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How Miami Became the 80s Cocaine Capital Boat Tour
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2 Hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English, Spanish
Overview
Immerse yourself in a private boat cruise to hear the history of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's. Designed to delight fans around this specific period in time, this tour starts in Coconut Grove and covers some of the most iconic spots that had a significant role in the drug war. Condominiums, cigarette boats, sailboats, Mutiny hotels, peacocks. You will be seeing and learning some of the most impressive landmarks with special attention to these three topics: Real Estate, Distribution Channels, and Hotel Mutiny.
We will be showing some key features from this period such as cigarette boats (if available on the Marines around our pick-up location, skyline view, mansions, and much more while projecting digital pictures of the '80s through the tour so that our customers could see how the city evolved since.
This is a unique tour and definitely, one nobody should miss as it allows you to live and breathe epic chapters from the 80s
What's Included
- Speaker and Bluetooth to play your own music
- Digital Tablet to compare iconic landscapes from the 80s vs today views
- Cooler so you can bring your own drinks
- Disposable Rain Ponchos
- Captain and Fuel Fee 35$/h (50$ for 1h tours)
- Bathroom
- Gratuity
- You can bring your own food and drinks
- Infants 2 years old or younger
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Departure and drop-off location is by Monty's at Coconut Grove. Parking: You’ll find parking at Lot 72 directly in front of Montys and also at the First Citizens Bank building which is across the street.Bathrooms: If a bathroom needed, the best option is at the Fresh Market 5min walking distance
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Coconut Grove
We will be riding around the different marinas explaining the distributions networks (mainly focused on cigarrete boats) that were highly elaborated, and many people were involved locally and nationally in the consumption of the imported product.
• Admission Ticket Free
We will be riding along the bay showing some of the key mansions in the area. Drug lords had significant difficulties storing all the money they made, as a result of which they set up investments in different areas buying entire neighborhoods of houses, putting money into infrastructure as well as investing in side projects such as racehorses. Coral Gables, Coconut Grove,…there were many districts used to buy entire neighborhoods of houses with money being buried in backyards and underground storages.
• Admission Ticket Free
From there we will be heading towards Miami Skyline. Cocaine, money, and real estate. This was the holy trinity that Miami high-rollers worshipped from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.The nexus between drug trafficking, money laundering, and real estate is one of the overarching themes of this period and you will be hearing about it while seeing digital pictures onboard your boat of how Miami was structured in the 80's vs today's landscape.
• Admission Ticket Free
On the way back you will be hearing about the Hotel Mutiny, a boutique destination in 1970s-80s Miami with an exclusive, members-only club that was frequented by so many real-life Tony Montanas during its cocaine-dusted heyday. The quintessence of Miami’s industrial-scale narcotic hedonism was a hotel on Sailboat Bay, Coconut Grove.
• Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants 2 years old or younger not allowed
Operated by Boatmiamiboat -Boat rental tours in Miami-
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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