Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours

I’ve officially claimed yesterday and today to be “DIBB VIP” days.  This proclamation was announced to Captain Harold and he agreed.  So there!

We love The DIBB (Disney Information Bulletin Board) and the feeling is mutual.  Can you feel the love?  Anyway… yesterday we met Kate and Phil on holiday from Bristol, England.

I received this email yesterday from Kate:

Thank you so much for our tour this morning.  We thoroughly enjoyed it and you were wonderful hosts and tour guides.  We have done air boat rides before but this was definitely the best by a long way.  Your care and attention really made it a thrilling experience for us. 

We sincerely hope the restriction situation resolves itself very quickly and the new venture you talked about comes to fruition. 

Kindest regards

Phil and Kate

Bristol, England

I recieved some new photos and a email that I wanted to share with you:

I hope all is well, we are back in the UK and feeling the cold.  We do miss the Florida warmth, both climate and the welcome.

I have attached some photo’s if they are any use to you. 

Special treat for us was to see a bald eagle not attached to an arm and if that wasnt enough we were also lucky to see a snail kite feeding.

All on a well maintained safe airboat.

Ticked all the boxes for this family…….. If anyone has any reservations about using this company feel free to message me.    

I am still getting people contacting me on the Dibb for more info on our experience so there is alot of interest in your company.

I will keep an eye on your website and look forward to our next trip to Florida - there is no question about coming for another ride we will be there.

Take care and chat soon

Phil, Adele and Josh, White House Farm, Leasingham Moor, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. UK

Make sure to click on the photos to enlarge them so you can see Phil’s comments!!

Here’s some more feedback from previous airboat rides:

Just wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed our airboat tour.  Captain Harold was the best guide. We learned a lot about the area and wildlife as well as getting many good laughs. Thank you so much for making our trip so memorable.  Patti Scalia

And another rave review…

Quick review of our spirit of the swamp trip today, found the departure area really easy, we arrive @10 for our 10:30 trip, Debbi arrives, informing us first tour group arrived 10 mins late so they are running late.

Captain Harold arrives @ 10:40; we go through the safety brief and we’re away! it’s not long before we see our first gator , approx 5ft long sitting under the first bridge , this is followed by some herons and many other birds , we see many more small gators , large snails , fish including bass & gar , the water is very shallow at the moment , this is where these small air boats really come into their own , being able to navigate the shallow areas which is abundant with wildlife , the trip is excellent , Captain Harold is passionate about the wildlife and full of knowledge about the area and its inhabitants , the headphones allow him to communicate this passion throughout the trip .We return to the departure area after 75 minutes . As far as I am concerned it’s a must do and one that will remain as a highlight of my 4 week trip!!

One more review from a happy customer:

Yes, we sure do love the DIBB – and the Dibbers as they are known.  What is a DIBB you ask?  The DIBB stands for the Disney Information Bulletin Board – Disney with a British Accent.  The Dibbers are passionate about their Florida holidays… They have tickers counting down the days until they arrive in Florida.  And they start planning their next holiday the minute they arrive back in the UK.

Yes siree, these folks are fanatical about their Florida holidays!! And yes, we find the Dibbers irresistible (and incredibly smart) they’re some of our best supporters!

Here’s what Chloe had to say about Spirit of the Swamp on The DIBB earlier this week:

 Hi all,

Just a little note about this air boat ride. We had an hour trip this morning and it was a fab experience. Capt Harold was really friendly and it was great to have a boat to ourselves with headsets so that we could hear his commentary and ask him questions. We got up really close to a gator that just lay there showing off to us. We also saw a few others and a couple of snakes.

Highly recommended, Chloe

and…

Hi, This is Chloe’s Dad,

I was a bit nervous and i’m 42!! For the first few minutes i thought a gator might come out of the water and bite off my leg but these people know what they’re doing. Harold spent most of the trip standing up with eyes peeled looking for anything. Most of the Gator’s aren’t that big and we were never in any danger!! This was so much more personal that the more commercial operators

and this…

I went with Spirit of the Swamp over XXXX because it was more personal. I’m sure XXXX  is very nice, but the idea of an 18-man airboat put me off to be honest.