10 Best Tours In Miami, Florida - Updated 2024

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Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States. It is the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States. The city is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. It was also classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory. Miami International Airport serves as the primary international airport of the Greater Miami Area. Miami has a tropical monsoon climate with a marked drier season in the winter. The place has definitely some of the most amazing options for tours, here are our picks!

1. Half-Day Double Decker Bus and Boat Tour of Miami (from 29 USD)

Miami Double Decker Bus
Source: Get Your Guide

The double decker bus allows visitors to look at the beautiful sights of the city in a highly informative bus tour of about 2.5 hours and 90 minute boat tour. The highlights of Miami such as the historic art deco district of South Beach, Downtown Miami, historic Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Little Havana, Ocean Drive, Star Island’s luxurious celebrity homes, etc., are also visited on the bus tour.

The bus also stops at Downtown Miami: Bayside Marketplace for shopping. During the boat tour one can cruise through Biscayne Bay and see the waterfront’s most impressive sights in utmost comfort in the boats that feature an air-conditioned lower salon as well as an upper-deck.

Half-Day Double Decker Bus and Boat Tour of Miami

Price: from 29 USD

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2. Everglades Airboat Ride + Wildlife Show at Gator Park (from 39 USD)

Explore the fascinating world of the Florida Everglades on a half-day trip from Miami at Gator Park and take a thrilling airboat ride through the heart of this national park. One can have a look at the varieties of wildlife such as alligators, turtles, snakes, fish, and exotic birds with the help of the professional guides who will not only help the visitors to spot these animals, but also impart information about them.

One can attend the Gator Park’s famous Wildlife Show to see the bare-handed technique used by Native Americans to capture alligators and can also hold a smaller alligator in your hands along with get a close view of creatures like resident turtles, macaws, and peacocks.

Everglades Airboat Ride + Wildlife Show at Gator Park

Price: from 39 USD

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3. Miami: 1.5-Hour Boat Tour of Biscayne Bay (from 26 USD)

Boat Tour of Biscayne Bay
Source: Get Your Guide

Sit back and relax as you cruise into Biscayne Bay and see Miami’s most spectacular sights, including the skyline of Downtown Miami. Climb aboard an ocean-going boat for a fully-narrated 90-minute cruise around Biscayne Bay and see the Venetian Islands from the Atlantic waters.

Get to know more about South Florida’s marine life during the on board narration, and look for stingrays, dolphins and slow moving manatees swimming alongside the boat.

Miami: 1.5-Hour Boat Tour of Biscayne Bay

Price: from 26 USD

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4. Miami Combo Tour: City Sightseeing, Biscayne Bay Cruise and Everglades Airboat Ride (from USD 69.0)

The tour enables you to experience Miami’s highlights by boat and bus on this combo tour. Take a sightseeing coach tour through the city and explore beautiful South Beach, the historic Art Deco District and bustling downtown Miami. Avail the opportunity to have a thrilling airboat ride through nearby Everglades National Park and then spend quality time on a cruise along Biscayne Bay to admire the skyline and spot celebrity houses.

Other interesting sites include the Gianni Versace Mansion, Madonna’s former house on Brickell Avenue and the secret spot where Michael Jackson filmed his ‘Thriller’ music video. Have a look at the wildlife including alligators, turtles, snakes, fish and exotic birds, and learn about the animals and their environment during the wildlife show that follows.

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Miami Tour with Biscayne Bay Cruise, Everglades Airboat Ride

Duration: 9 hours

2198 reviews

Miami Tour Guide

Alexander Gorn

Alexander Gorn

I was born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, in the Soviet Union, and left for the USA when I was 23 years old, just out of college. Leningrad was and still is a city with great cultural traditions. I fell in love with its world-famous museums, art galleries, theaters, and other attractions. I have been guiding tours for most of my life and began while still in high school. During the summer, Leningrad was visited by numerous youth groups from the UK and USA and English-speaking students were recruited to show them around. That is how I got my first taste of being a tour guide. I continued guiding through college and often worked with young adults. After leaving the USSR, I settled in New York City, went to graduate school, and started my own travel company in 1985. We primarily worked with international visitors showing them famous places of interest all over the country, from coast to coast. Though I had other tour guides working at my company, I continued to guide because it was rewarding and enjoyable. I traveled extensively throughout the country and that's how I first became acquainted with South Florida. I instantly fell in love with this beautiful place and eventually moved to the Miami Beach area. I love South Florida and want my tourists to feel the same way. I am exhilarated by its nature and history and I promise to get you excited as well. See you in Miami!

