SWAMP TOURS

A swamp tour offers visitors an opportunity to discover a wonderful world unique to Southern Louisiana. Most, if not all, of the area’s swamp tours are outside of New Orleans; however, check with your hotel to find out which, if any, swamp tours will pick you up right in front of your hotel lobby -- most do! Below are some of the more popular swamp adventures available.

 

Airboat Adventure™

5029 Wade Dr.

Metairie, LA 70003

504-885-7325 888-GO-SWAMP Fax: 885-7325

www.airboatadventures.com

Email: chris@airboatadventures.com

Less than an hour from downtown New Orleans, and only minutes from Oak Alley and Laura Plantation, Airboat Adventures takes you on an unforgettable journey and offers visitors a break from bawdy Bourbon Street and an exciting alternative to commercial swamp tours. Using small all-terrain airboats carrying six passengers in comfort, Airboat Adventures penetrates areas of the swamp that are inaccessible to large "party" boats.  Passengers glide over water and land to discover an exotic world that is hauntingly beautiful. And the 2-hour tour, with daily departures, navigates the swamp without disturbing the delicate ecosystem.
 

Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour

Contact: Kathy Kapoulas

610 S. Peters St. Ste. 100

New Orleans, LA 70130

(504) 689-4186 or  (800) 445-4109 Fax: 524-6265

Email: kkapoula@visitnola.com 

Internet: www.bigeasy.com

20 minutes from downtown New Orleans discover a wild life adventure. Knowledgeable guides take you on a 1-hour and 45-minute narrated journey through everything from pristine, moss-draped bayous to "jumping gators" and elegant egrets. Group rates and private boat charters are available.

 

Cypress Swamp Tours Inc.

Contact: Alanda Bennett

501 Laroussini St.

Westwego, LA 70094-4933

504-348-8833 800-633-0503 Fax: 581-1957

Internet: www.cypressswamp.com

Offers swamp, city and plantation tours. 12 miles from New Orleans. Cajun guides explore indigenous swamps in all-weather Lafitte skiffs. Gift shop and café also available.

 

Gator Swamp Tours, Inc.

Contact: Danny Willingham

P. O. Box 2082

Slidell, LA 70459-2082

504-649-1255 800-875-4287 Fax: 649-1563

Personal, real life adventure. Small boats maneuver easily thru moss draped trees & still waters of Honey Island swamp. Abundant wildlife, unforgettable and non-commercial.

 

Cajun Critters Swamp Tours

Contact: Madeline Camardelle

645 11th St.

Westwego, LA 70094

(504) 347-0962 or (800) 575-5578 Fax: 341-7238

Email: cajuncritt@aol.com 

Internet: www.cajunswamptours.com

Swamp Tour along Bayou Segnette. 15 minutes from New Orleans-5 minutes from Bayou Segnette State Park. Two-hour narrated by captain with Cajun legend and lore. Exciting-take a ride on the wild side.

 

Bayou Gauche Airboat Swamp Tours

6570 Louis XIV Street

New Orleans, LA 70124

504-486-4562 877-247-2628 Fax: 482-6817
www.bayouairboattours.com

Airboat adventure tour of private, pristine 14,000-acre fresh water marsh & swamp. Multiple boats can accommodate 2-55 people per tour with indoor catering available.

Captain Nick's Wildlife Safaris

(504-361-3004)

Offering swamp tours and fishing adventures.

Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tours, Inc.

(504-242-5877)

Features narrated trips of a 70,000-acre swamp.