Airboats and Everglades famously go together and there’s quite a few airboat companies out there, but we’re here to tell you Captain Mitch’s Everglades Private Airboat Tours are the best airboat tours in town! 

Here are some reasons why you should come experience a Captain Mitch airboat tour over any other company: 

• • Captain Mitch has the oldest family in the airboat ride industry of south Florida.  

• Captain Mitch’s family has been in the airboat tour business for more than 60 years.  

• • On these tours, you see alligators, birds, fish, snakes, and more.  

• • Captain Mitch’s great grandfather Captain Barrel Head House and Captain Doug’s grandfather built the first commercial airboat in the Everglades in 1941.  

• • Captain Mitch was born and raised in Everglades City, Fl.  

• • Captain Rick was born and raised in Everglades City, Fl.  

• Captain Stanford was born and raised in Everglades City, Fl.  

• • Captain James lives in Plantation Island, Fl.  

• • Captain Conrad lives in Naples, Florida.  

• • Captain Jack comes from Everglades City, Fl.  

• • These tours are one hour long.  

• We offer discounts and coupon codes throughout the year.  

• • Captain Mitch’s Everglades Private Airboat Tours is the original small Airboat Tours in Everglades City, FL. 

• • Our tours give you the ability to experience the thrill of flying like a true Florida Everglades local across the grass land swamps. 

• •  We are in the grass area of Big Cypress national preserve and Everglades National Park.  

• Our airboat tours are just minutes from Naples, Marco island and Fort Myers, Florida. 

Travel like a real pioneer with an old pioneer family! To book an airboat tour, call Captain Mitch’s Airboat Tours at 800-368-0065 or click our Private Everglades Airboat Tours page. 

Captain Mitch’s Everglades Airboat Tours are open seven days a week 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If paying by cash, adults cost $45 (plus tax) and children 12 and under cost $20 (plus tax. If paying by credit card, adults cost $50 (plus tax) and children cost $25 (plus tax). 

One of the most sought out sights in the Everglades is the American alligator, which is basically iconic to Florida. You can find this alligator in freshwater swamps, marshes, rivers, lakes, and other small bodies of water.  

An adult male American alligator can reach up to 15 feet in length while the female can reach up to 10 feet in length. Their snouts are broad. Young alligators eat insects, small fish and frogs, while adults eat fish, turtles, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and small alligators.  

Depending where the alligator lives, it’s colors can change from olive, to gray, to brown or black with a cream-colored underside.  

Mating usually occurs in the spring and can last for several hours. A female alligator will choose a place to nest above the water level. Females stay near the nest during the 58 to 63-day incubation period. She will protect the nest from danger. The temperature determines the sex of the hatchlings. Incubation from 90 to 93 degrees produces males while 82 to 86 degrees produces females and anything in between produces both.  

Once they hatch, the female will carry eight to 10 babies in her mouth to the water. The babies will grow fast, about one foot per year for the first few years of life.  

Alligators are native to the Everglades and are an important part of the area’s ecosystem. Many other species use alligator holes/nests as a refuge and shelter.  

 For the most part, alligator attacks on humans do not occur, unless there is an illegal feeding incident. In the Everglades, it is illegal to feed, bother, or provoke alligators.  

Currently, alligators are thriving in the Everglades and Florida and have not been on the Endangered Species list since 1987; however, alligators do have a new-ish predator, the Burmese python, which can kill and eat an alligator. People are working hard to remove the pythons from the Everglades, as they are invasive and killing the native animals and hurting the local ecosystem.  

Come on out on an airboat tour and see an alligator (or many) up close!  To book an airboat tour, call Captain Mitch’s Airboat Tours at 800-368-0065 or click our Private Everglades Airboat Tours page. 

Captain Mitch’s Everglades Airboat Tours are open seven days a week 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If paying by cash, adults cost $40 (plus tax) and children 12 and under cost $20 (plus tax. If paying by credit card, adults cost $45 (plus tax) and children cost $25 (plus tax). 

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Have you ever been on an airboat tour through the Everglades? No? Try it out! Captain Mitch’s Everglades Private Airboat Tours will give you a lifetime experience like no other. You’ll never forget it! 

For this article, we wanted to share with you some reasons why an airboat tour is one of the best activities that you’ll ever do in Florida or any trip.  

• Airboat tours are fun for people of all ages! 
• These tours are more eco-friendly than boats as they don’t destroy the environment or species’ habitats or create a lot of pollution.  

