Everglades Alligator Farm
Everglades Alligator Farm
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9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Get up close and personal with thousands of alligators at this alligator farm.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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- Jodie E18 contributionsSuper Fun Airboat Ride and Alligator ExperienceThis place has it all at an affordable price. The airboat tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and safe. They provided ear protection as the boats are loud. The alligator show guy was also very knowledgeable and funny. We got to hold a baby alligator. 100% recommended!Visited November 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 11 November 2023
- AlliCat1313New Jersey27 contributionsAirboat ExperienceGreat time at the alligator farm! We booked a private airboat tour and it was one of the best experiences of our trip. Kids and adults both had a blast! Luke was an awesome guide who was very knowledgeable and funny. Highly recommend!Visited November 2023Travelled with familyWritten 12 November 2023
- dianasimeroth20 contributionsDon't Be Jealous, Just Go!We live in California and we were planning a trip to Miami. The two things on the top of the list for our family vacation was to go to the Everglades and take an air boat ride/tour. Imagine my delight when I found Evergades Alligator Farm during an on-line search that offered both! This exciting adventure park is an interesting hour long drive from Miami. The farm itself has so much to offer in the way of wildlife. The alligator feeding is spell binding! The real treat for us was the air boat ride though. We were a group of 5 adults and 4 kids ranging in age from 11-6. We paid for the private tour and it was worth every cent. Luke was our driver and guide and he did not disappoint us. We sped through the everglades like Dennis Weaver from the old Gentle Ben series. I'm dating myself, but honestly, the ride was amazing. We stopped periodically in the marsh and Luke would give us lessons on everglade history and the species living there and the opportunity to slosh around. We all agreed, it was the absolute best part of our vacation.Visited November 2023Travelled with familyWritten 18 November 2023
- Lee C1 contributionAir Boat Fun!Sheradin was a fantastic airboat tour guide! The time frame allowed for no delays or slow-downs, and he packed the whole ride full of fun, waves, and quick-witted quips. The two friends I went with had no prior airboat experience and thoroughly enjoyed themselves!Visited November 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 19 November 2023
- Gary RThe Villages, Florida1,425 contributionsGood value…airboat ride ruined the experienceStopped here on final day after leaving the Everglades NP. Arrived in late afternoon (4 pm) and we were offered package ticket which included alligator feeding, alligator show & an airboat ride. Started off with the feeding and the presenter did an excellent job keeping the crowd’s attention while periodically chucking dead rats into the pond of alligators who quickly chomped them down. That was all good. Next piece of our ticket was the airboat ride. There’s where things didn’t go so well. I’ve been on two previous airboats and this was the worst and most asinine one I’d ever been on. While waiting in line to board, the dweeb airboat operators advised us we’d all get wet on this ride. The closer to the front…the more you’d get wet. We set in the back. We took off slowly,,.then were advised to put on our hearing protection. The operator then revved up the airboat with its 454 engine and off we went down the canal screaming! It was noisier than heck, even with the muffs on, but it got totally ignorant when we suddenly spun 360’s which brought water into the boat and onto most passengers. This was done an additional two more times before returning to the dock. Total trip was maybe 15 minutes which seemed like forever with the stress induced onto the passengers. Why this outfit would even consider the 360’s as something entertaining…I’ll never know. The next part of our entertainment purchased as part of our tickets was an alligator show. The same fellow who did the feeding was the one who presented the show. It was very entertaining, as was the feeding. He endeavored in what I consider a couple dangerous acts with two gators (one male & one female) which entertained us all. At the end, spectators were provided with the opportunity to handle a juvenile gator (18-inch) with its snout taped shut to get the real feel of holding a gator. Recap, the show and feeding were excellent…save your $ by avoiding the airboat ride. There’s far better offerings for airboat rides in area than ones offered by this establishment.Visited November 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 25 November 2023
