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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

Mon 28 Apr

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Starting at $16.93

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Mon 28 Apr

Starting at $16.93

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.

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 (235)

TomandCarrie

Mar 2025

Very interesting and well displayed. I wish we had done a guided tour but they were unavailable on the day we visited. The Jungle Gardens and Bird City were actually the highlight of this already fun tour.

teeville51

Mar 2025

We enjoyed our visit to the Tabasco plant and museum. It was very informative, well presented, and enjoyable. The gift shop with tasting area was fun. The Jungle Garden tour needed more signage showing the tour path. We visited just a few weeks after a once in a lifetime snow blizzard so the flora was underwhelming. Overall though, we enjoyed our visit.

Journey617074

Feb 2025

My husband and I had a great experience on a guided tour with Lisa. She was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic, having been with the company 28 years. We had so many questions and she answered them all. At the end of the tour, we enjoyed the museum and a tasting, where everything kind of came together and made sense. While we waited for our tour, we had a bite in the restaurant, which really hit the spot. We also bought a bunch of fun souvenirs in the gift shop. All the staff we encountered were so friendly—from the man at the entrance to the ladies at the ticket counter to the staff in the restaurant and gift shop. Afterward, we had time to drive thought the jungle gardens, which were beautiful and interesting. Besides the trees and plants, we also got to see some small alligators and the egret sanctuary (which requires a short walk from the car). So much to enjoy—and we surely did!