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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)

Lori R

May 2022

At Avery Island I learned a lot of very interesting things about what goes into making a hot sauce I have taken for granted for years. The family history, the 2-3 year process from plant to bottle and Tabasco's ability to come up with tasty new products were all fascinating. Be sure to try the spicey ice cream inside the store. You will be hooked! We ate lunch at the restaurant on the island. It was really good- lots of spice and large portions! Jungle Gardens was beautiful, with rare plants and an ancient survey tree. Such a well-loved and peaceful place. I recommend walking as much as you can, but you can also drive through. Don't miss the floating rookery. There's an audio ap you can use to listen to the tour as you go. The road is a little rough, so drive carefully. I would visit again.

Response from Host

Jul 2022

Thank you very much for your positive feedback. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed our food and service. We very much appreciate your recommendation and it would be our pleasure to welcome you again.

cdgc

May 2022

Walking/bicycling around the gardens with my four year old son! He didn’t leave a rock unturned, we saw alligators, frogs, bugs, etc. it was mostly shaded so we had a pleasant time

Skirk1966

May 2022

Enjoyed the grounds and displays. Major improvement in the grounds and tour experience. Disappointed in the incomplete narrative of Avery Island. The rich historical narratives about the Native Americans that inhabited the Island for hundreds of yeas prior. Where are they now? No mention of the hundreds of enslaved peoples that worked and lived on the Island. Are their descendants still in the area? Little mention of the brothers that served in the confederate army or how the family abandoned the island during the Civil War. Did they free their enslaved peoples or did they take them to Texas where they fled to? Or how did they get the land back after the Civil War. I recall that all the land went to the US government after the war. All of these things contribute to a very rich history that should be told. Without it's inclusion, you leave with the idea that a guy came up with a delicious pepper sauce and the rest is history.