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New Orleans Airboat Ride

• 338 Reviews
• Experience New Orleans’ wild bayou country on an exciting, family‐friendly airboat ride! This approximate 2‐hour boat tour winds through the mossy cypress swamp close to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, named for the 19th‐century pirate and smuggler. While onboard, enjoy lively commentary from a native guide as you admire lush, forested shoreline and spot local wildlife.
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour With Transport

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• Explore one of Louisiana’s last protected wetlands on a 2-hour boat tour that includes round-trip hotel transport in New Orleans. Depart in the morning or afternoon for Honey Island Swamp, a wildlife preserve teeming with critters such as 'gators, wild boar, snakes and birds. Ride through the swamp dripping with lush foliage and visit a boat-accessible Cajun village with an informative local guide who sheds light on the area’s inhabitants.
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Small-Group Swamp Tour by Airboat with Downtown New Orleans Pickup

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• Experience the iconic New Orleans swamplands during a small-group 2-hour airboat tour, led by a professional guide. Alternate between adrenaline-fuelled high speeds and gentle cruising as you sail past fascinating flora and fauna. Capture fantastic photographs of alligators in their natural habitat, and relish the intimate atmosphere of a small-group, limited to only 6 passengers. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation by comfortable, air-conditioned coach from your hotel in Downtown New Orleans.
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Swamp and Bayou Sightseeing Tour with Boat Ride from New Orleans

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• Discover the mystique of the swamps and bayous on a sightseeing boat tour from New Orleans. Travel deep into the secluded bayous across the Mississippi River to witness Cajun life and spot native wildlife. Your guide will provide commentary on Cajun culture and the myth‐laden swamps while you snap photos of alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles, and native birds.
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour

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• Discover one of Louisiana’s last preserved wetlands on a 2‐hour Honey Island Swamp boat tour! After making a short drive to Slidell, you’ll travel deep into the secluded swamp across Lake Pontchartrain to view native wildlife and witness a remote Cajun village only accessible by boat. Enjoy guided commentary on Cajun culture and the lush swamps as you spot alligators, wild boar, snakes, and native birds. This tour does not include transportation.
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New Orleans Large Airboat Swamp Tour

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• Discover the atmospheric swamps surrounding New Orleans on a fascinating 2-hour airboat tour, led by a professional guide. In a small group, head to the outskirts of the city and climb aboard an airboat destined for the rich flora and fauna of the swamplands. Enrich your natural knowledge as you listen to intriguing commentary from your guide; scour the scenery for sightings of ferocious alligators; and feel your adrenaline levels surge as you accelerate and reach high speeds.
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Small-Group Bayou Airboat Ride with Transport from New Orleans

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• Experience Louisiana’s wild bayou country on an exciting, family friendly airboat tour. This 4-hour tour includes about two hours on the boat, zipping through the tree‐lined marshes at speeds up to 45 mph (72 kph). While onboard, enjoy lively commentary from your guide as you view lush scenery and local wildlife, including alligators, nutria, and native birds. Pickup and drop-off from downtown New Orleans and French Quarter hotels included.
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Ultimate Swamp Tour Experience

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• Experience life on the Louisiana bayou on this ultimate swamp tour from New Orleans, run by one of the city’s oldest tour companies. Ride on a state-of-the-art swamp boat through the famous wetlands teeming with native wildlife, while learning about Cajun culture from your tale-spinning captain.
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Tour with Lunch

• Escape the city for a few hours to explore the beautiful bayous of Louisiana on this half-day swamp boat tour from New Orleans. Cross the Mighty Mississippi to enter the realm of alligators, snakes, egrets, and other swamp creatures, and learn about the delicate wetlands ecosystem on a leisurely cruise. Includes a traditional po' boy lunch for a true Louisiana experience.
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Audubon Nature Institute Museums Admission

