There’s a tour to fit your group and your schedule. And remember—our hotel pickup option makes your Louisiana Bayou Adventure even easier!
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 boat is leisurely guided through the shallow marshes. Discover bayous lined with mossy cypress and tupelo-gum trees as your captain points out a stunning variety of wildlife. Enjoy a fully narrated tour by a local guide.
Prepare to see plenty of alligators in the warmer months (and warmer days in winter), some of which may be sunning themselves on logs! Your guide may even feed the gators, affording you amazing 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.
Your morning or afternoon tour ends at the embarkation point. 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. Roundtrip transportation is an extra $30 per person.
Duration:Â 1hr 30 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:
If you’re looking for the ultimate bayou tour near New Orleans, Airboat Adventures has got you covered. Our family-owned business has been running bayou tours for over 20 years in the Louisiana swamps.
There’s a tour to fit your group and your schedule. And remember—our hotel pickup option makes your Louisiana Bayou Adventure even easier!
*We offer two 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!
