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  • Wander700431
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The tour was EXCELLENT! Cynthia’s knowledge of the City coupled with the interesting personal stories she shared, made the tour truly special.
    Written March 18, 2024
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  • kevin
    San Antonio, TX2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We had a blast on our swamp tour while on our NOLA spring break trip, as did our two kids (16 & 13). Captain Ernest was incredibly knowledgeable and knew the swamp like the back of his hands. We learned more about alligators than we thought we would. He was humorous and made sure everyone enjoyed the trip. Highly recommend this tour and captain.
    Written March 16, 2024
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  • Langdon R
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The food was all very good with nice variety and perfect portions. But what made the experience great was Susan’s knowledge of the history of the food and of the city.
    Written March 18, 2024
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  • Emily E
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great tour! Our tour guide and driver was very informative and personable. It was so nice at the plantation and the swamp tour was really entertaining.
    Written March 16, 2024
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  • Jerilee B
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This was an excellent family tour. It was simple enough for the kids to understand and engage in, but interesting enough for adults to enjoy. Chris was amazing. He was well versed in his history, captured the audience’s attention and kept us laughing. I would recommend the tour and Chris to future ghost hunters.
    Written March 18, 2024
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  • kskesler
    Roanoke, VA3 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Your was great! Enjoyed the band. Service was excellent and crew was helpful and accommodating. Dinner was good. Enjoyed the scenery along the river.
    Written March 16, 2024
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  • Lisa
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    So glad we did this tour! This was really different and fun and informative. Very cool to hear all the stories from The Professor. He was great!
    Written March 18, 2024
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  • Linder24
    Ridgeley, WV204 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    If all you want is to be able to say you cruised the Mississippi, the afternoon cruise is for you. You can sit in the sun or in the shade. Listen to the Captain as he talks about the area and then listen to the music. Food and drinks are available if you want it.
    Written March 15, 2024
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  • Tonya C
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great trip 2nd time here.Larry was s great bus driver and Neil was sn awesome tour guide. Will do this tour every time we come to the New Orleans area.
    Written March 18, 2024
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  • Michele P
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our family found it very informative and interesting! We had a great time! Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining! We also loved trying the EMF device!
    Written March 18, 2024
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  • Tricia T
    Wisconsin7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our family really enjoyed our experience with airboat adventures. We saw lots of alligators and our guide was very knowledgeable.
    Written March 17, 2024
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  • Harbor Watch
    York Harbor, ME139 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is a very nice tour with a lot of interesting information. Danny was a wonderful tour guide. I loved seeing the houses where the famous live too. There is a rest stop half way for a bathroom break and it's not that much walking because there are a lot of stops with talking. We were happy we chose to do this.
    Written March 18, 2024
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  • Jeff M
    Burlington, Canada38 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We knew we wanted to take a swamp tour while on our vacation in New Orleans and there were many companies/options. We ultimately chose Louisiana Tour Company because of the way they respond to the Trip Advisor reviews, especially the negative ones. It is always great to hear both sides of the story and their responses to reviews where the customer was clearly at fault made us feel very comfortable.

    We opted for the transportation from our hotel and that went very well. We were outside early and the bus was right on schedule (a little early even). They have multiple buses on routes around the city and then we all met up at one location to get everyone consolidated onto one bus that took us to the swamp. The drivers were in constant communication with both dispatch and other drivers to ensure everyone was picked up in the most efficient manner possible. Very well coordinated.

    The tour itself was incredible!!! We opted for the small airboat tour and we were not disappointed. The slightly more expensive upgrade over the large airboat tour was well worth it to us. Everyone was close to the edge of the boat and had great photo opportunities. Our tour guide, Ian, was the highlight. It was clear that he has a real passion for everything in the swamp from the Cyprus trees to the alligators. He gave us an incredible amount of knowledge that made this more than a swamp tour. He had a huge respect for the wildlife and he ensured we got close but without making the gators uncomfortable. It is also clear that some of the alligators have respect for Ian, as well.

    The highlight for me was having multiple alligators swimming around our boat. The highlight for my wife was getting to hold "Fluffy" the baby alligator. After Fluffy was passed around, my wife was the last one holding him. Ian asked her if she wanted to hold him while he interacted with the large alligators swimming around us or if she wanted him to put him back in his box. She opted to hold him and for the next 15 minutes I had to listen to why we need a pet alligator at home!

    Some thoughts/recommendations: This was a bucket list trip and likely the only time we will ever get a chance to go on an airboat. If you can afford the cost over the standard tour, book the airboat. The large airboat looked ok as well but you may be in a middle seat, farther away from the action. Both airboat options get you into much smaller areas, deeper into the swamp. The main tour boat has to stay in larger channels and it can't get as up close and personal with the wildlife. I am sure the tour was excellent as well but the airboat is absolutely exhilarating! It felt like gliding on air when we were moving at high speed!

    Overall I could not recommend this company more. Everything ran like clockwork from the pick-up all the way to the drop off back at the hotel. The staff were all super throughout. If you can find your way onto Ian's boat you will be in for a treat!
    Written March 17, 2024
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  • BlueGnome
    Seattle16 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Truly a ‘small group’. Just the two of us. Our happy guide drove us around for 2 1/2 hours, full of information the whole time. Being in a van, we were able to go through the smaller, tighter neighborhoods that a bus couldn’t go. Definitely wasn’t a Grayline experience. Highly recommended.
    Written March 16, 2024
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