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New Orleans Swamp Boat Tour
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New Orleans Swamp Boat Tour

This tour is done on a privately owned wildlife refuge, so what that means for our guests is that there are no other boats. We...

1 hour 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Private Airboat Ride and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans
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Private Airboat Ride and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

A grand mélange of Cajun and Creole cultures for private groups of up to 12, starting with a private airboat tour of the cypress swamps....

9 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Fly a Plane in New Orleans: No Experience or License Required
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Fly a Plane in New Orleans: No Experience or License Required

Learn how to fly a plane in New Orleans on an exhilarating 50-minute flying lesson that includes sights of the mighty Mississippi River, the historical...

50 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Manchac Swamp Extended 4-Hour Kayak Tour with Pickup
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Manchac Swamp Extended 4-Hour Kayak Tour with Pickup

If you are a more experienced kayaker, trying to get away from the regular crowds and varying levels of experience and skill that come with...

6 hours • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Premium Six-Passenger Airboat Adventure
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New Orleans Premium Six-Passenger Airboat Adventure

Explore the enchanting bayou of New Orleans on an exciting airboat ride through the cypress swamps near Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. Led by a...

2 to 4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Swamp Boat Tour with Shuttle Service
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New Orleans Swamp Boat Tour with Shuttle Service

This tour is done on a privately owned wildlife refuge, so what that means for our guests is that there are no other boats. We...

4 to 5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Oak Alley Or St. Joseph Plantation Plus Swamp Tour Combination
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Oak Alley Or St. Joseph Plantation Plus Swamp Tour Combination

Join us for a unique and educational journey back to the early days of Louisiana bayou and swamp exploration at Cajun Pride Swamp Tours. Afterwards,...

7 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Guided Kayak Swamp Tour
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New Orleans Guided Kayak Swamp Tour

Experience the mysterious beauty of the Louisiana wetlands on a guided kayak tour through the legendary Maurepas Swamp. Voodoo Swamp Tours offers an immersive paddle...

1 hour 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
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French Quarter Walking Tour: LGBTQ History, Literary History, and Voodoo
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French Quarter Walking Tour: LGBTQ History, Literary History, and Voodoo

Because I am a long-term resident of the French Quarter, i can afford guests an insider's perspective of this unique neighborhood. My goal is to...

90 to 120 minutes • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Self-Guided Kayak Bayou Swamp Tour
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New Orleans Self-Guided Kayak Bayou Swamp Tour

A self guided adventure just minutes from the French quarter on Bayou Bienvenue. The area is teeming with wildlife; from birds, herons, docile alligators, turtles,...

1 to 2 hours • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Boat Cruise and Cajun Seafood Boil Experience
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New Orleans Boat Cruise and Cajun Seafood Boil Experience

Immerse yourself in the rich culinary heritage of New Orleans with a hands-on Cajun seafood boil experience. At your scenic marina on Bayou Bienvenue, we'll...

2 to 3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Private New Orleans Airboat Adventure
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Private New Orleans Airboat Adventure

Venture into the wild bayou of Louisiana on this thrilling airboat ride, perfect for families and nature lovers alike. Glide through the cypress swamps near...

1 hour 45 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Mardi Gras Mambo Tours: Sip, Savor SecondLine
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Mardi Gras Mambo Tours: Sip, Savor SecondLine

Mardi Gras Mambo Tours (MGMT) has captured the essence of what makes Nola enchanted... it's mystic art, cuisine, and of course spirits. MGMT brings brands...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Evening Cocktail Cruise
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New Orleans Evening Cocktail Cruise

Who says the party has to end in the French Quarter? Take the celebration to the water on New Orleans' most unique cocktail cruise! Grab...

2 to 3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Built on Water, Tested By Storm: Before & After Katrina
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Built on Water, Tested By Storm: Before & After Katrina

Step into New Orleans’ layered history and its complex relationship with water on this 2 hour guided walking tour exploring New Orleans’ history, resilience, and...

2 hours • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Wings of the Wetlands Guided Birding Expedition
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New Orleans Wings of the Wetlands Guided Birding Expedition

Discover the hidden marshes of Bayou Bienvenue on a guided birding boat tour that lasts 1 hour and 45 minutes. Led by a licensed captain...

