Great experience! Captain Barry was friendly and very informative! We enjoyed this part of our trip so much.
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What's Included
Includes
- Professional guide
- Live commentary on board
Excludes
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Transportation is NOT included
Itinerary
From New Orleans, take a short drive to Slidell and you'll reach Lake Pontchartrain and the Honey Island Swamp, a wildlife preserve that is one of the last protected wetlands in Louisiana.
Your guide welcomes you aboard a custom-made 22-passenger flat-bottom boat. The smaller sized, quiet boat can fit through narrow passages in the swamp foliage so that you see more and get closer to wildlife. It’s the ideal way to take in the lush environment of Cajun country. As your guide explains the history of Louisiana’s wetlands and swamp ecosystem, be on the lookout for resident wildlife including alligators, raccoons, owls, wild boar, nutria, snakes, turtles, black bears, bald eagles and many other bird species. Get a close look at some wild gators as your guide shares facts about the toothy beasts, who can weigh up to 1,000 pounds (453 kg). Their ancestors once roamed the earth with the dinosaurs and scientists estimate that they have existed for more than 150 million years. Glide safely through the fertile swamplands, learning about Cajun culture and how local people have utilized the swamp for food, homes, and medicine from your guide. You even see an authentic Cajun village that is only accessible by boat. Gain an understanding of why the wetlands are slowly disappearing and about the efforts being made to preserve Louisiana's natural treasures. After a fascinating 2-hour boat tour on Honey Island Swamp, your guide returns you to shore. You can then make your own way to your next destination.
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This was a great trip and it was wonderul to see the local wildlife. Kenny was our tour guide and he was good fun and gave us lots of informtion. I would definately recommend this trip.
If you’re looking to see alligators 🐊 this is for you! Riding through the bayou seeing alligators, raccoons 🦝 and other wildlife. The tour guide provides the right amount of knowledge and entertainment. Great fun the everyone.
Fabulous 2 hour boat trip with Captain Jacob. So knowledgeable and found all the wildlife you could wish for, highlight of our holiday.
Super informative and Lane was great! 10/10 recommend for all groups
Lots of fun cruising the swamp and learning about the critters that live there. Larry, our guide, was great.
Ally What's an excellent guy to knew his stuff. Hemade our tour even better.I would recommend this tour to anybody
Boat operator/tour guide Dustin was superb! He did a fantastic job seeking out the most unique/cool/noteworthy/fun critters and really gave our group a wonderfully comprehensive look into all the different ecosystems/different parts of the swamp and the distinctive wildlife that can be found there. So so so much fun while also being a great and interactive learning opportunity!! I've been on a few of these swamp tours with Cajun Encounters over the years and they're always fantastic (whether you're with a friend/group, or just doing some solo adventure-seeking!), but this one with Dustin was by far the best. I really appreciated that he didn't rush and really took his time making sure we got to see ALL the best things he could find for us this time of year/that time of day. Perfect length. I think we had a full group on our boat but it didn't feel crowded at all and still felt like a personalized experience. Absolutely worth the money. Special thanks to Dustin for being a particularly great guide (I'm sorry we forgot to bring cash or else we would have left a tip--maybe next time!).
Caltain dustin did a great job on the 5pm tour! Very knowledgeable and also pretty funny 👍
We went early so it wouldn't be too hot. The tour guide was quite personable and knowledgeable. The boat was steady. I did not feel like danger was lurking at any time. They take good care of you and get right up to the alligators, racoons, big black grasshoppers, and show you spiders living in trees that would scare the snot out of you if you were too close. lol. Fabulous tour quite enjoyed it and the guide.
Captain Chris gave an amazing tour and experience!
Amazing tour guide! Very talkative and informative. Made the experience very entertaining and enjoyable.
Saw a lot of wild life and learned about the swamp
Captain Chris was amazing. Enjoyed his commentary
Captain Chris gave an amazing tour!
