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New Orleans Airboat Tour: High-Speed Swamp Adventure
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1,478 Ratings
New Orleans
Discover the alternative Swamp Tour in New Orleans. Located just 35 minutes from the city, it offers a completely different experience. Get ready for excitement! This New Orleans airboat tour combines thrilling speed with informative exploration. With a capacity of only nine passengers, it guarantees an intimate and uncrowded adventure.
Discover the alternative Swamp Tour in New Orleans. Located just 35 minutes from the city, it offers a completely different experience. Get ready for excitement! This New Orleans airboat tour combines thrilling speed with informative exploration. With a capacity of only nine passengers, it guarantees an intimate and uncrowded adventure.
Duration:
4 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- New Orleans - Your adventure kicks off with a hotel pick-up in New Orleans. Journey along the river to arrive at your swamp destination.
- Barataria Preserve - This tour offers the best of both worlds: a swamp tour combined with an airboat ride. Experience high-speed travel on the airboat, then slow down and pause for photos. Throughout the…
- New Orleans - Your adventure kicks off with a hotel pick-up in New Orleans. Journey along the river to arrive at your swamp destination.
- Barataria Preserve - This tour offers the best of both worlds: a swamp tour combined with an airboat ride. Experience high-speed travel on the airboat, then slow down and pause for photos. Throughout the trip, your local Captain will provide a personal tour. The airboats feature stadium seating, ensuring an unobstructed view for everyone. Every seat offers a great view of the wildlife. Yes, alligators will come very close! While alligators hibernate during the colder months, the skilled captains know where to find them. On average, in winter, you have better than a 50/50 chance of spotting a gator. In the warmer months, gator sightings are guaranteed. You might also see bald eagles, pelicans, osprey, or owls. Airboats can reach speeds of up to 35 miles per hour and are driven by a massive fan that propels air from the back of the boat at over 200 miles per hour. These tours are incredibly exciting! They navigate through inches of water and access areas that traditional boats cannot reach.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- 1 hour and 40 minute airboat tour
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- 1 hour and 40 minute airboat tour
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- All children must be at least 48 inches
- When traveling with multiple passengers, you must make one booking with all passengers to insure that you are on the same boat. If you did not book together, you are not guaranteed to be together.
- Due to safety concerns, pregnant women are not allowed on this tour
- All children must be at least 48 inches
- When traveling with multiple passengers, you must make one booking with all passengers to insure that you are on the same boat. If you did not book together, you are not guaranteed to be together.
- Due to safety concerns, pregnant women are not allowed on this tour
Location
New Orleans
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kylerca
May 8, 2025
Worth paying a little extra for the small airboat - Super fun way to spend the day! And it’s worth the extra $ to go on the small airboat because you get a better view and better chance of getting up close to the wildlife.
The employees at the check-in and reception area are friendly and professional. The boat captain/tour guide was very efficient getting passengers on and off the airboat.
And once we were out in the water - yeehaw! Lots of alligators and other wildlife, beautiful scenery and more.
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Matthewbj4
May 7, 2025
Amazing trip - Amazing experience and lots of alligators close up. Good value for money well worth it. Guide knew where to find the alligators
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Tiffany_f
May 6, 2025
Unexpectedly my favorite ❤️ tour!!’ - Ian my tour guide was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable and personable in explaining all about the swamp life. You can tell he has passion for what he does. The small personal experience was worth the money! Bring marshmallows! Hint Hint !!!
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Duke_s
May 5, 2025
Worth the money - Great experience. One of the highlights of our trip. Ian was a terrific guide. We saw so many alligators. Fun ride in the airboat. I appreciated the smaller group. Very personal tour. Book this trip!
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923catg
May 1, 2025
Fantastic tour - We had an absolute blast on our tour. The company called us the day of at pick up time and asked us to walk to a different nearby point which was not a huge deal however, I would ask that they be prepared with an address and not just a street name when dealing with people from out of town. Other then that everything was flawless. Ian the boat captain/tour guide was very knowledgeable. I would recommend this tour to anyone traveling to the NOLA area.
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Susanm
Apr 30, 2025
Tour with the Gator Whisperer! - Great trip! Nice clean small bus on time for P/u. Interesting ride to site by our Driver Gerald. Once there boarding went quickly
Our Pilot, Ian, was quite theGatorman! Lured many gators to boat and he even handfed a couple! Scary! Really interesting and educational tour, so glad we did it!
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Thomas_m
Apr 30, 2025
Good tour. - Very good guide who had a lot of experience. Even had names for the alligators. Very knowledgeable about the swamp an marsh area.
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Brian_h
Apr 29, 2025
Great trip close to town - A pretty great trip that provided a nice view into the nature and animals of LA. The company picked us up from our hotel and we’re right on time. Very little wasted time sitting on a bus and we were quickly taken to our destination. The bus driver was friendly and filled us in about New Orleans and all the landmarks as we passed.
When we got to the location, there were food and drinks for sale, so no need to pack a large bag. Everything was priced reasonably. We boarded our boat with our guide on time and took off quickly. The tour was a nice mix of info, animals and racing around in the fan boat. The guide was knowledgeable and you could tell he had respect and love for the animals and area. We saw many gators VERY up close.
I left feeling like I had a great time and learned a lot. I’d highly recommend this well-organized tour for anyone looking to venture out of the city for a few hours.
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324juanje
Apr 26, 2025
Must Due Thing - Must do thing when visiting New Orleans. Tour Guide/swamp boat operator was knowledgeable ( National Geographic type) on the American Alligators, lots of information. Also, don't forget bring sunblock, backpack, water, hat, wick moisture clothing, sunglasses and cash to tip the shuttle driver and the swamp boat operator.
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Lasalete_s
Apr 26, 2025
Choose Rocky for your aitboat ride! - Amazing! I got to hold a baby alligator, and Rocky was the best! So much fun. The swamp is gorgeous with trees everywhere.
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