Top Orlando Nature and Wildlife Tours

Buckle up for your wildest car ride yet! Travel down gravel paths within our Drive-thru Safari Park and discover more than 100 native and exotic animals roaming freely. During your journey, you’ll have the opportunity to observe a variety of animals often only found around the world. Enjoy identifying species from as far away as the African savanna to others from the deciduous forests of North America, all from the comfort of your own car.

Get a look at the creatures of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans with pre-purchased admission to SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium. You'll be immersed in an underwater world of more than 5,000 fish, marine mammals, and more, from sharks to jellyfish. When booking, you have the option to upgrade to a 2- or 3-attraction pass to visit other Orlando attractions as well.

Escape to the wilderness of the Florida Everglades from Orlando on this airboat adventure. This exciting nature tour includes admission to the Wild Florida Airboats and Wildlife Park— with over 200 different animals like lemurs, sloths, zebras, watusi cattle, bobcats and more. Choose from two airboat durations and upgrade to the half-day tour and enjoy a delicious barbeque lunch at the Chomp House Grill, plus an alligator souvenir.

The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens have over 26 acres (10.5 hectares) of gardens and over 400 animal residents. This flexible entrance ticket lets you visit at a time that suits you and spend as long you like inside. Highlights include animal sightings such as giraffes, Indian rhinos, and leopards; medicinal herb, bromeliad, and butterfly gardens; and fun children’s activities including an aerial adventure park and WOW Balls (extra costs apply).

A good choice for nature lovers, this tour takes you into a unique part of Rock Springs Run known as "Emerald Cut.” The first part of the tour is an upstream paddle through calm waters and overhead tree canopy, with stops to hop off your clear kayak and into the fresh spring water. Keep your eyes peeled for for fish, turtles, birds, small alligators, and more. 

Observe the city’s most famous landmarks from above, during one full rotation around Icon Orlando. A great experience for all ages, the air-conditioned capsule offers exceptional views of Cape Canaveral, downtown Orlando, and Floridian forests from 400 feet. You can enjoy the city landscapes whenever suits your schedule during opening horus. Upgrade your experience to include a glass of champagne or activities such as tickets to Madame Tussauds Orlando or SEA LIFE.

Discover Florida’s lush scenery and unique wildlife on this immersive, full-day tour. First, head to the Crystal River area of the Gulf Coast—one of the only places in the U.S. where it’s legal to swim and snorkel with manatees. Afterwards, encounter other local wildlife, including alligators, flamingos, and more, at Homosassa Springs State Park. Finally, cap off your day with an airboat tour of the Withlacoochee River.

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The Florida Everglades can be a dangerous place to adventure to alone. This guided tour of the area by airboat allows you to enjoy the awesome views of alligators and other wildlife without feeling threatened. Along with live commentary from your guide.

See life-size figures of your favorite celebrities at Madame Tussauds Orlando with this pre-purchased admission. Inside the wax museum, you can pose for photos with more than 200 lifelike models of A-list actors, sports stars, political figures, and more. Sit on stage with Oprah, take a seat at Barack Obama's desk, or swing a golf club with Tiger Woods. When booking, you have the option to upgrade to a 2- or 3-attraction pass to visit other Orlando attractions at the same location.

Add some imagination and invention to your Florida vacation on a visit to LEGOLAND® Florida Resort. Breeze past the queue with your pre-purchased entrance ticket to get the fun started right away. The park features live interactive shows, wild rides, amazing characters, and lots of opportunities to build, climb, and play. Good times for the whole family!

Peruse a collection of 400 unique pieces of memorabilia and 300 artifacts recovered from the wreck site of Titanic during this visit to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Orlando. Follow your guide on a tour through 17 exhibition galleries while listening to narration about the fatal events of April 1912. Watch as trained actors, dressed in period costume, act out tableaux. See full-scale recreations of the ship's Grand Staircase the First Class Parlor Suite and Verandah Cafe, as well as an 8-foot underwater replica of the ship, showing exactly how it sits now on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Escape to the wilderness of the Central Florida Everglades from Orlando on this 4-hour airboat tour and alligator encounter. Enjoy Florida’s natural beauty with a 30-minute or upgraded 1-hour airboat ride. Get up close with the local wildlife — like alligators and birds — plus lush vegetation while skimming across the grassy water. Then enjoy a 20-minute alligator handling demonstration! Pick-up from select Orlando locations included.

