Center Stage with Experience Kissimmee: Kissimmee Swamp Tours

Looking for adventure close to home? Your journey begins at Kissimmee Swamp Tours.

Nothing but nature, Kissimmee Swamp Tours takes guests for informative 60- and 90-minute airboat rides through the untouched and pristine headwaters of the Florida Everglades. Guests can spot birds, fish, alligators and other wildlife.

Each tour is presented by one of the airboat captains on a unique-style boat. Kissimmee Swamp Tours uses smaller, six-passenger airboats for more intimate and exciting tours through natural Florida. Guests are given two-way headsets for not only a quieter experience, but to easily speak with one another as well as the captain. The use of headsets also helps the captain point out wildlife and share information during the excursion.

Since the start of COVID-19, Kissimmee Swamp Tours is doing its best to help keep guests safe during their adventure. All equipment is sanitized before and after each use, and families can book private tours from two to six people with one of the captains. With the private group setting, wearing a face mask is up to the discretion of each individual group.

An activity that truly social distances by nature, there are no crowds or lines at Kissimmee Swamp Tours. All reservations should be booked in advance. Families of all ages are welcome with child and adult tickets. Children under age 3 are free.

Kissimmee Swamp Tours operates out of Middleton’s Fish Camp Too and Campground, located on Lake Kissimmee – the third largest lake in Florida at 36,000 acres. It is located at 4500 Joe Overstreet Road in Kenansville.

For more information about Kissimmee Swamp Tours or to book an experience, visit kissimmeeswamptours. com or call 407-436-1059. Tours are available Monday through Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This column is submitted by Experience Kissimmee, the offcial tourism authority for Osceola County. Get inspired at experiencekissimmee.com.