Discover Florida Tours

This was an exceptional tour full of Floridian history, Native American history, plant information and plenty of peacocks to photograph. Our tour guide/owner David is full of extremely interesting information and even my 6 and 9 year old were engaged and quiet the whole tour which rarely happens. I told my father in law, this is a tour I could have taken multiple times because it had so much information and history to learn. Unfortunately we are from out of state, so that probably can’t happen. However, this is probably one our favorite things we did while visiting Florida. Thank you again for an exceptional tour!! We wish you and your family the best of blessings! -Nicole, Preston and Olivia

Today I went on a tour at Discover Florida Tours. If you are familiar with the area, you've probably driven past the giant white sign that indicates that Narvaez (who led a very interesting expedition through Florida and lived an extremely interesting life before and after...look him up) landed there in the 1500's.

The site was all home to the Tocobaga native Floridians who built the shell mounds on the land. The Anderson family has worked to preserve the mound. David who gave me the tour, is continuing their family mission to preserve and educate .

I know most people will find it something they can stop over, but people, I'm telling you to fo to one of their tours. It was only $12, was about 75 minutes, not a lot of walking at all..actually it was minimal in comparison to any other tour). But it was so interesting to not only learn about the Tocobaga and Spanish arrival here, but about local history of the development of the city.

It's not a huge area, but it is an important area to preserve. Visiting helps keep things going for them. They also have other events like meditation, yoga, drum circles. David does other local historical talks in the area. He js knowledgeable about not just the family land, but other important historical spots in the county and Florida. You can even rent out a space outside for events like weddings or birthdays, etc.

It was not too hot, but because it's a little jungle-y bug spray is needed. Check it our people!!

Oh and David is a horticulturist and like an expert on native plants. There are also a bunch 🦚 if you enjoy those types of wild animals.

We had a few hours left before our flight home and decided to book this tour on a whim. David greeted us at the gate and welcomed us to wander the gardens and museum before the tour began. There were peacocks, peahen and peafowl ;) walking all around the grounds and everything was beautiful and well kept.
The entire tour was jam packed full of fascinating information. David was pulling out knowledge that obviously took a lot of extensive research and dedication to obtain, yet delivered it all in an engaging and entertaining way. It really was a wonderful time.
There was a clean bathroom on site and refreshments available for purchase.
You really do feel like this tour is a labor of love. I am so happy we did it. Thank you, David!

Beautiful place and very informed guide. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed visiting the place and learning about the Native Americans and the history of the area. Over 50 peacocks on the property and they were amazing. Wow.

My husband and I had a fantastic time on the Jungle Prada Tour. We were fortunate to see one of the peacocks fan his tail to show off for the peahens. Then we learned about the early Native American inhabitants of the area which was followed by the Spaniards. The grounds of the area was very native to the area. David was an amazing guide who was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend!