Where to Go This Weekend: Billie Swamp Safari

Looking for something fun and exciting to do this weekend? Why not try something different and take a trip to Billie Swamp Safari. It’s about a 1 ½ hour drive from Miami and is located on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. I went a couple of months ago and had an amazing time. I did the Swamp Buggy Eco-Tour, which I strongly recommend. It’s a one hour tour aboard a buggy that takes you through the Everglades’ wet prairie. You get to see all kinds of animals from alligators, crocodiles, deer, antelope, bison to razorback hogs. You sometimes might even get lucky and spot the rare Florida panther.

I also did the air boat ride, which was a lot of fun. They also have a snake and alligator show as well as a Swamp Critter show scheduled daily. If you’re a bit of an adventurer you can even stay overnight in a traditional Seminole chickee. Right now is a great time to go since you don’t have to worry about mosquitoes, but if you go in the summer just make sure to take some mosquito repellent. Click here to check out their prices.

p.s. For those of you Real Housewives of Orange County fans, this is where the girls went on the episode in which they visited West Palm Beach.

Where: GPS Coordinates: Clewiston, Florida Lemon Grove Road

N26 19 50- W 81 3 18

Website: http://www.swampsafari.net/