We had the best experience this week at Insta -gator! It was so easy to buy tickets online and once we arrived everything was so fun for my 7 year old from the moment we checked in! He had the best time catching the baby gators in the release pool! My grandparents have lived down the road for years and I can't believe this was my first experience! So fun and really looking forward to going back! read more

Royce was a funny and informative guide! Tour lasted about an hour and a half. Toured the gator barn and fed them marshmallows. My only drawback is I found the price to be a little higher than others (especially when you factor in gator catching pool which I would highly recommend) you're looking at $25. Having a baby gator hatch in your hand sounded cool but $50 seemed to steep a price. Guess it's a matter of getting what you pay for. Overall great experience. read more

The coolest experience! We opted for the entire experience. It was amazing! My three kids had the best time. Hatching the baby alligators was a such an incredible experience. Our family learned so much during our visit. Great customer service and wonderful staff. This is definitely a MUST DO event. read more

Wow, just fantastic...as a Los Angeles resident I was 100% impressed with the hands-on experience at the alligator ranch. I had the best time with me and my family. The tour guide, Royce, was so informative. He had my 5yr old, 7yr old and 13yr old fully comfortable with the alligators using his friendly and knowledge demeanor. The staff was very friendly and made the trip feel like I was at home. I would highly recommend this place if your looking for a thorough hands on experience with great information and visual presentation. I will definitely be returning...thanks Royce again you were great read more

This is a great experience, especially if you've got children. We loved it! You will learn a lot in the presentation the guide gives. Then you'll be able to go feed the larger gators and hold the smaller ones. If it's the right time of year you can actually hold the egg while they hatch. We did this and really enjoyed the unique experience. read more

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We took our 11 year old grandson on the tour. We all really enjoyed it. He was able to hold an alligator & catch some too. It was obvious every child there had a great time & so did the adults. would definitely recommend going there. read more

Such an amazing and educational experience! Highly recommend!

Loved loved loved this alligator farm tour! Lots of fun and very educational! Plus you are helping to rescue alligators! Well worth the money! When you go....hold a gator and get your picture taken with it! Good job Instagator! read more

This place was great. The guide that we had was very funny and great with the kids as well as the adults. I would highly recommend going to Insta-Gator Ranch if your going to New Orleans area it an easy drive over the bridge. You even get to feed them marshmello's. Its well worth the price, and the extra 5 bucks to catch the small ones in the touch pool. 4/2/2015 read more

We had a blast! So worth the money! Very informative and so much fun at the same time! Staff is great! Very accommodating, patient, answering all our questions. Our guide, Royce is HIGHLY recommended! Perfect for ALL ages! read more

Our tour guide Royce was amazing! He made our tour educational, fun and exciting. I highly recommend a visit. read more

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We had an awesome experience. Our guide was super friendly. The hands on hatching was a truly unique experience! I will definitely be going back in the future. read more

Drove 30 minutes to take out of town guests and when we got there gates were locked and closed sign was up, even though per website they were open. We called the number on the gate and they said they had a film crew there and they were closed to public. Needless to say we had a carload of disappointed people and drove an hour round trip for nothing. read more

One word, AMAZING! The highlight of our trip according to our little one. Clean establishment. Hilarious guide, Royce(sp). We did all the extras, including the egg hatching which was a once in a lifetime experience! Well worth the money. We learned so much about gators and conservation and the business of a hatchery. Every single employee went above and beyond. While your in that area drive 15 min over to St Josephs abbey as well, beautiful serene spot to have a picnic and buy some of their lovely homemade goods! read more

Tour exceeded our expectations. Royce was engaging for the kids and the adults. We were able to touch and feed the alligators. It was raining during our tour but since everything was covered, the rain wasn't an issue. Would definitely recommend. read more

This place is fantastic! Our tour guide was animated and comical, yet very informative and educational. Great learning experience and also excellent adventure! We had the best time, and it was worth every penny. You get more time handling the baby gators than we expected, from an adults perspective, I had an absolute blast! The kids range in age from 3-9 and they were all thoroughly entertained and grateful for the experience. We got memories, pictures and lots of fun. Recommend 100%!! Cost was 18 $$ per adult, 12 $$ per kid read more

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This place is so cool! For about fifteen bucks a person you get to go on a tour of this gator farm. It includes an educational speech and film, then a tour inside the farm (a house that has different sections for the differently aged gators) a live feeding, and a cup of food for you to give them, plus the gator wrangler will get a young gator from the pool and take it out to show you the body and how fast they are. For 5$ you get to have a picture taken with the young gator, and another 5$ gets you access to the itty bitty babies that you can hold and take as many pictures of as you want. It was well worth the money, in my opinion. This is not a place with HUGE gators, so don't expect that, and the live feeding is with mice, nothing big, so don't expect a deer or something being thrown in there. This is a place for people who don't mind the drive (a very nice drive of full of old plantations) and small gators. It's great for kids and people like us, who have never been near one and wanted to learn more. This place also sells gator meat on site, so if you are into that, you can stock up. Also, the BEST part is that during egg hatching season you can buy an egg, go there, and hold it as it hatches. We missed that by a few months, but I would have loved to have done it. read more

