NEW ORLEANS · LOUISIANA
42 Tours Reviewed
Gators are easier to spot than you expect. I love the custom-built swamp pontoon for a calmer ride than the loud, fast boat style, and I love the climate-controlled roundtrip transportation that takes you from the French Quarter to the…
Five runs above the swamp can change your mood. You’ll soar over the Maurepas Swamp from mossy treetops, crossing five ziplines plus suspension bridges while looking out toward Lake Ponchartrain and even the New Orleans skyline. I love how the…
Gator sightings start the minute you step aboard. This New Orleans large airboat swamp tour sends you into the swamps around Barataria Preserve, and I like how the larger boat keeps things comfortable and social with stadium-style seating that doesn’t…
New Orleans is great for single-day history lessons, and this one is different because it pairs Oak Alley Plantation with a real bayou boat ride. I like that the plantation tour is guided in period costume, then you’re not left…
French Quarter to gators in one day. I like the above-ground cemetery walk and I like that you can pick a covered boat or airboat for Barataria swamp. One possible drawback: it’s a long, structured day, and the airboat rules…
The bayou feels a world away from Bourbon Street. On this covered pontoon boat tour near New Orleans, you ride into Louisiana swamp waters with live guide commentary and plenty of chances to see wildlife up close. I especially like…
A day in the bayou beats a typical New Orleans checklist. This trip stitches together two plantation worlds, then finishes with a swamp boat ride where you can spot alligators and hear the Rougarou legend. It’s a lot for one…
Bayou silence beats city noise fast. The Honey Island Swamp Boat Tour with transportation from New Orleans trades crowds for cypress shade and real wetland stories, with hotel pickup and drop-off done for you. I also love the way the…
A day of oaks and alligators. This combined tour pairs a guided stop at Oak Alley Plantation with a narrated Barataria Swamp boat ride, plus round-trip transportation from New Orleans. It is one of those long, satisfying outings where you…
Bayou legends and real wildlife, on a short ride. You get a pontoon boat cruise through Jean Lafitte’s Barataria Preserve in about 90 minutes, led by locals who know the water and the timing. It’s a great way to experience…
Paddling into the bayou changes your pace fast. This small-group Manchac Swamp kayak tour mixes easy, guided paddling with local stories—about Louisiana wildlife and the lost logging ghost town of Ruddock—while you glide through slow water only minutes away from…
New Orleans can feel like a nonstop party. This swamp boat cruise is a real change of pace: slow water, mossy trees, and wildlife right outside the city. I like that it pairs the fun of seeing alligators with hands-on…
Bayou thunder beats New Orleans noise. This small-group airboat ride heads to the Barataria Preserve, with a captain who times slow glides and speed bursts so you can chase wildlife and get good photos. You’ll feel the force of the…
Gators and antebellum oaks in one day. I love the Oak Alley 300-year-old oak canopy and period mansion tour, and I love the airboat ride built for up-close wildlife spotting. The one drawback to plan for: your plantation time can…
A swamp boat ride in Louisiana hits different. You glide past moss-draped cypress and hanging Spanish moss on a 2-hour cruise through protected wetlands just north of New Orleans, with live stories from your captain. I like the mix of…
