New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure with Transportation

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

See the Cajuns of the Bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps. Here, the waterways are their highways. From the relaxed comfort of our covered New Orleans Swamp Tour Boats, you will drift slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery and a fishing village! You'll admire the wildlife that made the Barataria Swamps the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase. Here, birds, snakes, turtles, fur animals, and gators - the king of the swamp - are easily spotted in Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Folding wheelchairs are allowed, but the driver is not allowed to pick up a person to help them gain entrance. The customer must get into the minibus by themselves or with assistance from family or friends.

Please note you are not guaranteed to see a gator. They hibernate in winter months but are easily spotted in spring, summer, and fall.

Service animals are permitted.

Emotional support animals are not permitted.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Swamp boat tour

Hotel pickup and drop-off (from downtown New Orleans hotels only)

Gratuities

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Barataria Preserve

On this tour, you will enjoy a fully narrated swamp tour by one of our local captains on the comfort of a swamp tour boat. Our tour boats feature a roof, cushioned seats, windows that can be raised or lowered for the weather, restroom, and plenty of standing and walking room. You may even experience a close encounter with some of the local swamp life. The Swamp Tour by Tour Boat with Pickup does include ground transportation.

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Included

Options

12:10pm Tour

Hotel pickup begins at 10:20: Hotel pickups are between 10:20-10:50
Pickup included

9:40am Tour

Hotel pickup begins at 8am: Hotel pickup is between 8am-8:30am
Pickup included

2:10pm Tour

Hotel pickup begins at 12:30: Hotel pickup is between 12:30pm-1pm
Pickup included

4:15 pm Tour

Hotel pickup begins at 3pm: Hotel pickups are between 3pm-3:30pm
Pickup included

Reviews

4.82

970 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

861

Definitely book this!
Jessica T,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Super convenient transport. Captain Bobby was amazing and we even got to hold a baby alligator. The scenery was amazing and the gift shop was a nice touch as well.
Relaxing tour
960serafinaa,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Relaxing tour. We didn’t see many Gators due to the cold temps but we did see a few!! Always wanted to see the Bayou, not at all what I was imagining. It was a nice time with Captain Kenny. He fed marshmallows to a gator
Swamp Water World
LLoyd R,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The swamp has a large presence of family life, like no others and their lifestyle has history we can all appreciate and learn a lot from.
Captain Ernie Amazing
Maria A,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience! Captain Ernie was a history buff and hilarious! I would recommend him to anyone!
Our guide ( I think it...
Mark O,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide ( I think it was Randy) older laid back gentleman was excellent. Took us all around explaining the wildlife and the people that live in the area and the hardships that they have been through.
Highly Recommend
roezellc,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was our first swamp tour. Our tour guide Ernie was AWESOME! We enjoyed his stories about growing up in the same swamp that we toured. We even held a baby gator! Would highly recommend this tour and tour guide!
It was a nice and ...
Cory R,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a nice and Informative tour. Captain Ernie was great!! He made an effort to find the wildlife we wanted to see and was successful.
Amazing experience :)
marinaslui,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was such a fun and good experience! The bus driver and the guide itself were simply fantastic, setting greatly the atmosphere for the whole ride! I loved hearing about New Orleans history, and learning more about the gators while seeing them was 10/10! Very recommended.
A must when you come to New Orleans!
Nicole T,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Such a fun and educational experience! Captain Ernie knew the bayou inside and out. We laughed, we learned, we can’t wait to do it again on our next trip to town!
Well worth the cost of admission.
Marc M,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our captain was very knowledgeable and I did the pontoon vs the other higher speed crafts. We saw several gators and learned a lot about the swamps. Beautiful day on the water.

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