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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

Tue 10 Jun

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Starting at $120.00

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Tue 10 Jun

Starting at $120.00

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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)

augustus25

Jul 2024

Large, comfortable passenger van arrived at our hotel right on time to take us on our tour. The Destrehen Plantation was excellent. It ‘s not one of the more popular plantations so it wasn’t crowded. There’s a great deal of history here and the Destrehen family were definitely shakers and movers in the area. Our guide at the plantation, Jordan, was fantastic. She was a wealth of information on the plantation itself and how it fit into the history of the area. On to the swamp boat. It’s a covered boat so when we did encounter some light rain, only folks by the open windows got a bit of it. Saw a few alligators, a raccoon and some birds. Our guide/pilot, Captain Ernie was great. Gave a ton of information on the area, its inhabitants and the local wildlife. Highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host

Jul 2024

Thank you for the five-star review!

mora_m

Jun 2024

From beginning to the end our drive Ms. Trina was amazing! Friendly, informative & witty :) the tours itself were educational & interesting! Started at the plantation tour and ended in the swamp tour worth the money, my husband & I enjoyed ourselves!

Response from Host

Jun 2024

Thank you for the five-star review, Mora!

Mark_A

Apr 2024

Tour guide coaxed an alligator and reached into water to pet him. Tour guide at plantation very knowledgeable and opened our eyes of how brutal slavery was.

Response from Host

Apr 2024

Thank you for the positive feedback, Mark!