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How to book a swamp tour in New Orleans

The short answer

Call 504-618-1692 or submit the form with your date, party size, boat choice, and transportation needs. Pay by phone card when you book. Your request is not a confirmed reservation until the booking team reserves your seats and sends confirmation by email and text.

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Book by Phone in Five Clear Steps

A real booking team helps match your group to an available departure and the right boat. Calling is the fastest way to check current availability and ask about pickup, age rules, or accessibility before seats are reserved.

1. Call or complete the form: Call 504-618-1692 or send the form on this page. A form submission is a request for contact, not confirmed seats.

2. Choose a date and departure: There are 6 daily departures: 8 am, 9:45 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6 pm. The 6:00 PM departure runs when daylight allows.

3. Pick a boat: Share your party size and any age, height, pregnancy, or wheelchair needs so the team can help you choose a small airboat, large airboat, or covered pontoon.

4. Choose transportation: Add hotel pickup or say that you will self-drive. Self-driving guests receive the correct partner dock address after confirmation.

5. Pay and save confirmation: Pay by phone card, not at the dock. After your seats are reserved, save the confirmation email, text, and payment receipt from the provider.

How Far Ahead Should You Book?

Book ahead for weekends, holidays, and Mardi Gras. Groups of six or more should book at least six weeks ahead when possible. Advance booking gives the team more options, but it does not guarantee a departure until your seats are confirmed.

Need a tour today or tomorrow? Call 504-618-1692. Last-minute seats may be available, but availability changes and is never guaranteed.

What Counts as a Confirmed Reservation?

A phone conversation or form submission starts the booking process. Your seats are confirmed only after the booking team has checked availability, completed phone-card payment, reserved the seats, and sent your confirmation by email and text. You also receive a payment receipt from the provider.

The booking office partners with Coast Guard certified captains and operators. Self-driving guests receive the correct partner dock address after confirmation, while pickup guests receive their pickup instructions.

If you do not receive the confirmation or a detail looks wrong, call 504-618-1692 before traveling to the tour. There is no app or customer portal required.

Your Day-of Reminder

Every offered boat tour lasts 1 hour 45 minutes on the water. Self-driving guests should arrive 15 to 30 minutes before departure for check-in.

Bring the email or text confirmation and follow the transportation details in it. Wildlife is wild, so sightings are not guaranteed.

  • Small airboat: Carries 6 to 10 passengers. Every rider must be at least age 5 and at least 48 inches tall.

  • Large airboat: Carries 15 to 27 passengers. The same age and height restrictions apply.

  • Covered pontoon: Welcomes all ages and expectant mothers. A standard-width wheelchair can board.

A quick decision guide

Hotel Pickup or Self-Drive

Confirm your transportation choice while booking so your reservation has the right arrival details.

1Start with the ride feel, then check who can board.

Option 1

Hotel pickup

Where it is available
Approved hotels in the French Quarter, New Orleans City Center, and Eastern Garden District
Cost
Optional round-trip service for an additional fee
Timing
The booking team confirms your pickup details
How to arrange it
Call 504-618-1692 to add pickup

Option 2

Self-drive

Where it is available
The tour location is about 30 minutes from downtown New Orleans
Cost
Parking is available at the tour location
Timing
The correct partner dock address is emailed after confirmation; arrive 15 to 30 minutes early
How to arrange it
Tell the booking team you will drive yourself

All three choices follow the same route. Scan each option for the details that matter to your group.

Our Swamp Tour Options in New Orleans

We have tours for every group size!

Choose a Departure to Request

The 6 daily departure options are 8 am, 9:45 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6 pm. The 6:00 PM departure runs when daylight allows.

Every offered boat tour lasts 1 hour 45 minutes. A requested time is not held until the booking team confirms your seats.

8:00 AM
9:45 AM
12:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
6:00 PM(when daylight allows)

Ready to Request Your Seats?

Call First

Call 504-618-1692 for the fastest check of current boat and departure availability.

Confirm the Details

Review your boat, time, transportation, and party information with the booking team.

Keep the Message

Your email and text confirmation contain the details to follow on tour day.

Request A Call To Book Now

Fill out the form below, and a representative will call you within seconds to help answer any questions and book your tour.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about our Louisiana airboat tours.