Tour Options & Pricing

Tour Type Duration Capacity Price Highlights

While the French Quarter’s jazz clubs, iconic architecture, and melt-in-your-mouth beignets draw tourists from around the world, a hidden gem lies just 22 miles south of New Orleans. It’s an unspoiled bayou where ancient cypress trees line narrow waterways and the bellows of alligators punctuate the silence. An Airboat Adventures tour of Bayou Barataria is the best way to experience this unique ecosystem. U.S. Coast Guard-certified captains, who’ve plied these waters their entire lives, not only guide you through the maze of cypress-lined channels but also introduce you to the wildlife that calls the bayou home. 

Whether you choose to explore this stunning waterscape on a speedy airboat or glide through calm waters on a covered pontoon boat, the enchanting world of the Louisiana swampland awaits you. Here are a few details to help plan your adventure. 

 

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Airboat Adventures Tours, Capacities, and Prices

Open 7 days a week, year-round. Airboat Adventures offers multiple daily tours with added tours during the summer.

Covered Pontoon Boat Tour

• Tour is 1 hour 30 minutes
• Up to 72 passengers of all ages
• $35 for ages 13 and older
• $15 for ages 5 to 12
• Free for those under 5 years

Large Airboat Tour

• Tour is 1 hour 45 minutes
• Up to 30 passengers 5 years and over
• $59 per person

Small Airboat Tour

• Tour is 1 hour 45 minutes
• Up to 10 passengers 5 years and over
• $89 per person

Premium Small Airboat Tour

• Tour is 1 hour 45 minutes
• Up to 6 passengers 5 years and over
• $119 per person

Members of the military receive $5 off their tickets with a valid ID.

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Getting to Airboat Adventures

Airboat Adventures is in Lafitte, Louisiana, a 35-minute drive south of New Orleans. Please allow additional time for traffic.

If you’d like the convenience of a hotel pick up from the Greater New Orleans area, the roundtrip cost is $30 per person. Pickups begin 1 hour and 15 minutes before your tour time.

Please note, Uber and Lyft don’t offer service to this area.

Additional Tips

• Recommendations are close-toed shoes, sunscreen, and packing lightly (all bags need to fit under the seat).
• Look at the weather forecast for your tour. Winter temperatures average 64 degrees, while heat and humidity are the norm for midday summer tours. Temperatures on the water in the airboat may be 10 degrees cooler.
• For safety reasons, pregnant women, children under 5 years of age, visitors with neck and back problems, and those with limited mobility are not allowed to ride on the airboats.
• No pets are allowed.

To reserve a tour on your preferred day and at your ideal time, we recommend booking in advance on Airboat Adventures' official website or by calling 504-689-2005.