Honey Island Swamp Tours Inc

What Honey Island Swamp Tours Inc does

Honey Island Swamp Tours Inc, operating as Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tours, is a privately held Louisiana eco-tourism company founded in 1982 by wetlands ecologist Dr. Wagner. The company provides two-hour, professionally narrated boat tours into the 250-square-mile Honey Island Cypress Swamp, located about 40 minutes from New Orleans in Slidell, Louisiana, using Coast Guard-inspected covered and uncovered vessels operated by licensed native professional guides.

The business runs a single core service line structured around two distribution tiers: a self-drive tour departing from the Slidell tour site ($39.99 adult / $28.99 child) and a hotel-pickup bundle including roundtrip transportation from New Orleans hotels with a narrated countryside drive ($69.99 adult / $48.99 child). Tours depart four times daily year-round (except major holidays), and group/event bookings (school field trips, bachelor/bachelorette parties, family reunions, corporate events) are available for parties of 16 or more with custom departures. Bookings are processed via the Singenuity online reservation platform supporting Apple Pay and Google Pay, supplemented by phone reservations through New Orleans and Slidell lines.

The company is structured as an individual business unit within Cajun Encounters under a facilities partnership that provides enhanced check-in amenities at its Slidell headquarters at 55345 US-90. Revenue is entirely transactional with no subscription or contracted components. Marketing relies on organic social (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), blog content, TripAdvisor reputation (Certificate of Excellence holder), and earned media from coverage such as NBC's Today Show appearance during Rokerthon2 in November 2015 and celebrity visitors including Ron Perlman and Hugh Jackman.

Name

Honey Island Swamp Tours Inc

Legal name

Honey Island Swamp Tours Inc

Website

https://honeyislandswamp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Honey Island Swamp Tours Inc is a Louisiana eco-tourism operator founded in 1982 that runs guided two-hour boat tours of the Honey Island Cypress Swamp near Slidell for tourists, school groups, and private events departing the New Orleans area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Eco-Tourism / Guided Nature Tours

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Tour Operators (561520), Inland Water Passenger Transportation (483212)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

River & Wetland Ecotours (Canoe/Kayak, Mangrove/Swamp Tours) (THAAAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wetlands, Rivers & Freshwater Nature Tours (THAJAIAH), Sightseeing & Scenic Boat Tours (Harbor, Sunset, Dolphin/Whale Watching) (THAJAJAA), Wildlife Viewing & Birdwatching Tours (THAAAEAB)

Keywords

• Guided swamp tours
• Eco-tourism experiences
• Wildlife boat tours
• Louisiana nature tours
• Group excursion services

Headquarters

HQ city

Slidell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Swamp Tour Tickets: One-time ticket sales for swamp boat tours into Honey Island Cypress Swamp. Tours are two hours long, offered daily year-round in AM and PM slots (except major holidays).
2. Transportation Services: Roundtrip hotel transportation and boat tour package including narrated scenic tour of the countryside to and from the swamp. Available to and from New Orleans hotels.
3. Group and Event Bookings: Customized trips for school field trips, bachelor/bachelorette parties, family reunions, birthday parties, and corporate events. Group rates available for parties of 16 or more.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Honey Island Swamp Tours provides two-hour guided boat tours through the Honey Island Cypress Swamp in Slidell, Louisiana, led by licensed native guides aboard Coast Guard-inspected vessels. The company operates daily tours with two purchasing options: a "Drive Out" self-transport ticket and a "Hotel Pick Up" package for guests staying in the New Orleans area, both designed for individual tourists and organized groups seeking an authentic Louisiana wetland wildlife experience.

Product overview

Honey Island Swamp Tours Inc operates a single core service offering—guided swamp boat tours of the Honey Island Cypress Swamp in southeastern Louisiana near Slidell. The company offers two tour tiers: the Swamp Tour Drive Out (the base product, a two-hour narrated boat tour departing from the Slidell location with multiple daily departures), and the Swamp Tour with Hotel Pick Up (an enhanced tier that bundles roundtrip transportation from New Orleans hotels with the core boat tour experience). All tours feature Coast Guard-inspected boats and licensed native professional guides. The company has operated since 1982 and maintains a partnership with Cajun Encounters for facilities and enhanced guest amenities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Honey Island Swamp Tour - Drive Out Two-hour guided boat tour through the Honey Island Cypress Swamp aboard a Coast Guard-inspected vessel led by a USCG-licensed native guide, intended for visitors who provide their own transportation to the Slidell, Louisiana departure point. Priced at $39.99 per adult and $28.99 per child.
• Honey Island Swamp Tour - Hotel Pick Up Two-hour guided boat tour through the Honey Island Cypress Swamp that includes round-trip hotel pickup service for guests staying in the New Orleans area, priced at $69.99 per adult and $48.99 per child.
• Group Rates Program Discounted tour booking program for organized groups of 10 or more paying customers, with complimentary admission offered for the bus driver and one group leader per 10 paying customers.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cajun EncounterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilities partnership where Dr. Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tours operates as an individual business unit of Cajun Encounters. The partnership offers enhanced check-in facilities and improved guest amenities. The company moved to a new location at 55345 US-90, Slidell, LA 70461 to provide better facilities through this partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cajun Pride Swamp Tours: Direct swamp tour competitor based in the New Orleans area, offering similar narrated boat tours with hotel transportation. Competes for the same tourist spend with overlapping itineraries.
• Cajun Encounters: Parent/partner operator of swamp and bayou tours in southeast Louisiana. Most directly comparable as a tour operator sharing facilities, brand, and overlapping New Orleans tourist customer base.
• Airboat Adventures: New Orleans-area swamp tour operator using airboats instead of traditional boats. Competes directly for the same experiential swamp tour demand from New Orleans tourists, differentiated by vehicle rather than location.
• Louisiana Tour Company: New Orleans-based tour operator offering swamp tours, city tours, and combination packages. Directly competes for tourist bookings including hotel pickup-style bundled experiences.
• Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours: Direct competitor offering narrated swamp boat tours to New Orleans tourists. Operates in a similar protected marshland ecosystem with comparable two-hour narrated tours and hotel pickup options.

Emerging players

• Wild Louisiana Tours: Smaller, emerging nature tour operator in Louisiana offering swamp and bayou experiences. Comparable as a niche eco-tour competitor targeting similar wildlife and nature enthusiasts.
• New Orleans Secrets Tours: Smaller local operator offering themed swamp and city tours. Comparable as a New Orleans-area experiential tour operator competing for a subset of the same tourist customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Gray Line New Orleans: Established franchise tour operator offering swamp tours as part of a broader portfolio of New Orleans sightseeing experiences. Comparable as a competing distribution channel for tourist tour bookings, though not a swamp specialist.
• Audubon Nature Institute: Large New Orleans-based nature organization operating aquariums, zoos, and nature experiences. Comparable as an established nature tourism brand in the same region targeting visitors seeking wildlife and ecology experiences.

Regional players

• Pearl River Eco-Tours: Regional eco-tour operator offering swamp and nature experiences in southeast Louisiana. Comparable as a nature-based regional tour operator serving the same geographic market with overlapping wildlife viewing value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLjzzao0oWuit_SJZylWFeA
• Facebookfacebook.com/DrWagnerHoneyIslandSwampTour
• Instagraminstagram.com/drwagnerhoneyislandswamptours
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-tammany-tours

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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