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Want to Try Frogging Near Orlando?

Yes, you can still go frogging near Orlando, and it is one of the most fun nights on the water. Frogging means catching bullfrogs and pig frogs after dark, and it ends with a batch of fresh frog legs for the fryer. At Switchgrass Outfitters, we run guided frogging tri...

Night Fishing and Shrimping Near Orlando After Dark

When the sun drops on the St. Johns River, the fishing turns on. Night fishing near Orlando means cool air, lit up water, and a cooler you can actually fill. When the freshwater shrimp are running, you dip net those too. At Switchgrass Outfitters...

Try Bow Fishing at Night Near Orlando

Looking for a night out near Orlando that beats another dinner and a movie? Bow fishing is about as wild as it gets. You stand on an airboat under the lights, draw a bow, and send a barbed arrow at a fish holding in the lily pads. At Switchgrass Outfitters, we rig the...

The Best Birding Near Orlando Is From an Airboat

The marsh along the St. Johns River near Orlando is one of the best birding spots in Central Florida, and most of it hides in shallow water you cannot reach on foot. That is exactly where an airboat earns its keep. At Switchgrass Outfitters, w...

Gator Eyes After Dark: Booking the Best Night Airboat Tour Near Orlando

The marsh near Christmas, Florida does not go quiet after dark. It gets louder. Frogs, insects, and the occasional splash of something large moving through the shallows fill the air, and out on the open water the alligators that spent the day half-submerged and still become visible as pairs of orange-red eyes catching the spotlight from the bow of the airboat. It is one of those experiences that is genuinely difficult to describe to someone who has not done it. ...

What to Wear (and Bring) on an Orlando Airboat Ride So You Actually Enjoy It

An airboat ride in Central Florida is ninety minutes of open water, open sky, and wildlife so close you could reach out toward it. It is not an air-conditioned attraction, and the guests who enjoy it most come prepared for what it actually is: a fast, exposed ride across a working marsh where the sun reflects off the water and the breeze at speed is cooler than the air temperature suggests. Dress for that and the tour is everything. Show up underprepared and you spend the first half adjusting...

Cruising Out of Port Canaveral? The Wild-Florida Airboat Detour Worth Building Into Your Orlando Trip

Most cruise passengers driving between Orlando and Port Canaveral stay on State Road 528 and never leave the highway corridor. About thirty minutes east of the theme parks, just before the landscape shifts to the coast, there is a stretch of Central Florida that has nothing to do with resorts or toll roads. It is marsh, river, and open sky, and the only way to move through it properly is on an airboat. S...

Wild Florida: Best Airboat Rides Near Orlando

You didn't fly to Florida just to wait in lines and look at plastic animatronics. Real adrenaline lives out on the water, skimming across the sawgrass at 40 mph on the St. Johns River. If you want an authentic escape from the city crowds, contact Switchgras...

Airboat Tours in Florida: Your Guide to the Real Orlando

Forget the long lines and artificial thrills of the crowded theme parks. The real magic of Florida happens out on the water, far from the concrete jungles of the city. You get to experience the pure adrenaline rush of skimming across the sawgrass at 40 mph. Ready for an authentic adventure? Contact...

Orlando Escape: Finding Florida's Wild Side

You didn't fly to Central Florida just to stand in lines at crowded theme parks. Escape the concrete jungle and experience the adrenaline rush of skimming across the St. Johns River sawgrass at 40mph. To see wild alligators up close without the tourist traps, contact...