Small-Group Airboat Swamp Tour with Downtown New Orleans Pickup
Overview
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4 hours 15 minutes
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Experience the other Swamp Tour in New Orleans. This destination is only 35 minutes from New Orleans yet a world apart. Hold onto your hat! This New Orleans airboat tour is a high speed adventure that is part tour and part ride. This boat has a maximum of nine passengers to ensure a small, personal and uncrowded experience.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All children must be at least 48 inches
When traveling with multiple passengers, you must make one booking with all passengers to insure that you are on the same boat. If you did not book together, you are not guaranteed to be together.
Due to safety concerns, pregnant women are not allowed on this tour
Airboats are not handicapped accessible. There are no lifts or ramps available for use. Guests must be able to get on or off of the boat themselves or with the help of someone in their party.
Service animals are permitted but not recommended due to the volume of noise on the boat and threats of surrounding wildlife.
Emotional support animals are not permitted.
Please note you are not guaranteed to see a gator. They hibernate in winter months but are easily spotted in spring, summer, and fall.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
1 hour and 40 minute airboat tour
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
New Orleans
Your experience starts with hotel pick-up in New Orleans. Travel along the river to reach your destination in the swamps.
Barataria Preserve
On this tour you will experience the best of both worlds: a swamp tour and an airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds in the airboat then slow down and stop for pictures. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain. These airboats have stadium seating so the person in front of you does not obstruct your view. Every seat is great for viewing the wildlife. Yes, gators will get close - real close! Alligators do hibernate in the colder months, but the experienced captains know where to look for them. On average, during the winter, you have better than a 50/50 chance of seeing a gator. In the warmer months, you will always see a gator. You may also see bald eagles, pelicans, osprey, or owls. Airboats reach speeds of up to 35 miles an hour, and are propelled by a huge fan that will blow air from the back of the boat in excess of 200 miles an hour. These tours are truly a blast! They ride in inches of water and go places where traditional boats cannot go.
Options
2:10pm Tour
Pickup starts at 12:30pm: 9 passenger airboat with pickup from downtown New Orleans hotels. Hotel pickup is between 12:30pm-1pm.
Pickup included
4:15pm Tour
Pickup starts at 3pm: 9 passenger airboat with pickup from downtown New Orleans hotels. Pickup between 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM.
Pickup included
12:10pm Tour
Pickup starts at 10:20am: 9 passenger airboat with pickup from downtown New Orleans hotels. Pickup is between 10:20 AM and 10:50 AM.
Pickup included
9:40am Tour
Pickup starts at 8am: 9 passenger airboat with pickup from downtown New Orleans hotels. Hotel pickup is between 8am-8:30am
Pickup included
Reviews
1,540 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Swamp tour was great....
Angelica P,
Sep 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00Swamp tour was great. Captain BeeBop was very informative and did a great job. We enjoyed the whole tour. Only recommendation I would have is that each group of people that come as a group should sit together as much as feasible. There was a group of 4 that decided they were gonna spilit up causing my husband and I having to sit next to another group of 2. It could’ve been the group of 4 in the back row and the only other 2 groups of 2’s could’ve sat in there own row which each other. Other than that it was absolutely great!!
A great experience!
Kathleen A,
Sep 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Fast paced boat ride with many slow paced or stopped opportunities for photos. A fun and great experience thanks to a knowledgeable tour guide who shared many facts about the ecosystems and the wildlife-
This tour is awesome!! ...
Marilynn R,
Sep 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00This tour is awesome!! This was the highlight of my trip to New Orleans. You speed around the swamp area and stop all along the was to see alligators, raccoons and a variety of bird life. We got to hold a baby alligator and a large alligator actually climbed up on our boat. Our tour glad is so knowledgeable about the area. I HIGHLY recommend this tour.
So fun and easy for...
Elizabeth O,
Sep 4, 2025
- Viator
5.00So fun and easy for people with accomodations. Knowledgeable guide and friendly staff. Everyone aboard enjoyed the trip
Captain Earnie is the coolest
Gloria C,
Aug 30, 2025
- Viator
5.00We took a tour with Captain Earnie today. He was amazing! Great tour, we were very pleased. He was knowledgeable and you can tell he really cares about the bayou and the gators.
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