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• Escape the French Quarter and explore New Orleans’ other wild side with admission to one of the four museums that make up the city’s Audubon Nature Institute! Spend hours getting close to critters from Louisiana and beyond at live feedings, vibrant exhibits and interactive experiences. Set your own full-day schedule at the Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Entergy Giant Screen Theater, or the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium. Combo admission tickets available for true nature enthusiasts!
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Airboat Ride with Round-Trip Transportation from New Orleans

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• Experience New Orleans’ wild bayou country on an exciting, family‐friendly airboat tour. This 4‐hour full tour includes 1.5 hours on the boat. While onboard, enjoy lively commentary from a native guide as you spot local wildlife, including alligators, nutria and native birds, and visit the secluded fishing village of Jean Lafitte, the infamous 19th‐century smuggler. The airboat holds 15-27 passengers.
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Honey Island Swamp Tour with Pickup from New Orleans

• 40 Reviews
• Trade in the urban bustle for the bayou on a half-day trip from New Orleans to the wilds of the Honey Island Swamp. Relax on the ride from your downtown or French Quarter hotel, and then cruise beneath hanging moss and cypress trees while a wetland ecologist shares tall tales and fun facts about this protected nature reserve on the shores of Lake Ponchartrain. Learn about Louisiana’s long-standing fishing industry, and keep an eye out for native critters like otters, turtles, egrets and alligators lurking beneath the surface.
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Holly Jolly Hunt of Baton Rouge, LA

• Holly Jolly Hunt is a holiday scavenger hunt done on your smartphone, that brings your entire family and friends together for holiday cheer. During the adventure you’ll be seeking out all the traditional, and even the non-traditional holiday items we all see this time of year. You’ll use the app to get points for each item you find. The goal is to capture as many items as you can in order to score as many points as you can. Along the way you’ll be asked to perform silly holiday themed tasks meant to bring laughter and smiles to everyone involved. Come play with us. Young or old, this is a scavenger hunt for everyone that enjoys this time of year. Holly Jolly Hunt is back for 2018 and we promise you will create holiday memories that you will not forget!
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Holly Jolly Hunt - New Orleans, LA

• Holly Jolly Hunt is a holiday scavenger hunt done on your smartphone, that brings your entire family and friends together for holiday cheer. During the adventure you’ll be seeking out all the traditional, and even the non-traditional holiday items we all see this time of year. You’ll use the app to get points for each item you find. The goal is to capture as many items as you can in order to score as many points as you can. Along the way you’ll be asked to perform silly holiday themed tasks meant to bring laughter and smiles to everyone involved. Come play with us. Young or old, this is a scavenger hunt for everyone that enjoys this time of year. Holly Jolly Hunt is back for 2018 and we promise you will create holiday memories that you will not forget!
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Crazy Dash Walking Adventure - New Orleans, LA

• Crazy Dash is a digital adventure walking tour that takes you around the city to do silly tasks and see the sights using just an app on your smartphone. These sites could range from monuments and historical markers to sculptures and other important landmarks of the city. The objective of the Crazy Dash is to have a blast with your friends and family, explore the city, learn a little, answer questions about your checkpoints, and complete crazy challenges. After getting introduced to a remote guide via text message, you'll set out to 10 checkpoints around the city. At each checkpoint, you'll answer a question. Along the way, be prepared to perform crazy tasks! You won't be alone. Your remote Guide will monitor your progress  throughout the Dash. They may even give you challenges!
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Wacky Adventure Walk Game - New Orleans, LA

• Wacky Walks is a unique walking game. It is similar to a board game in which the power, or control shifts from one player to another, and instead of a board, you’ll be navigating the city streets with your smartphone to play. The objective of the game is to have fun, learn some facts about the city, be a little wacky, and enjoy the company of whoever you are playing with. Wacky Walks will start out by designating who will be the first King or Queen (kind of like a Team Captain), but don’t worry, that could soon change. You’ll then go out on checkpoints throughout the city. At each checkpoint, the players will need to answer a question about the checkpoint and the players, or “pawns” as we call them will perform a task for the King or Queen. Wacky Walks is done completely on foot and usually takes about two hours to complete. But don’t worry, you won’t be alone. You’ll have a remote/virtual guide that will be available in case you get stuck.
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New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure

