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Avery Island Experience- Tabasco & Jungle Gardens Self-guided tour

Avery Island Experience- Tabasco & Jungle Gardens Self-guided tour

Overview

Where is TABASCO® sauce made? With this Avery Island Experience, find out how The McIlhenny family has made TABASCO® Sauce on Avery Island, Louisiana for over 5 generations. Built on a salt dome, it is a mysteriously beautiful place where the red peppers grow, the factory hums, and abundant wildlife can be seen in the Jungle Gardens. Explore the 10 stop tour that takes you from seed to sauce, get a full tasting at the tasting bar in the TABASCO® Country store, light your taste buds up with authentic Cajun dishes and a Bloody Mary in Restaurant 1868, and explore the ancient oaks and admire the wildlife on a 14 stop tour in Jungle Gardens.

City: Louisiana

Sun 20 Oct

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Starting at $15.50

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Sun 20 Oct

Starting at $15.50

Make a reservation

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What's Included

complimentary Mini TABASCO Bottle

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The audio guide is available only on the Jungle Gardens Tour.
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms

What To Expect

Avery island

Where is TABASCO® Sauce made? The McIlhenny family has made TABASCO® Sauce on Avery Island, Louisiana for over 5 generations. Built on a salt dome, it's a mysteriously beautiful place where the red peppers grow, the factory hums, and abundant wildlife can be seen in Jungle Gardens. Spend the day learning about how our famous sauce got its start in 1868, discover the process from seed to sauce, feed your soul with authentic Cajun dishes in Restaurant 1868!, shop for those hard to find sauces and TABASCO gear in our country Store and explore Jungle Gardens, a 170-acre wildlife and botanical garden.

Jungle Gardens

Jungle Gardens is a 14 stop tour that makes a 3 mile loop that you may drive, hike, bike, or walk. Stop 1: Giant oak trees Stop 2: Bayou petit Anse/Marsh trail Stop 3: Alligators Stop 4: Boat House Stop 5: Venetian Gardens Stop 6: Cleveland Oak Stop 7: Holly Hedge Stop 8: Buddha temple Stop 9: Wisteria Arch Stop 10: Palm Gardens Stop 11: Bird city Stop 12: timber Bamboo Stop 13: sunken Gardens Stop 14: Camellia Nursery

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (94)

ChuckDickens

Jul 2022

We had a marvelous tour of Tabasco and highly recommend it. The historian really took the time to explain the details of the historical roots of Tabasco and this presentation lasted about an hour. Following the presentation, we joined a person tour guide who took us on a private tour of the processing from start to finish. We had a wonderful time and ended up having a great lunch at the 1868 Restaurant on the premises. If you are traveling through this area, seeing Avery Island is a must! We will be back!

Response from Host

Jul 2022

We’re thrilled that you were satisfied with our tour and services. Your feedback is appreciated, and we hope to see you again soon!

CharnelSmith

Jul 2022

Very interesting information, history, and exhibits. Jungle Gardens was amazing! Not only was it gorgeous, but we really enjoyed the information we learned through the self-tour app! We were there with 5 small children, and it kept their interest, which says a lot. Overall superb experience!

R4936EEbarrye

Jul 2022

This tour is great. Inexpensive and very well done for a self-guided tour on a fully productional facility. Tour can be done in about 45min if you're in a rush, but probably more reasonably in 1-1 1/4 hours. The shop has great merchandise and and lots of cool stuff to try, including being able to taste all Tabasco sauces, and even Tabasco ice-cream. We ate lunch in the restaurant which was pretty good - gumbo was actually really good. Jungle Gardens are pretty exceptional, so well worth making time to drive through them. Again, if you're in a rush and don't stop and get out on the route, you can get through them in about 30min, but would suggest at least 1 hour.

Response from Host

Jul 2022

We’re thrilled that you were satisfied with our tour and services. Your feedback is appreciated, and we hope to see you again soon!