Wisconsin Dells - Speed Boat Tours
23 07 2007If you can’t get enough of the water, you might also want to take one of the speedboat tours at Wisconsin Dells. We decided to go with the Dells Boat Tours option, mostly because that was the one that was available in the package deal I talked about earlier (when you pre-purchase tickets at the Kiosk).
This trip was a whole lot of fun, though my family wasn’t too thrilled with the ride because you get very WET. Since this was early June in Wisconsin, the water temperature was still pretty cold and the day wasn’t particularly hot either. So, getting wet also meant getting cold.
Nonetheless, I had a great time on this trip and so did the rest of the family. You do a number of 360 degree turns and the captain does a number of digs to make water fly up over you numerous times throughout the trip.
You can see some of the same formations you will see when you go on the Original Wisconsin Ducks tour. What I liked about this was that the Ducks tour told silly stories about the formations, while this tour gave you the real information. So, it was kind of neat hearing the tall tales as well as the real deal.
Before you head onto the boat, you will get a group photo taken. When you get off the ride, you will have the option of purchasing a package that includes a keychain photo, a couple of 5×7’s, and a couple of wallet photos as well as a book for $20. We were suckers and bought the thing. The photos really were quite nice.
We also got to see several leatherback turtles lounging in the sun, birds building their mud nests, and a fisherman even caught a huge one right in front of us! So, it was certainly a trip to remember.
[…] without including some sort of nature aspect to it. While the trip on the ducks and on the speedboats had a certain amount of nature to it, it is not quite the same as getting out there and hiking. […]