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SWAMP
TOURS
A swamp tour
offers visitors an opportunity to
discover a wonderful world unique
to Southern Louisiana. Most, if
not all, of the area’s swamp
tours are outside of New Orleans;
however, you can check with your hotel to
find out which, if any, swamp tour
companies will pick you up right in
front of your hotel lobby -- most
do! Below are some of the more
popular swamp adventures
available.
Airboat Adventure™
5029 Wade Dr.
Metairie, LA 70003
504-885-7325 888-GO-SWAMP Fax: 885-7325
www.airboatadventures.com
Email: chris@airboatadventures.com
Less than an hour from downtown New
Orleans, and only minutes from Oak
Alley and Laura Plantation,
Airboat Adventure takes you on
an unforgettable journey and
offers visitors a break from bawdy
Bourbon Street and an exciting
alternative to commercial swamp
tours. Using small all-terrain
airboats carrying six passengers
in comfort, Airboat Adventures
penetrates areas of the swamp that
are inaccessible to large
"party" boats.
Passengers glide over water and
land to discover an exotic world
that is hauntingly beautiful. And
the 2-hour tour, with daily
departures, navigates the swamp
without disturbing the delicate
ecosystem.
Jean Lafitte
Swamp Tour
610 S. Peters
St. Ste. 100
New Orleans, LA
70130
(504) 689-4186
or
(800) 445-4109 Fax:
524-6265
Internet: www.bigeasy.com
20 minutes from
downtown New Orleans discover a
wild life adventure. Knowledgeable
guides take you on a 1-hour and
45-minute narrated journey through
everything
from pristine, moss-draped bayous
to "jumping gators" and
elegant egrets. Group rates and private boat charters are available.
Cypress Swamp
Tours Inc.
501 Laroussini
St.
Westwego, LA
70094-4933
504-348-8833
800-633-0503 Fax: 581-1957
www.cypressswamp.com
Offers swamp,
city and plantation tours. 12
miles from New Orleans. Cajun
guides explore indigenous swamps
in all-weather Lafitte skiffs.
Gift shop and café also
available.
Gator Swamp
Tours, Inc.
P. O. Box 2082
Slidell, LA
70459-2082
504-649-1255
800-875-4287 Fax: 649-1563
Personal, real
life adventure. Small boats
maneuver easily thru moss draped
trees & still waters of Honey
Island swamp. Abundant wildlife,
unforgettable and non-commercial.
Cajun Critters
Swamp Tours
645 11th St.
Westwego, LA
70094
(504) 347-0962
or (800) 575-5578 Fax: 341-7238
Email: cajuncritt@aol.com
www.cajunswamptours.com
Swamp Tour
along Bayou Segnette. 15 minutes
from New Orleans-5 minutes from
Bayou Segnette State Park.
Two-hour narrated by captain with
Cajun legend and lore.
Exciting-take a ride on the wild
side.
Bayou
Gauche Airboat Swamp Tours
6570 Louis XIV Street
New Orleans, LA 70124
504-486-4562 877-247-2628 Fax: 482-6817
www.bayouairboattours.com
Airboat adventure tour of private,
pristine 14,000-acre fresh water
marsh & swamp. Multiple boats
can accommodate 2-55 people per
tour with indoor catering
available.
Captain Nick's Wildlife Safaris
(504-361-3004)
Offering swamp tours and fishing
adventures.
Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp
Tours, Inc.
(504-242-5877)
Features narrated trips of a 70,000-acre
swamp.
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