New Orleans Cruises : Informative & Entertaining

What are the types of things that you enjoy? Is it architecture, war, music, or history? Perhaps you are a genuine armchair alligator hunter. No matter what your interests, New Orleans's highly experienced and super friendly tourism industry has thought of a cruise to suit you!

Sub-tropical swamps teeming with alligators, snakes, frogs, turtles, wild mink and egrets surround New Orleans. Take a cruise on a Coast Guard certified passenger boat owned by Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours to visit the lush green lagoons and beautiful blue bayous of Louisiana's backwaters. Take a cruise through Honey Swamp on one of Cajun Encounters small-canopied boats. Cruise in a canoe or 12-seater boat through the mossy waters of Manchuc Swamp by contacting Cajun Pride Tours, which has exclusive access to this spectacular, privately owned wildlife sanctuary.

If you prefer to see your wildlife behind bars or glass walls, the Audubon Nature Zoo offers a cruise that shuttles visitors back and forth along the Mississippi, between the Audubon Zoo, which is located in the Garden District and the Aquarium of the Americas, which is the pride and joy of downtown New Orleans.

History buffs will definitely want to take advantage of the special packages offered by Grayline Tours and New Orleans Tours. Both companies offer a two-hour cruise up the Mississippi to visit the Chalmette Battlefield, which is the site of the Battle of New Orleans. On the way, you will be able to see the skyline of New Orleans as well as riverside views of the French Quarter, The Garden District, and downtown New Orleans.

Music lovers will enjoy the Jazz Cruises also offered by New Orleans and Grayline Tours. Enjoy an authentic Creole buffet dinner and dance under the stars to the strains of authentic jazz bands on some trips that take place on authentic, 18th century paddle wheel boats. There is plenty to do and see in New Orleans and perhaps the most efficient way to soak it all up is to take the one of the city's many cruises, which can quickly introduce you to both the wild life and the nightlife of the region.