Cruising into the 13,000-acre Spanish Lake Basin. On our tour of this extraordinarily beautiful wetlands habitat, you will see giant cypress trees, alligators, egrets, herons, migratory birds, and much more.

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• 49-passenger covered tour barge, wheelchair accessible
• 90-minute tours include narrated cruise and, in the dry season, a brief walking tour to a 700-year-old bald cypress tree with 5-foot-tall knees
• Weekend sunset dinner cruises with live music sometimes available
• Package tours for groups and motorcoaches offer savory Louisiana foods served aboard the Alligator Queen or on the bayou-side pavilion
• Multilingual translators available
• Specialty tours with expert guides for tourists, birdwatchers, naturalists, historians and photographers available
• Educational tours for children
• Pavilion rental for receptions and parties

Driving directions: From Baton Rouge and New Orleans, take I-10 to Exit 166 at Highland Road. Travel east (left from Baton Rouge, right from New Orleans) on Highland Road (La. Hwy. 42) and turn right on Old Perkins Road. Turn right again at La. Hwy. 928. Immediately after crossing over I-10, turn right on Alligator Bayou Road. See us on the left about a mile after the road becomes gravel.
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