Florida: Big Cypress National Preserve Driving Audio Tour

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About the activity

Discover this hidden gem just north of the Everglades with this app-based audio tour for your vehicle. Explore this lush wetland, hear its history, and spot wildlife like alligators and wading birds.

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Audio guide

English
Valid

365 days
Includes
- Unique audio app acts as the tour guide! Follow the audio stories to explore and learn.
- Download app ahead of time: the link sent to your email will allow you to download the separate audio app onto your phone.
- Unique password: use the password sent to your email in the app to access your tour.
- Popular audio narrator acts as tour guide: enjoy a great voice backed by rave reviews!
- Location-based audio: stories play automatically based on your location. It feels as if you have a tour guide beside you!
- Learn More: Get extra stories to dive deeper into many stories.
- Comprehensive routes and stops: don’t miss a single thing.
- Offline maps: works totally offline without cellular or Wi-Fi.
- Hands-free: location-based automatic-play audio stories
- Go at your own pace: start and stop anytime; take breaks as you like.
- New, extra validity: now valid for a full year after booking and can be used for multiple trips over a year.
- Action’s personal team available via call, chat, or email.
- Transportation, Parking Fee, Food/Drinks.
- National Park/Attraction Passes, Entry Tickets, or Reservations.
- No Physical Tour Guide: There will not be a live guide at the meeting point.

Highlights & Description

Highlights

Stroll along boardwalks which wind through verdant subtropical scenery
Keep your eyes on the skies for a look at eagles, herons, and more
Dig into the history of Big Cypress and the activists who saved the swamp
Visit an “alligator hole” that’s perfect for spotting wildlife
Tour with no fixed schedule, totally on your own time

Description

Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map all in one. Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! Note: This 48+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Big Cypress in 3-5 hours.

Once downloaded, your tour begins on the outskirts of Miami, right near the entrance to the Big Cypress National Preserve. As you drive, you’ll first pass the Miccosukee Indian Village and hear about the history of indigenous people in south Florida. Then you’ll get a feel for more recent history, like the artist who put this landscape on the map.

The first trail you’ll see is the Tree Snail Hammock Trail, where you can spot rare snails known as “living jewels.” Beyond that is the secluded Loop Road. Cruising through the lush greenery, you’ll learn about the history of the road, including grand plans for a new Miami.

Gator Hook Trail, up next, offers adventure-seekers a chance to actually wade into the swamp and really immerse themselves in this verdant wilderness. Around here, you’ll also get familiar with a 1960s plan to build an airport over Big Cypress, and what happened to that scheme.

Then you’ll see Kirby Storter Roadside Park, one of the preserve’s most iconic attractions. Featuring a boardwalk through a lush forest, this is one you won’t want to miss!

Another roadside park waits just ahead, known as one of the best spots around to spot some local wildlife. Beyond that is the ever-quirky “smallest post office in America,” where you’ll certainly want to pick up an unusual souvenir!

Finally, you’ll arrive at the Nathaniel P. Reed Visitor Center, where your tour will conclude.

Good to know before you go

Self-Guided Tour: Includes a mobile app with maps, audio stories, and images.
App Access: Available on the Action Tour Guide app, not the Get Your Guide app.
Unique Password: Receive a password post-booking to download and preview your tours.
Start Anywhere: Begin at the starting point and follow the route; audio plays automatically by location.
Flexible Schedule: Use any day or time, valid for a year; no rebooking needed.
Multi-Use Validity: Valid for an entire year; suitable for multiple trips.
Driving Tours: One tour per car; connect to car speakers.
24/7 Support: Assistance available via call, chat, or email.

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