- Most Popular!
- Transportation Available
- 2 hours Duration 2 hours
- Swamp Types Swamp
Our small groups and custom built boat make this a completely unique swamp experience. We are the only tour in the area that doesn’t feed the Gators!
Beyond the Bayou
Swamp, Plantation, and Cajun Tours in New Orleans, LA
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- Transportation Available
Our small groups and custom built boat make this a completely unique swamp experience. We are the only tour in the area that doesn’t feed the Gators!
- 2 hours Duration 2 hours
- Swamp Types Swamp
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- 8.5 hours Duration 8.5 hours
- Cultural, Types Cultural Plantation, Types Plantation Swamp Types Swamp
Experience nature, history, and culture. This self-driving tour is the complete package for an unbeatable price. We do all the legwork, so you can experience the best of Southern Louisiana as an independent traveler!
- 8 hours Duration 8 hours
- Cultural, Types Cultural Plantation, Types Plantation Swamp Types Swamp
Visit Whitney Plantation, a historic sugar cane farm and slave memorial. Enjoy a fresh caught Cajun seafood lunch. Take a paddle through the area’s most scenic swamp with our naturalist guide.
- 8 hours Duration 8 hours
- Cultural Types Cultural
Tour the historic Treme neighborhood and learn about the African roots that built the Creole culture New Orleans is known for today. See famous sights like Congo Square and St. Augustine Church!
- 2 days Duration 2 days
- Cultural, Types Cultural Plantation, Types Plantation Swamp Types Swamp
This tour includes a boat tour of Lake Martin, tour of Whitney Plantation, private Cajun cooking class, room at a cozy historic B&B, trip leader, local guides and all meals and transportation.
- 2 days Duration 2 days
- Cultural, Types Cultural Plantation, Types Plantation Swamp Types Swamp
Spend a night at Nottoway Plantation and a day on the swamp.
- 4 days Duration 4 days
- Cultural, Types Cultural Plantation, Types Plantation Swamp Types Swamp
Visit a Plantation, tour a Wildlife Refuge & a historic bayou, learn Cajun cooking and more!
- 2.5 hours Duration 2.5 hours
- Cultural, Types Cultural Swamp Types Swamp
This is the go-to kayak tour for a true in depth exploration of the historical waterways of the famous Honey Island Swamp.
What Makes Us Different
Small Group Travel with Local Experts
At Beyond the Bayou, we have taken the guesswork out of finding the most educational and genuinely local experiences in Louisiana. We live here in New Orleans and have spent years scouting out the most exciting activities this state has to offer. Planning these trips has been a blast, and we can’t wait for you to experience the sights, sounds, and flavors of this vibrant culture with us. Check out our tours, and we’ll see you on the Bayou!
We're Seeing Stars! Here's What Our Guests Say:
My family and I (6 of us - adult children and parents) booked the private boat tour and had a fantastic time. Jake is extremely knowledgeable about the area and was also a pleasant and chilled out driver and host. We saw some gators, turtles and an array of beautiful birds. We didn’t see another boat during the entire 2 hours and felt very lucky/smug not to be on a big boat tour with all the other tourists. Highly recommend!
– Harriet L/TripAdvisorOur group was very small which made things very individualized. The plantation tour had been recommended to us so it was great to make a full day of it with the swamp kayaking.
– Ann K/TripAdvisorWe had a blast using Beyond the Bayou and would use them again in a second. Our tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable and the trip was so much fun. Highly recommend!
– Lynhen/TripAdvisorWe had a thoroughly enjoyable trip with our guide, Andrew. He was knowledgeable and interesting and our time on the bayou was one of the highlights of our trip. I really recommend taking this tour, it was great!
– Alison Marshall/FacebookI definitely recommend booking this tour. The small group size made it really easy to interact with the guide, Andrew. Being a life-long resident of Louisiana, he is really knowledgeable about the terrain & wildlife - and he's very personable!
– Deneen M/TripAdvisorThis was an awesome tour! No feeding the animals, just observing them. We saw turtles, snakes, alligators, and herons. Andrew was very knowledgeable and took the time to point out different wildlife and let us get a good look at everything. I'm looking forward to coming back in September!
– Tattersb/TripAdvisorAndrew, our guide, is locally born and raised with a great range of knowledge about the bayou environment. Full of information and committed to creating an eco-adventure that is meant to expose you to this wondrous place with the least impact as possible. Great morning in the bayou on a hot July day! Lots of flora and fauna to see!
– Kaconrad3/TripAdvisor