01 Jul 2025
Wonderful! I'm not really a city person and while I did enjoy exploring the city vibe of New Orleans and its rich culture, kayaking the Manchac Swamp was the highlight of our visit! Nick was our guide and was super at pointing out the flora and fauna! We saw the usual assortment of birds with some extra special sightings of spoonbills, anhingas, ibis, and a young family of black vultures just about ready to fledge. The tour starts out by a rather loud highway but a short paddle takes you the silence of the swamp. Surprisingly, though it was indeed a hot day, there was a nice breeze on the water and the most amazing thing was zero mosquitos (thank you some little minnow-y fish that eats all the mosquito larva!)