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New Orleans: High Speed 16 Passenger Airboat Ride

4.8  / 5
961 reviews
Activity provider:Louisiana Tour Company
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New Orleans: High Speed 16 Passenger Airboat Ride

Activity provider:Louisiana Tour Company
4.8  / 5
961 reviews
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From US$ 65 per person

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Hold onto your hat on a high-speed, small group (up to 16 passengers) airboat ride through the swamps and marshlands just outside New Orleans. Look for alligators and other wildlife, along with diverse bird species in their natural habitat.

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Duration 100 minutes - 4 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup optional
You will be picked up from your accommodation in New Orleans. There is a 30 minute pickup window from the time pickup starts. Please be out front of your location for pickup time and be on the lookout for a bus that says Alert Transportation.

Experience

Highlights
  • Take a high-speed airboat ride through the swamps
  • Learn about the way the Cajuns lived in the wetlands outside New Orleans
  • See alligators, raccoons, wild pigs and other swamp life
Full description
Embark on a high-speed adventure through the swamps and marshes just 35 minutes from New Orleans and experience the amazing scenery by airboat. Slow down or stop to take pictures and get a personal tour from your local captain. Avail of airboats with stadium-style seating so that the person in front does not obstruct your view. Be amazed as alligators come so close to the boat that you can stare into their reptilian eyes! Encounter magnificent birdlife, including bald eagles, pelicans, ospreys and owls. Every tour is unique and you never know what will be around the next corner! Reach speeds of up to 35 miles per hour, propelled by a huge fan that blows air from the back of the boat in excess of 200 miles per hour. Ride in shallow water and access areas where traditional boats cannot go.
Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • 100-minute airboat tour
  • Stadium-style seating for an unobstructed view
  • Wildlife sights
  • Access to areas other boats cannot go
  • Local captain/guide
  • Gratuities
  • Snacks and drinks
Not suitable for
  • People with back problems

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Meet at the Louisiana Tour Company's Swamp Dock.

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Important information

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  • Airboat tours are performed in an open boat. If it rains you will get wet. However, you can purchase inexpensive rain ponchos at the swamp tour gift shop
  • Pregnant women or people with neck or back problems cannot participate
  • Children must be at least 48 inches tall and must wear a seat belt
  • Hearing protection is provided by the local operator
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4.8 /5

based on 961 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Service
    4.7/5
  • Organization
    4.5/5

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Captain Jason was excellent. He is knowledgeable, fun and has the swamp at heart. He knows several alligators by name and even interact with them. We were able to hold a 1 year old alligator. Improvement: the transportation was bad. If you care for the safety of your customers please request Alert Transportation to do some maintenance/service to the vehicle. However it was clean and had good air-conditioning.

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September 24, 2023

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Dione – CuraçaoVerified booking

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my guide was extremely friendly and he answered every single question that i had and he was so connected with all of the gators and he truley know the bayou and how to navigate there, the airboat is kinda loud but hey what can you expect from a huge engine like this, overall i had a magnificent experiance and i FOR SURE will come back once i visit new orleans in the future.

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September 21, 2023

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Ido – IsraelVerified booking

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Trey was outstanding. He was very knowledgeable. He showed us many alligators, an alligator next and a variety of birds and other wildlife. He knew the swamp like the back of his hand. I highly recommend to take you swamp Tour here. the folks in the store had the true southern hospitality. I give them 10 out of 10.

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