This was truly the highlight of my trip to Miami. We signed up through Safari Tours. We were picked up bright and early in front of our hotel and taken directly to and from Gator Park. The everglades were absolutely beautiful. The weather was perfect The staff was friendly and the air boat was was the most fun I've had in a long time. It was like a real life Disneyland Jungle cruise. It was so peaceful on the water, and it was shocking to see soooo many alligators. I loved whipping across the water at 30 mph speeding through the everglades. I'm not much of an outdoor person so I felt very adventurous on the air boat. In addition to the gators, there was a huge variety of birds. A peacock was walking around outside the gift shop, it was so beautiful.
After the air boat ride, the alligator show was a blast. Our tour guide wrestled a HUGE alligator! He also brought a cute tiny baby right up to the audience. At the end of the show we got a chance to hold a fairly large alligator.
To top it off I had some gator nuggets.... although I couldn't finish them because I kept thinking about all of the cute baby alligators I just saw.
Beware of the bugs.... I lathered up in bug repellent and I didn't get one bite.
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