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Cajun Encounters

55345 Highway 90, Slidell, LA 70461
(504) 834-1770; (866) 92-TOURS (86877)
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Ranked #3 of 11 attractions in Slidell
Type: Tours, Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Owner description: Locally owned and operated tour company with 14+ years of experience. Instant online discounts! Offering great, personalized swamp tours, city tours,... more » Owner description: Locally owned and operated tour company with 14+ years of experience. Instant online discounts! Offering great, personalized swamp tours, city tours, and plantation tours to both locals and visitors to New Orleans. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW via mobile

We took the morning swamp tour. Our guide Capt. John was fantastic. He was educational, funny, and overall a great guide. Our trip was filled with plenty of gators, birds, snakes, and even a wild pig. I would highly recommend this tour for a great Louisiana adventure. We also did the hotel pick up option and our driver Adam gave... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW via mobile

We had captain mark for our tour and he was great. He spotted multiple snakes that were well hidden as well as hawks and other birds. He was knowledgeable and funny too. If you've never seen an alligator or a river in the south, this tour is great. For a boat ride down a river, for us it was a... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

Reserved for a party of 5 last Friday. We waited outside the hotel and watched as the shuttle flew past on the street. I immediately called the company and was told the driver would be back after circling the block. The shuttle didn't come back and after waiting for another 15 minutes, called the company again only to find out... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013 via mobile

Cost included transportation from our hotel in the French Quarter... The driver gave us a nice narration on the way there, including factoids and information about how New Orleans was damaged during Katrina. When we arrived, we were grouped together and our Captain, Mark, took us out for our tour. It was amazing. We saw several alligators- including a baby.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

We were so glad that we did this tour! What a fun experience - exploring a small area of the Louisiana wetlands on a flat bottomed boat. Our guide Captain Scot was superb and made our trip really good fun. He was very knowledgeable about the area and got us up close to all sorts of wildlife especially alligators, which... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

This is a special experience for any out-of-town visitors who have never experienced this part of the country! This was my second Cajun Encounters tour and it was even better than the first. We were running late, and the receptionist was kind enough to call us to check on our progress (we aren't used to this level of courtesy in... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 4, 2013

This was a fun and enjoyable tour. The guide was very funny but also knowledgeable. He added his experiences of fishing in the area, which wasn't discussed much on the other tours I went on. We saw some wild pigs/boars. I didn't know they could swim. We also saw two bald eagles and many other birds. The alligators came right... More

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Denver, Co
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013

One of the best tours we have taken. Went all thru the swamp, saw gators , no pigs Very good guide . We drove up from New Orleans and had no problems finding it.

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Alliston, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

While we enjoyed our tour, we were also disappointed afterwards when we thought about what we'd seen. The swamp itself is very interesting for northern visitors who don't get to see this sort of thing back home, and this goes for the river part as well. The wildlife, though, left a lot to be desired. We saw one alligator, one... More

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Norwich, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

Did the swamp tour, i chose to drive out to slidel instead of getting picked up, very easy to fnd and a nice area to drive around on the way back to new orleans. The tour was nice, saw some gaitors, Troy coudnt find his pigs but i got several nice photos.

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