Single-day Tours

Okefenokee is huge, and so the West and East entrances look very different from each other! Here are the differences:

East side tours explore Okefenokee’s prairies (marshes), with some spots of forested swamp. On east side tours you’ll have long vistas, with good potential for wildlife.

West side tours explore Billy’s Lake, the Middle Fork Run, and Billy’s Island. Long open cypress-lined lake vistas combined with the “classic” dense cypress swamp all around you are what these tours are all about.

PRIVATE GUIDED PADDLE TOURS OF THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP

One of the world’s greatest and most unique wetlands lies right in our backyard in south Georgia. The famed Okefenokee Swamp is a National Wildlife Refuge, National Wilderness Area, and more. Basking alligators, bugling sandhill cranes, the wide vistas of the marshy prairies and the jungle of the cypress forest… this place is magic! Paddle tours include your kayak (canoes by request, first time paddlers must use kayaks), paddle, PFD, complimentary water, snacks, and your own personal guide who not only knows the waterways of the Swamp, but the history, flora, fauna, and culture as well! Groups are welcome! 2 adult minimum.

EAST SIDE (Starting from the Suwannee Canal Recreation Area) or WEST SIDE (Starting from Stephen C. Foster State Park)

2 Hour Tour: $65.00 per person (East side only) - can be a sunset tour upon request

4 Hour Tour: $140.00 (East side) - $150.00 (West side) per person

5 Hour Tour: $170.00 (East side) - $180.00 (West side) per person

6 Hour Tour: $200.00 (East side) - $210.00 (West side) per person

To book: Please fill out the form above or feel free to contact us directly. We will contact you via email to set up your personalized private tour.

Email: okeexpeditions@gmail.com

PRIVATE GUIDED BOAT TOURS OF THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP

With a professional local Naturalist as your guide, explore an enchanted wetland that National Geographic lists as one of the top 100 most beautiful places in the world. Learn about the amazing flora, fauna, ecology, and history of our nation’s largest blackwater swamp on a private tour tailored to you or your group. Take advantage of the local knowledge of your naturalist and host and ask plenty of questions, or, just enjoy a quiet ride through one of the world’s most famous swamps. Must be physically able to enter and exit a small boat from a dock with no railings. 2 adult minimum. Maximum 3 guests. Tour fee includes complimentary water, snacks, and your own personal local guide! If boat rental is required for groups of 4-5, the rental fee will be added to the total.

EAST SIDE (Starting from the Suwannee Canal Recreation Area) or WEST SIDE (Starting from Stephen C. Foster State Park)

3 Hour Tour: $110.00 (East side) - $120.00 (West side) per person

4 Hour Tour: $140.00 (East side) - $150.00 (West side) per person

5 Hour Tour: $170.00 (East side) - $180.00 (West side) per person

6 Hour Tour: $200.00 (East side) - $210.00 (West side) per person

To book: Please fill out the form above or feel free to contact us directly. We will contact you via email to set up your personalized private tour.

Email: okeexpeditions@gmail.com

Multi-day Wilderness Camping Tours

1 NIGHT / 2 DAY TOUR - $395.00 per person (2 person minimum) (available in Okefenokee, the Satilla, St. Marys, and Suwannee Rivers)

2 NIGHT / 3 DAY TOUR - $495.00 per person (3 person minimum) (available in Okefenokee, the St. Marys, and Suwannee Rivers)

3 NIGHT / 4 DAY TOUR - $595.00 per person (4 person minimum) (available in Okefenokee, the St. Marys, and Suwannee Rivers)

Experience the wonder of the world-renowned Okefenokee Swamp with a local professional Naturalist as your guide! A fascinating trek across a wilderness that seems suspended in time awaits you on these multi-day trips. As we journey through the Land of the Trembling Earth, you’ll be immersed into a world-renowned ecosystem. Drift through vast open prairies, cruise beneath cypress trees laden with moss, and listen for the calls of the wildlife that call this incredible place home.

Want to experience the wild and beautiful Satilla, Suwannee, or St. Marys Rivers? Guided camping expeditions down river are available year round, depending on river levels. If the requested river is too high for a trip during your requested dates, your trip may be changed to another suitable river if possible.

Your unique guided adventure includes your boats, camping gear, real food, permit fees, instruction, guidance, and Naturalist knowledge. Make it easy—let us handle the route and meal planning, gear needs, trip logistics, permitting, cooking the meals, and cleaning up after. Along the way, we’ll share with you our knowledge of the area’s flora, fauna, and history. After all, this is the land of our ancestors, the Swampers.

Interested in saving and joining a public trip instead? Click here to see the scheduled trips of 2024 - come join the fun!

Want to plan your own self-supported river adventure, but need boats, gear, and/or a shuttle? Contact us to get help in setting up your perfect trip.

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Adults: ages 12 and up / Children: ages 3-11 / Children under the age of 3 are free - no children allowed on certain longer tours

Requirements:

• Any participant who wishes to paddle MUST be able to swim.

• Paddling experience is not required for most trips but at least moderate physical fitness is a necessity as these are wilderness paddling trips and we are often miles away from civilization.

• You will be required to wear a comfortable paddling-style PFD (personal floatation device) during the tour. Paddle and PFD provided.