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Everglades City is a tiny fishing village on the northwest border of Everglades National Park, the third largest national park in the lower forty eight, after Death Valley and Yellowstone, as well as the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the continental United States.

In Everglades City, you can stay at the Ivey House Bead & Breakfast, the first places in Collier County designed by the state as green lodging, for its reductions in waste and power and water use.

There are several dining options in Everglades City, mainly fish restaurants, you will find there the Oyster House, Everglades Seafood Depot, and Camilla Street Grill. Even though Everglades City is quite small, you can be sure there are many things to do there. The ideal way to take a tour of Everglades National Park from Everglades City is by boat. It is highly recommended to take a tour that will be mainly centered on the water. This way your whole experience is going to be more environmental-friendly. Do not get me wrong, I am not talking about air boats! Apart from airboat operators, you can also find other less invasive water operator tours providing kayak excursions, among other kinds of watercraft excursions.

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Most of the tours provide a visit to Everglades National Park. At the Park, the four visitor’s centers and ranger stations ar open 365 day a year. However, their hours can vary by season, opening between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Everglades National Park boat tours depart daily numerous times from 9:00 a.m. thru 4:30 p.m. from the park’s Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City. The Ten Thousand Island Tour lasts 90 minutes and costs $26.50; half a price for children. While the Man-grove Wilderness Tour, which lasts and hour and 45 minutes, costs $35, and half of that for kids under 12 years old.

Among the top eco-friendly tour operators in Everglades City, Everglades Rentals & Eco Adventures provides day and overnight guided tours, as well as equipment rental and shut5tle services from October through April.

Florida Everglades Eco Adventure Tours’ Contact Information:

Everglades National Park www.nps.gov/ever
Ivey House 239-695-3299 www.iveyhouse.com
Everglades National Park Boat Tours 239-695-2591
Gulf Coast Visitor’s Center 239-695-3311
Everglades Rentals & Eco Adventures 239-695-3299 www.evergladesadventures.com

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Langerado is a music festival that has been taking place in Florida for the last 5 years at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation in the South Florida Everglades. This is by far the biggest music festival in our Sunshine State since it represents a 4-day hippie-type event with the performance of some big names in the Music industry. This year event will feature the presentations of legends Beastie Boys and R.E.M. Each year thousands of attendees come to this Florida Festival. And some of them drive from all over the country. As exciting as can be, you can camp on site to experience better the whole festival. Furthermore, you will feel like in other region of the word and in other time. Langerado was started by promoters Mark Brown and Ethan Schwartz as a way to bring the exploding jam-based live music scene to South Florida. Nowadays, Langerado has transformed from a genre-based festival to a more eclectic event that now spans the boundaries of the live music experience.

All 4-day tickets to Langerado include on-site camping for the duration of the event. Gates open 8 a.m .Thursday March 6, 2008. Please do not arrive early as you will be turned away. There will be separate camping sections for those who prefer family-style, quiet camping. Camping areas close Monday March 10, 2008 at 12pm. Please, do not bring your pet with you since pets are not allowed on the premises. For more information visit www.langerado.com