- Jacob24 contributionsFun stop in evergladesAwesome two hour stop not too far out there. Didn’t see any gators in the park? These people got you covered, plus the airboat rides are pretty cool. Not long but still a good length. You get out into the Everglades and spin around a few times (you get wet!). 5/5!Visited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 27 December 2023
- Duke PNew York City, New York1 contributionGreat time and worth the moneyFor us city folk down for the weekend, we had such a wonderful time seeing all the Gators! We took part in the Gator package, where we had the best time with "Bunny" who took photos for us while we handled the baby gators. Bunny provided buckets of meat so we could feed the adult gators too. Bunny was extremely knowledgeable and had such a fun personality. We did the air boat also. Totally worth visiting this park. Thank you Bunny!Visited January 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 9 January 2024
- Donna M40 contributionsThey shouldn’t beg for tipsI’m giving it a 3 because the animals and grounds are well cared for. They lost a couple of stars because it’s already an expensive day for a family, now you are pretty much bullied to give a tip on top of it. You can’t pay your trainers and boat guys enough with all of the tourism $$. It’s great if we want to tip, but to feel bullied by every sign even placed where everyone on the boats have to see coming back to the dock down to the show people pointing and asking for tips. A large family is already going to pay a couple hundred to come in. Don’t embarrass the ones who might not have the extra by asking for it.Visited November 2023Travelled with familyWritten 20 January 2024
- Melissa KDe Smet, South Dakota11 contributionsCannot miss this farm!One of our favorite stops on our trip to the Keys with our 16 and 11 year old boys. Loved the interactive shows, Tyler is VERY personable and funny with his presentations and appeals to all age groups. And hello, an airboat ride too??!! We absolutely loved everything about this park and would recommend to anyone for all ages.Visited February 2024Travelled with familyWritten 6 February 2024
- PerfectAlibiWheeling, West Virginia189 contributionsGreat FunWe have been to a few others around and this was far better. The airboat ride was super. Earmuffs are provided. If you sit in the front of the boat you’ll get a bit wetter. But otherwise it’s a nice little mist but your feet can get a bit wet. There’s an alligator show and chance to hold baby alligators as well as watch the alligators get fed. There are also other animals to enjoy. There is a cute snack shack and gift shop. The area is clean, comfortable and offers a nice amount of shade. Highly recommend!Visited March 2024Travelled with familyWritten 27 March 2024
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michael m
California137 contributions
Jan 2020
We had a lot of fun. Lots to view and sideshows were all good even though they are short. The performers are enthusiastic and informative. They have an Everglades airboat excursion that lasts about 30 minutes that you have to do. It costs about $6 a person and well worth it. You will want to walk the entire park and see all that it offers in the way of wildlife. Figure on spending about 3 hours. Kids will love this place
Written 13 January 2020
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I6201TGrichardb
Lake Worth, FL51 contributions
Feb 2020
A little far off in Homestead, but once there, you get a very short alligator show, a snake show, feeding of the alligators is a must see experience. The boat ride is special and fun but to short in time, it lasts about 15 minutes, the place was packed with people, took 15 minutes to buy our tickets.This was our second time there, they charge more and it is all downhill since our last visit. Food is pricey and ordinary. Maybe they also could set up a system where you can reserve via email or web, not possible at this time, we where 2 1/2 hours away, it would be reassuring to know that you do not do all the route for nothing. We will not be coming back, they have gone from very good to mediocre with their success.
Written 17 February 2020
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Joy B
Santa Fe, NM1 contribution
Apr 2021
The Everglades alligator farm was the last stop on our most fancy vacation we’ve ever taken. We visited all the spots that you have to spend a bunch of money for and we agree that in the end the Everglades alligator farm was not only the best value but had the best customer service and the friendliest people of anywhere that we stayed or visited. The airboat ride was very fun with high speeds, 180s and 360 turns and the alligator feeding show was a particularly good treat. We would highly recommend this attraction as a wonderful addition to any vacation to Florida!!!
