Louisiana Swamp Tours
 The beauty and solitude of the Louisiana swamp |
The lush growth in a Louisiana swamp is indescribable. You have to see it to believe it.
A swamp is an area of land permanently saturated, or filled, with water.
Besides the giant cypress trees and abundant fauna, the swamp is home to a variety of alligators, turtles, snakes, birds and other wildlife.
Swamp Tours Near Houma and Thibodaux, Louisiana
One of the most popular things to do in South Louisiana is touring the swamps! Most tours are concentrated in South Louisiana.
 Airboat used in a Louisiana swamp tour (Staff Photo) |
In the greater New Orleans area, there are many swamp tour options.
Outside the Big Easy tours are available in communities such as Houma, Thibodaux, Morgan City, Napoleonville, Patterson and Theriot.
Swamp tour operators provide a variety of options, types of boats, tour length and cost. Some use flat bottom boats, other airboats. Kayak and canoe tours are also available.
Some operators offer online reservations, while other tours have to be booked by phone. Some accept credit cards while other operators require cash, so plan accordingly.
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We have no connection with any of the tour operators listed below ... we just know of their existence and offer their names, web addresses and phone numbers as a starting point in choosing the right tour for you and your group. We also offer links to TripAdvisor to read reviews for many of the tour companies.
List of Selected Swamp Tours Near Houma & Thibodaux
| Swamp Tour Operator, Website, Address & Phone Number | City |
A Cajun Man's Swamp Tours & Adventures Bob's Bayou Black Marina, 251 Marina Drive (off Hwy 182). Tours by Captain Billy Gaston in the Lower Atchafalaya Basin and Gibson Swamp in 49-passenger, covered vessel p 985.868.4625 |
Gibson, Louisiana |
Bayou Black Airboat Swamp Tours 251 Marina Dr. Airboat tours by the Ponthieux family p 985.665.8571 |
Gibson, Louisiana |
Annie Miller's Son's Swamp and Marsh Tours 3718 Southdown Mandalay Road Tours into the swamps, bayous, marshes and canals of the Mandalay Wildlife Refuge p 985.868.4758 or 800.341.5441 |
Houma, Louisiana |
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Highway 307-105 Torres Road Flatboat tours by Captain Roland Torres in the swamps of the Bayou Boeuf area. Wheelchair accessible. p 985.633.7739 |
Kraemer, Louisiana |
Attakapas Adventures Swamp Tours 1324 Highway 401 Captain Ginger Rushing operates ecological and historical tours on Lake Verret and surrounding bayous and swamps. Sunset cruises. Fishing charters available. p 985.369.8588 or 985.637.8923 |
Napoleonville, Louisiana |
Cajun Jack's Swamp Tours 118 Main Street p 985.395.7420 |
Patterson, Louisiana |
Airboat Charters of Bayou Dularge 3282 Bayou Dularge Road Captain John Verret, a Houma Indian, and his son provide airboat rides and bowfishing adventures in the evening hours p 985.872.0989 |
Theriot, Louisiana |
Bayou Woman: Beyond the Bayou Excursions 1917 Bayou Dularge Road Captain Wendy Billiot, "The Bayou Woman", offers bird watching excursions, student excusions, photography excursions, "mini" 2-hour excursions into the bayou, and more p 985.851.7578 |
Theriot, Louisiana |
Zam's Swamp Tour 141 Kraemer Bayou Rd. p 985.633.7881 |
Thibodaux, Louisiana |
 Home of Cajun Jack's Swamp Tours, Patterson, Louisiana (Staff Photo) |
Videos of the Louisiana Swamps
An airboat ride with the Louisiana Tour Company in a swamp near New Orleans, Louisiana in Jefferson Parish |
Photographs of Louisiana Swamp Scenes
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