Annie Miller’s Son’s Swamp & Marsh Tours

I always love going on a swamp tour when in NOLA. I have been doing it for years. If you go in April and May, just know the gator might not be running. Usually in June to early July they’re the best. And when it gets too hot, you won’t see anything.
Good people though and when the gators aren’t there, the guides will tell you plenty about the trees and plants. You might even be lucky enough to see some wild hogs that will swim right up to the tour boats… when there aren’t gators around.
Good time.
The earlier in the morning you go… The better.

The best swamp tour I have ever been on! We have been on a few and this one is the best. They called the gators and they came right to the boat! The area is so beautiful and peaceful! The boat was easy to get on and off and the captain was friendly and knew his stuff!

We loved Jimmy! He was friendly and VERY knowledgable about the swamp and the plant and animal life. I loved how he has names for the gators and they come swimming up when the heat him call. We went when the gators were just starting to come back out for the summer, and we saw 6 of them. We also saw bald eagles up really close, but they leave in May so you probably won’t see them if you go in the summer. We saw lots of different birds too. It was $ 20 a person, but most of us gave him an additional $ 5-​$ 10 tip because it was such an awesome experience!

This was the cherry on the sundae of our trip to New Orleans. Our guide, the son of Alligator Annie herself, was an expert, in both telling stories of the bayou and in handling his boat. His stories were fantastic and gave real flavor to the tour. We went in February so a lot of wildlife wasn’t around, but he did his best by us, finding 3 alligators who were awake and maneuvering the boat so we could get closeup photos. We also saw various birds including a few bald eagles! The scenery along the waterways is gorgeous and worth the trip alone.

Jim (Annie’s Son who owns and run the company) was extremely knowledgeable about the swamp, Bayou and Canals, plans and wildlife of the Area. We enjoyed the stories, boat ride and interacting with little red and the rest of wildlife of the swamp. We talked about the swamp, plans, our lives, our homes and…
This an awesome personal tour and you will enjoy it, don’t be suckered into to one of those tourist traps down in French Quarter on a large boat with hundreds of random people. rent a car and make the drive down to Houma and get to experience a real deal with Annie Miller’s son swamp tour. plus for $ 20 its really a best bang for your buck. Oh and bring water with you it gets hot out there and there are no stores on the swamp. Thanks again Jim

My family and I were trying to decide on which, of the many, swamp tours to partake in. I’m so glad we chose Annie’s Sons, the tour was amazing. Our guide was friendly and safe, and extremely knowledgable about the surrounding ecosystem. I’d recommend this place to anyone, truly an amazing experience.