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15 Jan 17, 07:21 PM |
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Serious Dibber
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Location: Manchester
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Airboat in August - Worth it?
Will be travelling end if July and was planning on booking an airboat ride but i have read that summer is not a good time to see the alligators. So I was wondering if we are wasting our time/money and would we be better looking for something else to do?
Thanks in advance. Andy |
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15 Jan 17, 07:23 PM |
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Excited about Disney
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15 Jan 17, 07:34 PM |
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Helping Minnie
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We did Spirit of the Swamp in August last year. We picked an early morning slot so it wouldn't be too hot. We saw loads of alligators, albeit mostly just the noses. Chris our guide took us to several alligator nests. We also saw turtles, fish, birds, giant snails. The whole experience was great and I would recommend it to anyone. It something we would definitely do again- even in August.
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15 Jan 17, 07:49 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Always do first boat out with spirit of the swamp.
Always seen plenty of everything. Always seems to be lots of baby gaters around as well. Can't recommend highly enough! |
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15 Jan 17, 07:53 PM |
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Serious Dibber
Join Date: Sep 12
Location: Manchester
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Brilliant. Thank you for the replies.
How far in advance would we need to book? Thanks. Andy |
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15 Jan 17, 08:08 PM |
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Helping Minnie
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I booked in the February - just to make plans around our ADRs as that was our 180 day mark. I got the day and time that I wanted.
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17 Jan 17, 03:25 PM |
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I agree that you should do the first boat out if you can as the heat drives the gators and us indoors ! I also second Spirit of the Swamp.
However, a cautionary note - they cannot guarantee that you see gators. It is gator hunting season and the gators are quite understandably shy and leery of boats full of people. We did spirit a couple of years ago and saw two baby gators, however, we saw lots of other wildlife, giant snails, fantastic bird life, kids did a spot of "fishing" off the end of the boat. It was really memorable. Did we see gators, no not really. Would be go again even if we dont see gators ? Yes - and we are ! Edited at 03:27 PM. |
24 Jan 17, 02:40 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Aug 10
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Air boat rides are amazing - a real holiday highlight. We almost always go in July / August and ( though we may have been lucky) we've seen gators every time. I think we're going to try Spirit of the Swamp next time too because I've read such good things.
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25 Jan 17, 08:28 PM |
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We went last summer and had a blast. We saw a couple of big alligators near their nests, plus a baby that swam across in front of the boat.
As others have said, it would have been great even without those sightings. Speeding along with the wind in your hair is a fun experience in and of itself. Plus we saw all sorts of other wildlife such as a pair of bald eagles which was apparently a pretty rare sight. |
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