New Orleans Bayou: Guided Wildlife Boat Tour

Embark on a thrilling guided wildlife boat tour through the New Orleans Bayou with Adventures of Jean Lafitte. Explore the stunning cypress swamp and encounter alligators, snakes, turtles, and a variety of bird species. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Adventures of Jean Lafitte - Embark on a journey through a 20,000-acre (8,095-hectare) expanse of tidewater cypress swamp near the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Glide across the shallow marshlands in your flat-bottomed vessel, as you’re serenely steered along the waterways. Explore the bayous bordered by moss-draped cypress…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Pontoon boat ride
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off (if option with transport is selected at the time of booking)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks (gift shop and bar available on site)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Prepare yourself for one of the top excursions available in New Orleans. Adventures of Jean Lafitte invites you on a unique Alligator Tour through the stunning Louisiana backcountry. Get your group together and embark on the journey less taken!
Explore 20,000 acres of tidewater cypress swamp during an hour and a half expedition. Look forward to potential…

Location
5118 Texas St
Texas Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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B2820wtjacquelineg
Jan 17, 2025
Beautiful! - Views were beautiful! Got to see a lot of wild animals and our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Would definitely come back!
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K1758wpjamest
Jan 1, 2025
Fantastic Trip - Jay was a fantastic tour guide. Enjoyed the trip!! Very informative and educational. I would recommend. Will come again on next visit to the area this summer.
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Isadorac2025
Jan 1, 2025
Amazing - It was amazing!! Everything was so organized and nice! Our tour guide was excellent and fun! Highly recommended!!!!!!!
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Juliantb3198vt
Dec 31, 2024
Insightful and relaxing swamp tour. - Great experience, we didn’t see too much wildlife but we saw a couple Gators! Our tour guide Captain Tik Tok was awesome, he shared deep insight since he was actually from New Orleans.
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Horttips
Dec 30, 2024
Fun view of the swamp with lots of gator spottings - We had a blast with Captain Dylan who took us to see lots of alligators and knew a lot about the bayou and its wildlife. We opted for the quieter slow boat and I was glad we did as the airboats are very loud. We took an uber to the location.
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Gabrielare5683od
Jan 1, 2025
Music on borde is not appropriate for nature - The guides are terrible. The music on board is hideous and invasive. The trip’s duration is fine, but my experience of nature was almost ruined because of the loud thematic music played at the boat.
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Jill_l
Dec 30, 2024
Nature focus missing - Was hoping it would be a more guided nature tour, with a quiet boat and a guide who offered more observations and info. Instead there was music blaring and only an occasional comment from the guide, who did offer to answer questions (and did so) if you knew what questions to ask. So it was ok — nice to see the bayou and the flora. Saw a couple of birds and a gator or two, and the info the guide shared about the gators was interesting — would’ve loved to hear way more about other animals and birds, whether we had a chance to see them or not. (The chance to see them might’ve been impacted by the loud music, which no doubt drives at least some of them away and out of view).
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Camper60143642389
Jan 1, 2025
Boat ride - We saw nothing but trees and water. We were expecting to see animals, bayou houses, feed alligators, etc. not worth our money. Bus driver was great
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Camper35664935188
Dec 30, 2024
Not worth it - Only saw 2 alligators and no other wildlife. It felt more like a boat ride down a river than a Swamp tour. The tour guide didn't have a microphone or it wasn't working and we couldn't hear one word he said. Felt that it wasn't worth the money.
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Ann_c
Jan 12, 2025
Don’t Go!! - No gators seen on the tour during the winter months. The instructor joking said “the only gator you will see is inside the building “ :(
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