Cajun Style Swamp Tours

This was the ‘cherry-​on-​top’ to my birthday celebration in NOLA! I can’t say enough good things about Cajun Style Swamp Tours, but. .. I’l try: Capt. Lou was great at helping me arrange a private airboat tour (for 12) and it was still cheaper than alot of the other tours! Reg. tour price: $ 55, our private tour price: $ 72 — that was still less expensive than alot of the other tour companies I checked out. He was helpful and quick to respond to all of my questions! So, great customer service! And the tour: Our captain, Rocky, is a local and he was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable about the swamps, bayous and canals that he took us to. And he was fearless when he fed «Hercules», the largest ‘gator we saw. You can tell Rocky has been doing this for a while and knew how to handle an alligator. And we all got to hold the baby gators he had stored on his boat for the tour. Highly recommend!
Price: Excellent Customer Service: Excellent Experience: Excellent

I’m a Louisiana native now living in Washington, D.C. I returned home with two English friends in tow eager to enjoy their first time in Louisiana. We all LOVED the Cajun Style Swamp Tours experience.
First, they were extremely helpful and communicative during the entire booking process. Captain Lou text messaged us to give us instructions and confirmation of our reservation. When we thought we might be late, we texted him, and he let us know that they could hold the boat for 5 – 10 minutes, but if not, we’d have to take a smaller airboat. We were of course fine with that appreciated the attentive customer service.
We made it to the tour on time and hopped into the large airboat with other passengers. They were from all over the world, so my English friends weren’t alone in needing my «translations» of our thick-​accented tour guide. The whole tour lasted about 1 hour and 45 minutes, which is about 45 minutes longer than other tours. And it was also cheaper, too (other tours ran about $ 30 more for a lot less time; ours was $ 53/​person, and we thought it was an incredible deal).
Our guide was fantastic. He was clearly educated (he pointed out he had gone to college several times) and knew about the SCIENCE and ecology of Louisiana’s swamps, in addition to all the information we’d ever need to know about alligators. We walked away having learned that alligators have two stomachs, that only 2 percent of those born and raised in the wild survive, that the alligator is the only reptile to be added to and subsequently taken off the Endangered Species List, that alligators are not humans’ predators (it’s the other way around), etc. He often pulled over the boat to give us wonderful information that even I didn’t know as a Louisianan! He was funny (I liked how he called the alligators’ mates their «girlfriends» [the most Cajun/​adorable thing ever]), knowledgeable and engaging.
Now, I understand that the number of alligators guests will see is determined by the weather and season. I will just say that we saw about 30 alligators of varying sizes and ages over the course of ours, and we were there at the end of April. My guests especially enjoyed watching the alligators swim to the boat when we stop and await their marshmallow treats from the guide. It was truly something to behold. We also loved when the boat picked up speed and flew across the swamp.
I can’t say enough wonderful things about this tour company. I highly encourage visitors to Louisiana to check them out. You’re going to get an authentic Louisiana experience, and you’ll learn a lot, too.

Truly amazing. Booked a tour last minute trying to go around Louisiana and do as much as we could. Our guide was great very funny and knowledgable. The tour takes you thru the swamp lands on a fan boat which is very loud so they give you ear protection. Tour guides stop the boats and explain what type of plants and trees grow in the swamp and all the animals in the area. Got to see a spotted owl, an otter and an alligator. Take some comfortable clothes and appropriate for the weather.

I loved this tour! Our Guide was good but a little hard to understand. I think the combination of his Cajun accent and missing teeth was why. He fed the gators marshmallows because they are atrracted to white, plus they seemed to enjoy them. It was fun and we got to see quite a few gators swimming around, lazing about, and soaking up the sun. Our guide even had a baby gator that he pulled out of a plastic covered tub. Everyone ghasped and he passed the little guy around. Yup, he was a live baby gator and we all got to hold him. He never opened his mouth so he was either fed before the tour or sedated with nyquil.

