Large Airboat Swamp Tour with New Orleans Pick Up

Great views, up close encounters and knowledgeable tour guide. Got to watch alligators chase after marshmallows.

This tour was amazing and very insightful..... Rode through all the prime of the areas of New Orleans, Bayou

Great tour! Really enjoyed it. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and we got to see a bunch of gators and ride through the swamp. Would definitely go again and recommend.

I don’t know what would have made the experience anymore enjoyable. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area, the history, the wildlife, and the vegetation. It was a very relaxing boat ride, the bursts of speed was exciting!!!

The guide was excellent!! Super fun!! Real swamp experience!! Lots of Gators! Birds, etc. Great experience.

We had an AMAZING experience on Captain Ernie’s swamp tour. We saw alligators, birds and were highly entertained by Captain Ernie educational explanations of life in the marshes. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND this highlight to our trip.

We had a great time with Capt Ernie. Though it was cold he made the experience very enjoyable. Thanks

Captain Ernie was very knowledgeable and informative. We were even able to find a few Gators in the winter and learned a lot of new things about them. Very good tour

Transportation from my hotel was easy and convenient. The airboat ride was a lot of fun. Our captain was experienced, friendly and entertaining. The scenery is beautiful, but not anything super. It is a swamp after all. But it was a nice experience to have tried this once. If you're looking to do something different and off the beaten path. Give it a try. (if you go in winter dress warmly no matter what the forecast says!)

I booked my tour through Viator, I paid $75 per person (including transportation) for a large airboat tour. When booking through a 3rd party site, make sure to call and confirm your reservation. We were picked up at our hotel around 12:45 (we were told to be waiting 12:30-1pm and look out for the bus). Note that the buses used by Louisiana Tour Company have a different name on their side: "Alert Transportation." It's a 40 minute ride from the French Quarter, and when you arrive there's time to use the bathroom and visit the gift shop. Then you'll wait at the terminal for your boat and be directed where to hop on. Our guide explained things to us at the beginning of the ride, so be sure to listen then because the rest of the ride was all about wearing headphones to protect your ears from the airboat's noise. I went in January on a 55 degree day for the 2pm tour, and we saw 2 small alligators together on a bank - this was it. The guide did pull a live baby alligator out of his backpack to show us and let us hold, which was cool! Still a bit bummed we didn't see other wildlife, so it's really best to go in warmer weather to see things. I also wish our guide had whipped the airboat around a little more but I heard it’s better on a smaller airboat regardless the tour was enjoyable. If you're going on a day colder than 60 degrees- bundle up!! It gets colder than you expect.