[cathywoody]

This is a little of what I know and heard of Branson duck tour:

Branson duck is a duck tour operator, and an eponymous tourist attraction in US cities such as Baltimore, Branson, San Francisco. It makes use of amphibious vehicles (named "ducks") to provide tours of cities by boat and by land.

Many such services have sprung up in recent years in other major cities including Cincinnati, Boston, Portland, and Toronto.

The actual vehicle is based on the famous WWII DUKW amphibious design. Today, the company builds its vehicles from the ground up to incorporate advances in marine design and safety.

Ride the Ducks supported rescue and evacuation efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. They volunteered equipment, crew, and other resources in order to help evacuate residents of the hardest-hit areas.The volunteering team was deemed "invaluable" by those involved in the rescue effort, as the DUKWs were able to safely access areas inaccessible by other means.