Swamps & Bayous from New Orleans

Written by Viator, January 2011

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Cultural Experience, Monument - Natural

Revel in the history and culture of the Cajun people while pursuing contact with the distinctive wildlife found in the swamps and bayous of Southern Louisiana. The region is replete with so much abundance in the way of the beautiful and the bizarre that little more than a guided tour is required to make for an exciting and memorable experience. The amount of living history—whether it be Cajun or the profusion of Antebellum plantations—is truly something to behold.

Road Trip

The transition from urban New Orleans to the mysterious realm of cypress swamps, vast sugarcane fields and historic bridges spanning the mighty Mississippi River are best experienced in that most American method of transportation: the automobile. Explore the region on your own or soak up some local history with the aid of one of the many guided tours readily at hand in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

All Aboard

Learn the secrets of local alligator hunters, fur trappers and fishermen aboard a guided boat tour of the swamps and backwater bayous of Louisiana. Though many travelers take pleasure in blazing their own trail, these gator-infested waters are not for the uninitiated. Take advantage of local knowledge of reptile habitats, healing plants and exotic birds while in pursuit of alligators, snakes, egrets, raccoons, nutria, and other wildlife.

Tour a Plantation

Though often evocative of a painful period in U.S. history, a tour of one of the region’s countless antebellum era plantations is not an experience to be missed for history buffs and casual vacationers alike. Partake in ample amounts of trademark regional hospitality while witnessing the unique combination of opulence and practicality of the Old South firsthand.

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Reply by Viator, May 2013
Doing what: Small-Group Tour: New Orleans Past and Present

The perfect introduction to New Orleans for us, first-time visitors, thanks especially to our amazing guide, Dylan.

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Reply by Viator, April 2013
Doing what: New Orleans Super Saver: Swamp and Bayou Sightseeing plus Oak Alley Plantation Tour

The guides on the boat and at the plantation are very informed

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Reply by Viator, April 2013
Doing what: Grand Tour of Cajun Country

We were promptly picked up at our hotel and had a really wonderful guide through out the trip and at both mansions. The trip to the bayou was very interesting and the lunch was very good. Lovely day with many history lessons attachedd!!!

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