Small-Group Airboat Swamp Tour with Downtown New Orleans Pickup
Experience the other Swamp Tour in New Orleans. This destination is only 35 minutes from New Orleans yet a world apart. Hold onto your hat! This New Orleans airboat tour is a high speed adventure that is part tour and part ride. This boat has a maximum of nine passengers to ensure a small, personal and uncrowded experience.
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12:10pm Tour
Pickup starts at 10:20am: 9 passenger airboat with pickup from downtown New Orleans hotels. Pickup is between 10:20 AM and 10:50 AM.
Pickup included
What's included in Small-Group Airboat Swamp Tour with Downtown New Orleans Pickup
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
New OrleansPass-by Only
Your experience starts with hotel pick-up in New Orleans. Travel along the river to reach your destination in the swamps.
Barataria Preserve
On this tour you will experience the best of both worlds: a swamp tour and an airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds in the airboat then slow down and stop for pictures. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain. These airboats have stadium seating so the person in front of you does not obstruct your view. Every seat is great for viewing the wildlife. Yes, gators will get close - real close! Alligators do hibernate in the colder months, but the experienced captains know where to look for them. On average, during the winter, you have better than a 50/50 chance of seeing a gator. In the warmer months, you will always see a gator. You may also see bald eagles, pelicans, osprey, or owls. Airboats reach speeds of up to 35 miles an hour, and are propelled by a huge fan that will blow air from the back of the boat in excess of 200 miles an hour. These tours are truly a blast! They ride in inches of water and go places where traditional boats cannot go.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- 1 hour and 40 minute airboat tour
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All children must be at least 48 inches
- When traveling with multiple passengers, you must make one booking with all passengers to insure that you are on the same boat. If you did not book together, you are not guaranteed to be together.
- Due to safety concerns, pregnant women are not allowed on this tour
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Additional Information
Pickup from most major downtown New Orleans hotels. If you hotel is not listed please list in comments area or reach out to us. If we cannot pickup from that location, we will give you the nearest pickup point to you. For pickups, there will be a 30 minute window. Please be on the lookout for a bus that says Alert Transportation. 8:00 AM pickup will be sometime between 8:00 AM and about 8:30 AM. 10:20 AM pickup will be sometime between 10:20 AM and about 10:50 AM. 12:30 PM pickup will be sometime between 12:30 PM and about 1:00 PM. 3:00 PM pickup (seasonal) will be sometime between 3:00 PM and about 3:30 PM.
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• Not recommended for participants with back problems • Not recommended for participants with heart complaints or other serious medical conditions • Not recommended for pregnant women • Please call this local operator to schedule your hotel pickup at your earliest convenience