Manchac swamp

Manchac is the second-largest bald cypress swamp in the United States, and it’s 30 minutes from the French Quarter. Most New Orleans visitors never see it. They drive past the exit on I-55 on their way to a plantation and never know what they missed. This is the version we’d give a friend who asked….

The most common booking question we get isn’t about price. It’s some version of “what’s the difference between the airboat tour and the kayak tour?” The honest version is more interesting than what either side will tell you on a booking page. We run the kayak tour, so we’re biased, but the bias is informed….

Louisiana has more freshwater swamp than any other state in the country, and most visitors here see exactly one of them, on a 90-minute tour, and leave thinking they understand the place. The real story is bigger and more interesting. This is the long version, written the way we’d tell it to a friend who…

There are about a dozen ways to see a Louisiana swamp from New Orleans. Most of them involve a loud engine and a guy throwing marshmallows at an alligator. We don’t run that kind of tour, and this is a guide to telling the difference before you book. We’ve been on the water at Manchac…

A quick little video showing a glimpse into the Manchac Kayak Swamp Tour.  We can’t show you the whole thing 😉 What is the best time of day to go on a swamp tour in New Orleans? Mastering the Art of Kayaking: A Comprehensive Guide for Exploring Louisiana’s Enchanting Swamps Discovering the Mystique: A Journey…