Spirit of the Swamp, a must do!

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Kazzer

Another 'to do' for us on this years trip, these guys sound great. Can anyone advise on the cost. We will be a party of 4 adults, 1 teen and 1 child, thanks

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here you go:

spiritoftheswamp/rates.html

[Guest]

Anyone any good at conversion maths ?

I reckon 5 adults + 1 child is around £150 ish UK ?

(although 11 year old son is small, might get away with child price)

[Kazzer]

thanks for the link 'Geoffa'

[Guest]

Quick review of our spirit of the swamp trip today , found the departure area really easy , neptune road is long but you cant miss it really , we arrive @10 for our 10:30 trip , Debbi arrives , informing us first tour group arrived 10 mins late so they are running late ,
Captain harold arrives @ 10:40 , we go through the safety brief and were away! its not long before we see our first gator , approx 5ft long sitting under the first bridge , this is followed by some herons and many other birds , we see many more small gators , large snails , fish including bass & gar , the water is very shallow at the moment , this is where these small air boats really come into there own , being able to navigate the shallow areas which is abundant with wildlife , the trip is excellent , captain harold is passionate about the wildlife and full of knowledge about the area and its inhabitants , the headphones allow him to comunicate this passion throughout the trip .We return to the departure area after 75 minutes . All 4 of us thouroughly enjoyed this trip . As far as I am concerned its a must do and one that will remain as a highlight of my 4 week trip . !

[PeterR]

Now I'm a bit confused

Mikeyboy you mention Neptune Road but on the directions I've been given it doesn't mention Neptune Road...

[Guest]

From my memory of 2 weeks ago the entrance to the layby (Partin triangle Park) is on Neptune Rd

[Guest]

PS, I'm Chloe's DAD, she's to blame for starting off this thread! but she's right, it really was a great experience, a real MUST DO!

[PeterR]

Oh right - we've been told to go to Whaley’s Landing Boat Ramp not a layby so maybe that explains it.

[kateh134]

Originally Posted by PeterR

Oh right - we've been told to go to Whaley’s Landing Boat Ramp not a layby so maybe that explains it.

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They have 2 launch sites and we're also going from Whaley's Landing on 7th September. We've done the Boggy Creek airboat a couple of times and thoroughly enjoyed it, so we are sooooo excited about trying this one! One thing to bear in mind is there aren't any toilets at this launch site.

[pompeyian]

You can't go wrong with this airboat ride it's simply FAB, just you and your party with Captain Harold at the helm. We went last August and saw loads of wildlife from Gators through to Giant Snails. I also payed by cash to Harold on the day and he knocked off the tax ! but don't tell the tax people !