CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE!
FRE IS KNOWN FOR OUR UNIQUE TRANSPORTATION TO WORLD CLASS FOSSIL GROUNDS!
PUBLIC TOUR OPTIONS
Airboat Ride and Fossil Hunting 5-Hour Public Tour
$150 Per Person
Our most popular fossil service, tailored for those who want to see what the Peace has to offer! Enjoy a ride to our consistent fossil grounds in style on our airboats. Dock to dock time spans 5 hours. This is a family friendly adventure that is water based/wading required. A great beginner to intermediate option with regular smaller teeth and fossils, and occasional stellar finds.
We also offer private airboat tours. Please scroll down for more.
Swamp Buggy Ride and Fossil Hunting 4 Hour Tour
$150 Per Person.
These weekend tours usually begin at 9am and are 4 hours in length. Enjoy a swamp buggy ride to a preselected secluded creek/river dig site, a fossil dig, and a ride back on the buggy at the conclusion. Some light hiking and traversing is required, as well as wading/digging in the water up to waist deep. This is a great option for a mix of sharks teeth and ice age fossils, and a wonderful option for families.
Minimum of 4 to run. Private options available; scroll down.
Premium Airboat Dig
$250 Per Person
A crowd favorite! This includes long airboat rides to tested locations on the Peace River which put out some of the best finds of recent for us! Finding mammoth teeth, large mammal fossils & of course lots of large shark teeth (yes, & megs) are not uncommon & this is your best bet at finding the good stuff! This tour is only available at select times, & runs 6 hours. A great option for those who want a good shot at finding a meg. Keep in mind it is a good workout & a long day!
Premium Land Material Buggy Adventure
$225 Per Person
Join us on this awesome adventure via swamp buggy & dig our premium land material dig! Quality vs quantity here...go big or go home! Dig through our dirt & find larger sharks teeth, marine fossils & other treasures. Enjoy hogs, deer, turtles, gators and more that share our site. Experience Old Florida from a whole new angle while rumbling through lush Florida jungle on our buggy!
Note-there is a level of physically demanding lifting and digging-but we are there to help.
Max 6
Airboat 5 Hour 'Boneshelf' Ice Age Dig and Eco Tour
180$ Per Person
Enjoy our Ice Age intensive river fossil dig & airboat ride combined w/ learning and fun on the airboat! After our mammal/reptile heavy 'boneshelf' river dig, enjoy an airboat ride covering miles of pristine Peace River shoreline, learn about the history, see wildlife & enjoy some extra splash and turns on the airboat ride in the process. Mammoth finds here!
NOTE ***This is not a shark tooth intensive dig but some monster sharks teeth do occasionally surface here***
Peace River Oaks Guided Walk-In Digs
$150 per person
Offered on select days, join our walk-in guided tours through the private access of our partners at Peace River Oaks campground in Bowling Green, FL! Walk through the majestic live oaks and cypress trees that line the Peace River and drop into selected points, enjoy a 4 hour dig alongside our guide, and tap into meg-laden deposits today! A great option for those already staying there. As always, all equipment provided.
Max 9 persons
Peace River Wauchula Private Walk-In Tours
$150 Per Person
Enjoy a private entry into fossil rich grounds on the world famous Peace River in Wauchula! Fossil Recovery now has exclusive privately owned access into the fossil rich zone and is super excited to grow new experiences on the site here! Nestled on our 7 private acres with 1000 foot of riverfront access, this fossil rich area is known to put out 100s of fossilized shark teeth per digger per day, as well as Ice Age fossils, and even occasional larger sharks teeth! A fantastic family experience.
Guided Hardee County/Peace River Canoe Digs
$150 per person
Partnered with our friends at Peace River Oaks, we now offer 4 hour guided canoe dig tours of the northern areas of the Peace River in Hardee County. Join us for new adventures hitting multiple areas for amazing fossils and enjoy one of the most scenic paddles the Peace River has to offer!