2 hours • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Nature and Wildlife Boat Tour
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New Orleans Nature and Wildlife Boat Tour

Discover the fragile landscapes of southeast Louisiana on this immersive nature and wildlife boat tour. Led by knowledgeable guides, delve into the coastal restoration efforts...

2 to 3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Guided Boat Tour of New Orleans Bayou
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Guided Boat Tour of New Orleans Bayou

Are you ready to experience one of the best excursions New Orleans has to offer? Adventures of Jean Lafitte offers personal Alligator Tours through Louisiana’s...

1 hour 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Alligator Tour
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Alligator Tour

Experience an unforgettable New Orleans swamp and bayou tour as you journey deep into the scenic wetlands of South Louisiana. Board a custom-built pontoon boat...

75 to 240 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans
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Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

The Oak Alley plantation tour is one of the most magnificent plantation tours near New Orleans because of the 28 evenly spaced, huge Oak Trees...

8 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Airboat Ride with Optional Transportation from New Orleans
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Airboat Ride with Optional Transportation from New Orleans

Take a thrilling airboat ride through the wetlands near New Orleans and plenty of alligators on this active, family-friendly tour. Travel over bayous and open...

105 to 240 minutes • Free Cancellation
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10/10 go see you some gators!!
New York City
Private New Orleans Airboat Adventure
P2738WDrobinp, Sep 2026
10/10 go see you some gators!!
So cool! We saw a ton of birds, alligators and even raccoons! It was fun to see them follow the boat and come right up to it, reminded me of dolphins 🤣
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Sink your teeth in and go!
New York City
Guided Boat Tour of New Orleans Bayou
Steven_J, Sep 2026
Sink your teeth in and go!
Absolutely great, our guide was informative and entertaining. Showed us some interesting sights including alligators, raccoons and we even saw a bald eagle. We were on covered pontoon boat, which was nice because we were out of the sun. Highly recommended!
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Incredible Evening with great food
New York City
New Orleans Boat Cruise and Cajun Seafood Boil Experience
Carolyn_H, Sep 2026
Incredible Evening with great food
Beyond the French Quarter did an outstanding job and thought of everything to make our experience memorable. It was an easy Lyft ride from downtown and an interesting ride outside the city seeing another side of the Bayou. Chef Pipp was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining and we felt like we were in good hands navigating into the wild life area as he pointed out all of the birds we had never seen before and pointing out the alligators swimming around. My husband had fun helping chop the food and pull up the crab pots for the seafood boil. It was amazing! Delicious!! There was a very nice assortment of beverage available for us to purchase, which made the whole experience easy and fun for us to sit back, relax and enjoy the cool vibe they've got set up right on the water. We would actually do it again, which is rarely the case for our Cool Broadway experiences which tend more to be one time deals. We highly recommend. THANKS CAPTAIN PIPP!!
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Fantastic!
New York City
Airboat Ride with Optional Transportation from New Orleans
O2579ANterris, Sep 2026
Fantastic!
Our guide was very informative and accommodating. We had a blast. I am not very mobile and my Mom is 88 and we didn’t have any problems. Great experience!
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Awesome Bayou Tour
New York City
Guided Boat Tour of New Orleans Bayou
Jack_B, Sep 2026
Awesome Bayou Tour
Really cool bayou tour. We saw dozens of alligators in the wild and our tour guide was able to coax them up to the side of the boat so we could get great pictures and video. We took a similar tour in Florida, but we did not see nearly as many alligators as on this tour. I liked that we were on a slow moving quiet boat rather than one of the very loud fan boats. I think this helped us see more wildlife, as they weren't scared away by the noise. We had a wonderful time, and our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the bayou and all of the animals that we saw. Great trip!
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Loved it
New York City
New Orleans Swamp Boat Tour
kathleenmK3220FM, Sep 2026
Loved it
Captain Duane keep entertained up with history and music. We seenalot of wildlife and gators. We did a swamp tour in Florida and this tour beat it hands down. Well worth it.
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Kayaking
New York City
New Orleans Guided Kayak Swamp Tour
janeccles2019, Sep 2026
Kayaking
Amazing experience we loved it! Definitely recommend!
