The Louisiana swamp is an unusual ecosystem brimming with unique wildlife. Cypress trees line the coastal deltas of Louisiana and shelter the animals below. These swamps are home to many species of fish, snapping turtles, whitetail deer, corn snakes, nutria, and alligators. Wading birds like the pelican, great blue heron, egret, hawks, and owls live among these animals here in the wetlands. The Louisiana swamp makes up over ten percent of the nation’s wetlands and is an important food source globally. The wet, subtropical climate of Louisiana allows plants like water lilies, cattails, marsh grass, and majestic cypress and tupelo trees to flourish almost year-round.
Because of the geographic position of these swamplands, they are unlike any other in the world. The best way to experience and explore this awe-inspiring landscape is to take a trip and see it firsthand.
New Orleans Airboat Tours
Airboat Adventures offers New Orleans airboat tours year-round. Multiple airboat tours occur daily, so you can view the vast, 20,000-acre swamp we navigate at almost any time. Learn about the swamp from our passionate, knowledgeable airboat tour guides and interact with exotic wildlife like the infamous alligator. All of our New Orleans airboat tour guides are U.S. Coast Guard certified. Your tour guide may even feed the wild alligators or let you hold a baby gator!
Airboat Sizes and Tour Sizes
Two airboat sizes are available for your tour of the Louisiana swamps. Our 6-8 passenger airboat allows easy maneuverability through the hidden channels of the marsh. Our bigger 15-27 passenger airboat allows larger groups to remain together and learn about the swamp hands-on. Our tours last for nearly two hours, so you have plenty of exposure to Louisiana swampland ecosystem and the vast information your tour guide can teach you about this special place! Airboat Adventures can accommodate any size group that would like to tour the swamp.
New Orleans airboat tours are an adventure for the whole family. Children ages five and up can participate in the educational swamp tours we offer seven days a week. Even Louisiana locals enjoy coming down to the swamp and spending the day cruising their backyard swamp in an open-top airboat. Alternatively, if you are just visiting New Orleans, Airboat Adventures makes seeing the swamp simple with free hotel pickup service for all French Quarter hotels. Our friendly New Orleans airboat tour staff will also drive you back to your hotel after your fun swamp tour experience. If you are ready for the adventure of a lifetime, call Airboat Adventures today!