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Kayak Swamp Tours
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1,373 reviews
#2 of 66 Boat Tours & Water Sports in New Orleans
Boat Tours • Water Sports • Sightseeing Tours • Kayaking & Canoeing • Day Trips
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8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Come explore the swamps around New Orleans with sit-on-top kayak eco-tour. Glide past cypress trees and delicate tendrils of Spanish moss during your swamp tour led by informative guides. Be informed of the historical and cultural influence the swamps around New Orleans had on the city. We also offer full day adventures where you will Kayak, Visit a authentic Cajun Restaurant, and tour a plantation. If we have to cancel due to weather, we do our best to get you rescheduled, if we cannot reschedule you, we will refund your purchase. All tours are guided and beginner friendly. Paddles up!
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Doyin I
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Beginner friendly! Add this to your must-see/do for NOLA!
Dec 2022 • Couples
We had an amazing time on this tour! Bingo was very knowledgeable- a great guide and most importantly patient with us (first time kayakers). Our group had a range of beginners and professionals alike, and we all had a blast. Would highly recommend, we learned a lot of remarkable history and saw some creatures while navigating!
Written January 1, 2023
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Lana N
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Mystic Swamp Wildlife Kayak Tour
Mar 2022 • Couples
The Mystic Swamp Wildlife Kayak Tour was a great experience during our three-day stay in New Orleans! We saw a few alligators, including a lil baby, and a massive bald eagles nest with said eagles. Kayaking through the bayou was super peaceful and our tour guide Bingo made the experience educational, insightful and thought provoking as well! He was super knowledgeable about the issues facing the ecosystem as well as the some of the history of Louisiana. All of that and he also made the tour incredibly fun with his great sense of humor and jokes. 🐊
Written March 16, 2022
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Sydney W
2 contributions
Great Experience!
Oct 2021 • Friends
The trip was overall very interesting and fun to lean about. Our guide was knowledgeable! Due to the hurricane, there was some hidden logs in the water that made navigating a bit more tricky - but overall an amazing experience. Saw alligators, an owl, bald eagle, large snail, turtle and learned a lot about the ecosystem! The weather was perfect when we went as well - recommend going on an overcast day in the 60s or 70s.
Written October 11, 2021
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Nick D
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Great Kayak Tour and Plantation Tour - Lots of wildlife!
Oct 2021 • Friends
We participated in both the kayak and plantation tours. We saw a ton of wildlife (6 alligators, a barred owl, and a limpet) on our kayak tour. Our guide (NickM) was very knowledgeable of the plants, wildlife, and history of the swamp. We felt completely safe and comfortable throughout our time on the water. We definitely recommend it.
Written October 24, 2021
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Genova D
3 contributions
Beginner friendly
Feb 2023 • Solo
This was my very first time kayaking. My guide Nick was patient with me as a newbie kayaker and gave me helpful tips. Nick was also very knowledgeable about the wildlife in the area. It truly was a fun and enjoyable experience.
Written February 14, 2023
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Nik
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Recommend!!!
Mar 2022 • Friends
HIGHLY recommend the Shell Bank 1/2 Day Extended Bayou Adventure with New Orleans Kayak Swamp Tours. Our tour guide Nick made the 4 hours educational, adventurous, and a really enjoyable time for our group (4 of us and Nick). His love for the environment/animals and paddling was contagious and his eye for spotting wildlife was fantastic (alligators, turtles, bald eagles including a youngin’ in the nest, owls, raccoons, and much more). If you enjoy kayaking or nature, do yourself a favor and book this half day adventure on the water. It was my favorite part of my 8 days in New Orleans.
Written March 23, 2022
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CMP510
Issaquah, WA4 contributions
Excellent and Informative Tour!
Mar 2023 • Couples
Nick was a very informed naturalist and helped to make our extended kayak tour exceptional. We saw everything we'd hoped and more. A water moccasin wrapped around a tree trunk, a racoon sleeping high up a tree, and lots of alligators, limpkins and more. We were very satisfied, and happy, with this kayak paddle tour. And thank you Nick for the swamp/marsh/eco sstem education. The info helped make the journey far more interesting .
Written March 10, 2023
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Norma C
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Relaxing Nature.
Jan 2023 • Business
It was a great experience. The tour guide was awesome very informative and had a love for nature. It was a very relaxing and calming experience. We went towards the end of the day in the last week of January. The sunset was amazing among the trees and water. I would definitely go again.

We went to the eagles nest, there was one eagle in the nest. We seen a red raccoon, birds and hoped to see a an alligator but no luck!
Written February 27, 2023
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Deborah b
Colorado Springs, CO23 contributions
New Orleans Wetlands tour kayaking
Jan 2022 • Friends
This tour guide Bingo made the tour. We did the tour in a cold time of year so no alligators etc but Bingo made up for it with his wealth of knowledge and concerns for the wetlands. A very balanced oratory on the way we got to where we are and concerns for both sides of the way forward, very bright young man and well researched presentation.
Written January 11, 2022
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Eric P
Denver, CO2 contributions
Lots of Wildlife!
Mar 2023 • Couples
We did an extended tour with Nick and everything was fantastic. You can tell how knowledgeable and passionate he is about the local wildlife and we saw gators, owls, herons, egrets, turtles and more. We had a great time touring the swamp. The offered pickup and drop off from NOLA is also a nice addition. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to check out the swamp!
Written March 12, 2023
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