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Fun time on the Bayou
New York City
New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Alligator Tour
H9566EEkatied, Sep 2026
Fun time on the Bayou
What a fun time on the Bayou! Lots of alligators plus some cute Raccoons. Great information on the history of the area. Highly recommended to spend a day on the water.
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Best swamp tour
New York City
New Orleans Swamp Boat Tour
shannonsI5474YD, Sep 2026
Best swamp tour
Second time on this tour and still highly recommend. Great experience.
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Great swamp experience ❤️
New York City
New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Alligator Tour
C4984IIchristineh, Aug 2026
Great swamp experience ❤️
Fabulous experience seeing our first American alligators in the wild! Plus raccoons!
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Add this to your bucket list!!!!
New York City
New Orleans Guided Kayak Swamp Tour
tacarie, Aug 2026
Add this to your bucket list!!!!
This was the best experience ever. Our guides were the best. Courtney and Jacie the sister duo are very experienced, professional and they made you feel comfortable and confident. Super supportive if you’re ever in Louisiana please take a walk on the wild side.
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The tour of a lifetime!
New York City
New Orleans Premium Six-Passenger Airboat Adventure
danapY8859BT, Aug 2026
The tour of a lifetime!
I asked my hotel concierge which tour to book and he said this was the one. We did the 6 person tour to get the most personalized experience. Jay was our tour guide, a Barataria Island native and very knowledgeable and passionate about the area, the wildlife, fish, birds and history.The ride was fast and fun in between areas of mire exploration. We saw a cemetery that is losing ground, parts of the swamp that were widened due to forestry needs and from hurricane damage.He answered all questions and called out to the gators in French…the females came runnIng! Obviously familiar with Jay and knowing there was nothing to fear, we had 4 gators around our boat. We tossed marshmallows to them before Jay got out the hot dogs and showed us a lot of excitement with gators even up on the boat. He’d kiss them and stick his head in their mouths for a bit of fun that didn’t seem overly dangerous (just exciting) The snap of their jaws will be a sound to remember!A great time and worth every penny for the smaller tour experience.
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Everything we hoped for in a swamp boat tour!
New York City
Private New Orleans Airboat Adventure
Safari54897203916, Aug 2026
Everything we hoped for in a swamp boat tour!
This was our first time to Louisiana and we wanted a genuine swamp tour, and boy did we get one! Our guide, Jay, is a bonafide Cajun (a direct descendant of Jean Lafitte himself) and he was incredibly knowledgeable about everything we asked, from history, to ecology, and botany. He wowed us immeasurably when he pulled the boat off into a little bay inside the swamp and started shouting Cajun French out into the trees, and lo and behold no fewer than four alligators came out to greet us, the largest of which he kissed on the mouth! When we return to southern Louisiana, and whenever we have friends visit, we will be doing/recommending this tour and we will be asking for Jay!
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A Great Experience in New Orleans
New York City
Fly a Plane in New Orleans: No Experience or License Required
Kaitlin_C, Aug 2026
A Great Experience in New Orleans
My mom bought this experience for me as a surprise. I have always wanted to fly a plane. This was beyond our expectations. My flight instructor Jacob is very knowledgeable and passionate about flying. He was a lot of fun and made sure we had a great experience. The young lady at the front was super sweet and made the check in process quick and easy. We would definitely do this again. Thank you Jacob!!!
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Awesome tour
New York City
Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans
Resort121469, Aug 2026
Awesome tour
This was worth every penny. Got to learn about the Oak Alley Plantation and its history. Also drove past the other plantations close by. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and knew his stuff!The swamp tour was alot of fun. The tour guide was awesome. He’s very knowledgeable about the bayou and the alligators. Very happy I did this tour.
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Well Worth It
New York City
Airboat Ride with Optional Transportation from New Orleans
Travel52282174382, Jul 2026
Well Worth It
We had large group and all of us agreed that it was a wonderful experience. I appreciate that we needed to push our original reservations to the next day and it was an easy process. Customer service was very accommodating. Easy transportation by bus to the preserve and back was the best way to get there. Capt Larry was wonderful and entertaining on our trip. He was so informative and it was an up close experience with the alligators. We saw multiple alligators in every cove he took us. It was a great day on the water!
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