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we offer two types of tours, shared 40 minutes (no reservation needed) and private 1, 1.5 and 2 hours ( reservation required ), our professional airboat guides will take you on a personalized, educational airboat tour., we open daily at 9.00am until 5:00pm last boat departs at 4:30pm. we first go into the vast open saw grass where you will see why the everglades are called the “river of grass” you will travel by airboat through a hardwood hammock (a small island of solid ground in the “river of grass”), into the e verglades national park stopping at alligator holes and seeing the abundance of ‘glades wildlife. see the purple gallanule voted the most colorful bird in florida and the endangered everglade snail kite as well as herons, grackles, turtles, raccoons and other everglades residents the everglades are a truly unique and vibrant environment which you can only experience first hand unless you brought your hip waders, a private airboat tour is the best way to see it (and much drier, too), after this fascinating and educational airboat tour, relax and enjoy a taste of ‘down home’ cooking, everglades-style . the coopertown restaurant offers such delicacies as frog legs, ‘gator tail, catfish and more all served in a friendly country manner that is distinctly “floridian”. “belly up” to the bar and meet the folks of coopertown learn some of the fascinating history of the area, and check out the guest book to see who else has passed through and enjoyed a ride on a coopertown airboat take a closer look at these fascinating creatures in our alligator exhibit what a cute little guy popular enough to have a college mascot named for it a ride on an airboat is the best way to check out the rest of the gator population in coopertown, adult airboat tour : $29.95 child airboat tour : 18.95, $8.00 everglades national park entrance fee 16 years and older..
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Our professional airboat guides will take you on a personalized, educational airboat tour covering approximately 9 miles of this unique environment. We first go into the vast open sawgrass where you will see why the Everglades are called the “River of Grass”! You will travel by Airboat through a Hardwood Hammock (a small island of solid ground in the “river of grass”), into the Everglades National Park stopping at alligator holes and seeing the abundance of ‘glades wildlife. See the Purple Gallanule voted the most colorful bird in Florida and the endangered Everglade Snail Kite as well as herons, grackles, turtles, raccoons and other Everglades residents! The Everglades are a truly unique and vibrant environment which you can only experience first hand! Unless you brought your hip waders, a private airboat tour is the best way to see it!
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‘The alligator was right there’: 10 rescued after airboat overturns in Everglades National Park; operator arrested
WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A good Samaritan came to the rescue of multiple passengers on board an airboat after, officials said, the vessel overturned near Everglades National Park in West Miami-Dade, leading to the arrest of its operator.
Hip-deep in the swampy waters was not exactly the way these visitors wanted to experience the river of grass, Friday afternoon.
Cellphone video captured the passengers wading through the water.
“Do you guys see a phone, by any chance?” a woman said.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units arrived at The Original Airboat Tour, located in the area of 22700 SW 8th St., in the Coopertown area, just after 2 p.m.
Investigators said the boat’s operator and nine passengers were on board when it turned suddenly, causing everyone to fall into the water.
One of the passengers, Jose Maldonado, told 7News he had been taking some friends and family members visiting from out of town, some from Puerto Rico, out on the boat to look for alligators.
At some point, Maldonado said, the person operating the airboat made a “hard turn.”
“All of a sudden, the captain wanted to make a U-turn, sort of on the water, so we could get a better picture of the crocodile, and the boat just flipped on its side,” he said, “and we were all in the water, and we were all screaming because the alligator was right there.”
After the boat flipped, someone could be heard on a cellphone video recording saying, “I’m sorry about that. I was kind of turning. Water started getting in the back, so I gassed it.”
Juan Carlos Negro, who is visiting from Puerto Rico, said he was left with scratches.
Speaking through a translator, Negro said that when the boat tipped over, he was afraid the alligators were going to come.
When asked whether or not the alligator swam away, Maldonado replied, “I think so. I think he was probably more scared of us than we were of him.”
Passengers tried to flip the boat over, but it was too heavy. Fortunately, they said, they weren’t in the water too long, 10 to 15 minutes.
Good Samaritan David Gonzalez happened to come by with his airboat and picked them up.
“We had room, because it was a private tour, so we had a lot of space,” said Gonzalez.
“We’ve been here before, these guys are good, they’re professional. This doesn’t happen often,” said Maldonado. “We said, ‘Let’s do this,’ took a day off from work. Maybe we should have stayed at work.”
Hours later, cameras captured officials with FWC taking the boat’s operator into custody.
Officials said the operator, an employee of Coopertown Airboat Rides, was arrested and taken to jail for having neither proof of completion of a boating safety course nor a captain’s license issued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The business shut down for the rest of the day so employees could focus on towing the water-logged boat back to the dock.
Fire rescue crews rendered aid to one person on land. That person was not transported to the hospital.
As of late Friday night, authorities have not released the name of the boat’s operator, as they continue to investigate.
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America's most unique and fragile ecosystem. We offer two types of tours, shared 40 minutes (no reservation needed) and private 1, 1.5 and 2 hours ( reservation required ) Our professional airboat guides will take you on a personalized, educational airboat tour. We open daily at 9.00am until 5:00pm last boat departs at 4:30pm.
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Coopertown everglades - the original airboat tour - takes you further into the open sawgrass prairies. Our airboat tour guides will take you on a personalized and educational airboat tour covering approximately 9 miles of this everglades environment. Go into the vast open sawgrass where you will see why the Everglades are called the "River of Grass"!
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