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• Immerse yourself in the rich culture and natural splendor of New Orleans’ mystifying swamps and wetlands on a 2-hour New Orleans swamp tour and wetlands adventure. Relax in the luxurious interior of a New Orleans swamp tour boat as you cruise past cultural highlights like a Cajun cemetery, an Indian burial mound and a traditional fishing village. Scour the scenery for fascinating flora and fauna like snakes, turtles and alligators while listening to interesting commentary from your professional guide.
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Large Airboat Swamp Tour with New Orleans Pick Up

• 15 Reviews
• Uncover the mysteries of the swamps surrounding New Orleans on an exhilarating 2-hour airboat tour of the atmospheric area, led by a professional guide. Cruise along the picturesque waterways in search of ferocious alligators and other rare wildlife while listening to illuminating commentary from your guide. Feel your adrenaline levels surge as your driver accelerates to high speeds, and capture fantastic photographs during regular stops. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transportation by comfortable, air-conditioned coach on this exhilarating tour.
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New Orleans Shore Excursion: Post-Cruise Half-Day Airboat Combo Tour

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• While docked at the Port of New Orleans, enjoy a guided, half-day airboat ride and historic plantation tour. Travel to a remote Louisiana swamp deep in the heart of Cajun Country for a thrilling, high-speed ride on board a small airboat, gliding over and through secluded bayous and marshes. Look for alligators, giant catfish and other wildlife. Then visit Destrehan Plantation, an antebellum mansion with guides in period costumes who will share the stories of generations who lived and worked on this land. Port of hotel pickup and drop-off included.
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New Orleans City Tour with Swamp Tour Options

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• Travel through the bayou on this three-hour New Orleans city tour with optional swap adventure. Journey with your professional guide in a comfortable air-conditioned minibus as you learn about the history, culture and highlights of southern Creoles. You'll see major city highlights, plus areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and have the opportunity to add an optional swamp tour to this already comprehensive trip.
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Honey Island Swamp Tour

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• Cruise through the wild wetlands of Honey Island Swamp on a 2-hour boat tour. Located on the marshy shores of Lake Ponchartrain just north of New Orleans, this protected nature reserve is home to an array of southern wildlife, from egrets and herons soaring above to otters and alligators lurking below the water’s surface. Hear tales of swamp pirates, fishermen’s lore and mysterious creatures from your captain as you glide past hanging moss and swooning cypress trees.
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New Orleans Full Auto MP5 Shooting Tour

• Visit a private shooting range in New Orleans with this half-day tour. You’ll have access to fully automatic weapons, with the option of adding Tommy Guns, UZIs, M-16s, AK-47s and the Kriss Vector to your package. You’ll shoot under the guidance of certified instructors who give one-on-one lessons on proper gun safety and handling. The tour includes pick-up and drop-off via executive coach from any lodging in the city, plus all entrance fees.
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Private Tour of the Honey Island Swamp

• Adventure to Honey Island Swamp on this 2-hour private tour, and see the natural beauty of the Louisiana swamp up close. Cruise from the West Pearl River in Slidell on a shaded flat-bottom boat into the marshy waters, and stay on the lookout for alligators along the riverbanks. Pass through a Cajun village, hear stories about the Honey Island Swamp Monster, and learn about the swamp's environment from your guide who’s a professional wetland ecologist.
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New Orleans Small Group Airboat Swamp Tour

• 20 Reviews
• Delve into the atmospheric beauty of New Orleans’ vast swamplands on an exciting 2-hour small-group tour by airboat. With a knowledgeable guide, cruise past fascinating flora and fauna, scouring the picturesque scenery for sightings of alligators and other rare creatures. Experience the exhilaration of traveling at high velocity as your driver alternates between gentles cruising and high-speed bursts. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to only 6 passengers.
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