Almost Heaven Kayak Adventures provides a wide variety of guided kayak eco tours that will allow you to get closer to nature while experiencing an adventure of a lifetime. You can explore the natural beauty of Florida!
An absolute “must” for the nature lover. You want to see the Everglades and especially alligators, but don’t want to drive all the way to Everglades National Park? Then you are exactly right here! Myakka State Park is the largest state park in Florida. As you drive through Myakka State Park, you will pass a small parking lot with signage for the Canopy Walkway. After a short walk you will reach the suspension bridge that leads you to the observation tower. Climbing the 23m high tower is rewarded with a magnificent view. It is a very beautiful and pristine nature park on the Myakka River. Here you can experience pure nature, especially beautiful in a canoe, which you can rent there. If you don’t feel brave enough to paddle around among alligators, you can take a ride on the big airboat. A ranger will explain everything to you very expertly.
Also on foot or on a bike (you can rent it there) or on a train, you can enjoy nature. Frequently to be seen should be: Alligators (alligators), vultures (vultures), a wide variety of waterfowl, such as gray herons (great blue heron), great egrets (egrets), ibis, ospreys (ospreys), snakebirds (anhinga), cormorants (cormorant), squirrels (squirrels) and hawks (hawks) If you are lucky: Bald eagles (soon to be eagle – the heraldic animal of the USA), deer (deer), spoonbills (spoonbill), cranes (cranes), wild turkeys (wild turkey), white pelicans (white pelicans), foxes (fox), raccoons (racoons), turtles (turtle), wild boar (wild boar), otters (fishotter), armadillos (armadillos), different kinds of snakes, most of them non-poisonous, nevertheless you should only walk through grass and bushes with good shoes. Bring binoculars!