27 Apr 2024
This trip was the high point of the week! We almost canceled based on the cold and windy weather.
Based on a local blog, we opted to include the transportation option so we were picked up at Harrah's casino. We were given a 75 minute window and told to wait outside on the curb to be picked up....no way! It was cold. We waited in the lobby and the van pulled up, driver jumped out and waited for us while we hurried out.
Excellent driver with a history lesson as took the 45 minute drive.
My son was a little disappointed we opted for the pontoon instead of the airboat, but because of the weather....it turned out to be the right choice. Some people have posted about only seeing one alligator from a distance. We easily saw 20 or more throughout the entire 90 minute (which turned out to be 2 hours as we kept seeing more alligators) trip.
Great trip, lots of stories about the history of the area too!
We highly recommend....and I was worried with the windy conditions and because I get very seasick. I felt just fine the entire trip, the experienced captain knew how to keep the pontoon level and it was an easy ride.