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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)

K8140RMsarab

Oct 2022

Beautiful surroundings, fun and interesting history, too much great shopping at the store, lol, peaceful drive through Jungle Gardens, excellent Crawfish Etouffe at the 1868 Restaurant, and every staff member was so enthusiastic and helpful. A lovely way to spend the better part of a day. I will be back.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

We are happy to hear you enjoyed the grounds, food and that our team was able to provide you with excellent customer service! Thank you for taking time to leave us a review. We hope you can visit again soon!

473shanek

Oct 2022

Small museum and tour but very interesting. I learned many things that I didn't know, like they were ahead of they're times on marketing techniques. The gift shop is great with all the tabasco items and the drive through Jungle Gardens is beautiful. The kids enjoyed both.

Response from Host

Oct 2022

We are thrilled to hear you found the tour to be interesting and the Jungle Gardens to be beautiful! We hope you can visit us again soon!

447leeannm

Oct 2022

Only :40 outside of Lafayette, Avery Island is a gorgeous location to spend the day. We started with the Tabasco tour of the greenhouse, beautiful 100-year-old barrels, and the bottling plant. They were labeling the batch destined for Japan applying Japanese labels to them. Hard to believe they supply the worlds Tabasco sauce on this little island! We had a 6-course tabasco tasting with numerous delicious Cajun dishes from the 1868 restaurant. I've never been a big Tabasco fan, but I did really enjoy some of the dishes with the sauce in it. The gift shop has all the lines of sauces, and all things tabasco including gift sets perfect for Christmas.

Response from Host

Oct 2022

We are excited to hear you were unexpectedly delighted by your visit here! Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful review. We hope to see you again soon!