{"id":84,"date":"2014-12-17T12:21:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T12:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T21:29:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:29:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section  text-normal section-text-no-shadow section-inner-no-shadow section-normal section-opaque\"  >\n            <div class=\"background-media\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/captain-willy-everglades-tours_043_1600x686.jpg&#039;); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 50% 0%;\" >\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"background-overlay grid-overlay-0 \" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container container-vertical-default\">\n        <div class=\"row vertical-default\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-12     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><div class=\"divider-wrapper \" style=\"visibility:hidden;background-color:#FFFFF\">\n    <div class=\"visible-xs\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-sm\" style=\"height:100px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-md\" style=\"height:200px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-lg\" style=\"height:200px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><h1 class=\"text-center  element-top-0 element-bottom-0 text-light os-animation super default\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.1s\" >\n    Airboat Everglades rides<\/h1><h1 class=\"text-center  element-top-20 element-bottom-20 text-light os-animation bigger regular\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.2s\" >\n    Starting from $60<\/h1><div class=\"figure element-top-0 element-bottom-0   os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.3s\">\n            <span class=\"figure-image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cpt-Willy-flying-birds-wh.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"divider-wrapper \" style=\"visibility:hidden;background-color:#FFFFF\">\n    <div class=\"visible-xs\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-sm\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-md\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-lg\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><a href=\"http:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/index.php\/tours\/\" class=\"btn btn-link btn-lg  text-light  btn-header scroll-to-id element-left-0 element-right-0 element-top-20 element-bottom-20 os-animation\" target=\"_self\"   data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.5s\">\n\t    Choose your ride     <\/a><div class=\"divider-wrapper \" style=\"visibility:hidden;background-color:#FFFFF\">\n    <div class=\"visible-xs\" style=\"height:50px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-sm\" style=\"height:100px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-md\" style=\"height:100px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-lg\" style=\"height:100px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section  text-normal section-text-no-shadow section-inner-no-shadow section-normal section-opaque\"  >\n            <div class=\"background-media\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/captain-willy-everglades-tours_002-b.jpg&#039;); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 50% 0%;\" >\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"background-overlay grid-overlay-0 \" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container container-vertical-middle\">\n        <div class=\"row vertical-middle\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-12     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><div class=\"divider-wrapper \" style=\"visibility:hidden;background-color:#FFFFFF\">\n    <div class=\"visible-xs\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-sm\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-md\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-lg\" style=\"height:24px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-text-1 text-normal  element-top-20 element-bottom-20\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Profile\/captainwillytours\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-110\" src=\"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/TA_logo_primary.png\" alt=\"TripAdvisor\" width=\"250\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section  text-normal section-text-no-shadow section-inner-no-shadow section-normal section-opaque\"  >\n            <div class=\"background-media\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/captain-willy-everglades-tours_307-c.jpg&#039;); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 50% 0%;\" data-start=\"background-position: 50% 0px\" data-0-top-bottom=\"background-position: 50% -80px\">\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"background-overlay grid-overlay-0 \" style=\"background-color: rgba(86,154,167,0);\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container-fullwidth container-vertical-middle\">\n        <div class=\"row vertical-middle\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6     text-default small-screen-default\"  style=\"background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);\"><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><div class=\"col-md-8     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><h2 class=\"text-default  element-top-100 element-bottom-0 text-normal os-animation big default\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.1s\" >\n    Tours<\/h2><div class=\"figure element-top-0 element-bottom-0   os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.2s\">\n            <span class=\"figure-image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cpt-Willy-flying-birds.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-text-1 text-normal  element-top-20 element-bottom-20 os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.3s\">\n    <p><strong>Captain Willy Everglades Tours<\/strong> offers two main tours categories, <strong>Semi-Private<\/strong> and <strong>Private<\/strong>, for the visitors to decide if they want to share or not, the airboat space with other group of visitors. Then visitors can choose up to 3 hours during day time and up to 2 hours at sunset\/night time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/index.php\/tours\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary   text-normal   element-left-0 element-right-0 element-top-20 element-bottom-100 os-animation\" target=\"_self\"   data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.4s\">\n\t    See the Tours     <\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section  text-normal section-text-no-shadow section-inner-no-shadow section-normal section-opaque\"  >\n            <div class=\"background-media\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/captain-willy-everglades-tours_021-c.jpg&#039;); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 50% 0%;\" data-start=\"background-position: 50% 0px\" data-0-top-bottom=\"background-position: 50% -80px\">\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"background-overlay grid-overlay-0 \" style=\"background-color: rgba(86,154,167,0);\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container-fullwidth container-vertical-middle\">\n        <div class=\"row vertical-middle\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><div class=\"divider-wrapper \" style=\"visibility:hidden;background-color:#FFFFF\">\n    <div class=\"visible-xs\" style=\"height:200px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-sm\" style=\"height:200px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-md\" style=\"height:200px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"visible-lg\" style=\"height:200px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6     text-center small-screen-default\"  style=\"background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);\"><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><div class=\"col-md-8     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><h2 class=\"text-default  element-top-100 element-bottom-0 text-normal os-animation big default\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.1s\" >\n    The Captain<\/h2><div class=\"figure element-top-0 element-bottom-0   os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.2s\">\n            <span class=\"figure-image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cpt-Willy-flying-birds.