Bayou Belle Paddle Cruises
A dense stand of bare cypress trunks rising out of dark bayou water at dusk Atchafalaya Basin · last light

Lafayette · Breaux Bridge · Henderson · Carencro · the Atchafalaya Basin

Quote line (555) 014-2290

Every trip starts as a line in the book.

Tell us the date, the head count and the kind of water you want. We read it, price it for your party, and send one figure back — for your group or for a pontoon of your own.

Trip request Takes about two minutes

Private pontoon from $395 · family tours from $29 per child

Standing departures

Four trips on the water this season.

Each one below is a standing trip. Group size and timing move the price, so the figures shown are where each one starts — the form above gets you the number for your own party.

  1. Entry 01 · Swamp

    Cypress Swamp Cruise

    Slow water under old cypress. Suits first-timers, photographers and anyone who would rather hear the boat than the crowd.

    from$39

  2. Entry 02 · Evening

    Sunset Zydeco Cruise

    Dusk on the basin with zydeco on the deck. Suits couples, small groups and a long week that needs ending properly.

    from$45

  3. Entry 03 · Families

    Gator-Spotting Family Tour

    Eyes on the bank, hands on the rail. Suits families with kids who want to see a gator before supper.

    from$29per child

  4. Entry 04 · Your boat

    Private Group Pontoon

    The whole boat, your people, your timing. Suits reunions, work groups and anything that needs its own water.

    from$395

A small cruise boat crossing the basin at sunset with gold light on the water
Sunset run · gold on the water, zydeco on the deck
A still cypress swamp channel at first light with moss hanging over black-green water
Morning channel · quiet water, old cypress
Request a quote

Not sure which trip fits? Send the details and we will tell you which one suits your party.

No telephone tag

How a quote gets written.

The book works the same way every time. You send the trip, we price it for your party, and the figure comes back to you in writing.

  1. 01

    You send the trip

    Trip, date, head count and how to reach you. Two minutes, no account, no hold music.

  2. 02

    We price your boat

    Group size and timing decide the figure, so we work it out for your party instead of handing you a set package.

  3. 03

    You get one number

    A single price for the whole group, written out, before you commit to anything.

  4. 04

    You pick the departure

    Choose the date and time that suit your people, and we write it in beside the price.

A captain's hands on the wheel in the wheelhouse, swamp visible through the window
On the wheel · evening run home

The book is kept by the same hands that run the boat. What you send is read by the person who will be on the water with you.

Where the book gets used

Where we run.

Five stretches of water around Lafayette, from the bayous at home out to the open basin.

  • Lafayette Home water
  • Breaux Bridge Bayou Teche side
  • Henderson Swamp country
  • Carencro North of town
  • The Atchafalaya Basin Where the water opens up

If you are outside those towns and still want a boat, say so in the form and we will tell you straight whether we can run it.

A pontoon boat tied at a low wooden dock on the bayou at dusk with small lanterns along the rail
Boarded and waiting · dock at dusk

Put your trip in the book.

Send the details and we will come back with one price for your group or for a pontoon of your own. Nothing is booked until you have a figure you like.

Quote line
(555) 014-2290
Service area
Lafayette · Breaux Bridge · Henderson · Carencro · the Atchafalaya Basin
Sample prices
Family tours from $29 per child · private pontoon from $395