 Appx.
2 hour Swamp Tour by Tour Boat at our Dock.
After
a short ride to our dock, you will venture into the Barataria
Swamps and wetlands. This was the home of the infamous pirate
Jean Lafitte, where he lived and buried his treasure. You will
experience "A Step Back in Time". You will see the Cajuns
of the Bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps.
Here, the waterways are their highways.
From
the relaxed comfort of our covered Swamp Tour Boat, we will drift
slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery
and Fishing village.! You may see the wildlife that made the Barataria
Swamps the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase. Here, birds,
snakes, turtles, fur animals, and Gators are the king of the swamp
and easily spotted in Spring, Summer, and Fall.
Yes,
Gators hibernte during the cold winter months, but lay on the
bayou banks on warmer days. So even in Winter, our native Captains
can sometimes find a sunning Gator on our tour.
The
slow drift of our tour boats through moss draped trees and small
waterways, will provide ample opportunity for viewing and photography.
The
swamp tour boats are fully narrated, while the airboats are half
ride and half tour. Our captains are natives of the Barataria
Swamps and come from a background of gator hunting, fishing and
trapping. They will entertain you and amaze you with the ecology
of the swampland. They have lived the life!
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