Learn to Ride, Then See Fort Lauderdale by Segway
The company that runs this tour keeps its Segways behind the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, a block off the New River. Twenty to thirty minutes of training happen on the pavement there before anyone rolls anywhere. After that the route drops onto the Riverwalk and follows the water past the dock space that earned this city its Venice of America nickname.
Fort Lauderdale keeps most of its money at the waterline. From the street you get parking garages and office towers. From the Riverwalk you get the boats those towers pay for, tied up along the New River, and the houses behind them with private docks of their own.
A Segway holds you high enough to see over a seawall and slow enough to hear the guide. The listing puts the short ride at about four miles and the long one at about eight. Both cover the same downtown core. The long one simply keeps going.
Nineteen departure slots are listed, from nine in the morning through eight at night: nine of them the 1.5-hour ride, seven the 2.5-hour ride, three the 90-minute night tour. They all leave from the same address.
Fort Lauderdale Segway TourGuided Segway ride through downtown Fort Lauderdale and along the New River. Helmet, safety equipment, the training session, a local guide and local sales tax are included. One booking takes up to twelve travelers.www.viator.comTraining Comes First, and It Is Not a Formality
Every version of this tour includes a training session before the group leaves. The operator puts that session at twenty to thirty minutes, while the booking listing rounds it to thirty. On the shorter ride that accounts for roughly a third of your total time, and it happens on pavement beside the shop, well short of the path.
The operator says the activity calls for no previous experience, balance or coordination. The listing rates it suitable for all physical fitness levels.
Speed stays a personal choice. The operator unlocks full speed of 12.5 mph rider by rider, and only for people who ask for it.
What the Second Hour Buys You
The 2.5-hour option gives you two hours of riding instead of one, and it reaches two places the short ride never gets to.
- The top of the 17th Street Causeway bridge. The operator sells it on one view that takes in Port Everglades and much of the city at once.
- A nature and wildlife stop the company calls Iguana Land, where the animals sun themselves along the seawall.
Those two additions are the entire difference. The opening stretch of both rides covers identical downtown ground, so the choice comes down to whether the bridge and the iguanas are worth another hour standing up.
The Evening Rides Carry an Automatic Tip
Three of the nineteen slots run after dark, at six, seven and eight in the evening. The listing puts them at ninety minutes and sends them over the same route as the short daytime ride, with headlights on.
One line in the listing applies to those three alone: on evening and night tours an automatic 20 percent tip is collected. Daytime riders are told only that gratuity is appreciated.
The listing names no other on-site charge. Helmet, safety equipment, the training session, the guide and local sales tax all sit inside the fare you pay at booking.
Who Can Get On, and What to Wear
The listing sells a single price band and it is the adult band. That band opens at age eleven and asks for two travelers, so a younger child cannot be added to a booking at all.
The dress code is specific:
- No baggy clothing
- No open-toed shoes
- Dress for the weather
Two items sit further down in the fine print. The operator does not recommend the ride for anyone taking prescription medication. And while one booking holds up to twelve people, the company says it can put roughly twenty machines out at once for a larger group arranged over the phone.
📍 Segway Fort Lauderdale · 219 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
The Segways live behind the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, beside the company's own signs. The building fronts the block, so walk around it.
No public restroom exists at the meeting point, and the operator asks you to use one before you arrive. Cancelling more than twenty four hours ahead returns the full fare. Weather and a short headcount can each cancel a departure from the operator's side.
Every ride ends back at that same spot. By then the machine you were nervous about will feel like the least interesting part of the afternoon.