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    Need the perfect holiday gifts for co-workers, family and friends?  Well, look no more and avoid the mad holiday rush to the malls!  Imagine the excitement of receiving a gift that lets you be a zookeeper for a day at Metrozoo or that takes you on a kayaking & snorkeling adventure with EcoAdventures… Parks has the best gifts and they’re just a click or a phone call away!  This is holiday shopping made easy. Whether you’re shopping for the holidays or for someone’s birthday or maybe you just want to do something different that’s fun and outdoors, these unique opportunities can’t be beat. 

    Gift Certificate Item

    Promo Item

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    Facility/Program

    Zookeeper Tour

    A zookeeper will take you face-to face with exotic animals in off-exhibit areas. During a one and on-half hour visit, you will have personal encounters with wildlife that you won't soon forget. Zookeepers reveal fascinating animal facts and answer your questions. There are several tour itineraries to choose from: birds, mammals, or general

    Special Note:

    • Children must be 8 or older.
    • Five days notice required.

    $ 65.95 plus tax for up to 2 people and each additional person $22.95 plus tax up to 3 additional people (up to 5 on a tour)

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    Miami Metrozoo
    12400 SW 152 St.
    http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/

    Contact:
    Diana Vega
    ddiana@miamidade.gov
    305-251-0400

    Zookeeper for a Day

    Zookeeper for a Day

    Spend a full day working alongside zookeepers as they care for the animals at Miami Metrozoo. Assist with feeding and exhibit maintenance, and learn how they identify and evaluate their animals everyday. Participants will gain an understanding and appreciation of the world's wildlife and the role Metrozoo plays in efforts to conserve it.

    Special Note:

    • Seven days advanced notice required.

    $145 plus tax/person

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    Miami Metrozoo
    12400 SW 152 St.
    http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/

    Contact:
    Diana Vega
    ddiana@miamidade.gov
    305-251-0400

    Sunday Morning Canoe Trips

    Sunday Morning Canoe Trips - Click for larger image

    Naturalist guided Canoe Tours are offered regularly from the Deering Estate at Cutler the second and fourth Sunday of each month. Canoe experience not necessary but basic swimming ability required for the 2½ hour canoe trip along the mangrove and salt marsh communities that line the shores of Biscayne Bay. These guided tours venture into the nearby mangrove canoe 'tunnels' or go to the recently restored Chicken Key Bird Rookery that lies one-mile offshore.

    Special Note:

    Reservations required.

    $25 Adults (ages 15 and up)

    $15 (youth ages 9-14)

    Includes admission to the Estate

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    Deering Estate at Cutler
    16701 SW 72nd Av.
    www.deeringestate.org

    Contact:
    Ticket staff
    info@deeringestate.org
    305-235-1668 x233

    Crandon Kayak & Snorkel Adventure

     

    You'll hardly believe you're only minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the concrete jungle as you kayak on the waters of Biscayne Bay and Crandon Park's Bear Cut Marine Preserve. Then, you'll don your snorkel gear and hover over 1500 year-old fossilized rock reefs formed by petrified black mangrove. Catch a glimpse of colorful tropical fish, cushion stars, upside-down jellyfish and other friendly creatures.

    Special Note:

    • Reservations required.
    • All equipment provided.
    • Tour leaves from Crandon Park Nature and Visitors Center.

    $50/adult and $22/child

    Sales tax included.

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    EcoAdventures

    Crandon Park
    4000 Crandon Blvd.
    www.miamiecoadventures.org

    Contact:
    Sally Timberlake
    ECOadventures@mimidade.gov
    305-365-3018

    Oleta River Canoe Adventure

    Oleta River Canoe Adventure - Click for larger image

     

    Step back in time as you explore this historic natural river and surrounding tropical hardwood hammock in East Greynolds Park. Relive the river's historic past with park naturalist-guides and explore this haven inhabited by wading birds, herons, white ibis, osprey, fish and the endangered West Indian manatee.

    Special Note:

    • Reservations required.
    • Tour leaves form Greynolds Park.

    $25/adult and $15/child

    Sales tax included.

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    EcoAdventures

    Crandon Park
    4000 Crandon Blvd.
    www.miamiecoadventures.org

    Contact:
    Sally Timberlake
    ECOadventures@mimidade.gov
    305-365-3018

    Biscayne Bay Kayak Fishing

    Biscayne Bay Kayak Fishing

     

    Glide along the eastern shore of key Biscayne's clear and shallow ocean waters past the beautiful mangroves and discover a treasure-trove of magnificent wildlife. Observe a variety of beautiful wading birds and watch for that dolphin swimming along side your kayak.

    Special Note:

    • Reservations required.
    • All equipment provided.
    • Tour leaves from Crandon Park Nature and Visitors Center.

    $75/adult

    Sales tax included.

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    EcoAdventures

    Crandon Park
    4000 Crandon Blvd.
    www.miamiecoadventures.org

    Contact:
    Sally Timberlake
    ECOadventures@mimidade.gov
    305-365-3018

    Big Cypress Swamp Tromp

    Big Cypress Swamp Tromp

    Cool your feet on this fun hike exploring wet prairies, sloughs and cypress swamps. Heighten your awareness by looking for wildflowers and the animals that call these habitats home, from reptiles and amphibians to birds, mammals and colorful butterflies. This tour is limited to 10 participants to lessen the impact on the resource, so be sure to sign-up early. Bring a change of clothes and dry shoes.

    Special Note:

    • Reservations required.
    • Tour leaves from AD Barnes Park.

     

    $45/adult

    Sales tax included.

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    EcoAdventures

    Crandon Park
    4000 Crandon Blvd.
    www.miamiecoadventures.org

    Contact:
    Sally Timberlake
    ECOadventures@mimidade.gov
    305-365-3018

    Country Club of Miami's Holiday Golf Gift Pack

    Your Country Club of Miami Presents...

    The Perfect Holiday Golf Gift Pack:

    • ½ Hour Private Lesson with PGA Teaching Professional Larry Levow
    • A Round of Golf (after 11AM any day of the week)
    • A Bucket of Range Balls

    Special Note:

    • Offer Expires: 12/31/07 
    • The Country Club of Miami is open to the public.

    $79

    Accepted Credit Cards:
    VISA, MasterCard, American Express

    Country Club of Miami
    6801 Miami Gardens Drive
    Miami, FL 33015
    www.golfmiamicc.com

    Contact:
    PGA Pro Larry Levow
    305-829-8456 Ext. 249

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