• You’ll learn a lot about wildlife, plant life, and the Everglades from the airboat captain. 
• The airboat is safely equipped in case of any emergency. Life jackets and ear protection are provided. 
• Airboats are properly maintained and inspected throughout the year, so they are working properly. 
• It’s affordable!  
• You get the chance to possibly see alligators, birds, turtles, fish, and other wildlife. 

• You’ll get to go fast (safely) on the water. 
• You will have breathtaking views of the Everglades. 
• You get views of the Everglades you can’t get anywhere else. 
• Airboats can go into areas where bigger boats cannot.  
• You get a private tour. 

• You can be close to wildlife.  
• Airboats can go in places big boats cannot go. 
• You can enjoy this experience with family and friends. 
• You will see different things each time you go out on an airboat. 

Explore the Everglades by Private Airboat 

Captain Mitch has been involved in airboat tours for more than 30 years in the Everglades. Captain Mitch and his team are filled with so much knowledge of the area – you will learn so much while having fun exploring the Everglades’ ecosystem. We promise this will be a memorable trip for you.  

Airboat tours are fun for everyone, whether it’s your first or fifteenth trip!  To book an airboat tour, call Captain Mitch’s Airboat Tours at 800-368-0065 or click our Private Everglades Airboat Tours page. 

Captain Mitch’s Everglades Airboat Tours are open seven days a week 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If paying by cash, adults cost $40 (plus tax) and children 12 and under cost $20 (plus tax. If paying by credit card, adults cost $45 (plus tax) and children cost $25 (plus tax). 

Safety is important with everything in life, especially with the current worldwide pandemic going on. At Captain Mitch’s Everglades Private Airboat Tours, we offer private tours on private land.  

We will be returning to our roots of private tours as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus). We are continuing to monitor COVID-19 and we want you to know we are committed to helping stop the spread of this virus. We are a family owned business, for your safety and the safety of our employees we are diligently sanitizing our facility and equipment multiple times per day.  

We will offer private group tours at $50 per person, plus tax (four-person minimum). Reservations are suggested and coupons are NOT valid on private tour. 

Going on a private airboat tour is a great way to get outside while social distancing and having fun.  It’s an experience that you’ll never forget.  

 Airboats are fun to ride, but accidents can occur just like in a car, kayak, boat, train, bicycle, ride, or any other moving vehicle or vessel.  If you equip yourself with the proper safety knowledge and ride with a reputable company, like Captain Mitch’s Airboat Tours, you will have a safe trip. 

Captain Mitch has been in the airboat tour business since he was little. He has more than 30 years of experience chartering through the Everglades and prides himself on taking people on fun and safe airboat tours. 

On an airboat tour, our airboat captains will instruct passengers on safety precautions before departing.  

Here are the safety measures and guidelines that airboats must meet, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, to help ensure an airboat trip will be a safe experience: 

1. Propeller Safety – No one is allowed near the propeller. All items and equipment must be secured, so they do not get caught in the propeller. 

1. Safety Equipment – Airboats must be equipped with ear protection, eye protection, a first-aid kit, a cell phone in a water-proof buoyant case, drinking water and a B-1 type approved fire extinguisher. 

1. Pre-Operation Checklist – Before leaving, the captain will check the boat to make sure everything is working properly to avoid accidents, injuries, and mechanical breakdowns. 

1. Weather – Weather is unpredictable, so the airboat captains keep an eye on the weather forecast throughout the day. When it comes to lightning, high wind, and thunderstorms, airboats will be docked. Airboats can operate during fog but will go slower and turn on strobe lights. 

1. Navigation – Airboat captains are trained in proper maneuvering and navigation techniques to get through tight areas and blind spots. They also know the airboat routes like the back of their hand and can report their location in case of an emergency.  While steering the airboat, the airboat captains also look out for obstacles such as wildlife, other boats, plant life or other obstructions to stay away from. 

1. Preventative maintenance – Every week, captains work hard to keep the airboat clean and working efficiently. They check and maintain the propeller, exhaust system, oil, engines. and more. 

If you’re looking for a fun and safe airboat trip, during or post pandemic, come out with Captain Mitch’s Everglades Airboat Tours. 

 To schedule an airboat tour, click our Everglades airboat ride page or contact Captain Mitch’s Everglades Airboat Tours at 800-368-0065. 

Captain Mitch’s Everglades Private Airboat Tours  is open 7 days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If paying by cash, adults cost $40 (plus tax) and children 12 and under cost $20 (plus tax. If paying by credit card, adults cost $45 (plus tax) and children cost $25 (plus tax).