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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

Sat 19 Oct

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Starting at $15.50

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Sat 19 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)

Whitney L

Jul 2021

5-stars all around! The friendliness of the staff from the ticket office to the country store to the restaurant was top notch. We were greeted with smiling faces and every single employee was over-the-top helpful. Talk about southern hospitality! The entire facility is very well-maintained and the self-guided tour is laid out perfectly. Everything was informative without becoming redundant or overwhelming. Videos throughout each section were informative without being lengthy, giving just the right amount of information one can process in a sitting. We learned A LOT on our recent visit. The items in the country store (with the exception of clothing) are all priced really reasonably. You can sample their different sauces while there. The food in the restaurant is simple, southern food and it's delicious! The bottling line was unavailable when we visited, which was disappointing, but that just means we need to come back some other time! We highly recommend a visit here. It's a true hidden treasure!

danieldC8945OY

Jul 2021

The entire experience is well worth going out of your way when you visit the southern Louisiana area. If you're a fan of the product or if you enjoy history of manufacturing of iconic American products then this is definitely for you. Everything is laid out 1st rate for your enjoyment and the gift shop alone is worth going to. The Jungle garden experience is other worldly and is a must. Put this on your bucket list and you won't be dissapointed.

Global44708443311

Jul 2021

We came with kids, mainly to see the bottling factory, a long trip from North Carolina, essentially 15 hours. The island is beautiful and the jungle garden is really good except the Buddha is out of place and shouldn’t be in the middle of Catholic country. Paid full price for factory tour but stop 7 which is the bottling part of the tour and most interesting was closed because of “Covid.” Ridiculous. And they didn’t tell us and they didn’t offer lower price. We were all very disappointed.