Max 8 per day, please note smaller children must accompany adult in canoe. Tour limits and availability based on water levels.
Guided Arcadia FL/Peace River Canoe Digs
$150 per person
Thanks to our friends at Canoe Outpost, we now offer 5 hour guided canoe dig tours of the Peace River in Arcadia! Join us and hit multiple spots while paddling our well known stretch of paradise! As always, all equipment provided.
Max 9 per day; available on select days only. Minimum 4 to run. Water levels may affect availability.
Raw Fossil Dry Dig Experience
$125 per person
Our 4hr dry dig allows you to dig fossils as they lay naturally in the fossil layer via shovel & sifter. It's the most honest fossil hunting you can find!
Includes all equipment. Enjoy a short van ride through beautiful Florida backcountry and see native wildlife, plants and mind bending scenery on the way in. The FIRST and ONLY raw land site fossil layer dig in Florida! Shark teeth and other fossils are found here. Available on occasion.
*Intensive digging in heat at times--please note*
Bonecamp Ice Age Airboat Seasonal Dry Dig Adventure
$900
A private, intimate dry dig FILLED with Ice Age goodies! A similar deposit to our Boneshelf Dig in the river, here we find anything from gator to mammoth, tortoise to glyptodon and more! There is even a few sharks teeth mixed in to boot. Utilizing a sifting and scraping method, we draw the fossils right from the ground under the shade of massive oaks w/ the Peace River rolling by in the distance. This is offered as a seasonal format via airboat for 5 persons or less, flat rate of 900$. Seasonal.
Event Themed/Large Group/Educational Fossil Hunting Tours
We Offer It All!
Home Schooling and Special Group Rates
Contact Us for Custom Rates
Home schooling group rates cater to your children of all ages. We can tailor these based on group size/age and needs. All are welcome...we can handle ANY group size!
Special rate (sliding scale based on experience/group size) includes 2 hour fossil hunting with all equipment provided, preceded by a children's educational presentation and fossil display and a detailed ID session post hunt.
Team Building and Special Events
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Celebrate your special event with a private group fossil hunting tour with rates listed below, or, if groups are larger than our parameters for a Private Tour, on a sliding scale. Of course, all equipment provided. These can be fully customized to experience, needs and times.
Lectures and Interactive Events
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We love coming out & speaking for your school/large group! We offer a variety of lectures and interactive activities. Here are some:
Lecture for kids, public/ your location, >1 hr, touch & learn w/ fossils. 250$
Lecture w/ interactive activities (dig/hands on learning/worksheets) , max 40 ppl, 1.5 hr, public/ your location. 400$
Lecture with beach walk/dig/activities, Venice area, max 40 kids, 2 hr. 500$
Lecture, activities and dig in fossil material in Arcadia ( 15 or less people), 2 hr. 750$
Private Excursions
WANT SOMETHING MORE INTIMATE THAN A PUBLIC TOUR?
Private Tours are a great option for folks who may want the privacy of the day restricted to their own group, folks who may want more assistance from the guides directly, or for those who may want a longer (or shorter) tour length to apply better to their experience. Highly customizable, intimate and direct-these options are highly popular with families, corporate groups, field trips, very focused hunters, and/or those with possibly age/physical limits or group sizes that may not fit the public format. Be sure to reference the videos above to see what each tour is about, and then learn more about our Private Tour options below.
SWAMP BUGGY PRIVATE TOURS
We offer Swamp Buggy private tours on days when our Buggy is not booked in a public format. These tours are special order and would be an intimate experience that would consist of just your group and the guide, with no other guests on the excursion. Each purchase of a private tour comes with a tailored, personalized dig experience side-by-side with your guide, as well as a one on one, after-tour educational identification of your finds in full focus, a perk not available on our main weekend public excursions when multiple parties must be attended to.
