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New Orleans Airboat Tour: High-Speed Swamp Adventure
4.9
1,383 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
- All children must be at least 48 inches
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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Tonda_r
Oct 10, 2024
Great experience - This was by far our favorite experience. I can’t remember the guides name. I think it was Travis. He was extremely nice and very informative. What beautiful country y’all have in New Orleans. We would do that again. We saw all kinds of wildlife.
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Megan_g
Oct 9, 2024
Gators within arms reach! - Such a blast speeding through the water on a air boat! Our guide Ernie was the absolute best and shared so much knowledge. Loved every moment. And the views are too gorgeous.
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Ronald
Oct 9, 2024
Great adventure - We tried an airboat tour as this was the first time our three teenagers had been with us to the New Orleans area. They loved it. We all did. We expected to see some alligators and learn a little about the area, but we had so much fun. Our tour guide Trey was awesome with a lot of very dry humor. We saw lots of alligators of all sizes. Going fast in an airboat through the small swamp passages was really cool too. I would highly recommend this tour to all ages.
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Worldbutterfly
Oct 5, 2024
Highly Recommended Small Airboat Adventure - Wow...what an adventure in the bayous! We are so glad we opted for the small airboat tour, which allowed for a more intimate, varied experience. Our guide Bobby was extremely skilled and knowledgeable. It was clear he knows the area and has a deep understanding of the inner workings of the plant, animal and, yes, reptile life. We saw quite a few alligators, but he didn't bait them or get them to do anything unsafe or unnatural. He had also made friends with a young pack of coyotes. It was a treat to see them up close, too. Though, to be honest, speeding around in an airboat and getting out of NOLA into such a unique ecosystem would be a thrill even if we hadn't seen a thing. Highly recommended!
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Kai_s
Oct 5, 2024
So Much Fun! - This was an awesome experience! Everything ran like clockwork. Our driver, Lorrain, was funny and informative. Our airboat Captain was Bobby and he gave us the full experience of the beauty of the bayou. He took our understanding and respect for alligators and their habitat to a whole new level. We had so much fun! He made sure we positioned ourselves to minimize bumpiness, and we felt safe in his hands. This is a MUST DO!
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Timothy_p
Oct 5, 2024
Unusual, fun, infomative swamp trip. - Well organised all round. Hotel pickup was on time (though we did then drive in circles round the French Quarter - perhaps killing time before other pickups?).
Trip to the tour site was easy, and the driver gave us info on the way. Small boat left on time with Ian as driver, who did a great job giving us ample info about the swamps and alligators, and we got numerous close-ups as he fed them!
Pleasant journey around small pathways and across wide waterways, and we got to handle a baby alligator (if we wanted!). Earguards we're most necessary!
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Morgan_w
Oct 1, 2024
Great tour - Amazing tour! Bobby (and fluffy) our guide was personable and informative. We had a great time, saw a variety of gators, coyotes and birds.
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Bdunningsr
Sep 30, 2024
LA Tour Co. Small Airboat tour. - LA Tour Co. Captain Ernie was awesome. Great knowledge of the swamp in general and Alligators, specifically our favorite was "Bubbles".
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Jessicawalker
Sep 29, 2024
So much fun - This was a blast but I don’t recommend if you are pregnant or can’t handle something bumpy.
We loved it though (me and my 69 year old mom). Loved seeing the alligators and coyotes.
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Randy_r
Sep 27, 2024
Outstanding Tour - Capt Jason's tour was phenomenal informative fun adventurous and full of surprises. He is passionate polite and very respect of the environment and his place he calls home. We had a great experience. We saw plenty of alligators wildlife including coyotes and on numerous birds
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