Everglades Day Safari Goes for the GOLD!

by Erin White

Everglades Day Safari Goes For The GOLD!

Florida SEE is very pleased to announce that Everglades Day Safari, has been certified GOLD.  The Certifiecation Lead for this process was John Kiseda, Florida SEE's Executive Director.  Our own Pete Corradino, vice chair of Florida SEE's Board of Directors, is usually the lead for certifications; however, Pete guides excursions at Everglades Day Safari, and therefore did not participate on the assessment or certification activities for this tour operator.

The airboat tour was assessed, and as such, bonus points for "quiet tour" were "N/A" for this certification.  Despite this "handicap", Everglades Area tours scored 69 core criteria points plus 42 bonus points, for a total final score of 77.78%.  This score qualifies Everglades Area Tours for GOLD certification status.

After working for five years on the Florida SEE certification program, refining and testing and refinding again all the core and bonus criteria, developing and adapting methodologies for capturing and scoreing an ecotour operation's performance, Pete is truly thrilled to see the fruits of his labors manifest in the GOLD certification of the tour he works for.  Congratulations to Pete and everyone at Everglades Day Safari!

To book a tour or ask a question, visit the Everglades Day Safari contact page.

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