Because Schools often have different needs and more than 24 children (max capacity on the "Pelican" Pontoon Boat is 25 passengers), Five Rivers Delta Safaris provides specific packages to meet the needs of classes/schools. These packages are available outside of scheduled tour times and aim to provide a shorter boat trip, that allows our Captains to educate the children through the tours based around a specific theme.

For larger groups, the children are generally split into groups of 24 or less, allowing a rotation of groups through a variety of activities - while group are out on the Boat Tour, the other group/groups can be learning about the Mobile Delta and it's ecology on land in the 5 Rivers Apalachee Exhibit Hall, walking through the Oak Forest and learning about the trees/animals of the forest, or watching a program in the Tensaw Theatre, all under the guidance of a State Lands Delta Expert.

The pricing for the boat tour would be dependant on the length of time spent on the boat / number of groups of children taken. The land based activities are provided by State Lands free of charge.

The mini boat tours can cover a range of topics or be catered to some of the following specific items (and any others you can think of):

• Fauna of the Delta
• Flora of the Delta
• American Civil War
• Local History
• Native American Culture
• State Lands Wildlife programs

It is also just a good chance for many children to get out on the waters of the Delta and realise what a wonderful resource they have available to them in their own backyards. While we may not be able to visit certain locations in the time period allocated on a shorter trip, talking about many of them, while sitting on a boat does give children a good reason to learn!

In addition to the Tour, we offer to provide informational worksheets for children to fill out while on the boat, with prizes for the best completed sheets / most correct answers. All information required to complete the sheets would be available in the commentary provided to the children by our Captain and based on previous discussions with the school and trip organizer, regarding the aim of the trip and what we would like the children to gain from the experience.