About Epic

The Everglades is Our backyard.

Captain Michael Friedopfer has spent his whole life on this water. Epic Airboat Tours is how he shares it — and how he protects it.

Captain Michael Friedopfer
Captain · Owner · Florida Native

Capt. Michael Friedopfer

Born and raised in South Florida, Michael turned his childhood playground into his life's mission. The Everglades wasn't a place he discovered for a tour business — it's where he grew up, learned the trails, and came to know the wildlife by heart.

In 2020 he founded Epic Airboat Tours to share that world the right way: private trips, real local knowledge, and a conservation mission that runs underneath every ride. He's a licensed, insured captain — and a passionate protector of the Everglades.

BasedUS-27, Mile Marker 38.5 · Weston, FL 33321
SinceFounded Epic Airboat Tours in 2020
CredentialsLicensed & insured · Florida native · Conservationist
The Mission

More than a tour. A reason to protect this place.

Every Epic tour is built around conservation and education — showing guests the real Everglades, teaching them why it matters, and fighting the invasive species that threaten it.

Why Epic

What you won't get anywhere else.

The Captain

A captain who grew up here

No script, no rehearsed spiel, no headset narrator. Mike reads the water the way you read a street you've lived on your whole life — where the gators sit, where the birds feed, where the trails open up. That local knowledge is the whole tour.

The Hunts

Trained tracking dogs for the hunts

Epic's python and hog hunts run with trained tracking dogs — a working capability almost no other operation in the area offers. [PLACEHOLDER: confirm dog details with Mike — how they work the hunt, names, breeds.]

The Mission

Conservation, not just sightseeing

Every tour is educational by design. You'll leave understanding the ecosystem, the wildlife, and the fight against invasive species — and why the Everglades is worth protecting.

The Trip

Private trips, your group only

Epic runs private charters — families, couples, friend groups. No crowded boat full of strangers, no fixed script. The tour bends to your group, not the other way around.

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Come see it

Ready for the real Everglades?

Book a private tour with Mike and see the river of grass the way it's meant to be seen.

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