Small-Group Bayou Airboat Ride with Transport from New Orleans
Description
An airboat tour through Louisiana’s famous swamps is the perfect way to experience the untamed side of New Orleans. Aboard a small airboat (Maximum 13 passengers) explore marshes and travel deep into secluded bayous as you cruise up to 45 mph (72 kph)! Enjoy the lush scenery, watch for wildlife, and hear entertaining stories and facts from your guide on your roughly 1.5-hour airboat ride. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.
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Itinerary
After pickup from your downtown New Orleans or French Quarter hotel, you’ll drive along the Mississippi River to a remote swamp in Cajun Country, located less than an hour away, for an exciting high-speed airboat tour. On the way, your friendly driver will provide entertaining stories and interesting facts about the region.
Board a small airboat and relax as your professional airboat captain takes you comfortably through marshes and deep into secluded bayous. On your 1.5-hour (roughly) airboat ride, hold on tight as the airboat reaches speeds of up to 45 mph (72 kph)! See abundant cypress trees, Louisiana’s state tree, and watch for native wildlife. After your airboat tour, you’ll return to your hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please specify hotel at time of purchase. We pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast or select Airbnbs, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the Westbank. We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore. Supplier will contact you the day before your tour to give you an exact pick up time.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- In case of inclement weather, the tour may be shortened, postponed or replaced with a similar tour on a covered boat
- Sunglasses are recommended
- For parties of up to 14 who wish to not be split up, there are 14-passenger airboats available
- Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
- Due to the nature of the airboat, children under the age of 5, pregnant women, people with back or neck issues or recent surgeries are not allowed to participate
Reviews(533)
If anyone says this tour is anything other than fabulous- they’re wrong! Literally one of the best tours ever in our thirty years of marriage- including trips to Europe and other countries. The alligators got up close and personal - it was thrilling and terrifying and so much fun. The only negative was it was hot- which is expected- but as for a rating- this tour hands down is five stars!
This is so cool! Thank you and we were so glad to contribute so much fun to your 30th anniversary celebration! Please come back to NOLA soon! Isabelle C.
Isabelle is the absolute best. She provided clear pickup information, was right on time, and gave us thorough and wonderful explanations of the history and various landmarks of New Orleans as she took us to and from our airboat trip. From start to finish, she made sure that we had a great time on this excursion.
The Bayuo fast boat tour was fantastic. Great boats and skipper who provided an exiting tour of the swamps and Bayuo with plenty of alligators approaching the boat for a chicken snack along with birds and other wildlife. Isabella picked us up at the hotel and provided an interesting history of New Orleans and the swamps on our way out of town to get on the boats. Highly recommended tour you must do when you visit New Orleans. Safe for people of all ages.
Thank you Will. Your group was so much fun of an audience! I appreciate you taking the time to write all these details! Please come back to visit us soon! Isabelle C.
The van driver Isabel was fantastic as was our boat guide. Trip was great all around.
Wonderful and fun experience. Saw a great deal of alligator activity, since they’re in mating season.
Great day, great guide, enjoyable all round
Thank you, Paul!
We were a group of 5 women from 30's to 70's. We all throughly enjoyed every minute. From pickup airboat and the ride back. Knowledgeable on New Orleans history,swamp, gators and eco system. We all agreed this was by far our favorite tour we did while in New Orleans. We did many in the 6 days we were in NOLA. Highly recommend this outting. Saw so many alligators.
Oh, I’m so glad you enjoyed our AIRBOAT tour Miss Patty I will forward this to your AIRBOAT Captain And we hope you come back soon Isabelle C
Well organized. Great guide. Just what we were looking for. Lots of gators. Airboats r fun to ride. Wear ear protection.
Fun airboat ride with knowledgeable guide; lot of alligators, + herons, + bayou. Definitely worth it at least once in your life!
Thanks Joshua! I will pass it along to your Airboat captain, i am so happy you enjoyed it! Isabelle C.
Brie, our bus driver, was so friendly and knowledgeable. Our boat tour guide (tiger bait boarding pass) was amazing! He was personable, kept the tour fun and had plenty of facts to share along with helping us feel safe and like we knew the swamp and gators as well as he did! Highly recommend this tour as well as these two guides!!!
