Tiki Tubing: 33203 La. Hwy. 1019, Denham Springs, LA (225)223-1156 or visit www.tikitubing.com.
Tiki Tubing has a 3 hour and a 5 ½ hour float trip that starts with a short bus ride up the road where you will meet up with your tube on the beach entry point and you will float back to the Tiki Tubing beach. The Amite River is smooth and slow moving. The trip can take longer if you stop on the sand bars to enjoy the beauty of the river and its surroundings. The water is not too deep in most places and travels at a very nice leisurely comfortable relaxing pace. You can bring your own refreshments and have a picnic right on the water. It's a great family activity that's very relaxing and easily enjoyed by young and old alike.
Tiki Zip Line: 33203 La. 1019, Denham Springs, LA (225)223-1156 or visit www.tikizipline.com
Want to explore your adventurous side? Then you need to visit us here at Tiki Zip Line! It is a unique and adrenaline-filled adventure that supplies you with a mile of free-wheeling zip activity. A canopy tour is an adventure like no other you will experience. It consists of a network of cables that are strung from one tower to another high above the ground. Riders travel along the wire via a specially-designed harness that is safe and secure as its glides along the zipline. The force of gravity propels the rider along the cable, giving the rider the feeling of flying through the air in the majesty of nature until you reach the next platform where you get to do it all over again.
Baton Rouge Zoo: 3601 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807 (225)775-3877 or visit www.brzoo.org
The #1 year round family attraction in Baton Rouge! Over 1,800 animals that call BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo home, await you in the beautifully landscaped Zoo. You'll enjoy the Otter Pond, the Realm of the Tiger, L'aquarium de Louisiane, featuring the fish, reptiles and amphibians of Louisiana. Take a stroll through Parrot Paradise where you'll see rare and colorful birds from the tropics. Youngsters of all ages love the Kids Zoo, complete with a playground and hands on animal encounters with farm animals! Your visit is not complete without a scenic ride on the Cypress Bayou Railroad for a narrated tour of the Zoo on the sidewalk White Tiger Tram. Food concessions are available at the Flamingo Café and great souvenirs and gifts can be purchased at the Safari Post!
Bayou River Boat Adventures: 11191 River Highlands Dr., St. Amant, LA 70774 (225)698-6956, (877)263-9750 or visit www.bayouriverboatadventures.com
Gators gone wild on the bayou. Discover boating, Louisiana style. It's not your average swamp tour; it's an adventure! A division of Tickfaw Water Taxi.
Blue Bayou/Dixie Landin': 18142 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 (225)753-3333 or visit www.bluebayou.com
Two great parks for one great price. More than 60 rides and attractions. Fun for kids of all ages.
Audubon Aquarium Of The Americas: 1 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504)298-4629 or (800)774-7394 or visit www.auduboninstitute.org.
A top five aquarium with sharks, otters, jellies, a rare white alligator and a 400,000 gallon Gulf of Mexico exhibit.
Audubon Insectarium: 423 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504)581-4629 or (800)774-7394 or visit www.auduboninstitute.org.
Visit Audubon Insectarium and be amazed, amused and surprised by what the largest group of the smallest animals on the planet can show you.
Audubon Zoo: 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504)581-4629 or (800)774-7394 or visit www.auduboninstitute.org.
A top five zoo with 1,500 animals in natural habitats including rare white alligators in the swamp exhibit. See komodo dragons and rare white tigers.
Entergy Imax Theatre: 1 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504)581-4629 or (800)774-7394 or visit www.auduboninstitute.org.
Entergy IMAX Theatre features 3D and 2D films.
Global Wildlife Center: Robert, LA, (985)796-3585 or visit www.globalwildlife.com.
Is this Africa or Louisiana? It's easy to forget where you are as you travel on safari through the expansive wildlife preserve of Global Wildlife Center. In a natural and wild setting, over thirty species intermingle peacefully as they roam freely across the 900 acres of rolling hills. Your tour guide will educate and entertain you, while you enjoy the safari in custom built covered wagons, with padded seating, pulled by tractors.
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