mcjones

Anyone have a favorite swamp tour company between Pearl River Ecotours and Honey island boat tours ? We are two "mature' adults no kids and looking for plain naturalist talk (as opposed to something hocky). We are planning to take a tour next Friday, Feb 3, 2012.
Thanks!

Littleman

Honey Island would be my suggestion. Plantation Adventures has a combo plantation and swamp tour each day.

ccolor

Something to remember is that most of the swamp critters are hunkered down for the winter. You might see a couple nutria or blue herons, but gators will be scarce.

mcjones

Littleman: We need a half day tour as my husband will be at a conference in the AM. We also we need to be picked up at our hotel. Curious about your reason for suggesting Honey Island over Pearl River.

Also, am more into birds and flora!

Thanks for your input.

happytrailstoyou

In addition to (or instead of) a swamp your, consider visiting Jean Lafitte NHP and Preserve, which is an easy drive from NOLA. You can stroll the boardwalks looking for wild life.

http://www.nps.gov/jela/index.htm

This park has an information office in the Latin Quarter at 419 Decatur Street.

HTTY

bigtyke

We did a swamp tour one mid-March and the gators were barely active then.