Best Gator Park in Florida

Hi everyone, my wife and I are taking a cruise in April 2026 and will be driving through most of Florida to board our ship in Ft Lauderdale. We are leaving 4 days early and are devoting the first day to St Augustine. We’ve been to the Gator Farm there and it was pretty cool. We both love animals especially gators. We are looking for an another awesome gator park, where hopefully, we can hold a baby gator. I’ve always wanted to do an airboat ride into the Everglades, and we might want to do a Swamp Buggy ride. We will be mostly driving down along I95 to Fort Lauderdale, but I don’t mind to take detour for an hour or two, if the place is worth it. There are so many and I’ve tried researching as much as I can, but I get the places mixed up, or I get overwhelmed because of all the options. Please any advice would be greatly appreciated, and we can’t wait to see your beautiful state again very soon.