Took the family including my 2 1/2 year old son. The tour guide, Jimmy, really made the tour. He was very funny, entertaining and informative. The tour was very educational and bringing the real purpose of the ranch, conservation, of the American Alligator to light. I definitely recommend getting reservations (military and seniors get a discount) and paying for the "catch a gator" experience. We spent about 20 minutes catching small yearlings in a very safe and controlled environment. This is a far better experience than Gatorland in Florida. read more

The guide was very entertaining and I loved that I *learned* something while having a few laughs and a good time. it's a great family spot since kids are definitely welcome and encouraged. A visit to the ranch with the tour would probably take an hour and a half to two hours of your day. The kids love to play with the baby gators it's worth the few extra bucks to let them do the touch pool. read more

This is an amazing educational and fun day for kids and adults too! Don't miss alligator wrangling after the tour...totally worth the extra few dollars. Alex was a great tour guide!! read more

We have toured at Insta-Gator a couple times since our kids have been little. It is an amazing experience. It is worth going back as kids age as they learn and retain a little more each time. The educational experience is amazing for kids and adults and it is an amazing opportunity to witness conservation efforts that work enabling man and nature to work together. Royce was out guide this weekend and was great with the kids and was incredibly "punny". read more

People sometimes write about wanting to give more than 5 stars, and this is one of those places that deserves it. Skip Oak Alley, the ghost tours, mardi gras world, and GO HERE! You might not need to make a reservation, but call before you go because they have set tour times and you can't just walk in halfway through one. I never really thought alligators were very interesting, but this place will make you a believer. It doesn't really look like much from the outside, but you'll learn so much about alligators and how the alligator industry really is a sustainable one. The tour guide was hilarious and he really loves his job. You'll get to touch a couple gators on the tour, but pay the $5 to play with the babies! read more

Great experience! We learned quite a bit and my 4 yr old thought it was the coolest thing ever. If you're looking for a great place to go for a family activity this is the place! read more

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Absolutely worth doing. Royce and Alex were excellent guides.. very informative.. funny, efficient and great with kids.. Gets you close to the gators.. picking them up in the wading pool is also worth it.. Will be back:) read more

We went here over Christmas break and it didn't disappoint. We have 3 and 6 year old boys who absolutely loved it, as well as we did too. The extra cost for the gator "catching" was well worth it. Great memories made, lots of fun facts learned. read more

Amazing place! The hatching experience has been on my bucket list for a couple of years, and we finally made it happen! Although the hatching is only 3 weeks a year, I would definitely recommend their regular tours as well. Extremely informative, and our guide Royce was hilarious. I've done a swamp tour, and while that was fun in itself, I definitely learned way more about gators and got up close and personal in a way you can't get on the swamp tours. The hatching experience was awesome! If you can get out here in August, it's so worth it. Overall, incredible place with awesome folks running it. You definitely won't leave disappointed. read more

So much fun and really funny,knowledgeable tour guide, Royce . Everyone on the tour had fun, we fed the gators marshmallows and were able to pet them,well when he told us we could (listen to the directions :P ). He really seemed to care for the alligators and was passionate about the way they are treated and the conservation of gators, I felt very good about what they do here and learned so much about gators,Louisiana and the friendly people of this state . read more

We came here with friends while visiting Louisiana. So glad we did! Joe, our guide, was awesome. He was able to answer all of our questions and led the group in a way that was fun for kids and adults. We all had a great time! We would definitely go back! read more

Exceeded my expectations in every way! Awesome tour and great hands on experience! The tour guide went out of his way to make it fun for everyone! Worth the drive!! read more

I just left the tour and it was incredible, from the tour its self to Jim the tour guide I had an awesome experience. The tour guid is very enthusiastic and a great guy along with the rest of the staff. I will definitely come back. Interesting facts & info on alligators and crocodiles. Thanks for the great experience!! read more

Very interesting place to visit while in New Orleans. The kids enjoyed it. Staff was friendly. Will visit again soon.

barely any parking, too high of prices for what you get, smelled like death, and the owner/staff is a nightmare to even talk to let alone deal with. read more

Insta-Gator ranch gave me the best day of my life! If I could give them 6 stars I would. Our tour guide Royce was not only funny but also knew a lot about gators even though he does not (unfortunately) have a gator degree. The extra $5 to touch the baby gators in the catch pool is worth every penny! All staff is friendly and helpful and their gift shop is amazing! They care for all of their gators and spend tons of time repopulating the gators of Louisiana and giving back! Thank you so much for all that you do! read more

Our guide Royce was hilarious and very informative. Great experience for the kids. Petting gators and catching babies.

Had a great time with the whole family here. Grabbing the alligators was awesome! Highly recommended!

Fabulous experience for children and adults alike! Educational and fun. Joe and Royce, our tour guides, were amazing...knowledgeable and funny. I highly recommend Insta-Gator Ranch & Hatchery. read more

This was such an amazing experience for our family and a great way to start our family vacation. Our guide was Russ and he was very interactive. Thank you very much for the experience of a lifetime and great memories! read more

This is not only a great conservation program but the wranglers are knowledgeable and funny, informative and hands on with the gators

What a find! I've lived in South Louisiana my whole life and finally found this place. Great tour and info. Very educational and my kids had a great time. Guide Royce was excellent and funny. Spend the extra $5 for the gator holding session after the tour. Better than the zoo, aquarium and Global Wildlife. read more

Funny, informative, friendly and mostly shaded for the tour. I truly recommend for all ages. Tour takes about 90 minutes