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 : 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
Posted By : Christina_S
Highly recommend. The captain was very entertaining and informative. We saw a lot of wildlife. We loved our trip!
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Catherine_L
The guide was wonderful. Made sure we saw and interacted with some gators. May is a great time to go and see them, end of mating season. Great airboat ride with lots of gators!
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : OnAir41046
This is the worst company for customer satisfaction. We paid for small group on small boat and had a not very nice person for a captain who happened to cut our tour 45 minutes short. He also made derogatory comments about New Yorkers. He also had the nerve to ask for tips before we even put our feet on dry ground. I do not recommend this company. They won’t even address or answer any emails or phone calls. Not worth the money we paid.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Lesley_B
I would not recommend this tour . NO CUSTOMER SERVICE . Contacted you 6 am yesterday in the morning to reschedule And at other times also during the day as our transport was delayed no response what so ever on WhatsApp and through Viator from you . and I will be reviewing on there also !
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : michaeldH4342XJ
Amazing views and captain Larry was very knowledgeable! Great experience and recommend to anyone looking for a neat way to experience the alligators.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : kamiahm2023
This was such a fun tour! Our tour guide Ronnie did an amazing job allowing us to see the bayou safely! He was incredibly entertaining and made the experience enjoyable!
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : 38djl
Had a terrible experience because of the boat caption. We were a party of 3 friends of asian-indian descent. We entered the boat in the order we came. There were 2 white couples ahead of us who took the front seats. Next, we took the second row (with room to spare). Behind us, there was an african-american family. As more people entered, the captain decided to re-arrange us, taking a page from the segregation era playbook.
He told us and the african american family to go to the last row of the boat so he could seat the white passengers in the front and middle of the boat. No explanation was offered as to why that was ok.
Now the last row became the most crowded row. So he said one of us (our party of 3 friends) could sit in the row immediately ahead. We objected, after all we had as much right to sit together with our party as others on the boat did. Then he opened his mouth and said "you guys must love each other too much". The manner and tone in which he said this implied homosexuality (the prejudice became clear in that moment). After that, no words were exchanged between us and Mr. small-minded captain (pic attached).
We endured the ride, and luckily some of the others on the boat were extra nice to us, after all everybody could see through Mr. small-minded's prejudice. But I cannot recommend a business that places such prejudiced people in customer-facing roles. Watch out airboat adventures, there is a legal liability waiting to occur with this guy at the helm of the boat.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
