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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

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $15.50

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Thu 26 Dec

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)

Thekansaspyet

Apr 2022

We really liked the museum (the family story line was quite interesting), factory and Jungle Gardens. There could be a few more places to sit and in the shade along the path to stop #2 and #3 for those of us who have trouble walking. Wish we had time to visit the restaurant and eat outside. It looked nice. The store had some pretty high priced items, wish there were more at a lessor price (like 50% less $ ties and t-shirts, etc.). We did purchase a bag clip, some matches, and a snapping "extendo" plastic alligator toy for our grandson. We missed the bottling process day, but enjoyed the video of the process. I was surprised to see what looked like one Tabasco bottle going around that didn't fill, in the video. What really struck us was how a family fortune was made out of a few peppers...and eventually political connections! We wondered where all the peppers currently are "sourced" from-the narrative led us to believe not all were from Avery Island? We ended up spending twice as long as we had "budgeted" for that vacation day at Tabasco land and were glad we did. The azaleas in Jungle Gardens were better than those on New Iberia's touted azalea trail and those on Lafayette's azalea trail also.

Marla H

Apr 2022

Treat yourself to all things Tabasco and explore both the Tabasco Tour and the Jungle Garden Drive. Don’t forget to taste the two types of Tabasco ice cream at the gift shop and the Bird City in the Jungle Garden.

Ginger W

Mar 2022

Your factory tour does involve walking so wear good shoes. You can drive through the gardens. They don’t accept cash.