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New Orleans: Sunday Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Brunch

New Orleans: Sunday Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Brunch

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Cruise the Mississippi River and listen to live jazz on a paddlewheeler in New Orleans. Choose to relax and take in the sights or enhance your cruise with brunch served onboard.

$43.50

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New Orleans: Airboat Swamp & City and Katrina Tour Combo

New Orleans: Airboat Swamp & City and Katrina Tour Combo

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Discover New Orleans and the bayou on a full-day guided tour. Visit landmarks, explore Katrina-affected sites, and embark on an exciting airboat swamp adventure blending sightseeing with high-speed thrills.

$140.00

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New Orleans: Bayou Tour in Jean Lafitte National Park

New Orleans: Bayou Tour in Jean Lafitte National Park

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Visit New Orleans' closest swamp tour, only 25 minutes from downtown. Observe wildlife and exotic plant life under a shady, spacious pontoon boat. Learn from your local guide who knows and loves the bayou.

$32.00

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New Orleans: Swamp Boat Ride & Whitney Plantation Tour

New Orleans: Swamp Boat Ride & Whitney Plantation Tour

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This tour combines the private Manchac Swamp with Whitney Plantation.

$126.00

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New Orleans: City Tour & Steamboat Daytime Jazz Cruise Combo

New Orleans: City Tour & Steamboat Daytime Jazz Cruise Combo

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Enjoy a cruise down the Mississippi River followed by a city tour through historic neighborhoods of New Orleans, including the world-famous French Quarter and Garden District.

$98.80

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New Orleans: Destrehan Plantation & Airboat Combo Tour

New Orleans: Destrehan Plantation & Airboat Combo Tour

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See two Louisiana’s most fascinating sights on this half-day tour: visit a historic antebellum plantation home followed by an exciting 2 hour small airboat ride through the Louisiana swamps, hopefully catching a glimpse of an alligator.

$179.00

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New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

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Discover Louisiana’s bayous on a guided day trip from New Orleans. Cruise the wetlands of the Manchac Swamp, keeping an eye out for local wildlife, including alligators. Tour the Oak Alley Plantation.

$125.00

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New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation Tour and Airboat Tour

New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation Tour and Airboat Tour

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Explore the historic Oak Alley Plantation with a guided house tour. Later, enjoy a thrilling airboat ride through Louisiana swamps.

$159.60

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New Orleans: Swamp Tour on Covered Pontoon Boat

New Orleans: Swamp Tour on Covered Pontoon Boat

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Experience authentic Louisiana swamps and waterways on a New Orleans swamp tour aboard a shady, spacious pontoon boat. Observe the various birds and alligators that call the swampland home.

$35.00

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Alligator Swamp Tour by Gray Line New Orleans

Alligator Swamp Tour by Gray Line New Orleans

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Experience the beauty of Louisiana on a custom-built swamp pontoon. Cruise through part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and see alligators, raccoons, and snakes in the Barataria Preserve.

$35.00

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New Orleans: Creole Queen Weekend Morning Jazz Cruise

New Orleans: Creole Queen Weekend Morning Jazz Cruise

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Enjoy a relaxing cruise down the mighty Mississippi river. Let the sounds of jazz fill the air as you soak up the incredible views.

$44.00

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