This was awesome!
We went on a tour with a traditional swamp boat and saw gators, birds (ibis, egrets, vultures, herons, and more), jumping fish, and even turtles up on logs.
The tour guide was great– adults and kids all really enjoyed it.

I was lucky enough to go on a Swamp Tour for a work outing, and everyone had a blast. They actually sent a bus to pick us up from the CBD which made it even better since most of my department take public transportation to work and don’t have cars. (I don’t know if that’s something they do on a regular basis or not, but it was a nice touch) Our tour guide was funny and very authentic. So authentic I had trouble understanding his cajun accent, but it was great. He was really interactive with the his passengers and when I said I wanted to pet an alligator (stupid me) he said «Ok, let’s go!» and pulled up next to an alligator, opened the side door, and was reaching his hand in the water petting an actual alligator. I wasn’t actually brave enough to try– I wouldn’t even hold the baby alligator he had on board that every one passed around. But it was very cool nonetheless. I really enjoyed the history he gave us about the area as we went through the swamp since very few of us are from Louisiana. I would highly recommend a swamp tour to anyone wanting to see something other than Bourbon Street when visiting New Orleans.

Loved watching the alligator’s jump outta the water. Great tour guide who was just filled with so much wonderful information! Also thought it was cool how we got to hold a baby gator… too cool!

Booked our swamp tour on a small airboat (6 passengers) directly with captain Lou and received a very personalized service. We went on the actual tour with another captain (Jay?), he was very knowledgeable and passionate about the swamps– the highlight was when he kissed an aligator (wow some folks really have some nerves) and brought a baby one onboard… Enjoyed the fast airboat experience, less than 2 hours long, saw a few small alligators, beautiful view of the swamps, don’t forget to bring a coat (gets cool out there), sunglasses. We paid $ 80/​person with hotel pickup — 30 minute ride from French Quarter (with coupon), well worth the experience.

I cannot believe how incredible this tour was! Cap’t Lou was so informative and lead a great adventure. This is as real as it gets. There’s no props or fake décor. The alligators are so beautiful and amazing. Lou even jumped out of the boat in a grassy area to nab us a baby alligator for us to see up close! There us no need to go to anyother commercialized opperation this place is the spot no doubt. A great family buisness to support!

This is the most fun we’ve had on this trip. My wife, daughter and I went on this kind of wondering what we were getting ourselves into but this was an absolute BLAST. Our Captain did a great job of explaining the area and how the swamps and byways were formed. He sped us up and slowed us down, got us up close and personal to some ‘Gators and told us alot of great stories. The tour is a full 2 hours and well worth every penny. We paid $ 45 a piece and it was worth alot more. I think I was smiling the entire time.
This is a gotta do if you’re in the area.

I have to admit that I was skeptical. I went here as part of a bachelor party excursion to New Orleans. Our groom discovered this place while watching the travel channel.
I am so happy he discovered Captain Lou’s Cajun Style Swamp Tours. This was one of the best parts of the trip.
We climbed into our Hulkamania red and yellow colored fanboat and put on the matching headphones to protect our ears and away we went! we came right in the beginning of particularly humid August so every time the fan boat went fast, we got nice, dry, and air conditioned.
Our captain was Captain Ernie and he was incredibly knowledgeable about the swamp, bayou and gators.
The whole experience makes you feel like you are a part of some sort of action movie. This will be something I recommend to anyone going to Louisiana in the future.

If you want an experience of checking out the Bayou, you have to check out Cajun Style Swamp Tours! We had a great time on an airboat. Justin took us around on an adventure. The first thing it made me think of was the waterboy and his mama speeding down the bayou to his Foozball game. Justin is very knowledgeable of the bayou. It was very informational and we had a good time as well. The highlight was Justin letting us hold a baby gator. Ask for Capitan Lou. He runs a great operation! Thank you for a memorable time!