Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours

I bet you think that you’ll pick the best airboat ride in the Orlando and Kissimmee area by asking at the Guest Services desk at your hotel, resort, or timeshare… right?  Or by stopping at a Tourist Information Booth?  Well not exactly…

Many times these representatives are receiving a kickback for referring you to the airboat ride company.  A lot of times the information booth or guest services desk is actually there to convince you to go to a timeshare presentation, but we bet you’ve already figured that out!   What you probably didn’t know is that the timeshare also buys attraction tickets (like airboat rides) at a wholesale rate and then marks them up and sells them to you at retail.  The representative is going to steer you to the attraction that pays the highest commission – every single time – they are NOT being paid to recommend the best!

We know of one Airboat Company that has a very poor location, the ride is not scenic in any way.  Obviously they’re not going to get high ratings from their passengers, so you know what they did to get business?  They raised their rates by $10, so they could in turn kickback $10 to the guest services representative and/or information booth.   So for a family of four, that means you’re paying $40 more than you should so that the guest services representative can pocket $40.

At Spirit of the Swamp, we don’t play those games.  We the top rated airboat company in Florida for one reason – because our passengers think so!!  Make sure to check us out on Trip Advisor, and I hope you’ve learned just a few insider secrets that will help you get an airboat ride of a lifetime!

If you’re reading this blog, we hope you’re researching the right airboat ride company online.  This week there have been two local discount ticket attraction businesses that have had multiple employee arrests for selling fraudulent tickets to unsuspecting Central Florida vacationers.  Detectives advise that buyers should be wary of discounted tickets and they don’t recommend buying attractions tickets from anyone other than the vendor.  This is especially true of airboat companies!  So here are some more Florida vacation secrets:

Do make sure you can receive a refund! Don’t book with an airboat company who charges cancellations fees and doesn’t offer refunds.  This is especially true of weather related cancellations… Spirit of the Swamp never charges for a weather related cancellation!

Do make sure that the advertised name of the airboat company matches the web site. Don’t book with a company whose web address is different than the company name and make sure that the email address on the web site isn’t from a “free” email account. 

Big discounts can spell big trouble.  Many times they’re non-refundable and worse.  We know of one local airboat company that is charging a very high rate and then paying $10 per passenger to the local discount ticket sellers to recommend him!  Give us a call anytime to book direct, and we’ll be more than happy to make sure to answer all of your questions about our rates so that you can be sure to have the experience of a lifetime!

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!