  Also check on Trip Advisor and see what the airboat company’s ratings are.  All of the photos you see on Spirit of the Swamp’s web site were taken by our passengers on actual tours.  And we are the number one rated airboat ride company on Trip Advisor!

 

Don’t choose an airboat company based on a coupon book or discounts.  Most of the companies that offer big discounts increase their prices to give you a discount.  They probably have to discount because they have a sub-par location or poor equipment.

 

 

When is the Best Time to Take an Airboat Ride in the Summer?

The Early Bird Catches the Worm!

 

Well summertime is definitely here, with afternoon temperatures reaching 90 degrees and above… so when’s the best time to take an airboat ride?  Definitely in the morning!  First of all, the morning temperatures are in the 70’s, very pleasant usually the water is glassy smooth in the morning - just perfect for taking an airboat tour. 

 

Secondly, morning is the optimum time if for wildlife viewing.  We know you’re on vacation and want to relax, but if you can schedule your airboat ride in the morning, you’ll be happy that you did!

 

Florida Vacation Secrets: What People Love About Private Airboat Rides

Private airboat rides are the way to take an airboat ride, at the same price or less than the large pontoon type boats that have 15-20 people riding at the same time.  You’re going to LOVE a PRIVATE airboat ride… need more convincing?  Here’s what our passengers had to say: 

 

 

“We liked the fact that we were the only group (family) on your boat and you really seemed to personalize it to meet the needs of our family.”

 

“The private tour was fantastic and we were highly entertained by your stories and banter. “

 

It was also nice to be on a private boat and not have to deal with strangers.

 

“Captain Harold and Debi are strictly a family airboat operation, which doesn’t try to cram a bunch of strangers into a bigger boat together to make a lot of money. “

 

Your Air boat is at the top of the league and we enjoyed the smaller style boat than a bigger one with 18 other people we don’t know.

 

Our customized tour provided everything we were looking for and more, it was by far the best airboat tour we have had.

“You go out of your way to personalize the trip.”

 

“Not only were all 6 of us able to ride together, but unlike the other rides I have been on, we were able to hold conversations with each other through the headsets. “