New Orleans Zipline Swamp Tour over the Maurepas Swamp
Over half a mile of ziplines and suspension bridges strung between cypress trees above the Maurepas Swamp at Laplace, in a 1 hour 15 minute slot with a 30 minute arrival rule.
Updated 3 November 2026
In shortThe New Orleans Zipline Swamp Tour is a guided run of ziplines and suspension bridges over the Maurepas Swamp at Laplace, lasting 1 hour 15 minutes and guided in English. Safety instruction, helmets, harnesses, lanyards and all fees and taxes are included, from $89. It suits anyone who wants an active hour in the cypress canopy instead of a seat on a boat deck, with child tickets from age 4 and adult tickets from 17.
1 h 15 mintour length
from $89per adult
★ 5.01,066 reviews
What the New Orleans Zipline Swamp Tour involves
The New Orleans Zipline Swamp Tour puts you on cables and suspension bridges above standing water rather than on a boat. The operator describes it as the first fully aquatic swamp zipline in New Orleans and in the world, with over half a mile of lines and bridges spanning the Maurepas Swamp from cypress treetops covered in moss. The listed length is 1 hour 15 minutes, and the guided section of the circuit is given as 1 to 1.5 hours.
Price starts from $89 and the rating stands at 5.0 ★ (1066 reviews). Included are all fees and taxes, the zipline safety instruction, the guided tour and the personal protective equipment: helmets, harnesses and lanyards. Transportation is not part of the price, but the operator can arrange it on request for an additional fee.
Arrive 30 minutes before your start time. The operator states this for all participants, and the half hour goes on check-in, harness fitting and the briefing before anyone clips in.
The facility at 301 Peavine Rd has a 1200 sq ft gift shop with souvenirs, gifts and snack and beverage items, an enclosure with baby alligators and turtles, spacious restrooms, locker storage, a green space picnic area and a 2000 sq ft raised seating area over the cypress swamp. Alligators can be readily seen from the site, along with other swamp wildlife. Anyone in your group who is not zipping has somewhere to sit and watch.
Spanish moss hangs from most of the trees you pass. The Park Service calls it an epiphyte rather than a parasite: it takes moisture and nutrients from the air, does no damage to the branches unless it grows too dense and heavy, and is more closely related to pineapples and other bromeliads than to any moss.
Alligator sightings depend on the thermometer. The Park Service explains that alligators brumate rather than hibernate, going dormant below 55°F (12.8°C) and stopping feeding unless temperatures are above about 70°F (21°C), though large animals still emerge on warm winter days to bask. New Orleans January normals are a high of 62.5°F (16.9°C) and a low of 46.1°F (7.8°C), so a winter booking is more about cypress, water and birds than about reptiles.
October and November are the best stretch for an hour in a harness, with average highs in the 60s F, lows in the 40s-50s F and less frequent rain. June to September is hot and humid, highs often in the low 90s F and a heat index that can reach 110°F, which argues for the earliest slot you can get. Hurricane season runs June through November and spring brings frequent afternoon thunderstorms.
Bring insect repellent and wear closed-toe shoes. Mosquitoes are active most of the year in these wetlands, and the Park Service also warns about stinging caterpillars and fire ants for anyone standing around on the ground between lines.
The Maurepas Swamp itself is under long-term repair. The land bridge between Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas was clear cut in the late 1800s and early 1900s during peak cypress logging, and CPRA's River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp will send Mississippi River freshwater through a 5.5-mile controlled-flow diversion to add nutrients, flush stagnant low-oxygen water and deliver fine sediment, with construction starting at Hope Canal in 2024 and near Garyville in 2027 and estimated completion in 2030.
Zipline over the Maurepas Swamp
1 hour 15 minutes in the cypress canopy at 301 Peavine Rd, Laplace, with safety instruction, helmets, harnesses and lanyards included. All participants arrive 30 minutes before the start time.
Location: 301 Peavine Rd, Laplace, LA 70068, if you do not need transportation.
All participants are required to arrive 30 minutes before the tour start time.
Transportation is not included and is available on request for an additional fee.
Ages: child 4-16, adult 17+.
On site: restrooms, locker storage, gift shop, picnic area and the raised seating area over the swamp.
Photos: ours and the tour operator's
What is included
Included
All fees and taxes
Zipline safety instruction
1-1.5 hour guided swamp zipline tour
Personal protective equipment: helmets, harnesses, lanyards
Not included
Transportation (available on request for an additional fee)
Gifts and snacks (available for purchase)
How the New Orleans zipline swamp tour compares with the boats
The zipline is one of the shortest and the most physical of the trips on this site, and the only one that gets you above the canopy. The covered boat leaving 9706 Barataria Blvd in Marrero runs 1 hour 40 minutes from $35, with arrival at least 20 minutes early, which is the quickest option if you already have a car. For a half day with the driving handled, the 5 hour Swamp and Bayou Boat Tour with Transportation starts from $76 and picks up outside the Homewood Suites French Quarter at 317 North Rampart Street.
Pick the large airboat, 4 hours 15 minutes from $90 with hotel pickup and drop-off, if you want speed and engine noise instead of height. All the boat options keep you seated and narrated, so they suit young children and anyone who would rather not wear a harness for an hour.
Start times, current prices and availability for the lines at 301 Peavine Rd in Laplace are on the booking page, along with the transportation request option.
