Bayou Black Airboat Swamp Tours gets visitors out of Houma and into the wetland landscape that gives the city its reason for being. Trips run through marsh, canals, and swamp habitat where alligators, herons, egrets, and other wildlife are the main draw.
Airboats are loud and not subtle, but they reach shallow water that ordinary boats cannot. Book ahead, especially in busy seasons, and bring sun protection; the open marsh has very little shade.