GATOR TALES
An Atchafalaya Swamp Blog

That's right! Papa Noël is heading back to South Louisiana for his annual pre-Christmas fishing trip, and there's a very good reason that...

Louisiana has a long history of battling invasive species. One of them is giant salvinia. Aside from water hyacinth, it is one of the...

Following a highly successful inaugural year during December 2018, McGee's Swamp Tours is again offering "Atchafalaya Christmas" tours!...

This summer, McGee’s is excited to be the official trailhead for the Boy Scouts of America Swamp Base high adventure canoe program!...

What a day of swamp tours in the Atchafalaya Basin! On Friday, April 26th, McGee's Swamp Tours hosted a record number of guests on our...

Ever notice that in addition to the leaves growing in the canopy of cypress trees, that there are also green leaves growing at the base...

Get ready for an excursion of a lifetime through moss-draped cypress trees, where graceful egrets perch just out of the reach of...

As the days continue to warm, guests on McGee's airboat and swamp tours will begin to see more and more alligators swimming through the...

Have you ever heard of or seen the remnants of the Atchafalaya Basin Railroad? At one time, the railroad was the only way to cross the...

No visit to Louisiana would be complete without an airboat ride through the vast and mysterious Atchafalaya Basin, the largest swamp in...

Today we celebrate the spring equinox. Hurray for spring! Besides the flowers blooming and birds nesting across South Louisiana, with...

At McGee’s, we love showing our guests the beauty of the Atchafalaya Basin and it’s bountiful wildlife! Back in mid-January, we...

With the spring rush of tourists visiting Louisiana and the Atchafalaya Basin for swamp tours and airboat tours, we thought it would be a...

In 1963 Louisiana named the bald cypress the official state tree, but it served the state long before its dedication. Cypress has always...

Did you know that South Louisiana has one of the country's premiere paddling playgrounds? Located between Lafayette and Baton Rouge, the...

The second weekend of Atchafalaya Amour is in the books! Here are some of the amazing reviews about this unique swamp tour: "I can't say...

During the winter months, the prevailing winds cut across the Atchafalaya Basin from the north. Sometimes these winds can be pretty...

Thanks to the great couples that joined us on our first ever Atchafalaya Amour sunset dinner cruises! After a windy and cold Friday which...

With the swamp constantly changing throughout the seasons, our swamp tours and airboat tours operating 360-days a year, and now our...