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Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

An airboat tour through Louisiana’s famous swamps is the perfect way to experience the untamed side of New Orleans.

As you go back in the swamp land once inhabited by the Pirate Jean Lafitte, you will see why everyone falls in love with the marshy bayous and open waterways on the southern coast.

Your guide/captain will share all their firsthand knowledge of, and often up-close acquaintance with, the inhabitants of the marshes, from alligators and birds to nutria and even deer!

Covering over 20,000 acres of tidewater cypress swamp and bayous lined with moss-draped cypress and tupelo-gum trees, you’ll be introduced to diverse aquatic vegetation unique to this area of the country.

It makes the coastal erosion disaster that Louisiana faces a stark reality but it does so among the most beautiful (and photogenic) scenery.

Choice of boat

There are two different-sized vessels to choose from:

  • Large boat: 15-27 passengers
  • Small boat: 6-8 passengers

Experience Includes

  • Exciting airboat tour through Louisiana’s famous bayous
  • Look out for alligators and more
  • Live commentary from your native boat captain
  • Roundtrip transportation from New Orleans
  • Live albino alligator exhibit

Experience Excludes

  • Hotel pick-up or drop off
  • Optional gratuities

Departs

Daily, year round - except Mardi Gras, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Departure location

French Quarter at Toulouse St. & the Mississippi River - at the Steamboat Natchez Dock.

Start times

8.45am, 10.45am or 12.45pm

Duration

Just under 4 hours (includes travel time + 2 hour cruise)

Terms & Conditions

  • Pregnant women, children under 5 years old, and people with neck or back problems are not allowed on airboat tours.
  • Airboats are not suitable for wheelchair-bound guests.
  • Service dogs are not allowed as alligators do swim up close to the airboats.
  • Gratuities are not included and are appreciated by the guides when they meet or exceed your expectations.
  • Cancellation Policy: Free cancellations for bookings cancelled with the operator up to 72 hours before your chosen activity date. No refunds are given for cancellations made within 72 hours.