Beyond the Bayou Tours, New Orleans

Explore the Maurepas Swamp on our customized flat-bottom boat. Our maximum group size of six ensures that you can properly relax, avoid the crowds, and ask all the questions you want. We provide an authentic, educational tour that leaves you with a deeper understanding of what makes the ecosystems here so unique.

Our swamp boat is equipped with comfortable captain chairs that swivel 360 degrees, which is a huge upgrade from the uncomfortable sideways metal benches that the big boat companies use. In fact, there are no other boat tours in the area where we go, which allows for a really special experience. Learn more and see more!

The Maurepas is a biodiverse 110,000-acre federally protected wildlife management area. Keep your eyes peeled for alligators, great blue herons, bald eagles, owls, deer, wild pigs, and turtles. Birdwatchers love this tour; there are tons of woodpeckers, fishing birds, and migratory songbirds that live out here.

Glide through hardwood forests and swamps with towering cypress trees and Spanish moss. Learn about the wildlife, the local lifestyle and culture, and even the legend of the Rougarou, the Cajun swamp monster.

Please keep in mind that as an ecotour company we never feed or bait the wildlife and we can’t guarantee that you’ll see a specific species. We’ll be deep in nature and what we see is what we get on any given tour.