There’s a tour to fit your group and your schedule. And remember—our hotel pickup option makes your Louisiana Airboat Adventure even easier!
Board a large airboat holding up to 30 passengers and set out on a 20,000-acre (8,095-hectare) tract of tidewater cypress swamp close to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Your flat-bottomed airboat is powered by an aircraft propeller to allow a fast, fluid trip through the shallow marshes. Feel the wind on your face as you zip into bayous lined with mossy cypress and tupelo-gum trees, and your pilot points out a stunning variety of wildlife.
Prepare to see plenty of alligators in the warmer months (and warmer days in winter), some of which may be sunning themselves on rocks! Your guide may even feed the gators, affording you fantastic photo opportunities. Also, keep your eyes open for turtles, snakes, egrets, herons, and ibis. You may even catch sight of a hawk, owl, or bald eagle. In the cooler months, look for white-tailed deer, raccoons, and the large rodents known as nutria.
Be sure to check out the indoor exhibits of alligators — including an albino alligator — before making your way back to downtown New Orleans.
Note:Â This tour does not include hotel pick-up or drop-off unless hotel pickup and drop-off is selected at checkout. Roundtrip transportation is an extra $30 per person.
Age Requirement: Minimum age on all airboat products is 5 years and up. If you are looking for a family-friendly adventure, check out our pontoon boats!
Duration:Â 1hr 45 min
Our Louisiana Airboat Swamp Tours are 1 hour and 45 minutes of opportunity to (safely!) encounter all of the state’s majestic creatures, such as:
There’s a tour to fit your group and your schedule. And remember—our hotel pickup option makes your Louisiana Airboat Adventure even easier!
*We offer three additional tours during spring and summer months, but it can vary each year. See the calendar on our booking page to check your date.
Questions? Ready to book? We’re just a phone call away! 504-689-2005
We are approximately 30 miles from downtown New Orleans. Are you staying at a hotel in the Greater New Orleans area? We can pick you up and drop you off! (Unfortunately, we can’t offer rides to or from residential areas or Airbnbs.) Transportation pickup begins 1 hour and 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time. Please be waiting outside your pickup location, as drivers have a short window of time to pick up all guests.
Be advised: Since Airboat Adventures is 30-45 minutes outside of New Orleans cab services and Uber/Lyft are not available.
Looking for a more intimate experience? Click the link below to book a private airboat.
Optional roundtrip transportation from Greater New Orleans hotels is an additional $30 per person.
Ready to have a great time getting up close and personal with the creatures of the swamp? Â Plan your tour today!