Escape to the Central Florida Everglades for this nighttime airboat adventure at Boggy Creek Airboat Rides. This exciting trip is a great way to experience the subtropical ecosystem of the Everglades in a unique nighttime setting. Skim across the trails of grassy water while looking for nature’s nocturnal hunters—specifically alligators—but never quite sure of what’s lurking around the next bend. The captain/guide will wear a miner’s cap to lead the way.

Spend a day with central Florida’s manatees on this guided cruise and wildlife park adventure. Begin with a boat ride on the Crystal River, home of the manatee. Swim and snorkel with these gentle giants, then enjoy the afternoon at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. This is one of the best places in the state to watch manatees, as well as other animals, like bears, panthers and alligators in their natural environment. Breakfast and a picnic lunch, plus an Orlando-area hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Experience two popular tours in one day on this guided Kennedy Space Center and Central Florida Everglades Airboat Safari from Orlando. First, look for alligators and other wildlife while discovering Florida’s swamplands on a thrilling airboat adventure. Then, visit the Kennedy Space Center for hours of touring the exhibits, including NASA’s launch headquarters, the Space Shuttle Atlantis and more. Pickup and drop-off from select Orlando hotels included.

Spend a day in one of central Florida’s natural manatee habitats on this guided cruise and Everglades airboat adventure. Begin with a boat ride on the Crystal River. Then, swim and snorkel in an area known for manatee sightings, and before an exciting airboat tour on the Withlacoochee River. Visit Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, one of the best places in the state to watch manatees, as well as other animals, such as bears, panthers, and alligators. Breakfast and a picnic lunch, plus an Orlando-area hotel pickup and drop-off are all included.

Discover the unexpected history of America's first Gypsy Vanner Horses on this tour of Gypsy Gold Horse Farm. Wander past trees lined with Spanish moss en route to the stables, where you can meet Gypsy Vanner Horses, famed for their beauty. This tour provides an introduction to a niche bit of Florida history and provides information about an uncommon breed of horses.

The Explorer Pass by Go City is the best choice for maximum savings and flexibility when visiting Orlando. Choose two, three, four or five popular attractions on International Drive—like WonderWorks and The Wheel at ICON Park—and save up to 35 percent compared to buying separate attraction tickets. Each Orlando Explorer Pass is good for 60 days from first use so you can take your time exploring. Please note: Enjoy the extra flexibility in case your travel plans need to change: All passes are valid for two year from purchase date and only become activated with your first attraction visit. After activation your pass will be valid for 60 days and/or the remaining number of attraction choices purchased.

Swap Orlando for the white sand of Clearwater Beach and enjoy a dolphin encounter cruise while you’re there. The idyllic stretch of the west Florida coast is home to pods of bottleneck dolphins, so it’s a great opportunity to hop aboard a sightseeing boat and see them in the water. The rest of the time, how you enjoy yourself is up to you. Sunbathe, swim and have lunch in an oceanside restaurant (if option selected) before your return to Orlando.

Access three of Orlando’s most thrilling attractions with this great-value Three Attraction Pass. Admire spectacular views over Orlando and the East Coast as you ride The Wheel at ICON Park™ and take your time exploring the entertainment district. Then, spot more than 5,000 fish and marine animals at the SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium, and pose for photos with all your favorite celebrities at Madame Tussauds Orlando.

Escape to the wilderness of the Florida Everglades from Orlando on this exciting airboat adventure. This exciting nature tour includes a guided tour of the Wild Florida Airboats and Wildlife Park— with over 200 different animals like lemurs, sloths, zebras, watusi cattle, and bobcats. Also, enjoy a delicious lunch at the Chomp House Grill, plus receive a souvenir photo. Pickup and drop-off included from select Orlando meeting points.

Skim up a marsh-lined river into a wild Florida swamp with a 30- or 60-minute airboat tour with transport from designated meeting points in Orlando. Get a taste of the Florida landscape at its most exciting, exploring wetlands that shelter fierce alligators and bald eagles. Tour the onsite Wild Florida animal park, where you’ll find over 200 animals from around the world.

This isn’t your typical watercraft - and it isn't your typical lake cruise either: You'll be captaining your own personal catamaran across some of the cleanest waterways in all of Florida - pushing the throttle at up to 25MPH while enjoying some of the best scenery you can find during a 2 hour adventure out on the Clermont Chain of lakes.