Embark on an eco-friendly, small-boat tour in the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Refuge that respects the ecosystem and doesn’t feed alligators or other wildlife. Cruise in comfort and learn about the area’s unique ecosystem form and expert naturalist captain and guide Begin the tour about an hours drive from New Orleans, from a private dock which is only a few minutes away from the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area where you will be welcomed by your boat captain/guide. Travel in a customized boat equipped with comfortable captain chairs that swivel 360 degrees. The small boat’s engine doesn’t scare wildlife away and allows you to get deeper into the swamp than you would with the large-boats used on most swamp tours. Benefit from a group size of maximum 6 people, ensuring that you can properly relax, avoid the crowds, and ask all the questions you want from your naturalist captain and guide. Glide through hardwood forests and swamps with towering cypress trees and Spanish moss. Learn about the wildlife, the local lifestyle and culture, and even the legend of the Rougarou, the Cajun swamp monster. Discover the Maurepas Swamp, a biodiverse 110,000-acre federally protected wildlife management area and keep your eyes peeled for gators, great blue herons, bald eagles, owls, deer, wild pigs, and turtles. Be immersed in a birdwatchers paradise as you encounter woodpeckers, fishing birds, and migratory songbirds that live here. Gain a deeper understanding of what makes the ecosystems here so unique. End the tour at the same dock where you departed. If you choose an option including transportation to and from New Orleans, the driver will meet you at the dock and bring you and other guests back to town.