Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Drive-out along the Mississippi River approximately 30 miles (48 km) to the embarkation point of your airboat from your New Orleans hotel. Depending on the option you selected, board a large airboat holding 15 to 25 passengers or a small airboat limited to six to eight passengers for a more intimate, personalized experience.
Stop At: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130-1035
Set out on a 1 hour and 45 minute tour on a 20,000-acre (8,095-hectare) tract of tidewater cypress swamp close to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Your airboat is powered by an aircraft propeller to allow a fast, fluid trip through the shallow marshes. Feel the wind on your face as you zip into bayous lined with mossy cypress and tupelo-gum trees.
Prepare to see plenty of alligators in the warmer months (and warmer days in winter), some of which may be out sunning themselves on rocks! Your guide may even feed the gators, affording amazing photo opportunities. Keep your eyes open for turtles, snakes, egrets, herons and ibis. You may even catch sight of a hawk, owl or bald eagle. In the cooler months, look for white-tailed deer, raccoons and the large rodents known as nutria.
Be sure to check out the indoor exhibits of alligators, including an albino alligator.
Note: This tour does not include hotel pick-up or drop-off unless option selected at checkout.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
See Availability.
5118 Texas St, Lafitte, LA 70067, USA
Traveler pickup is offered
***Pickups start 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to tour time.***
Please be outside or near the main entrance where you have a visible line of sight of the designated transportation area. The driver will be picking up from multiple stops in a 30 minute window. If the bus is not there at first, please keep an eye out for a white shuttle bus with a red logo.
Note: THIS TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION UNLESS YOU SELECT THE OPTION WITH TRANSPORT.
2 to 4 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
Operates in all weather conditions (sunny or rainy); please dress appropriately
Minimum age is 5 years
Reservations booked separately will not be guaranteed to be on the same boat
Taxi & Ride Share services not available in our area
We offer a full refund in case of inclement weather that is unsafe to operate tours (lightening/ thunderstorms/ high wind). We still operate in the rain.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : nhitedevore
We were in a big boat but we’re able to get seats on the side. There were 5-6 in each row. The smaller boats had only four. The area was lovely with flowers blooming and lots of gators. The narrator was a soft spoken woman in the back and we didn’t hear most of what she said. . She needed something to magnify her voice. Otherwise it was good.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Tyler_K
Very touristy, but a lot of fun! Our guide did a great job explaining everything, and even put on a show with one of the Gators!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Ka C
We picked the speed boat and the pick up. It was one of the best experience, u can even have alcohol on the boat. We had so much fun , definitely worth the money and will do it again.
For the pick up location, u have to pay attention the pick up bus description, it’s gonna be multiple different tour companies stop by. Highly recommend spending little bit more money for this extra service. You never know if any Lyft or Uber drivers willing to take you there.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Tchkemia_T
It was a nice tour, I really couldn’t hear the guide a lot because he wasn’t speaking loud enough for the whole group but we did see a lot of alligators.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Tracy_G
A 40 minute journey outside of New Orleans brings you to the swamp. Our tour guide Ramone was extremely knowledgeable and was very interesting explaining the environment and especially the alligators. Well worth the experience. However our boat broke down twice which was such a shame.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : T5434PTlesleyb
Booked to go unfortunately our transport was delayed getting to our hotel that day and even though I tried contacting tour operator numerous times on various platforms that day to reschedule they didn’t respond . NO CUSTOMER SERVICE at all . Money down the drain .
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : 577jayleenr
Captain Ramon was informative and knowledgeable . We even name a gator (chapo) I will recommend him to anyone . Thank you captain Ramon I had a blast with you. He even kiss the gator for us
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Posted On : 2024-05-17
Posted By : Gonzalo_H
The boat captain was outstanding with great knowledge of the entire echo system. The ride was great fun as well!!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : sportrocket
Nice boat ride. Not happy that they said Uber could not get us there & we had to pay $30 a person extra for transportation. Also , 2 boats broke down & we had to wait 30 minutes for the people to get back on our bus
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : todd_h
Beautiful boat road. Saw 12 or so gators. Captain was informative and funny. Lots of good photo ops.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