Great experience, highly recommend getting Captain Mark as the tour guide, 10/10!
This tour was great. Scott C got us around the swamp safely and was extremely knowledgeable about the local wildlife and residents. The boat wasn’t too fast and had a nice cover for rain. Good option if you have kids!
Scott really put the cherry on top for my bday!
Captain Tony was an incredible guide! He was very knowledgeable and gave us ample time to see the different wildlife, native trees, history of the whiskey tree and prohibition era, etc. I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a unique and beautiful experience.
Wade G was amazing a great tour had a great time with the fam
Captain Wade G. Is the G! Greatest of all time!
Loved the tour! Captain Tony was amazing - lots of fun and very informative. Would 100% recommend.
Toured with Swamp Ninja 🐊 amazing tour 💚 the swamp is so beautiful. Our tour guide swamp ninja was very knowledgeable and fun
Great tour and excellent guide from swamp ninja
Captain Tony was a great tour guide! Learned so much
Captain Wade G was a great guide, full of information. Great tour highly recommend.
Went on a swamp tour with Captain Rick. He was great! Despite a severe rain storm we all had a great a really great time. My kids asked a million questions and he was so good with them. Will be back!
Captain Rick was great! We had a wonderful time!
Captain Rick was a lot of fun and made the experience funny, exiting, and knowledgeable! Highly recommend captain Rick as your guide
Cap Rick was awesome we had a great time. Lots of gators and and other wildlife.
We had captain Rick as our guide and he was awesome. He taught us lots about gators and showed us some cool spots. Would definitely recommend !!
Cap’n Rick was the goat saw tons of gators it was a blast totally worth the money and captain Rick made the whole experience a hell of a lot better
Captain rick the goat give this dude a raise i bet he carries this buisness smart dude and fun as hell saw all them gators
Wade G was absolutely fantastic! He was friendly, informative, gave a wonderful tour. I’m a Louisiana native and would definitely recommend to any of my friends visiting Louisiana.
Absolutely awesome, very highly recommend. Wade G was our guide and he was amazing! I just got done with the tour and would happily do it again tomorrow bc it is so beautiful. Saw gators and other wildlife the entire time.
Had an amazing time traveling to the swamp tours with Cajun encounters. Cordell was an amazing driver funny and got is to and from our destination safely.
Truly such a wonderful experience. I expected a good experience, but Captain Chris made the trip so fun, informational, and interactive. We saw SO many alligators, along with wild pigs, raccoons, egrets, ibis, giant grasshoppers, turtle, and so much more! Spacious seating on boats and we learned lots about Louisiana history/wildlife. Would 10/10 recommend the tour anyone, especially if you recommend Capt. Chris!!!
Capt. Chris was the BEST! So knowledgeable and fun!
Awesome Chris was an excellent guide. Very funny and knowledg
Captain Chris was great, very knowledgeable, personal, and engaging with customers. Takes pride in his job.
Very informative 👏🏾 👌🏾 Thanks Captain Chris
Captain Chris was an awesome tour guide
Captain Chris was the bomb.com. Very knowledgeable and very engaging. Saw so much wildlife. Super recommend!
Captain Chris was incredibly knowledgeable and was an amazing guide
Capt Chris is awesome. Super nice guy very knowledgeable
This was an incredible experience and Captain Chris was the cherry on top that took the tour over the top and made it the most memorable part of my trip so far. He was funny, very knowledgeable, and made us feel included and truly went out of his way to show us a great time. Highly recommend!
Absolutely amazing tour with Captain Chris. He was knowledgeable, kind, funny, and showed us a ton of cool sights. Highly recommend!
Chris was great! We had an amazing time and saw so much! The highlight being the bird swallowing the fish.
Had an amazing tour with Capt. Chris. He was funny and showed us everything I could’ve imaged to see.
Excellent trip with Captain Tony. Very informative and interesting. Saw some amazing wildlife
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