For my first trip to the Everglades, my daughter and I looked online to research tours. Neither one of us wanted the "tourist tour". Our research had us both agreeing the one that sounded right up our alley was the Everglades Adventure Tours. And I have to say, we made the right decision. I was expecting to be part of... More

We just came back from a trip to Marco Island. While there, we took a trip into the Everglades to take a pole boat tour with Jack Shealy. The route to the beginning of the tour was very direct and only took us about 50 minutes from our hotel. It was worth every minute of the trip. The young man,... More

What a great way to see the back country marshes! Jack Shealy was so knowledgeable about the ecology and species of the marsh and mangrove swamp areas that it was like having a teacher guiding us. The pole boat adventures were just that, and Jack pushed us around, through, and and up and down the marshes of the Turner River.... More

My eighteen year old nephew and I both agreed that our pole boat tour along with our guide, Cory, with Everglades Adventure Tours was far more fun and interesting that the air boat tour we took with a different company. More

Last week we had the opportunity to take one of the Pole Boat Tour offered by Everglade Adventure Tours. The owner as well as all of his staff have advanced degrees and are extremely knowledgeable about history and the flora and fauna of the area. On our trip we had 5 people so we had three boats and three guides,... More

We spoke to Jack at their office and our guide was Cory. We began our tour about half a mile from the office, at a river opening next to the Tamiami Hwy. Cory took us through to a lake like opening through the forest, showed us the alliagtors we sure would have missed and we happen to see bird's nest... More

The two hour pole boat tour was incredible experience. We were looking for a way that two not very athletic adults and a twelve year old boy with a nasty head cold could get a sense of what the Everglades is about. Within minutes of launching the boat we felt like we were miles away, it was quiet, the birds... More

Jack Shiele's pole boat tour is a unique and authentic experience in the everglades. I highly recommend this tour through the mangrove and cypress preserve. Jack is knowledgable about the ecosystem and wildlife, and will adjust the tour to your needs. We were looking for an opportunity to photograph and film the area's birds and plant life, and needed a... More

We signed up for a poling adventure tour on the Turner River with Jack Shealy because we had experienced one other wonderful poling boat trip in China. Jack and Everglades Adventures Tours gave us our second wonderful experience floating down a river, up close to the water's edge, able to see things we could never otherwise see or know on... More