Animal Sanctuary & Alligator Park

"The airboat ride was very good. The airboat driver was very knowledgeable about the alligators and the everglades. He knows a lot about both and has seen the changes in the glads. It was nice to see the alligators up close and all different ages. All of the sanctuary help were knowledgeable about the animals they had on hand. Swamp buggy tour was nice to see the freshwater side of the park, forest, and some history from the local indigenous tribes. It was all around a very great time."

"What a fun excursion! We did the airboat ride with Marco, which was incredibly fun and exhilarating. The animal park was fun to walk through also, and Jackson put on a very entertaining and informative show with Charlie the alligator!"

"The place is pretty run down overall, but so is everything else in the Everglades. Seemed like we visited on the wrong day, half of the alligator exhibits were empty and there was no lion or tiger. All we seen was a couple alligators being taunted by other customers (would have been nice to see the staff put a stop to it), and some vultures fighting over chicken. Worth stopping at when doing an airboat or buggy tour (as it's free) but not worth the stop otherwise. The buggy tour was short, but very informative - worth the money."

"My family and friends decided to visit the Everglades for one day. Originally, we were looking for a National park where we can observe nature and wildlife. However, since the park was under construction we ended up in Animal Sanctuary and Aligator Park. The park offers various individual activities or tourist packages which include airboat rides, buggy rides, kayak tours and animal sanctuary. Make sure to ask about those packages since every attraction is rather pricey. We went on a 30 minute boat ride and visited the sanctuary. The boat ride was alright if you have never been on one. We did not get too many stops to admire the nature. Only one stop where we were able to see two alligators. Due to the nature of the ride our tour guide did not explain much about the area or what we can expect from the tour. Afterwards, we visited the sanctuary where the main attraction was holding the baby alligators and talking pictures with them. The sanctuary was small and at the time of our visit they only had aligators and crocodiles. The tiger was absent due to its cage reconstruction. There is a small gift shop and restrooms on site. There are plenty of parking spaces to park and the sanctuary is handicapped accessible."

"The air boat ride was fun and informative but we weren't able to see any alligators while riding. Luckily there's a waterway right by the store that had about 7 that we got to see! Very cool! The buggy ride was also fun and informative with trees from a Native American pathway that still lived to show the ways they marked the pathways. We were running out of time for the sanctuary but were able to run in and hold some gators!"