New Orleans Swamp Tour: 16-Passenger Airboat Adventure

Embark on a thrilling 2-hour airboat swamp tour in New Orleans. Encounter alligators and other wildlife in their natural habitat while enjoying an adrenaline-fueled ride. Hotel transport included.

Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • New Orleans - This 2-hour swamp tour of New Orleans starts with pickup from your downtown hotel. After a 35-minute drive along the Mississippi River by air-conditioned van, you’ll arrive at your destination.
  • Barataria Preserve - Meet your airboat captain and settle into your seat on the 16-passenger vessel, then prepare for a wild ride into…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on an exhilarating 1 hour and 40 minute New Orleans swamp tour aboard a 16-passenger airboat, complete with engaging narration from the captain. Encounter alligators and various wildlife in their natural surroundings during this thrilling adventure. This family-friendly tour also offers the convenience of hotel transportation from downtown…

Location
New Orleans
Cancellation Policy

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

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S2841enpamelaf
Apr 21, 2026
Fabulous Airboat Ride - We had so much fun on the airboat. I highly recommend this experience.
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Q8295zkbrendah
Apr 21, 2026
See the swamps! - If you're lucky enough to go with Ernie, you're lucky enough! Great sense of humor, tenth generation in the area. Knowledgeable about the swamp and the ecology in the area. This is a peaceful lovely look at the bayou versus the noisy airboats.
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Courtney_h
Apr 21, 2026
Going down the Bayou ! - It was an amazing , once in a lifetime experience! We saw an abundance of gators all while learning about the history of the waters ! Our guide was exceptionally kind and knowledgeable. He made sure it was an experience we wouldn’t soon forget !
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Cindy_m
Apr 20, 2026
This was a ton of fun!... - This was a ton of fun! Great ride on the boat and we saw so many gators up close. Captain Trey was a truly authentic and native guide.
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Sroeller
Apr 20, 2026
Awesome and exciting - Captain Tray was simply awesome. He grew up in the area and knew so much about it. He shared so many interesting things with us. You absolutely have to do this tour with him.!
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Ashley_p
Apr 20, 2026
Tour guide was friendly... - Tour guide was friendly and informative. Even with the weather being less than ideal, the guide was able to show us a lot. The bus operator was also super helpful and picked up and dropped off in perfect locations
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Karen
Apr 20, 2026
Lots of fun…. Highly recommended - This tour was well run, fun and informative. We saw many alligators and several bald eagles.
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Gracew931
Apr 19, 2026
Tour through the bayou! - Bobby was our tour guide and he was cool af. He was fantastic throughout the tour, and initially beelined to find a 12ft gator named Hook but Hook wasn’t at his usual nook in the swamp. So off we went in search of other gators and we did see a whole bunch and Bobby even coaxed some of the alligators on shore and onto the airboat with chicken and marshmallows. We also got to hold a baby alligator. The entire tour was exhilarating and fun, and seamless with the door to door tour bus pickup and drop off. 10/10 recommend.
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Kristy_b
Apr 19, 2026
Great tour from start to... - Great tour from start to finish. Our airboat captain Jason was great. Transportation to and from worked out perfectly for our large group of 10. Would definitely recommend.
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Chelly0225
Apr 17, 2026
Great time!! - We had a great time. Our guide was awesome. He shared a lot about the area and made sure we saw lots of wildlife AND GATORS. The water route we took was peaceful but we had some fast paced moments in there too which made it a lot of fun! Take water, put on sunscreen. Don’t think about doing this tour just do it you will enjoy it 😊
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From $90
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).