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Guided Boat Tour of New Orleans Bayou and Wildlife

Guided Boat Tour of New Orleans Bayou and Wildlife

Overview

Are you ready to experience one of the best excursions New Orleans has to offer? Adventures of Jean Lafitte offers personal Alligator Tours through Louisiana’s beautiful backcountry. Gather your whole crew and come experience the “road less traveled”!

You’ll be touring 20,000 acres of tidewater cypress swamp. During your 1 hour 30 minute tour you’ll have opportunities to see alligators, snakes, turtles, egrets, herons and ibis, and we sometimes see hawks, owls and bald eagles.

We are approximately 35-45 minutes from New Orleans. Both self-drive and hotel pickup options are available, and hotel pickups begin 75 minutes prior to tour time.Because we are located about 40 minutes outside of New Orleans, cab and uber services are not available.

City: New Orleans

Mon 24 Feb

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Starting at $17.50

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Mon 24 Feb

Starting at $17.50

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Local guide

Pontoon boat ride

Hotel pick-up and drop-off (if option with transport is selected at the time of booking)

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
The size of our swamp boats offer an opportunity to spread out and social distance, while also being outside!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (37)

Jim_G

Feb 2021

The tour was descent. I guess for the price you can't expect more. We got to the place at 11:30 a.m. The departure time was at noon. The captain came around 12:20. When we finally got on the boat it had a nice atmosphere. The captain was friendly and had a great sense of humor. He gave out good information about the tour. My only complain was that we didn't get to see many alligators. Maybe it was my mistake to think we were going to be seeing more than one. The one we did get to see was about 40 ft away from the boat. We could only see a little bit of it, and was about 3 ft long, according to the captain. When we passed him up we came to a stop. This is where the captain brought out his pet alligator from a cooler. The guest were able to hold him. He started at the front of the boat and ended in the back. It was an overall descent tour for $16 a person.

Response from Host

Mar 2021

Thank you so much for coming out on tour with us! We are sorry you didn't get to see more alligators, as they are in their natural environment and can become reclusive in the dead of the winter. We are glad you enjoyed the captain and were able to learn a few new things! Thank you again for coming out!

lindak263

Feb 2021

The tour guide went out of his way to give us a pleasant experience. he stopped several times for us to view the alligators. It was my first time in the bayou and it turned out to be a perfect way to see nature. The tour guide was very personable and seemed very interested in having everyone on board enjoy their visit.I would highly recommend this tour.

Linzy22

Aug 2020

This experience was amazing! My friend and I both consider it to be our favorite thing we did in New Orleans. Our guide was super down to earth, funny, and knew a lot about the area. He even kissed an alligator on the nose (more than once). The wildlife was super cool and the pontoon boat was very fun. Definitely worth it!