* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Are you ready to experience one of the best excursions New Orleans has to offer? Adventures of Jean Lafitte offers personal Alligator Tours through Louisiana’s beautiful backcountry. Gather your whole crew and come experience the “road less traveled”!
You’ll be touring 20,000 acres of tidewater cypress swamp. During your 1 hour 30 minute tour you’ll have opportunities to see alligators, snakes, turtles, egrets, herons and ibis, and we sometimes see hawks, owls and bald eagles.
NOTE: We are approximately 35-45 minutes from New Orleans. Cab and uber services are not available in our area. If you book the self-drive option you will not receive hotel pickup. If you book the option with pickup, pickups will begin 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to tour time.
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Local guide
Pontoon boat ride
Hotel pick-up and drop-off (if option with transport is selected at the time of booking)
Food and drinks (gift shop and bar available on site)
Gratuities
Departure Point
5118 Texas St, Lafitte, LA 70067, USA
***Pickups start 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to tour time.***
We also pick up from:
600 Canal St.
701 Canal St.
819 Decatur St.
Bon's Restaurant (620 Decatur St.)
Balcony Music Slub
Corner of Chartres & Esplanade
Corner of N. Rampart & Esplanade
Quarter House
5145 Fleming Park Rd, Lafitte, LA 70067, USA Set out on a 20,000-acre (8,095-hectare) tract of tidewater cypress swamp close to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Your flat-bottomed boat is leisurely guided through the shallow marshes. Discover bayous lined with mossy cypress and tupelo-gum trees as your captain points out a stunning variety of wildlife. Enjoy a fully narrated tour by a local guide.
Prepare to see plenty of alligators in the warmer months (and warmer days in winter), some of which may be out sunning themselves on logs! Your guide may even feed the gators, affording you amazing photo opportunities. Also keep your eyes open for turtles, snakes, egrets, herons and ibis. You may even catch sight of a hawk, owl or bald eagle. In the cooler months, look for white-tailed deer, raccoons and the large rodents known as nutria.
90 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
D4013KXdavidg
29 Mar 2025
Marriot gave us a Joiful.com gift card and recommended this. It was so boring! We saw a couple alligators that were very small and most of the time we just rode around on a pontoon boat with nothing to see or do.
alexandrebI3637UD
27 Mar 2025
An amazing experience to see alligator up close. A very invested and funny guide. We definitely recommend this visit which will please everyone.
christianoQ1873UI
23 Mar 2025
We had a blast! The alligators came right up to our boat! The music was fun and the tour guide was very entertaining! Even though I didn't get to ride an air boat, I still had an absolutely amazing time. My kids enjoyed seeing the gators!
This tour in
New Orleans
is organized by
Adventures of Jean Lafitte
Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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