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5. Little Havana Food and Walking Tour in Miami (from USD 69.0)

Have a wonderful culinary and cultural experience in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. Visit the six local family-owned restaurants and cafes in the Calle Ocho area and get an overview of the neighborhood’s traditional, rustic Cuban cuisine. The visitors are served with varieties of dishes which may include homemade mamey and flan ice cream, chicken and picadillo-stuffed plantain cups, guava pastelito, coffee, guarapo juice and mariquitas.

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Miami Little Havana Food and Walking Tour with Tastings

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

5288 reviews

6. Miami Everglades Airboat Adventure with Transport (from USD 53.0)

Miami Everglades Airboat Adventure
Source: Viator

Explore the wilderness as you glide through the water, learning about the area’s complex ecosystem and history with narration from your bilingual airboat captain and guide. Have a view of the lush vegetation teeming with wildlife as you venture deep into the interior of the Florida tropical wetlands on a Miami Everglades Airboat Adventure.

Take a stroll through jungle paths and view the alligators in several exhibits while the guide provides insightful commentary on the creatures that inhabit the Florida Everglades.

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Everglades Airboat Adventure with Transport from Miami

Duration: 5 hours 45 minutes

513 reviews

7. Miami Everglades Airboat Adventure with Biscayne Bay Cruise (from USD 70.0)

The 30 minute airboat ride through the Florida Everglade wilderness enables you to have a close encounter with wildlife and the underwater world. In the unique ecosystem of the Everglades, you’ll see breathtaking panoramic views, lush vegetation and enjoy complete tranquility.

After the airboat ride, you’ll spend over 2 hours in the Everglades National Park to visit the alligator wildlife show with plenty of time to take a wander along the jungle walking trail filled with crocodilian exhibits.

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Florida Everglades Airboat Adventure plus Miami Biscayne Bay Cruise

Duration: 7 hours 30 minutes

347 reviews

8. Key West Full-Day Tour from Miami (from USD 61.54)

The tour enables you to have a view of the laid-back city of Key West with an opportunity to hang out in chilled cafés and restaurants and then have a 4 hour drive across 43 bridges and 31 islands to America’s “Caribbean Islands”.

Once in Key West, experience a Caribbean atmosphere complete with friendly street artists, lively outdoor cafés and al fresco restaurants. Spend some time exploring Key West on your own. Book lovers might like to visit Ernest Hemingway’s House to see the former home of the famous author and explore museums such as Mel Fisher Museum, the Light House Museum, or Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum.

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From Miami: Key West Bus Tour

Duration: 13.0 hour

2336 reviews

9. Minute Sightseeing Cruise on Miami's Biscayne Bay (from USD 30.0)

Take an unhurried look at some of the most beautiful sights in south Florida of the tropical waters of Miami’s Biscayne Bay during a relaxing 90-minute cruise in the modern yachts, the Island Queen, the Island Lady, and the Miami Lady, offering the utmost in comfort and style.

One can also have a look at the beautiful Brickell Key and exclusive Fisher Island, the cruise ships leaving the Port of Miami, the gorgeous Miami Skyline, as well as the homes of the rich and famous along Millionaire’s Row.

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Miami: The Original Millionaire’s Row Cruise

Duration: 1.5 hour

1023 reviews

10. Miami City Tour plus Shopping and Optional Bay Cruise (from USD 46.0)

Through this exciting tour one can get to discover the beautiful side of the fashionable and exciting international hot spot, Miami. One can also enjoy Miami’s beautiful skyline along the Biscayne Bay and delight in the fresh ocean breeze. The highlights of the tour includes mansions, yachts, Port of Miami, Little Havana and Calle Ocho, South Beach Art Deco district, Coconut Grove, Brickell Avenue, and Coral Gables.

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Miami City Tour with Shopping and Bay Cruise

Duration: 4 to 5 hours

10 reviews

Soul enriching tours of Miami

The Miami tours are definitely great things to do. The place offers varieties of tour options to cater to the needs of different people. This article will guide you through which one is best for you!

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