Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours

Howdy from a Texas Family,

Just wanted to take the time and let you know how very wonderful our Spirit of The Swamp tour was.

Caption Harold was very informative, friendly, and great fun to the adults and especially the kids in our party.

We saw beautiful land, raced across the waterways at speeds that had my boys reeling with excitement, yet slowed down just enough to capture over 65 photos of alligators, other wildlife, the swamps natural beauty, and the boys fishing off of the side of the Air boat (Captain Harold even provided the poles and the bait for the boys).

Captain Harold made us feel like we were family and because we choose a weekday to tour, we were the only boat on the water so we felt as if we were touring a private waterway.

These are memories we will cherish forever.

Thanks again,

Shon from Texas

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Here’s a new Trip Advisor Review I wanted to share with you – check out this review and others at our Trip Advisor page!

I’ve been to Orlando a few times so the Disney parks are getting a little repetitive and I fancied doing a swamp tour, I’m really glad I did!

The drive down is easy, (40 minutes from Lake Buena Vista for me!) just follow directions and don’t rely too much on sat nav. If you’re on a dead end road then ends in the water, you’ve got it! There’s no parking issues or tourist trap; you literally park, walk onto the pontoon and you’re on the boat.

The captain was fantastic; very friendly. A quick introduction, safety brief, headset info and we were off.

He asked if there was anything particular to see, and was more than happy to spend a few minutes with me cooing over the baby moorhens (coots). He was very well informed and using the headsets spent most of the trip telling me around the area and pointing out all the local wildlife.

I saw a couple of aligators as well as lots of birds, millions of dragonfly and some of the endangered species that are currently in residence on the lake. It was also nice to just zip around at speed a bit and to have guaranteed front seats made it worth the while.

There was an approaching rain cloud which decided to pour down on us and within seconds he’d pulled up and was handing me a poncho, I was very impressed!

Here’s an email I received today, I just loved it and wanted to share it with you.  Especially the part about “the big guys must be worried and I am sure want them out of business, Our family  recommends them 100% , power to the small guys!”

I have to admit that since I’m not much of a car person, I had no idea what a Bugatti was until I looked it up (A Super Sports Car).  Wow, comparing our airboat to a Bugatti – that’s high praise!  Thanks a million Joseph!

April 2010 - 5 reasons why we choose Spirit of the Swamp vs. others

a) A Husband and wife team (Harold and Debi), own boat, very well maintained and ‘deluxe’, USCG 6 seater. Harold has 20 years around Airboats, handsome Texan (according to my wife!). Have 2 other friends with similar real 6 seat boats vs. the big tourist boats. Small Airboat is beautiful, Bugatti vs. a Barge,

b) Custom trips 2+ hrs vs. 1 hr on a big tourist airboat.

c) Can customize the experience as you wish , they recommended we cancel our first trip on marginal weather to have a better trip on a better day, 100% correct decision, professional and admirable , they deferred the quick buck to give us a better experience

d) The smaller boat gives you more of a “feel “for an airboat manoevering and can get into the tightest nooks.

e) These guys are the real deal for an authentic airboat, full intercoms, owner operators so very interested in your satisfaction.

Its something you experience once, beats “the Mouse” hands down for REALITY, the big guys must be worried and I am sure want them out of business, Our family  recommends them 100% , power to the small guys !

Joeseph ONeill, Paris/Ireland/Uk.