Untie and cast away from anything man-made.

“Let’s get riding and see what we can find!” exclaimed Captain Jordan Munns.

With the turn of a key, an adventure where time stands still meaning begins.

“It sounds loud, so you have to wear these headphones,” said Conner Welling visiting from California.

Welcome to Lake Cypress outside Kenansville. Wild Florida is a recent addition to Florida’s natural landscape, where city slickers quickly find themselves speeding through nature on an airboat.

“It’s fast and it sounds weird,” said Conner’s 7-year-old brother Landon.

Deep in Osceola County, cattle roam in the same waters as gators.

“You wouldn’t expect it, but the alligators do not eat the cows,” Jordan explained.

Captain Jordan is at the helm of our craft. With the wind in our hair, the horizon glides by as a bald eagle swoops from the trees. While the star of the swamp is hiding in the tall grass.

“Right at this trail there!” Jordan said, standing up from the airboat controls.

Jordan has a nose when finding these guy’s snouts.

“That was a big gator,” Jordan believed. “That was probably a 10-foot gator.”

“And you get to see a lot of animals like turtles and alligators,” Conner added.

Like a dust storm made of mist on the water, we accelerate and find herons, sand hill cranes and something you wouldn’t want to crawl in the boat.

“Here in the swamp, we have two types of snakes: water moccasins and water bandits,” Captain Jordan warned.

Wild Florida airboat rides cater to those with all abilities and those of all ages, even some who are six months old.

“First time out there. He was a champ!” Conner’s dad shared, while holding his 6-month-old-baby brother on a ride that will live in the family’s photo album for years to come.

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