Written 22 April 2021
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Jennifer H
37 contributions
Mar 2022 • Family
So much cool stuff to see! There is an alligator show (with some alligator handling, not wrangling). And you can hold a gator after!
The alligator feeding show was fun as well!
Tyler was masterful in handling the gators and sharing knowledge in a fun way (lots of jokes).
They also sell food (cheap) to feed the baby alligators. It was fun to see them excited for food.
And you can’t miss the airboat ride! Tons of fun and we all got wet (they warn you ahead of time) but not drenched.
Definitely worth several hours and fit perfectly in in our day on our way back from the Keys to MIA for an evening flight. So glad we just did this on a whim!
The alligator feeding show was fun as well!
Tyler was masterful in handling the gators and sharing knowledge in a fun way (lots of jokes).
They also sell food (cheap) to feed the baby alligators. It was fun to see them excited for food.
And you can’t miss the airboat ride! Tons of fun and we all got wet (they warn you ahead of time) but not drenched.
Definitely worth several hours and fit perfectly in in our day on our way back from the Keys to MIA for an evening flight. So glad we just did this on a whim!
Written 17 March 2022
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Paulina C
Chicago, IL15 contributions
Mar 2021
We visited Everglades Alligator Farm on 3/4/2021 (two adults and two 6 year old boys) and purchased the Animal Meet & Greet experience. It was amazing! Our guide - (so wish I remembered her name, but she had blue and pink curly hair and was just THE sweetest) spent the entire time with us and made us feel like we had our own, private guide. LOVED her! My boys got to hold snakes (I definitely did not!), we saw alligator shows, met some parrots, fed emus (loved them!), a kinkajou, and the highlight of our trip - got to feed iceberg lettuce to huge tortoises. We did the airboat ride, which was super fun! Again, our guide made our trip. We learned so much about the animals, got tons of one on one time with them. Great memories for our kids, thank you!
Written 13 March 2021
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Gary R
The Villages, FL1,425 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Stopped here on final day after leaving the Everglades NP. Arrived in late afternoon (4 pm) and we were offered package ticket which included alligator feeding, alligator show & an airboat ride. Started off with the feeding and the presenter did an excellent job keeping the crowd’s attention while periodically chucking dead rats into the pond of alligators who quickly chomped them down. That was all good. Next piece of our ticket was the airboat ride. There’s where things didn’t go so well. I’ve been on two previous airboats and this was the worst and most asinine one I’d ever been on. While waiting in line to board, the dweeb airboat operators advised us we’d all get wet on this ride. The closer to the front…the more you’d get wet. We set in the back. We took off slowly,,.then were advised to put on our hearing protection. The operator then revved up the airboat with its 454 engine and off we went down the canal screaming! It was noisier than heck, even with the muffs on, but it got totally ignorant when we suddenly spun 360’s which brought water into the boat and onto most passengers. This was done an additional two more times before returning to the dock. Total trip was maybe 15 minutes which seemed like forever with the stress induced onto the passengers. Why this outfit would even consider the 360’s as something entertaining…I’ll never know. The next part of our entertainment purchased as part of our tickets was an alligator show. The same fellow who did the feeding was the one who presented the show. It was very entertaining, as was the feeding. He endeavored in what I consider a couple dangerous acts with two gators (one male & one female) which entertained us all. At the end, spectators were provided with the opportunity to handle a juvenile gator (18-inch) with its snout taped shut to get the real feel of holding a gator. Recap, the show and feeding were excellent…save your $ by avoiding the airboat ride. There’s far better offerings for airboat rides in area than ones offered by this establishment.
Written 25 November 2023
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Christof Auer
Tirol, Austria26 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
About 34$ for airboat tour through everglades nationalpark (~15-20 min), alligator feeding and alligator show. Tylor was the guy who hosted the shows - in a funny way he teached us interesting things about gators. Beside airboat tour and the 2 shows you can walk through the "zoo" with different animals from the everglades.
Foodtruck is present in this area.
Foodtruck is present in this area.
