The Last Wilderness Swamp Tour

First — this isn’t an Alligator tour.
We chose the «Last Wilderness tour» and our guide was Dean and his dog. We met in Bayou Sorrel before taking off to the boat landing. There were only 4 persons on this tour! Nice managable size.
What did I learn? Much, if not all of the cypress logging in the USA is done illegally. Did you know when you buy cypress mulch from the big box stores, it’s not from systainable trees? So I have spread the word to my peeps to stop buying it.
We learned about the pollution in the area, cypress trees, giant spiders (are you sure you don’t want to get closer? I can move the boat over), millipedes, more herons that I knew about, cormorants, bald eagles and more
Dean spearheaded the Save Our Cypress Coalition that managed to stop most of the cypress logging in coastal Louisiana. To learn more about Dean and the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper group, please go to
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Highly recommend this tour.

I simply cannot believe I am writing the first review for The Last Wilderness Swamp Tour… HOW NEAT!
My family and I decided to road trip to New Orleans, and while we were there we wanted to go on a swamp tour. However, we ran out of time and were unable to do so. We drove up to Plaquemine, LA to visit relatives. Thankfully, they suggested the LWST so we went for it!
This tour was simply amazing! Our tour guide, Albert, was a very sweet, young, and knowledgeable guide! His father started the company many years ago and is very passionate about the environment and the Atchafalaya Basin. His father spearheaded the Save Our Cypress Coalition that managed to stop most of the cypress logging in coastal Louisiana; he taught Albert about the Atchafalaya Basin and his son seems to do most of the swamp tours today.
This tour is great for all ages. The youngest person on the tour was 19 and the oldest person on the tour was 87! Al definitely accommodated to our needs and was able to answer all our questions. If you want more information about this tour I suggest you visit the website! But some highlights of this tour (taken from the website) are: «you will experience breathtaking views, gigantic cypress trees, local culture, and native wildlife. This tour is not an alligator tour. Alligators seen on the tour are wild alligators and many times we won’t see any alligators. We do not feed alligators.» That being said we did see 3 baby alligators during our tour.
I am so glad we did not do the typical touristy swamp tours offered in New Orleans and were able to experience and learn about the swamps in a more genuine way. I am so happy that we supported a family business, who is working to educate others– this tour just felt so authentic and I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who is visiting Baton Rouge/​Plaquemine!
The only con is that the tour is a little bit pricey ($ 30/​person). However, in my opinion, this is absolutely worth it! Thanks for a great time AL!