Florida airboat with passengers on open water
Florida Owned · Florida Operated

AboutAOWEFL

A Florida water adventure company run by Floridians — operating ten inland airboat launch sites and seven Gulf Coast ocean ports under one roof, because the best water days shouldn't require three different bookings.

AOWEFL captain steering an airboat through Florida wetlands
Our Story

One Company, Every Water

All Out Water Excursions Florida was built around a simple observation — visitors planning a Florida trip usually want both a swamp adventure and a day on the Gulf, but end up booking with two or three different operators who don't talk to each other.

We fixed that by building a single company that runs both fleets. Airboats on the freshwater side, ocean vessels on the saltwater side, every captain vetted against the same standards, every booking routed through one team that actually knows the geography.

We're Florida-based, owner-operated, and every guide we run with grew up fishing, airboating, or guiding in the water body they work today. No franchise model, no outsourced dispatchers — when you call 352-587-3422, you reach someone who can tell you what the wind looked like in Boca Grande that morning.

What Drives Us

Our Mission

Three things we care about more than anything else — and the ones that shape every trip we run.

Safety First, Always

Every captain is USCG-compliant and safety-drilled. Life jackets, hearing protection, weather checks, and mandatory pre-trip briefings are not optional on any of our trips.

Real Local Knowledge

Our captains know their water. They know where the tarpon stage, when the manatees show, which cypress domes hold eagles. That kind of knowledge doesn't come from a training manual.

Honest Pricing

Prices published up front. No surprise charges at the dock, no "call for quote" games. You know what it costs before you click book — because nobody likes the other version of that.

By The Numbers

The AOWEFL Fleet

A snapshot of our operation across the state of Florida.

17
Launch Points
13+
Tour Packages
7
Gulf Ports
10
Inland Sites
How We Operate

What We Stand For

The non-negotiables. These aren't framed on a wall — they decide how we hire, how we run trips, and how we handle things when they don't go perfectly.

01

Respect for the Water

No-wake zones get honored. Wildlife gets space. Seagrass beds don't get torn up. The places we run trips in are the same places we fish and airboat on our days off — we don't cut corners with them.

02

Guide First, Operator Second

Our captains have the final say on whether a trip runs. If the wind is wrong, the bite is dead, or the sea state looks off, we reschedule. Nobody gets pressured into a bad trip for a deposit.

03

Honest Communication

If something goes sideways — mechanical, weather, a guest issue — we tell you straight and fix it fast. Refunds and reschedules go through without a fight when conditions are out of your hands.

04

Florida-Proud, Not Florida-Caricature

Real Florida — the swamps, the springs, the Gulf — is more interesting than the theme-park version of it. Our tours show the state we actually live in, and we think that's a better product.

Where We Run

Service Area & Departure Regions

Two halves of one operation — freshwater in the interior, saltwater on the Gulf. Here's the full coverage map.

Freshwater Division

Airboat Tours — Central & North Central Florida

Ten launch sites across Polk, Orange, Marion, Citrus, Sumter, and Lake counties. From Lakeland's lake chain to the Rainbow River springs to the Withlacoochee and the edges of Ocala National Forest — we cover most of inland Florida's best airboat water.

Popular guest origin points: Orlando, Tampa, Ocala, Gainesville, The Villages, Lakeland, Winter Haven.

Lakeland Orlando Ocala Rainbow River Homosassa Lake Panasoffkee Inverness Hernando Silver Springs Leesburg
Saltwater Division

Ocean Adventures — Florida Gulf Coast

Seven Gulf Coast ports running 350 miles from the sponge docks of Tarpon Springs to the reef at Key West. Every port has its own specialty — dolphin grounds, offshore fishing, tarpon passes, island hopping, snorkeling water.

Popular guest origin points: Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples, Miami, Orlando (for Keys trips).

Tampa Tarpon Springs St. Petersburg Clearwater Fort Myers Boca Grande Key West
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More About AOWEFL

What Makes UsDifferent

Florida has no shortage of tour operators. What we've built is a single point of contact for travelers who want to experience both sides of Florida's water — the freshwater wilderness in the state's interior, and the Gulf Coast from the Tarpon Springs sponge docks down through the reef at Key West.

A unified booking experience

Most visitors to Florida end up piecing together their water days from three or four different operators — one for the airboat ride, another for the dolphin cruise, a third for offshore fishing. Every one of them has a different booking system, a different refund policy, a different check-in process. We built AOWEFL around the idea that one company should be able to run all of it — and that your experience should feel the same whether you're boarding an airboat in Leesburg or a center-console in Boca Grande.

Captains who are from here

We're strict about who we put on the water. Every captain is USCG-compliant, insured, and has documented operating history on their home waterway. We don't rotate crews between regions — the person captaining your Fort Myers offshore trip has been fishing that water for years, and the guide running your Rainbow River tour has run that stretch of the spring run thousands of times.

Year-round operation

Florida's climate means water trips run 365 days a year, but the right trip for the season changes. We help our guests book the experience that actually matches the time of year — manatees on the Nature Coast in winter, tarpon in Boca Grande in early summer, snorkeling in clear Keys water in fall. If you tell our booking team when you're coming and what you want to see, we'll match you to the trip that fits.

Transparent pricing and honest policies

Every tour has a published price. Cancellation and weather policies are posted on each booking page. Deposits and what they cover are explained before you submit. And if weather or water conditions force a cancellation, rescheduling and refunds go through without friction — that part should be the easy part.

Built for both first-timers and regulars

A big part of our booking volume is first-time Florida visitors. Another big part is locals who want a private charter for a birthday, bachelor party, or corporate day. Both groups get the same quality captain and the same attention to the trip — because the only trip we care about is the one you're on.

Come See For Yourself

Ready to Get On The Water?

Pick an airboat tour, an ocean adventure, or a private charter — or call us and we'll help you decide which one fits your trip.

Call 352-587-3422 · [email protected]