Everglades National Park

Boating: Shark Valley

Many Everglades-area tours operate only in season, roughly November through April.

Buffalo Tiger's Airboat Tours. A former chief of Florida's Miccosukee tribe heads up this Shark Valley area tour operation, although at 90-plus years, the chief no longer skippers the boat. Savvy guides narrate the trip to an old Indian camp on the north side of Tamiami Trail from the American Indian perspective. Don't worry about airboat noise, since engines are shut down during informative talks. The 45-minute tours go 10-5 Saturday through Thursday at $27.50 per person. Look online for discount coupons. Reservations are not required, and credit cards are now accepted at this once cash-only outpost. 29708 S.W. 8th St., 5 mi east of Shark Valley, 25 mi west of Florida's Turnpike, Miami, FL, 33194. 305/559-5250. www.buffalotigersairboattours.com..

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