Kayaking in the New Orleans Swamp: A Summer Adventure
If you are looking for a unique summer adventure, kayaking in the New Orleans swamp can be a thrilling and memorable experience. The swampy ecosystem of Louisiana is home to diverse wildlife and vegetation, and kayaking can give you a closer look at this fascinating environment. June is a popular month for kayaking in the New Orleans swamp, as the weather is warm and the water levels are high. Here are some tips and recommendations for a safe and enjoyable kayaking trip: 1. Choose a reputable tour operator: If you are a beginner or unfamiliar with the area, it is advisable to book a guided tour with a licensed and experienced operator. They can provide you with the necessary equipment, safety instructions, and local knowledge to make the most of your trip. 2. Wear appropriate clothing and gear: Since you…
New Orleans Alligator Tours
Baby Alligators are back out sunning themselves! It’s spring and the baby alligators are back out to enjoy some sunshine! We tour past them with our kayaks and can get up pretty close without motors. Some stunning footage of these reptiles as they sun themselves on a fallen cypress tree.
Best day trips from New Orleans
Best things to do within a short drive from New Orleans. by Jeffrey Chitek
The best swamp tour for your family
A family tour that will please When exploring the Bayou of Louisiana there are many different choices for things to do. There is a lot to do, see and drink in the French Quarter, but there’s also so much to explore outside of it! Experience a colorful side outside of the quarter, a kayak swamp…
Collect memories, not things.
Kayak Swamp Tours make great Holiday Gifts and memories. There is a lot of research that shows, experiences make better gifts than things. These experiential gifts create the “waiting period” which is the time after people receive the gift, they have good feelings up until the time they experience it as they wait for the…
Autumn Blooms
Autumn Blooms by Emma Reid Here are a few flowers that bloom in the fall that I identified the other day out on a swamp tour. Late Goldenrod, Solidago altissima, L. Goldenrod’s piney-tasting leaves and flowers are an important medicinal remedy for the urinary, digestive, and respiratory systems. The goldenrod tribe encompasses one hundred species of late-blooming,…
SWAMP “DO-NOTS”
A list of things not to do in the swamp for the most enjoyable experience and also your general safety. by Jeffrey Chitek
Alligator vs Crocodile: Which Is More Dangerous?
Want to see real American alligators in their actual habitat? Book a kayak swamp tour in New Orleans with naturalist guides. Manchac, the second-largest cypress swamp in the US, 30 minutes from the French Quarter. Twelve people max. No motor. Click here to join our newsletter to help save the swamps! Stuff you should know…
Walk it like a crawfish
Walk it like a Crawfish by Josh Jack Louisiana loves crawfish; while we produce nearly all of the mudbugs consumed in the US — roughly 100 million pounds a year — almost 75% of those are eaten before they ever leave the state (the rest go to Texas, but also to Mississippi, Alabama, and the…