Spirit of the Swamp Advice

Garlicbread · 15 Oct 18, 09:32 AM

Hi there,

I'm considering booking a spirit of the swamp airboat tour based on the positive reviews on this site.

Is there a best time to do this trip, am or pm? Or does it not really matter?

Any other tips or things to consider would be great. I can see they do an hour, 1.5hrs and 2 hours trip. I was thinking of going for the 1.5 hours.

We will have a hire car so able to get there okay.

Thanks

**swiper** · 15 Oct 18, 09:37 AM

Love sots.
We like to do the first trip out in the morning..
Captain Harold has so much info, plus always seems to find everything you want to see!

Guest · 15 Oct 18, 09:52 AM

We are another who would opt for first trip of the day, wildlife more active.

Plus in my experience capn Harold likes his time on the water and giving a good service so much that he sometimes runs on over the paid for time. Great if you are out on the water not so great perhaps if you are standing at the launch and wondering where the heck he is !

Just my experience though - others may have found differently.

grant_w · 15 Oct 18, 12:28 PM

We went in the morning, around 10 IIRC, we were advised to go early before it got too hot.
We'll be booking for next year soon

Segdude · 15 Oct 18, 04:17 PM

We love SOTS and would always recommend AM, especially if your travelling at a time of year that is prone to PM storms. Book early in the vacation as well, just in case you need to rearrange due to weather etc.

Ninnybobs · 15 Oct 18, 08:13 PM

I would take any trip where Captain Harold is your guide. We have had other Captains (at SOTS) that aren�t half as good as Harold.

Lucky's Mum · 15 Oct 18, 09:47 PM

We did the 9.00am ride -it meant we had the rest of the day to do something else! Best trip we did in Orlando!

Raggyavn · 20 Oct 18, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Ninnybobs

I would take any trip where Captain Harold is your guide. We have had other Captains (at SOTS) that aren�t half as good as Harold.

Would disagree, I�ve been with both Captain Harold and Captain Chris and I must say they were both absolutely brilliant.

**MrsBC** · 20 Oct 18, 09:14 PM

We did a 90 min early tour both times - great experiences.

15 Oct 18, 09:32 AM	#1
	15 Oct 18, 09:32 AM Garlicbread Proud to wear my Ears
Garlicbread Proud to wear my Ears Join Date: May 18	Spirit of the Swamp Advice Hi there, I'm considering booking a spirit of the swamp airboat tour based on the positive reviews on this site. Is there a best time to do this trip, am or pm? Or does it not really matter? Any other tips or things to consider would be great. I can see they do an hour, 1.5hrs and 2 hours trip. I was thinking of going for the 1.5 hours. We will have a hire car so able to get there okay. Thanks

15 Oct 18, 09:52 AM	#3
	15 Oct 18, 09:52 AM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	We are another who would opt for first trip of the day, wildlife more active. Plus in my experience capn Harold likes his time on the water and giving a good service so much that he sometimes runs on over the paid for time. Great if you are out on the water not so great perhaps if you are standing at the launch and wondering where the heck he is ! Just my experience though - others may have found differently.

15 Oct 18, 09:47 PM	#7
	15 Oct 18, 09:47 PM Lucky's Mum Excited about Disney
Lucky's Mum Excited about Disney Join Date: Feb 13	We did the 9.00am ride -it meant we had the rest of the day to do something else! Best trip we did in Orlando!