Spirit of the Swamp, a must do!

[Guest]

I think you'll always see something, it was 90+ on Wednesday and we saw a few Gators and snakes, Harold is good at spotting! The boat is definitely not flimsy and i would say is very safe. There is no chance of anyone falling off. Hope that gives piece of mind. Just a note on the location. Don't panic when you turn up and there is no office. They meet you at a roadside layby and walk you to a boat. On arrival i rang them because there was no office! but Debi turned up a few minutes later

[scarecrow]

We've booked too, really looking forward to this. There is a review somewhere on here for those who haven't already seen it.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by islabonita

I have never done this with our family really but want to.
I am a bit frightened of being at some ones mercy.
I can brave coasters but not sure of the swampy water?

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Trust me, the airboat rides are much easier than the coasters. Less queues too. The most exhilarating feeling and the pilot/skipper knows exactly what he's doing.

Everyone should do this as it is a true Floridian experience imho.

Steve

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Originally Posted by WDWFOREVER

We are there at 8.30am on 13th August! We are so looking forward to this. A trip to Boggy Creek last holiday was the highlight of my trip. So many people recommended Spirit of the Swamp though that we thought we would give it a try.

Jackie

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Yep, Boggy Creek was excellent yet seems to be second to this new kid on the block lol. We enjoyed the trip to Boggy Creek - just keept driving until you arrived what seemed like the end of civilisation.

Tremendous wildlife specifically birds.

Spirit of the swamp seems to be the more popular these days - might have to check it out.

[dpmcalister]

I went with Spirit of the Swamp over Boggy Creek because it was more personal. I'm sure Boggy Creek is very nice, but the idea of an 18-man airboat put me off to be honest.

[Guest]

Reading this post has spurred me into action and I have just booked our airboat tour for 10am on Friday 17th September! Debi seemed really lovely on the phone this afternoon and now I am so excited!

[wanye]

me too, reading this thread, i definitely want to do this! was wanting to do a boat tour thing anyway, and this sounds ace.

can you book online, or does it have to be via phone? i cant see anything obvious on the website (but then it is early, and i havent woken up yet!)

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Originally Posted by wanye

me too, reading this thread, i definitely want to do this! was wanting to do a boat tour thing anyway, and this sounds ace.

can you book online, or does it have to be via phone? i cant see anything obvious on the website (but then it is early, and i havent woken up yet!)

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You can't book online but you can email them and they will call you back to arrange. I did this last month and received a really nice email telling me to email back a few weeks before we arrive and they will call me back and sort everything out. One thing to note is that I don't believe there are any facilities on site i.e. no toilets etc, it's a very low key affair, dreading this aspect as my 4 year old needs the loo constantly, can see him wanting it 5 mins into the boat trip!

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There are public toilets in the layby where Debi meets you to walk you to the boat

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Originally Posted by Chloe :]

There are public toilets in the layby where Debi meets you to walk you to the boat

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Brilliant, that solves that particular issue