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

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

Sat 05 Jul

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Starting at $255.00

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Sat 05 Jul

Starting at $255.00

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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.

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 Plantation: 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)

Eve B

Sep 2014

Excellent tour. The tour guide was great and had a lot of knowledge about the area as she was a local. We learnt a lot on the journey about New Orleans as well as the plantations we were visiting. On the swamp boat we saw a few alligators, turtles and various birds. Also saw a couple of alligator hunters coming in with their prey! The lunch was good, huge portions meant I couldn't get anywhere near finishing the dessert!

Richard T

Sep 2014

Our bus driver/guild was great and a really nice person. Had a great day out and the hole day was well managed and timed out. Driver was right on time for the pickup etc
Loved the swamp boat ride and our driver was very knowledgable about the environment and history as well.
Lunch was very tasty and the twelve oaks was amazing and very informative and so well laid out. Liked that you were able to take photos in the home itself and how there was so much information about the slaves, civil war etc was great.
The second home was interesting but could not understand why no photos. Guild was very business like and professional but could have tried to be a bit more warmer towards the group. Felt we were in the way.
Will give 4/5 but not 5/5 as the last plantation home was a bit of a let down and could do more to be friendlier.
Coming back to NewOrleans

Christopher F

Aug 2014

Excellent!!!! Fun, fun, fun. Not a boring moment. The plantations were a great experience to the past. And the swamp adventure was loads of fun. Highly recommend. The tour guides were professional and knew what they were doing.