Honey Island Swamp Tour

This was the first tour I did when I arrived in New Orleans, I got picked up by a taxi outside my hotel and brought to the Bayou. We had a small boat (which I like, I don't like the very big noisy airconditioned touristy boats) and we set off. Now the captain had it in for me fom the start ever since I leaned on the railing and he told me to keep everything inside the boat at all times, to which I answered "What? I'm ON the railing not over it" thaaaaat wasn't to smart of me. So I was the proverbial set-an-example-with-the-smartmouthed-chick the rest of the trip. But all in good fun. We saw a lot of sliders (little turtles that slide back in the water when they feel threatned) birds (one which was a very rare one, birdwatchers would kill to see that one), alligators (which he fed with marshellows) and the large male (El guappo) He. was. huge!!! snakes and one big owl. And I mean big!
The bayou was very tranquil and beautifull. I would defenitly recommend this tour. The captain lived there all his life and he knows everything related to it (even the latin names of the species)
Keep in mind though that alligators hybernate and that you won't see them if the weather starts to get cold. So call them in advance and ask them what your chances are.
The honey island swamp tour is one of the oldest tour companies there.
http://www.honeyislandswamp.com/