Trip Overview
Immerse yourself in the most pristine and profound Everglades experience by traveling the 100-mile Wilderness Waterway, a week-long adventure through the Ten Thousand Islands in Southwest Florida’s Everglades National Park. You’ll paddle a kayak or canoe through uninhabited mangrove islets once occupied by Native Americans for thousands of years, but now home only to wild Everglades plants and animals, including crocodiles, flamingos, dolphins, sharks, rays, and countless migratory birds. After paddling and camping for 5-10 days you’ll reach the opposite end of the Waterway. After paddling and camping for 5-10 days you’ll reach the opposite end of the Waterway. Shuttles will travel 130 miles by road to pick you up or drop you off, depending on the direction you wish to travel.
