Price from:
79 USD
Walk through the Cypress Swamps of the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park!
Rates
**Adult (Ages 13+):** $99.95
**Child (Ages 12 & Under):** $69.95
Duration
3 Hours
About
Our most popular walking tour takes us through the cypress swamps of the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. The Fakahatchee Strand is known as "the Amazon of North America." The Everglades is made up of a variety of habitats: sawgrass marshes; marl prairies; pinelands; hardwood hammocks; cypress swamps, sloughs and domes; mangrove forests; and marine estuaries. It is one of the very unique and special places on our planet.
For thousands of years of moving, clean freshwater has carved away in this spectacular environment. The Park is a 75,000-acre wilderness area and is approximately twenty miles long by five miles wide. A protective canopy of bald cypress trees covers a slow-moving shallow "river" or "slough" running north to south. The canopy and water below create a unique "humidity-controlled" environment that neither gets too cold in the winter or too warm in the summer. Flora and fauna flourish and the Strand is home to rare and endangered tropical plant species. It contains the richest diversity of native epiphytic orchid and bromeliad species in North America (44 and 14 respectively) as well as the largest groves of native royal palms.
Take a three-hour excursion with one of our knowledgeable (and passionate) naturalists to explore the many wonders of these environments. Discuss the natural history of the Everglades, as well as the last 120 years of human impact to the ecosystem, and the current Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) - the largest restoration project our planet has known.
What to Bring
- Camera
- Binoculars
- Bug spray
- Sunblock
- Rain gear
- Lunch and plenty of water for this full-day experience!
Booking Notes
##Below are some details about your activity:
- Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before
**Per the National Park Service, as of February 1st 2019, all Everglades National Park guests will need to be in possession of a park pass. Your Senior or other annual passes may suffice.**
A pass can be purchased via this [link](https://yourpassnow.com/ParkPass/park/ever). If you have any questions, please call the Park at 305-242-7700 or visit their [website](https://www.nps.gov/ever/contacts.htm)
Please remember that if you need to cancel or reschedule the activity for any reason, you can call 239-695-3633 or email Info.EvergladesAreaTours@gmail.com. If you have any other questions, feel free to get in touch.
For our records, we would love to know how you heard about us and where you are staying while you are in the area.
###Please note all guests must complete a waiver before the tour. You’ll receive a separate email from Everglades Area Tours with the waiver link—check your spam folder if you don’t see it. If it’s in spam, mark it as “not spam” for the link to work.
We look forward to having you!
