Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tour

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Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tour

Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tour

On this boat tour, you'll learn about the Honey Island Swamp from professional guides native to southern Louisiana.

Take a boat tour of Honey Island Swamp to see one of the most preserved river swamps in the country. Honey Island Swamp spans 250 square miles, and 70,000 acres of the swamp is home to many birds and animals, including the red wolf, alligator, Florida cougar, a variety of exotic birds, feral hogs, otter, turtles, frogs, and many more. Honey Island itself is even home to an active bald eagle nest that dates back to 1910! On this tour of Honey Island Swamp, you'll also see vegetation such as cypress trees and wild azaleas. Honey Island Swamp is noted for being an untainted wilderness, and taking this tour will show you fascinating American wildlife and vegetation practically untouched by humanity.

For an additional fee, this tour also provides shuttle service from New Orleans hotels. This shuttle service, however, is not just a ride from New Orleans to Honey Island Swamp. Your ride from New Orleans to Honey Island will include a narrated tour of Louisiana's scenic countryside and a trip across Lake Pontchartrain on the largest bridge in the country. 

Details

• Tours last approximately two hours.
• Tours depart from Crawford's Landing on West Pearl River in Slidell, LA.
• Price includes the swamp tour and for an additional fee, shuttle service from a New Orleans hotel.
• Tour departs at 2 p.m. Those taking the hotel transportation service should be ready to leave by 12:45 p.m. or 1 p.m.
• Cameras are allowed on the tour.
• This tour is appropriate for all ages.
• This tour is offered year-round, except on major holidays.
• Tour's departure area has an onsite gift shop and picnic area. Snack food is also available for purchase. 
• Comfortable dress is recommended.