Written 5 November 2022
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carlosmeek
Milton Keynes, UK20 contributions
Aug 2021
We arrived at around 3pm but luckily the place is fairly small so you can see everything within a couple of hours. There is an enclosure containing some 250 algators which was awesome to see. The airboat ride only lasts around 20 minutes but it is very interesting as you get to see wildlife as well as experience the thrill of traveling at high-speed across the unique environment. The children really enjoyed the gator shows whichTyler and his colleagues made very entertaining. They are clearly very passionate about what they do. The options for the food truck and the gift shop are limited.
Written 25 August 2021
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Xamot Tomax
Fort Wayne, IN7,211 contributions
Aug 2021
This was my second trip to the Everglades, but my first time coming here. My family and I absolutely loved our time here. This is a large alligator farm. However, they also have some crocodiles, birds, lizards, fish, snakes etc. My family and I joined some other tourists at the large alligator pond. This is where we were introduced to Laz, one of the handlers/feeders. He was so comfortable pulling alligators out of the water by their tails. He would then explain a little history, as well as teach the audience about alligators. He has such a great personality and some jokes too. We were certainly enjoying every minute of it. We were then able to touch and hold baby alligators. He made the entire experience fun, interactive, humorous, but also very educational. A perfect teacher. He welcomed any and all questions that we had. After that, we had our airboat ride through some of the Everglades. Our boat driver was Sheridan. He definitely knew what he was doing. We were taken to some interesting spots. Sheridan showed us everything from alligators next to the boat, snakes, large turtles, to different types of trees and vegetation. Before we got on the boat, it was made abundantly clear that you could or would get a little wet, depending on where you sat. Make sure you listen to the driver when they say wear your earmuffs. The propeller is quite large and very loud. Afterwards, we made our way towards the gift shop near the entrance/exit. Here you’ll be able to buy some souvenirs or just a cold beverage. If you get hungry, they have a food stand (burgers, hotdogs, tacos, ice cream etc). Everything in the park was fairly priced and certainly worth the money. We loved this place and it’s definitely worth seeing while in southern Florida.
Written 6 January 2022
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Alan W
Iowa22 contributions
Jul 2021
My wife and I visited this attraction today and from the very beginning we were impressed with everything including how well the timing of everything was so well planned. As soon as we had our tickets we had a little time to walk around before the first show, which was the Alligator feeding put on by Tyler. It was really interesting, and informative and Tyler was very amusing as well. After Tyler’s show there was sufficient time to get to the next attraction — which was the airboat ride.
We had Quentin as our driver for the airboat ride. He was amazing! He really made the ride a total blast, and he too was very funny. Never been on an airboat before but thoroughly enjoyed it! Was really sad when it was over.
After that we watched Tyler again put on a show demonstrating how he works with the alligators. The one he was working with was huge and he made it look easy. He’s way more brave than I am. Afterwards, there were 2 small alligators that we were allowed to hold and take pictures with.
Everyone, including the lady in the gift shop was very welcoming and friendly. I didn’t catch her name but she was really nice as well.
We have been to several attractions here in South Florida and I think it’s safe to say that this was probably our favorite attraction.
It is a ways from the Ft. Lauderdale area where we were staying, but it was well worth the drive.
Overall, it was a lot of fun and was informative, too.
Highly recommended!
We had Quentin as our driver for the airboat ride. He was amazing! He really made the ride a total blast, and he too was very funny. Never been on an airboat before but thoroughly enjoyed it! Was really sad when it was over.
After that we watched Tyler again put on a show demonstrating how he works with the alligators. The one he was working with was huge and he made it look easy. He’s way more brave than I am. Afterwards, there were 2 small alligators that we were allowed to hold and take pictures with.
Everyone, including the lady in the gift shop was very welcoming and friendly. I didn’t catch her name but she was really nice as well.
We have been to several attractions here in South Florida and I think it’s safe to say that this was probably our favorite attraction.