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-text-1 text-normal  element-top-20 element-bottom-20 os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.3s\">\n    <p><strong>Captain Willy<\/strong>\u00a0is a very knowledgeable and experienced young person with a hearth driven passion for the Florida Everglades. Captain Willy isn&#8217;t an airboat pilot; he is a magic tale whisperer who gets the wild animals of the Evergladles come close to his airboat to make you live a one in a lifetime adventure; words aren&#8217;t enough; you have to come and experience it yourself!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"mailto:captainwillyevergladestours@gmail.com\" class=\"btn btn-primary   text-normal   element-left-0 element-right-0 element-top-20 element-bottom-100 os-animation\" target=\"_self\"   data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.4s\">\n\t    Contact Willy     <\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section  text-normal section-text-no-shadow section-inner-no-shadow section-normal section-opaque\"  >\n            <div class=\"background-media\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/captain-willy-everglades-tours_010-b.jpg&#039;); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 50% 0%;\" data-start=\"background-position: 50% 0px\" data-0-top-bottom=\"background-position: 50% -80px\">\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"background-overlay grid-overlay-0 \" style=\"background-color: rgba(86,154,167,0);\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container-fullwidth container-vertical-middle\">\n        <div class=\"row vertical-middle\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6     text-default small-screen-default\"  style=\"background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);\"><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><div class=\"col-md-8     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><h2 class=\"text-default  element-top-100 element-bottom-0 text-normal os-animation big default\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.1s\" >\n    The Everglades<\/h2><div class=\"figure element-top-0 element-bottom-0   os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.2s\">\n            <span class=\"figure-image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cpt-Willy-flying-birds.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-text-1 text-normal  element-top-20 element-bottom-20 os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.3s\">\n    <p>The Everglades is a subtropical wetland ecosystem spanning two million acres across central and south Florida. During the wet season, Lake Okeechobee overflows, releasing water into a very slow moving, shallow river dominated by sawgrass marsh\u2014dubbed the &#8220;river of grass.&#8221; The water flows southward, passing through diverse habitats, including cypress swamps, wet prairie, and mangroves, until it reaches Everglades National Park and eventually Florida Bay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6adf1b669d875\" data-id=\"6adf1b669d875\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"10\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"20\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"10\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section  text-normal section-text-no-shadow section-inner-no-shadow section-normal section-opaque\"  >\n            <div class=\"background-media\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/captain-willy-everglades-tours_024-b.jpg&#039;); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size:cover; background-attachment:fixed; background-position: 50% 0%;\" data-start=\"background-position: 50% 0px\" data-0-top-bottom=\"background-position: 50% -80px\">\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"background-overlay grid-overlay-0 \" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container container-vertical-middle\">\n        <div class=\"row vertical-middle\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-2     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><div class=\"col-md-8     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><h2 class=\"text-default  element-top-100 element-bottom-0 text-light os-animation big default\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.1s\" >\n    In Own Words<\/h2><div class=\"figure element-top-0 element-bottom-0   os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.2s\">\n            <span class=\"figure-image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cpt-Willy-flying-birds-wh.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"flexslider-840\" class=\" element-top-20 element-bottom-100 text-center text-light os-animation flexslider feature-slider\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.3s\" data-flex-animation=\"slide\" data-flex-controls-position=\"outside\" data-flex-controlsalign=\"center\" data-flex-directions=\"hide\" data-flex-speed=\"7000\" data-flex-controls=\"show\" data-flex-slideshow=\"true\">\n    <ul class=\"slides\">        <li>\n            <blockquote >\r\n    <p>Myself, my wife and 2 kids signed up trough TripAdvisor for an airboat tour on April 14th. We met up with Captain Willy at a nearby gas station, followed him boarding entrance to the Everglades. The ride was smooth and fun, and our boat Captain knew some great spots for alligator viewing as well as teaching us about some of the flora and fauna of the Everglades. Really great experience, thanks Captain Willy!<\/p>\r\n    <footer>Petetheroadie    <\/footer>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n        <\/li>        <li>\n            <blockquote >\r\n    <p>What an amazing experience !!! He made it for me and my wife to feel absolutely comfortable !!! What an amazing guy and truly knowledgeable in what he does. Like he said this is not a job.. but something he loves to do everyday. You can see this in his heart.. Also I am writing this 20 minutes after our experience!<\/p>\r\n    <footer>Tanya S    <\/footer>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n        <\/li>        <li>\n            <blockquote >\r\n    <p>My 80 year old mother and I had a wonderful adventure through the everglades with Captain Willie. He was cordial, knowledgeable and funny. We had amazing encounters with momma and baby alligators and beautiful birds. It was a very special day. Thank you Willie!<\/p>\r\n    <footer>SunDolphin123    <\/footer>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n        <\/li>    <\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section  text-normal section-text-no-shadow section-inner-no-shadow section-normal section-opaque\"  >\n    \n    <div class=\"background-overlay grid-overlay-0 \" style=\"background-color: rgba(86,154,167,0);\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"container-fullwidth container-vertical-middle\">\n        <div class=\"row vertical-middle\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6     text-default small-screen-default\"  >[vc_raw_html css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1755811783776{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html]<\/div><div class=\"col-md-6     text-center small-screen-default\"  style=\"background:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);\"><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2     text-default small-screen-default\"  ><\/div><div class=\"col-md-8     text-center small-screen-default\"  ><h2 class=\"text-default  element-top-100 element-bottom-0 text-normal os-animation big default\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.1s\" >\n    The Location<\/h2><div class=\"figure element-top-0 element-bottom-0   os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.2s\">\n            <span class=\"figure-image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/captainwillyevergladestours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cpt-Willy-flying-birds.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-text-1 text-normal  element-top-20 element-bottom-100 os-animation\" data-os-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0.3s\">\n    <p><strong>Captain Willy<\/strong> awaits and welcome visitors in the intersection of the 179th Avenue and 8th Street, in Miami FL 33194 where the Shell gas station is, in the opposite corners of the Miccosukee Resort and Gaming. 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