Small-Group Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans in New Orleans booking from $242.00

Small-Group Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

Overview

A grand mélange presentation of Cajun and Creole cultures including a high-speed airboat tour of the cypress swamps. Visit Laura Plantation, built in 1804, and learn about Laura's personal family saga. Enjoy a gourmet, unlimited buffet lunch in the elegant dining room of Houmas House Plantation, followed by a guided tour of this grand mansion. The small-group atmosphere ensures a more personal experience.

City: New Orleans

Wed 25 Dec

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What's Included

Transport by 14-passenger air-conditioned van with live narration

Hotel pickup with exact pickup time provided

Fast and fun airboat tour

Tour of Houmas House and Laura Plantation

Gourmet, unlimited buffet lunch at Houmas House

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking in the special requirements field
Tour operates in all weather conditions. Umbrellas and rain ponchos are available for use if guests forget their own. If a tour cannot operate due to inclement weather you will be notified
Due to the nature of the airboat, children under the age of 5, pregnant women, people with back or neck issues or recent surgeries are not allowed to participate in the airboat portion of the tour.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
All of our driver-guides have been fully vaccinated. All high touch areas on our tour vans are sanitized and our vans are thoroughly cleaned between every tour.

What To Expect

Luling

You'll start your day driving out to Cajun Country, where you'll go through wild cypress swamps, over the Mississippi River on an impressive suspended bridge, and along vast sugarcane fields, as the guide tells a unique story of the odyssey of the Cajun people. Next take a thrilling high-speed airboat ride as you comfortably glide over marshes and into deep, secluded bayous. Your Cajun guide, also an alligator hunter and fur trapper, will share his knowledge of the swamp including reptile habits, healing plants, and exotic birds. After your ride, explore his picturesque swamp zoo on Bayou Boeuf.

Laura: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

Discover Laura, an 1804 Creole Plantation and learn about Laura's personal family saga. See how the West-African enslaved's work influenced all segments of the Creole culture, best seen today in cuisine, music, family-centered traditions, architecture and life-style. At Laura's Slavery Museum Exhibit, hear personal stories of individual men, women and children who lived there, illustrating how the lives of the enslaved, both Créole and American, were intertwined with those of their owners.

Houmas House and Gardens

After a short drive from Laura Plantation, you'll settle into a seated lunch in Houmas House' elegant dining room. After lunch, walk through the 250 year history of this estate and how a succession of owners and the Mississippi River grew this modest manor house into the estate it is today. A collection of art, furniture, and antique artifacts help tell the story of plantation life. 38 acres of gardens surround the mansion.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (1000)

Steven V

Apr 2022

As good as it gets, like going out with old friends. Casual and informative with outstanding locations and a buffet meal both varied and delicious.

Response from Host

Apr 2022

What a great review! The title is awesome! We loved having you all on our Grand tour! Please come back down to NOLA soon, Steven! Isabelle C.

163natalyal

Apr 2022

We had such a great time! Airboat was the highlight, but both plantation tours also super interesting. Really well planned tour and Giselle was fantastic - her stories and explanations were so interesting and added a lot to the tour - learned loads! Left and came back on time, very smooth logistics. Highly recommend this tour with Giselle!

Laci_E

Apr 2022

This was by far the best day of our trip to New Orleans. From the second we were picked up at our hotel (right on time) we felt welcomed by our tour guide Renee. He was WONDERFUL!!! He was so funny and so kind he made the van trips a fun experience. He was also so knowledgeable about everything…from the places we passed to the history of the city, he had stories and facts about everything. Our airboat tour was also incredible. We had so much fun with Dalton and he taught us a lot about the land and all the critters in it. Both plantation tours were so interesting, and our guides made the experience out of this world amazing. The grounds were some of the most beautiful places I have ever seen and both plantation homes were full of history. The stories told about the slaves and the people that lives in these homes brought tears to my eyes more than once. Tours by Isabell was the best company to work with and they kept me informed with all the detail up to the day before or excursion. This was truly one of the best experiences we could ask for as tourists to the area and I can’t speak highly enough about the company, or guide/driver Renee (SERIOUSLY HE WAS THE BEST) and, our overall experience.

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Small-Group Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

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