Rent a canoe and row down any of Florida's rivers to see alligators in their natural habitats. Most rivers have canoe outposts where rentals are available. The shop will give you alligator safety lessons and pick you and the canoe up at the end of your journey.
Ride an airboat at a waterside airboat tour. Airboats can go where boats cannot go and can find more alligators in the back waters of most rivers. You will be given ear protection from the noise and a guided tour will take you close enough to see many alligators.
Visit Florida lakes and rent a pontoon boat, fishing boat or fish off the dock. In a large lake, like Lake Okeechobee, you will see hundreds of alligators.
View alligators safely from viewing stations set up by the Florida Wildlife Commission. You can see alligators at Loxahatchee, Ding Darling and the Everglades National Refuges' in South Florida. The Emeralda Marsh and Little-Big Econ state conservation areas are in Central Florida. Wakulla Springs State Park and St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge are in North Florida.
Stop in St. Augustine to visit the Alligator Farm at St. Augustine Zoological Park, Florida's oldest alligator farm. You can even see albino alligators at the Alligator Farm.
Relive American nostalgia by visiting Gatorland, the alligator capital of the world. Originally built in 1949 as a roadside attraction, Gatorland is now a full-fledged Orlando attraction and alligator conservation site.
