Kissimmee Vacation | Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

On our recent Kissimmee vacation, my family wanted to do something different… something exciting, and a Boggy Creek Airboat Ride was just that. My mom, sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and I headed out to East Lake Fish Camp one morning with the hopes of seeing some real life alligators. This was to be our first airboat experience, and we were in for a real treat.

Kissimmee Vacation - Boggy Creek Airboat Rides
{Getting ready for the ride}

Captain Kirk (yes, that’s his real name) met us on the docks to offer some safety tips and cracked a few jokes. After grabbing some ear protection, we were off. The giant propeller on the back of the boat is pretty loud, so ear protection is very important.

There were a few things that surprised me about the ride. I wasn’t prepared for how fast we went at times. Captain Kirk made sure we had a good time, getting the boat up to speeds and high as 45 mph and making a few sharp twists and turns. However, the best part of the ride was when we were going real slow and taking in all the beautiful swamp life.

Kissimmee Vacation - Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

The East Lake Fish Camp, one of Boggy Creek’s 2 locations, has a true “Everglades” feel. It’s amazing that a place like this still exists in Kissimmee. At time the reeds popping up out of the water were so thick that it didn’t seem like we could get through them, but the airboat glided through with ease. Our captain did a great job of spotting wildlife for us. At one point we came upon a nest of baby alligators. There had to be 4 or 5 of them. The mama gator kept our distance, and although we couldn’t see her… I’m sure she had an eye on us.

Kissimmee Vacation - Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

We saw gators, turtles, a variety of water foul, and lots of bugs. Turns out the swamp is a very buggy place to be, so I recommend spraying on some insect repellent and keeping your mouth closed when you go out on the boat. Trust me… you don’t want to ride through a swarm of gnats while your mouth is still gaping open from spotting that last gator.

Kissimmee Vacation - Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

After our super fun boat ride, we had a chance to meet a baby alligator named fluffy. He is one of the many alligators that the folks from Boggy Creek has rescued from alligator farms, where they bread the animals for purses and belts. A few of my family members were eager to hold and pet Fluffy, me on the other hand… let’s just say that I kept a safe distance.

The Boggy Creek Eastlake location offers a restaurant, pony rides, and petting farm onsite. My sister and brother-in-law ordered a plate of gator bites. Personally I don’t know how they could eat it after meeting Fluffy, but different strokes for different folks. I’ll just have to take their word for it that the gator bites with a honey mustard dipping sauce were delicious.

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Kissimmee Vacation - Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

This airboat ride was a highlight of our family vacation, and something I would love to do again!

Boggy Creek offers a variety of different airboat excursions, depending on which location you choose. They stay pretty busy throughout the year, so I recommend making a reservation. Before heading out for your Boggy Creek Airboat Ride, be sure to grab some sunscreen, sunglasses, and insect repellent. For more information about the Boggy Creek Airboat Rides you can visit their website at http://www.bcairboats.com.

Stay tuned for more fun times from our Kissimmee vacation.

* About A Mom received complimentary tickets.

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  • It looks like it was a really beautiful boat ride! I don’t swim well, so being in boats with all my kids makes me a nervous wreck, lol. That and gators, I’m just not sure I could handle it. But it’s so pretty, maybe I could make myself if we ever had the chance!

  • Ahh I’m so jealous! That’s definitely one of my things on my life to-do list! It looks like you had a lot of fun! I don’t know about holding the alligator or even touching it, I’m not too much into reptiles lol.

  • This looks like so much fun! I would like to go to Kissimmee and take the airboat rides! I just love riding around in boats, and getting to see wildlife would be great!

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