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

Tue 24 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)

Merle M

Sep 2013

It was an excellent tour. The guide was very informative and friendly. The boat trip was good and the tour of the plantations was excellent. The lunch was great. A great day was had.

Samantha L

Sep 2013

This Grand tour included: (1) Swamp tour on the bayou, (2) Tour of the Oak Alley Plantation and (3) Tour of the Laura Plantation. The Swamp and Laura Plantation were full 5s!!! Informative, energetic and personable! Our driver was extremely information and had this excitement about New Orleans that was absolutely contagious!

However, the Tour of the Oak Alley Plantation was a total bore (100%) due do the tour guide. He did not make any eye contact and basically recited his script. It was also confirmed he has been a guide for several years. Disappointing. Please note, the Oak Alley Plantation has two magnificent views of 14 Oak Trees parallel down a path that cannot be missed!

Gary_K

Sep 2013

Our tour was provided by TOURS BY ISABELLE and was well worth the money. We were picked up from our hotel by Dylan our tour guide. He then picked up our fellow travellers and we headed off for our high Speed Air Boat trip. (Well worth the upgrade) The Air Boat ride was amazing; the weather was perfect, Gary (our captain) was great fun and we had close encounters with 4 Alligators on our ride, scary but we got some great photos. We were on the air boat for an hour, could have stayed on it all day it was the best bit of our holiday. Back on the road and Dylan our tour guide gave us fascinating info on New Orleans and the Plantations. Next stop Oak Alley where we were treated to local cuisine and given a tour of the house. Our last stop was Laura Plantation where we were given a tour of the house and grounds. Full day tour, May seem a bit expensive if you are on a budget but would highly recommend it if you are limited on time and don't have a car while in New Orleans.

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

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