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Destrehan Plantation and Swamp Tour Combo from New Orleans

Destrehan Plantation and Swamp Tour Combo from New Orleans

Overview

Combine two excellent New Orleans day trips with this 6-hour experience visiting Destrehan Plantation and going on a swamp tour. This Plantaiton is the closest Plantation to the Fench Quarter. Visit the 1787 Antebellum housein the Mississippi Valley, including an 1811 slave revolt museum/cabin on the grounds along with its massive oak trees. Next take a swamp tour in the bayou to look for alligators, turtles, snakes, and other wildlife. The boat ride will be 1 hour and 40 minutes. The Plantation house tour is limited to 20 persons in each group and the average guided house tour will be about 1 hour. Overall you spend about 1 hour 30 minutes at the Destrehan Plantation grounds and house tour.

City: New Orleans

Sat 19 Jul

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Starting at $120.00

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Sat 19 Jul

Starting at $120.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Hotel drop-off

Hotel pickup: please list hotel you are being picked up from.

Driver/guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Destrehan Plantation

Pick-up begins at 8:15am with a short 30 minute ride to Destrehan Plantation. Transportation is provided by our sister company “Alert Transportation.” The driver goes hotel to hotel for the pick-up service. We ask that you allow us up to 30 minutes for the pick-up which will be curbside of your hotel. While taking the Destrehan Plantation tour, you will be viewing the oldest standing Plantation in the Mississippi Valley that is surrounded by majestic, 300 year old Oak Trees. The house has been beautifully restored to its original glory. The Destrehan Plantation house tour is approximately 1 hour and is given by professional tour guides that will enlighten and entertain you on this trip through history. A Slave Quarter museum is a part of your tour of the plantation grounds. That will give you 20 minutes after the tour to walk around the grounds and take some pictures.

Barataria Preserve

The Swamp Tour by Tour Boat leaves the dock at about 12:10pm and returns about 1:50pm. On this tour, you will enjoy a fully narrated swamp tour by one of our local captains in the comfort of a covered swamp tour boat. Our tour boats feature a roof, cushioned seats, windows that can be raised or lowered for the weather, restroom, and plenty of standing and walking room. You will enjoy close encounters with the indigenous swamp life as you learn about what it is like to live in the Louisiana swamps. You will return to your hotel around 2:45pm depending on traffic.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (47)

gabrielalE219ZV

Oct 2024

Jim our tour guide at Destrehan was amazing and very informative. The plantation itself was beautiful just wish we weren’t on such a time restriction as we didn’t get to wander much after the tour was done. The swamp tour was great temperatures really dropped that day but we were still able to get a glimpse of several alligators as well. Our guide Ernie was funny and informative it was an overall great experience.

Response from Host

Oct 2024

Thank you for the positive review, Gabriel!

Brittany_O

Oct 2024

Everything went great and we had such a great time. This was for my birthday trip and I was nervous booking through here since I never had before but it went great!

Response from Host

Oct 2024

Thank you for the five-star review, Brittany!

Jacquie_A

Oct 2024

Due to cancellation, we ended up on a Covered Boat Swamp Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour. We were picked up from our hotel as promised at the correct time; and off we went to the Oak Alley Plantation. Having looked around the slave quarters, needless to say, the mood was a little sombre bearing in mind what the plantation was about. We saw all around the building, plus the avenue of oak trees which gave the plantation it's name; and it was all very interesting and worth the trip. We then went on to the swamp. We met 'Captain Jason' who was the pilot of the boat. We travelled through the swamp area, and came across alligators; who I must admit were attracted to the boat by marshmallows, but were a great photo opportunity. We also saw herons and other birds. The guide was informative regarding the flooding of the swamp after Katrina and alligators. Overall, an interesting experience.

Response from Host

Oct 2024

Thank you for the positive feedback!