We have a maximum of 5 people for these trips. Depending on availability, we may be able to fossil hunt for up to 6 hours vs the public time of 4 hours.
The cost for the Swamp Buggy Private Experience is 1000$. If more people are in your party, we can accommodate each additional guest for 150$ more, with a maximum of 10.
PRIVATE PREMIUM SWAMP BUGGY LAND DIG
Our Swamp Buggy Premium Land Site Dig is also available Private. Want our new land site dig and buggy adventure all to yourself? Snag that option by choosing this item. This allows for a longer day ( or shorter, if desired), and a more intimate experience with your guide; highly recommended for this experience.
The cost is $1850. *Remember, this is only available if the public option does NOT have previous bookings. This has a max of 6 persons. Please allow 48 hours before booking to ensure availability.
AIRBOAT PRIVATE TOURS
We offer Airboat Private Tours as well, with four options based on availabiity, party size, or Premium upgrades. These tours are special order and would be an intimate experience that would consist of just your group and the guide, with no other guests on the excursion. As with the swamp buggy, each purchase of a private tour comes with a personalized dig experience with your guide solely focused on you and yours, and of course a one on one, after-tour educational identification of your finds. These carry a focus not available on our main weekend public excursions, when attention is needed due to multiple parties.
We have a max of 9 people for these trips. Rates are as follows:
A small airboat (up to five guests) would be 1100$.
An medium airboat (up to 7 guests) would be 1350$.
A large airboat (up to 9 guests) would be 1650$.
We can accommodate more than 10 guests, please contact us for large group/customized rates for Private Tours.
Only one type of boat may be used at a time for these trips.
Please allow 48 hours before booking to ensure availability here as well.
PREMIUM PRIVATE AIRBOAT DIG
THE CREAM OF THE CROP! Recommended for those who are physically ready for a long, heavy dig with maximum results.
This tour is available for up to 7 guests at a flat rate of $2000. Limited availability. Message us for more details, or choose this online.
PRIVATE GROUP WALK-IN DIGS IN WAUCHULA
Our newly purchased 7 acre parcel is a dreamy place for a private experience! Nestled with massive cypress trees and live oaks, the property provides a short walk into one of the richest fossil areas the Peace River has to offer! Enjoy private parking, and one-on-one with your guide for either a half-day private dig or a full-day private dig.
This shines against the public option as the guide will be entirely yours to help dig, share finds and teach you and yours the BEST ways to find the MOST fossils! Ideal for families with the least physically demanding process of all of our digs, and great for kids/seniors alike.
'Private Half Day' has two options, the first for up to 5 people ('Small Group') at $1000 and the second with a 6 to 10 option for $1650 ('Large Group ').
In addition the 'Private Full Day' selection has two options in the same manner, the first option ('Small Group'), for up to 5ppl at $1500, and a 6 to 10 option ('Large Group') for $2000.
***Available only on dates where no public bookings are already applied, and after March 1, 2026.
CANOE PRIVATE GUIDED DIGS
We offer guided canoe private tours by reservation only. These seasonal tours are special order and would be an intimate experience that would consist of just your group and the guide, with no other guests on the excursion. Each purchase of a private tour comes with a tailored, personalized dig experience side-by-side with your guide, a scenic paddle amongst the best wildlife and backdrop Old Florida has to offer, as well as a one on one, after-tour educational identification of your finds in full focus, a perk not available on our main weekend public excursions when multiple parties must be attended to.
We have a maximum of 6 people for these trips. Depending on availability, we may be able to fossil hunt for up to 6 hours vs the public time of 4 hours. We highly encourage children under 8 and older folks to consider alternate options as this can be physically demanding.
The cost for the Canoe Private Experience is 250$ per person, with a minimum of two.
Please allow 48 hours before booking to ensure availability and location. Please indicate your location when booking (Hardee County or Arcadia). Locations and availability may be changed based on water levels or guide insights, so please contact us after booking for more details about the precise location.
