About this experience
Spend an unforgettable 3 hours on our comfortable air conditioned Mini-bus and get an overview of New Orleans. No trip to New Orleans would be complete without seeing the highlights of our city and the some of the areas affected by Katrina’s flood waters. Then, head to the swamps to experience the history and culture of the Creoles with your licensed tour guide, in a tour boat or airboat. (You must choose which boat you'd like when making the booking.) You will be on the water for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
At a glance
- Duration: 7 hr 30 min
What is included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- New Orleans City Tour + Swamp Boat or Airboat Tour (Select your choice when booking)
- Professional driver/guide
Not included
- Gratuities
Itinerary and highlights
Experience a guided bus tour of the French Quarter.
Your guided walking tour of New Orleans' unique above-ground tombs is about 20 minutes.
See the Cajuns of the Bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps. Here, the waterways are their highways. From the relaxing comfort of our Covered Swamp Tour Boats, we will drift slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery, and a Fishing village! You may see the wildlife that made the Barataria Swamps the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase.
If you choose the airboat option - you will experience the best of both: a swamp tour and an airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds on the airboat then slow down and stop for pictures. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain. Our airboats have stadium style seating, so that the person in front of you does not obstruct your view. Every airboat seat is great for experiencing the tour and viewing the wildlife. Gators will get close…….real close!!!
From New Orleans
Meeting and pickup information
- **You must be out front of your location at the beginning of the pickup window or the bus will be forced to leave.** For pickups, there will be a 30 minute window. Please be on the lookout for a bus that says Alert Transportation between 9:30 AM and about 10:00 AM.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Louisiana Tour company
Accessibility and practical details
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Folding wheelchairs (up to 28 inches in width) are allowed, but the driver is not allowed to pick up a person to help them gain entrance. The customer must get into the boat/minibus by themselves or with assistance from family or friends.
- Service animals are permitted.
- Emotional support animals are not permitted.
- Please note you are not guaranteed to see a gator. They hibernate in winter months but are easily spotted in spring, summer, and fall.
- When traveling with multiple passengers, you must make one booking with all passengers to insure that you are on the same boat. If you did not book together, you are not guaranteed to be together.
- Minimum height requirement for airboats is 48 inches.
- Participants with back problems are not permitted on an airboat
- Participants with heart complications or other serious medical conditions are not permitted on an airboat
- Pregnant women are not permitted on an airboat
- Airboats are not handicapped accessible. There are no lifts or ramps available for use. Guests must be able to get on or off of the boat themselves or with the help of someone in their party.
- Service animals are permitted but not recommended on airboats due to the volume of noise on the boat and threats of surrounding wildlife.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Available tour options
- 3 Hour City & Tour Boat: 3 Hour City Tour in combination of the 1 hour and 40 minute swamp Tour by Pontoon Boat. Pickup is between 9:30-10am. Pickup included
- 3-hour City Tour in Combination with 16-passenger airboat swamp tour. Pickup is between 9:30-10am. Not wheelchair accessable Pickup included
- 3 Hour City tour with 9 passenger Airboat Swamp Tour. Pickup is between 9:30-10am. Not wheelchair accessible Pickup included
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