Extreme Airboat Rides Near Central Florida

Sightseeing  :  United States  :  Florida  :  Lake Panasoffkee  :  Airboat Tours

This 60-minute airboat tour will take you through the most breathtaking scenery mother nature has to offer. Photo opportunities are around every corner of the spring-fed creeks of the Withlacoochee River system. Enjoy a mixture of thrill rides and sightseeing tours as you glide along in the safest United States Coast Guard inspected vessels with licensed Captains.Lake Panasoffkee is a 4,460 acre spring fed lake that is controlled by the Florida Fish and Game Commission and has over 9000 acres of protected management areas around the lake. The lake has several spring fed channels that lead into swamps and wilderness areas connected to the Withlacoochee River which flow north all the way the the Gulf of Mexico. The scenery here is breathtaking as it is as close to old Florida as you can get and an airboat ride is the best way to access this hidden area. Most residents will have an airboat or two in the back yard as it is a very beautiful place for airboat rides.

Bring the camera on your exciting airboat ride into a jungle setting that looks like Jurassic Park. Visit a small town community with very colorful residents that will take the time to share the area history at Cat Fish Johnny's Restaurant. Frog legs, gator tale and, of course normal food, is available along with a very relaxed atmosphere.