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2: Experience Alligators on Your Everglades Airboat Tour

Posted by CaptainDougs On January 18th

DSC02783 2: Experience Alligators on Your Everglades Airboat Tour

This is the second installment of 12 Things to Experience on an Everglades Airboat Tour which can also be downloaded as a free eBook.

What’s the first thing that pops into most people’s minds when they think of the Florida Everglades?

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1: Taking on the Everglades – The Airboat Ride

Posted by CaptainDougs On January 4th

DSCF0030 1: Taking on the Everglades – The Airboat Ride

This is the first installment of 12 Things to Experience on an Everglades Airboat Tour which can also be downloaded as a free eBook.

If you want to explore the Florida Everglades, there’s really only one way to do it. On an airboat! Airboats, also called fan-boats, are flat-bottomed vessels propelled by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine. They are primarily used for fishing, bowfishing, hunting and eco-tourism, and are most popular in swampy areas such as the Florida Everglades.

At Captain Doug’s, you will be riding in a six passenger airboat. The airboat ride is suitable for all ages, and is a fun, entertaining experience. On your airboat ride, you can expect to…

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