Any ride (except for the 1 hr night ride) leaving after 5:00 pm will incur a $20 convenience charge per group when available.
All reservations will depart within 30 minutes of check-in at the gift shop.
With your airboat ticket you will get
free phone picture with a baby gator at the gift shop
Please ask our Gift Shop Attendant about our VIP seat!
Take a 30 minute tour around Lake Jesup and save! Enjoy a taste of real Florida: see turtles, birds, and even alligators!
No reservation required for a regular 30 minute airboat ride, available daily.
Receive $5 coupon for breakfast (valid same day only)
Saturday and Sunday morning starting at 9:15am.
Between booking time and departure you could have a waiting time of 15 - 30 minutes.
Book your airboat ride and your breakfast at the same time!
Airboat rides are the best in the morning right now.
Breakfast is served between 9:30am and 11:15am
Enjoy a 30 minute air boat ride around Lake Jesup and Historic Bird Island during the best time of day followed by breakfast in the Black Hammock Restaurant. Choose any item on our NEW breakfast menu.
Departures at 9:30am and 12:30pm only.
Back for a limited time, with a purchase of three 30 minute air-boat ride tickets, you get one FREE! Min. 3 tickets purchased to qualify for the 4th ticket to be redeemed at the ride location, at the scheduled ride time.
Please purchase one less ticket than needed and receive free ticket at gift shop upon checkin.
Online deal only.
GET 10% AT THE RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH OR DINNER
Valid same day only. Ask our gift shop attendant for details.
Departures limited
10.30 AM AND 2.30 PM - Monday thru Friday
10:30am & 2:30pm
valid through 9/22/2019
As a Florida resident, you SAVE when you take an airboat ride at Black Hammock this summer! Purchase your tickets online then present valid Florida ID upon check in to the Black Hammock Gift Shop to take advantage of this special.
Online deal only. Valid Florida ID required upon check in for all adults taking advantage of this special.
Guests unable to present valid Florida ID will be asked to pay additional $5 fee plus tax at time of check in.
(Price does not include tip.)
Online Special!
30 minute airboat ride + Souvenir Gator cup with choice of specialty beverage from Lazy Gator Bar.
A new twist on an old favorite! Our new ride & sip is a 30 minute airboat ride around Florida's most populated gator lake. During your visit you will receive one of our souvenir gator sippy cups with your choice of adult beverage or soft drink. Feel free to bring your new cup with you on the ride as you zoom across Lake Jesup and around Bird Island. You will have the chance to see many different species of wildlife including alligators, birds, and even cows!
*24 Hour Advanced Reservation Required*
45 Minute Private Ride around Lake Jesup and Bird Island.
On this personalized VIP tour for up to 6 people, visitors will have the opportunity to witness first-hand our unique Florida ecosystem and the solitary beauty of tropical hardwood hammocks, cypress domes, plants, and wildlife in their natural habitats.
6 person maximum
Please call for additional times.
Online Special! Reservation Required.
30 Minute Airboat Ride Plus $5 off Coupon for Gift Shop when you spend $25
Take a ride and bring home a souvenir! Enjoy our 30-minute airboat ride & receive a coupon for "$5 off when you spend $25" in the Black Hammock Gift Shop. Purchase a souvenir "I Survived Alligator Sea" T-Shirt or gator head.
(taxes not included)
Reservation required.
Enjoy a one hour tour by airboat, taking you around Lake Jesup and The Historic Bird Island. You will have a chance to see alligators and wild bird species native to the area.
*This ride is not a private ride you may have additional riders with you.
4 person minimum
Please call for additional times.
24 advance reservation required.
Private night tour for a minimum of 6 people.
Ride at night! Zoom around Lake Jesup and Historic Bird Island after sunset on a private tour where you will have the chance to see alligators and 20+ species of wild birds.
All reservations will depart within 30 minutes of check-in at the gift shop.
No reservations required for our 30 minute airboat rides from 9:15 am - 5:00 pm daily. After 5:00 pm there is a charge of $20 per party.
There are no age/height requirements for our airboat rides. Children under 2 years of age may sit in your lap or ride beside you. Children under 6 years of age are required to wear a life vest and ear protection. We also highly recommend eye protection.
The alligators and wildlife are more active in the morning and evening hours during the summer months and mid-afternoon in the winter months.
Summer / Fall:
Dress light, wear sunblock, sunglasses and bring comfortable shoes.
Winter / Spring:
Wear layered clothing to ensure comfort.
Our Captains are experienced in and will do their best to seek out the locations in which alligators frequent. Lake Jesup is the most alligator populated lake in Florida. Each tour is unique and quite unpredictable.
Life vest and ear protection are provided to all of our passengers. Children under six years of age are required to wear life vests and ear protection, eye protection is highly recommended. Eye protection can be brought from home (glasses, sunglasses, goggles, etc) or purchased in our gift shop.
