12 Places to Take an Airboat Ride in Kissimmee, FL
By Brittany Smith
1. At Adventure Lakes of Orlando captain your own pontoon boat for an afternoon or relaxation with the family on Lake Tohopekaliga (Toho). Catch a big mouth bass while fishing and enjoy a picnic on Makinson Island State Park.
2. Orlando Airboats will take you for a private one or two hour airboat eco tour out on Lake Toho’s swamp, marshes and flooded plains. These tours for six people or less encourage visitors to be environmentally responsible while out exploring the Florida waterways and while staying at your Orlando timeshare resort.
3. Wild Willy’s Airboat Tours take up to six passengers with stadium seating for a personal tour of the everglade headwaters in Lake Toho. Fish for bass, crack a cold beer or take a picture with a baby alligator while out with Wild Willy.
4. Strap on a high tech head set and microphone while aboard the Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours to chat with your captain about the beautiful Florida waterscapes. Choose the one hour “Wildest” tour of Florida backwaters, the two hour “Florida Cracker Tour” into the deep swamp of Lake Toho, Cypress Lake and Lake Hatchineha with drinks provided or the 45 minute “Untamed” tour. Sunrise, sunset and night tours are also available.
5. Cypress Lake Airboat Tours will take you through the Cypress Lake marsh, river and creek to see gators, eagles, osprey and other Florida wildlife. Airboat tours last one hour before heading back to your Orlando timeshare resort, like FantasyWorld Resort.
6. Kissimmee Outdoor Adventures will take you down Shingle Creek for a Birding Adventure tour to see endangered species like the Snail Kite and other tropical birds. A Scenic Eco Tour will also take you to Makinson Island for a trek around the two mile nature trail.
7. Tom and Jerry’s Airboat Rides are aboard larger airboats with stadium and theatre seating. Explore Lake Toho and Shingle Creek on their Alligator Safari.
8. Kissimmee Swamp Tours will take you for an Eco-Adventure tour for up to an hour and a half on Lake Kissimmee, central Florida’s third largest lake. The protected wetlands are part of the Great Florida Birding Trail, so you are sure to see plenty of wildlife before returning to FantasyWorld Resort, an Orlando timeshare resort.
9. Aquatic Adventures Airboat Tours have several options for airboat rides and tours. Try a general, private, Makinson Island, night tour or gator hunt option.
10. Big Toho Airboat Rides is really great for large groups. This company can accommodate groups of 50 or more, or as small as three people.
11. Airboat Adventures and More has three boats for guests to choose from. Take a narrated one hour tour on Lake Toho and Shingle Creek aboard the Dragonfly, the Sweetwater, or the Party-hut, which can accommodate all-weather occasions.
12. Boggy Creek Airboat Rides has four options for guests. Explore Boggy Creek on a Scenic Nature Tour for 30 minutes or an hour, an hour long Night Tour, or on an Extreme Swamp Safari for 45 minutes.
