New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation

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Overview

Explore one of Louisiana’s last protected wetlands on a 2-hour boat tour that includes round-trip transport from New Orleans. Depart in the morning or afternoon for Honey Island Swamp, a wildlife preserve teeming with critters such as 'gators, wild boar, snakes and birds. Ride through the swamp dripping with lush foliage and visit a boat-accessible Cajun village with an informative local guide who sheds light on the area’s inhabitants.

2-hour Honey Island swamp tour, with transport from New Orleans
Travel on a small quiet boat that allows for better wildlife viewing
Learn from the experienced local guide about the culture and critters of Cajun country
Look for alligators, wild boar, snakes, birds and more
Explore one of the few protected wetlands in Louisiana
View a Cajun village that is only accessible from the water

What's Included

Transportation from downtown New Orleans
Professional tour guide
Live commentary on board
Wildlife encounters
Free parking on site
Life Jackets for guests under 16 years old

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans French Quarter
317 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Please be outside the Homewood Suites French Quarter at 317 North Rampart Street at the beginning of the pickup window. Your shuttle departs promptly. 9:30AM Tour (Picks up at 8:00AM) 12:15PM Tour (Picks up at 10:15AM) 2:45PM Tour (Picks up at 1:15PM) 5:00PM Tour (Picks up at 3:30PM)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet your shuttle bus at a central location in the French Quarter at the chosen pickup/start time to begin your swamp tour.

Sit back and relax on the 1.5-hour ride to the Honey Island Swamp, one of Louisiana's last protected wetlands, where you board a custom-made 22-passenger flat-bottom boat, designed for optimal wildlife viewing.

Led by an experienced local guide, navigate the narrow passages and lush foliage of the swamp, encountering alligators, raccoons, owls, wild boar, and various bird species. Learn about Cajun culture and the swamp ecosystem, and visit an authentic Cajun village accessible only by boat. Gain insights into the challenges facing Louisiana's wetlands and the ongoing preservation efforts.

The tour concludes with a return to the starting point in New Orleans.

Lake Pontchartrain (Pass By)

Honey Island Swamp

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
PLEASE NOTE: tour ONLY picks up from the location listed. Pick ups from any other location cannot be accommodated.
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 22 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Peter_A

Bus driver Sanford, great driver and bus tour guide on the trip to and from the swamp tour. Capt. Steve, couldn’t have asked for a better swamp boat captain, story teller, experience, knowledge and local person to the area.

Reviews

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Great

Xenia_B, Apr 2024

The bus ride. The driver was very friendly and knowledgeable. The Swamp guide was also great! Definitely check them out. A great experience.

Tour is great.

Dave_G, Apr 2024

Our tour guide Will was great! And our bus driver Sanford was also informative and friendly. Our only complaint is we drove our rv all the way into downtown New Orleans to be driven all the way back to near where we were camping. Had we been informed we could have driven direct to swamp parking area and saved 3 hours drive time and city hassle.

Wonderful boat tour!

Zixiu_C, Apr 2024

Four friends traveled together at New Orlean, the boat tour is the best experience I had in this city, there are alligators and raccons. We have a good time here and I recommand other friends to go here.

Great experience

Adina_C, Apr 2024

Captain Brian did an excellent job showing us wild pigs, racoons, multiple alligators, snakes and birds.

A Must Do!

andrea_r, Apr 2024

Our bus driver Duane was very engaging and charismatic. He gave us an interesting history lesson on the way to the boat. Our boat captain Steve was singularly focused on giving us a spectacular trip, as well as, conveying his love for the water and the area. Great trip highly recommend!

Beautiful day!

Nadim_T, Apr 2024

Everything was so well organized, and Captain Patrick was a joy. Thank you so much for making this tour and sharing the beauty of Louisiana. We saw so many wild life as well.

Lots of fun

eunicehadley2, Apr 2024

Captain Pat was really great. I have gone on swamp tours with other companies and those weren't as much fun as this one was. We saw lots of gators and raccoons. We will definitely be back.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your tour and we look forward to your next visit with us!

Great time in the Bayou!!

