Every swamp tour around New Orleans, compared

Nineteen tours across four formats, from quiet pontoon rides to airboats, kayaks and plantation day trips, with prices, durations and cancellation terms laid out side by side.

A covered boat moving past cypress trees draped in Spanish moss on a dark Louisiana swamp

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are louisiana swamp tours worth it?

An honest value verdict on Louisiana swamp tours: real costs per format, what 7,119 reviewers say about the strongest trip, who should skip, and a price-per-hour comparison.

An airboat with its propeller cage gliding across a green Louisiana swamp at dusk

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can airboats tip over?

Airboats look top-heavy and loud, but tipping over is rare. Here is how the hull design, operator safety rules and Coast Guard-certified captains keep Louisiana airboat tours upright.

Slow brown water threading between bald cypress trunks draped in Spanish moss under a hazy sky

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what is the difference between a swamp and a bayou?

A plain-language breakdown of the difference between a swamp and a bayou, with Louisiana examples, definitions from state and federal sources, and a bookable trip for each.

Misty cypress trees reflected in still brown swamp water at dawn

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the honey island swamp monster

The Honey Island Swamp Monster legend, told as folklore: the Harlan Ford origin story, the rougarou connection, why the tale stuck, and the real wildlife of the 70,000-acre swamp you can tour by boat.

an airboat resting at a wooden swamp dock with cypress trees and still water behind it

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how much do you tip an airboat captain?

Tipping etiquette for airboat and swamp tour captains around New Orleans: customary ranges by boat type and group size, cash versus the listing's tip line, and what the captain actually does to earn it.

an airboat gliding through a cypress swamp at golden hour

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the airboat captain behind the lana del rey headlines

The verified story of Jeremy Dufrene, the Louisiana airboat captain who married Lana Del Rey, and where to actually ride an airboat swamp tour near New Orleans.

Bald cypress trees draped in Spanish moss standing in still dark swamp water at golden hour

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the real louisiana bayou behind tiana's story

The 2009 film put a Louisiana bayou on screen for a generation of kids. Here is the real swamp behind Tiana's story, and the covered-boat tours that show it to families today.

Bald cypress trees rising from still dark water in a Louisiana swamp at dawn

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why is slidell famous?

Slidell is famous as the gateway to Honey Island Swamp, one of Louisiana's last untouched wetlands. Here is what the town offers, how a swamp morning works, and what to know before you go.