Thibodaux, Louisiana - Zam's Swamp Tours

Thibodaux, Louisiana - Zam's Swamp Tours

Lots of local gossip from the local characters who show you the swamp. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Thibodaux, Louisiana - Zam's Swamp Tours

In my visit to New Orleans, Louisiana, I drove to check out Zam's Swamp Tour. My hope was to take some great shots of the "poor run down town" as was previously described and to check out the alligator skulls and processing plant for gator meat. What I found was no skulls, no processing plant anymore, and the town -- including Zam's relatives home -- was anything but poor. It looked like many suburbs I have seen. I had already taken a swamp tour on Honey Swamp, so it was my interest in the other that I drove the distance from New Orleans. The ride out there wasn't too bad, so the trip to check out Zam's wasn't a total disappointment. [Richard Von Nida, 02/21/2008]

[RA: Progress? Guess Thibodaux's gain is our loss...]

Thibodaux, Louisiana - Zam's Swamp Tours

Zam's tour is the best deal west of the Mississippi. Two hours of riparian entertainment, complete with a trip to his petting zoo in his back yard, which included: a harem of slimy, sultry she-gators who eyeball you warily from the muddy fenced in pond, pythons that you get to hold, snapping turtles, prehistoric fish, and ducks.

Also - make sure to stop for lunch at Trudy's... [Heather and Eric, 05/03/2007]

Thibodaux, Louisiana - Zam's Swamp Tours

Zam, according to Randy, our guide for today, passed a few years ago, and control of the business passed to his daughter Denise. When we visited, a character named Diego was running the gift shop. [Mario Bruzzone, 07/10/2006]