Let us take you on an unforgettable journey. Our stage coach (our term for the modern day motor coach) will pick you up at your hotel or a nearby hotel or pickup station in Kissimmee or Orlando and take you on a Florida Safari.

On our tour you have a choice between horseback trail ride
 or a swamp buggy tour at the ranch.

Our swamp buggy safari tour starts with a visit first through the Crescent J Ranch, where you see cattle and horses, both the rare descendents of those left by the Spanish centuries ago and more modern breeds. You also see some Florida wildlife – alligators, turtles, often the colorful wild turkey and many other birds, depending on the season and weather conditions – and luck. Our knowledgeable guides offer a running commentary about that day's sights.

Our horseback trail ride takes you through the back forests and real trails that our cowhunters on the ranch use. You sometimes get to see deer and other animals out in the wild as well as a stop to take the boardwalk into the swamp and hear about our botanical treasure and possibly see a alligator in his natural habitat with our cowhunter guide.

We'll treat you right and show you the old Florida as it looked before "Mickey" hit town. It's green and doesn't have sidewalks to get you all heated up......though we do give you a ride that's almost as good as the parks!

You will meet some of our old timers and here stories about others.
Now "Sam" can pick at fly off your nose at a dead run with his cow whip, and "Mike" can tell a story about as long as both your arms. So come and spend some time with a dying breed of cowhunter's that will keep you laughing, learning and getting a glimpse of real Florida like it looked when our pioneers came to settle the land..

Our wildlife and habitats are going fast and we are trying to help preserve them and save them for our children. Come and see our beautiful birds, animals, alligators and natural habitats that our pioneers called home.

It's a rare thrill to see Florida's most endangered large mammal, the Florida panther, but some visitors have been so lucky. Florida black bears, coyotes and bobcats are also occasionally seen. The most common large mammals on Forever Florida are the Florida whitetail deer and the feral hogs that were introduced first by the Spanish and later by American hunters. The landscape seems somewhat strange, for good reason – there is very little left of unspoiled Florida ecosystems any more.
 
Returning through to the Crescent J and the Visitor Center, you will be relaxed, smiling and ready for your lunch at The Cypress Restaurant. A lazy after-meal break in a rocking chair on the veranda watching the alligators in the lake marks the end of a perfect day.

The trail ride or the swamp buggy adventure about one and a half hours long and the real treat is when you return.  You'll hear stories of the ranch, the ranch family along with tales and some good old-fashioned fun.

 (Must be age 11 or older for horseback riding.)

Tour Includes:

• Fun professional 1880 guide
• Round trip transportation to/from pickup location
• Choice between Swamp Buggy Tour or Horseback Riding Trail Ride
• Lunch at the Cypress Restaurant on the ranch
• Short tour of St. Cloud, FL and its history
• Autographed photo of you 1880 tour host
• Fun, memories and tales to tell everybody

Most of all you will be help save our lands for our children to enjoy in the future. A portion of all profits on this tour go to help purchase more lands for this and other preserves in Florida.

Tour price:  
Adults $89.00 Seniors $85.00 Child 3-11 $79.00 Orlando Area