Will I see alligators year-round? Will I be safe? What about mosquitos? Thousands of people visit Alligator Bayou each year, and many of them are kind enough to send thank-you letters. Here are a few of our favorites.

WILDERNESS PRESERVATION
THE STORY OF ALLIGATOR BAYOU

Sunset On The FlatsIn 1993, the co-owners of Alligator Bayou Tours learned that hundreds of acres of bottomland hardwoods in the Spanish Lake Basin would be cut for lumber. This valuable habitat was saved by Frank Bonifay, Jim Ragland and community members working in cooperation with local, state and federal government.

Today, Bluff Swamp Wildlife Refuge & Botanical Gardens, a national
non-profit organization, protects 901 acres of land that is home to giant cypress trees, alligators, snakes, turtles, owls, white-tailed deer, and more than 250 species of birds.

We hope that you will acquire a deeper respect for this wilderness while learning about and enjoying its beauty, serenity and ecological value.

 If you would like to contribute your time and talent or make a donation to BSWR, please email us at info@infouancv.net. Contributions are tax-deductible.
We invite you to help us preserve this beautiful basin, one of few wetland habitats being restored in the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
Alligator Bayou winds into the 13,000-acre Spanish Lake Basin and a wetland habitat of bayous, swamps and lakes. This unique tour will take you deep into the heart of Louisiana swamps.
Walk through our 6 acre alligator eco-habitat, see our huge alligator snapping turtles in their habitat complete with frogs, fish and a few surprises, plus we've got cajun cottages, canoe rentals, gift shop and more.
The colors and textures of the swamp are some of the most amazing scenes you will ever see.
Stop by and shop for awhile. Located in the Alligator Bayou Bait Shop (and complete with snake and gator exhibits), the Duck's Nest Shoppe features unique, one-of-a-kind gifts made by Louisiana craftspeople.
Our bayou-side pavilion is the perfect place for your "fais do do." Let us design a unique and unforgettable wedding, banquet or party, with or without a swamp tour.
Louisiana's most historic wetlands habitat is the perfect place to learn about and celebrate history, biology and swamp ecology.
Located in Louisiana's Plantation Country, the Spanish Lake Basin is bordered by Bayou Manchac, an Indian short-cut from the Mississippi River to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.
In 1993, the co-owners of Alligator Bayou Tours learned that hundreds of acres of bottomland hardwoods in the Spanish Lake Basin would be cut for lumber. This valuable habitat was saved by Frank Bonifay, Jim Ragland and community members working in cooperation with local, state and federal government.
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SPECIAL THANKS

Thanks to all of you who are working to restore Bluff Swamp and the Spanish Lake Basin by making donations or by contributing your time and talents in so many different ways.

A very special thanks to Orhan McMillan (www.dezins.com) for his amazingly creative design of this website (if you, too, are impressed, let him know).

Special thanks also to the superb photographers who have kindly contributed their art to this website: Philip Gould, Bruce Morgan, Judy Pennington, Jim Ragland, Donna Smith, Bill Wilks, David Wood and David Young.



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