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Historical Plantation House Tour at Ardoyne Plantation

Historical Plantation House Tour at Ardoyne Plantation

Overview

Tour is of the unique Ardoyne Plantation Victorian Gothic home built in 1888 by LA Senator JD Shaffer on the 1838 plantation land which still grows sugarcane today. All contents are original family heirlooms and tour is given by descendants of the original owner. The Shaffer family still resides in the home. Come visit us and learn about plantation life and sugarcane growing along Little Bayou Black from 1838 to the present.

Bus & Group tours welcome! Large groups/bus tours must call in advance to schedule a tour time.

City: Louisiana

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $17.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $17.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Professional guide

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Good walking shoes suggested
A portion of the tour takes place outdoors
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Wheelchairs/strollers OK on first floor once up 5 steps. Ramp is currently under repair.
2nd floor only accessible by climbing 28 steps.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff

What To Expect

Ardoyne Plantation

Our tour guide will meet you at the front door and lead you on a tour of both floors of the historical home telling you about bayou history, sugarcane growing, as well as, personal family stories and about filming movies at the plantation.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (18)

Chicana264

May 2020

We weren't able to view much of the house mostly all rooms wete off limits closed up just glanced at the rooms we didnt get to walk around the outside explore the field everything was abit expensive would have liked it better of we tour the field to connect with the stories being told at list get our moneies worth

Response from Host

Jun 2020

Thank you for visiting. We always encourage visitors to walk the grounds and take photos outdoors. We have had a very wet Spring and perhaps it was raining the day you visited? We do not lead tours of the cane fields as it is an active sugarcane farm and is not safe to do so. As for the interior, the only room not viewable is the kitchen which our family uses daily. While we do not allow visitors to walk into our living quarters upstairs, the doors are open for viewing. As for cost, we are the least expensive of all the plantation home tours while also having more original artifacts to show. Thank you for your honest review so we can better learn how to serve our visitors.

DAMA_B

Feb 2020

Beautiful plantation home & trees. The tour was very informative as well. My sister & I took our mother for her birthday.

tdurness

Feb 2020

A beautiful Victorian Gothic ancestral home with six generations of family history. Step back in time with original lighting fixtures, furniture, china, plus so much more. Highly recommended!