It is a ways from the Ft. Lauderdale area where we were staying, but it was well worth the drive.
Overall, it was a lot of fun and was informative, too.
Highly recommended!
Written 7 July 2021
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b0rn5
Newbury Park, California
Is there an age restriction on the boat ride. Is 1 year too young
Written 28 October 2019
I would call the establishment or email them and asked them specifically about your situation. The boat did do spins and had water splashed on the front rows and had some in the bottom of the boat.
Written 2 November 2019
flore l
Langueux, France
Bonjour, y a-t-il un moyen de transport possible pour aller de Miami (south Beach) à la ferme ? Navettes ? Bus ? Merci d’avances
Written 10 September 2019
Oui je suppose nous nous avions louer un vehicule
Written 19 September 2019
Hi, what happens to all this little gators in the farm? is this for meat production?
thanks
Written 3 September 2019
Probably best to ask staff at Everglades Alligator Farm but as I recall they said the alligators are used for education purposes
Written 7 September 2019
goedendag, hebben jullie de tour geboekt via tripadvisor? En bij welk bedrijf was dat?
Written 14 April 2019
Goedenavond, nee wij hebben de Miami Go Card gekocht. Daarmee kom je op diverse locaties en attracties binnen.
Erg gemakkelijk.
Written 14 April 2019
J'aimerais savoir si nous pouvons voir de alligators et crocodiles au mois de décembre, si c'est la bonne saison. Nous sommes allés en Nouvelle Orléans en décembre dernier et nous n'en avons pas vu. Le guide nous a dit que ce n'était pas le bon temps pour en voir mais seulement une fois que nous étions sur l'aéroglisseur, franchement.... je ne veux pas encore manquer mon coup.
Merci
Diane T.
Written 22 January 2019
bonjour
la ferme des everglades est vraiment "spécifiques" car les aligators sont dans des parcs clos dont visibles en tout temps
Written 10 September 2019
Bonjour, faut il faire une réservation avant ? Ou se présenter directement ? Merci par avance
Written 17 October 2018
En effet pas besoin de reserver, il faudra attendre les horaires de spectacles en cours de journée
Written 17 October 2018
Se pernotto a Homestead , per fare il giro in airboat , posso acquistare il biglietto al momento? Dove?
oppure è da prenotare prima?
Un altra domanda, dal momento che avrò a disposizione poco più di mezza giornata , cosa è meglio fare, un giro in air boat oppure si entra con la propria auto e poi si gira a piedi? (avrei anche l'annual pass), come potrei organizzarmi secondo voi?
Eventualmente a Homestead ci sono diversi tour da scegliere ?
Written 10 September 2018
Ciao
Se hai mezza giornata io ti consiglio di fare un giro all inizio delle everglades al primo visito center che trovi da homestead... Non ricordo il nome, ma se guardi fra le mie recensioni lo trovi. Li parcheggi auto e fai il giro a piedi nei percorsi e vedrai il meglio. Poi al rientro ti fermi all alligator farm. Non c'è biosgno di prenotare. Paghi li direttamente. Guarda sul sito solo gli orari degli spettacoli se ti interessano. Ciaoooo
Written 10 September 2018
Bonjour je vais aller aux Everglades au mois de mai et on a prévu de visiter la ferme aux crocodiles. J'ai lu qu'il a des spectacles avec des serpents, J'ai malheureusement UNE PHOBIE de ces bêtes. Est ce qu'il est possible de les éviter, on sera 5 les autres resteront regarder. Merci d'avance pour votre réponse
Written 24 February 2018
Carly B
Homestead, Florida
Hello..
You can choose to not go to the snake shows and also steer clear of the snake room on the farm. Other than that....you should be fine.
Written 7 March 2018
Is the airboat ride included in the general admission price too short? Not sure if it’s worth splurging the $400 for the private tour which looks like it might be longer.
Written 8 December 2017
just take the normal tour. I think this is enough.
Written 2 January 2018
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