Carol_C, Apr 2024

Raccoons were cute. Pat, our Capt was very entertaining and knowledgeable! Loved every minute! Would highly recommend!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

We like the raccoons too! We're happy you enjoyed your tour and Captain Pat!

Amazing, fun educational

cslakoper, Apr 2024

Captain Chris made our experience excellent. Fun, educational and special. An amazing guide that we greatly appreciated.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

We're happy to hear you enjoyed your tour! We'll let Captain Chris know you had a good time!

Tour Isn't As Advertised

Viki_M, Apr 2024

We took the swamp boat tour because: 1) the tour was supposed to include a knowledgeable guide who would narrate the ride with discussion about the animals living in the swamp, and educate us about the area itself. HOWEVER, we received only a cursory explanation of a few points of interest during our entire time on the water. Learned next to nothing. 2) the company featrures a picture of a boat deep in the swamp, with trees overhead. HOWEVER, the tour consisted of traveling quickly on what looked like an ordinary river with trees on either side. Nothing special and also disappointing. 3) the tour info indicated that we would see a remote, authentic Creole 'village'. HOWEVER, the remote village turned out to be just three or four houses on the river, at the point where one begins the tour -- each belonging to family of the boat operator.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much for your feedback. We apologize for the experience and would like to make it right for you. Could you give us a call at 985-641-5879?

Fun filled Fantastic Day

Angel_K, Apr 2024

Mimi our bus driver was friendly and drove like a pro! Wade G was fabulous! His knowledge and humor made the trip, one not to be forgotten.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for touring with us!

A brilliant trip to do

James_M, Apr 2024

The bus journey to the boat and back was very comfortable and Dwayne, the driver was amazing, he was funny, professional and good driver. The boat trip was excellent Capt. Jonah was knowledgeable, and made the 2 hour trip really fun and interesting. We saw so much and learned a lot. I would highly recommend this activity for all ages. Very safe

A great captain and teacher

PDouglas_B, Apr 2024

Captain made our tour fun and educational. He appeared to be very well informed on every aspect of the swamps and marshes. His background as a fresh and salt water fisherman made him uniquely well qualified on the social history of the area and he was equally well-informed on the ecology of swamps and marshes.

Book direct not on Viator.

K_R, Apr 2024

The swamp tour is great. However, I booked on Viator because the tour had one pickup location that was near the hotel. I did not want to drive around picking people up at a lot of locations. I specifically chose this tour for that reason, even though it was more expensive than the the company website. Instead we made multiple stops because that is what they do when you buy on the company site and it is cheaper!. Buy on the web site.

Best swamp tour ever

Lonettia_R, Apr 2024

The ride there was very informative and our driver was the best and not to mention our swamp guide was awesome as well I would definitely do this again…..

Fantastic swamp tour!

Lauren_B, Apr 2024

Everything about this tour was fantastic! The bus was on time and comfortable. The swamp tour bus driver and tour guide were so friendly and educational. It was a blast!!

Best ecofriendly tour ever!

Sandra_C, Apr 2024

Excellent tour with a lot of history and great information. Thank you to Michelle for our safe trip to and from the swamp and thank you to Captain Steve for the education presented throughout the boat tour. We were able to see a lot of wildlife. Thank you to Cajun Tours for being ecofriendly and providing safe and nutritional snacks to these beautiful animals. Please don't hesitate to reach out them for the tour if you want the best for their wild life. Thank you again!

Fun experience

Christopher_O, Apr 2024

Captain Barry was very informative and knowledgeable of the landscape and ecosystem which made for a very enjoyable ride. He gave us ample time and angles to take pictures of the wildlife.

Bucket list!

Justin_G, Apr 2024

Great tour guide. Neil knows his swamps, sounds like grew up on the water. Went out of his way to help us see wildlife.

Great time on the water

Amber_B, Apr 2024

We had a great time! There's a bit of a wait to get checked in and to leave that could have easily been coordinated differently to reduce time waiting, but the actual tour was great! Capt. Sonny has a great sense of humor, keen eye for nature and made sure we all had fun!

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