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Plantation Tours
Our tours run any day we reach a minimum of 5 people.
Reservations & availability call: 1-877-665-8687 (TOUR)
Once a tour is confirmed, WE DO NOT CANCEL. We require a credit card number to guarantee reservations.

 

WEST BANK PLANTATION TOUR

$70 PER PERSON
*This tour runs any day we reach a minimum of 4 people.
2 PLANTATIONS
8:30 AM to 2:00 PM or 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Our guide's stories of the Antebellum South prepare you for a pilgrimage back in time. From the River Road we see and hear all about WHITNEY, ST JOSEPH'S and EVERGREEN PLANTATIONS.

Guided tour of OAK ALLEY PLANTATION to admire this jewel of Greek Revival architecture. Free time to walk under a spectacular canopy of 28 giant live oaks.

Visit LAURA, a Creole PLANTATION and her historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields.

The guided tour transports you with dramatic detail into the charmed yet tragic lives of four generations of Creole owners & their slaves.

GRAND TOUR
$120 PER PERSON
*This tour runs any day we reach a minimum of 4 people.
BAYOU TOUR - 2 PLANTATIONS - LUNCH INCLUDED
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
A grand mélange presentation of Cajun and Creole cultures

The CAJUN BAYOU TOUR begins the day.


CAJUN BAYOU BOAT TOUR

A delicious LUNCH is INCLUDED at OAK ALLEY PLANTATION'S Cajun restaurant. Menu to include: House Salad with Vinaigrette dressing, Vegetable Soup, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Red Beans & Rice, a flavorful Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffée with White Rice, Home-baked Rolls & Butter, topped off by a scrumptious Bread Pudding & Coffee.

The WEST BANK PLANTATION TOUR completes this Grand Adventure! (See below)

 

 

DELUXE PLANTATION TOUR
$110 PER PERSON
*This tour is available ONLY for groups of 6 or more.
3 WEST BANK PLANTATIONS - LUNCH INCLUDED
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Our narrated drive out of the city features wild cypress swamps & crossing the Mississippi River on an impressive suspended bridge.

On the Great River Road at Vacherie we visit OAK ALLEY PLANTATION. Guided tour of the famous mansion & free time to admire the spectacular grounds.


OAK ALLEY PLANTATION

Driving deeper into the heart of Cajun country along Bayou Lafourche we arrive in Napoleonville.


MADEWOOD PLANTATION


MADEWOOD DINING ROOM

After a guided tour of MADEWOOD PLANTATION house, a delicious LUNCHEON will be served in their elegant formal dining room (see picture): Salad, Pumpkin Lafourche and Southern Green Beans with a choice of Vegetarian Spinach Pie or a tasty Andouille Gumbo or Crawfish Etouffée, Bread Pudding with Hot Rum Sauce
& Tea or Coffee.

After catching a glimpse of BELLE ALLIANCE PLANTATION, we drive upriver through sugar cane country to arrive in White Castle for a guided tour of NOTTOWAY PLANTATION, the South's largest plantation home, magnificently restored to its original splendor!

Driving back to the present and to New Orleans, your guide will tell you more antebellum tales...

 

 

ULTIMATE COMBINATION TOUR
Temporarily unavailable due to Katrina
$155 PER PERSON

*Our tours run any day we reach a minimum of 5 people.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

1 PLANTATION, LUNCH INCLUDED & AIRBOAT - 8 HOURS
We drive down to the quaint & remote Cajun Village of Bayou Gauche for a thrilling high-speed ride onboard 6 PASSENGER AIRBOATS, comfortably gliding over marshes, deep into secluded bayous for approximately 2 hours.

You may even get to hold a baby alligator, feed giant catfish, or meet a nutria face to face.

*In case of lightning, the AIRBOAT tour may be shortened, postponed, or replaced with the Cajun Bayou tour because it is a covered boat.

Classic Southern Elegance along the
East Bank of the Old River Road

Guided tour of HOUMAS HOUSE PLANTATION, the Crown Jewel of Louisiana's River Road, a lavishly restored Greek Revival antebellum mansion. Free time to enjoy 12 lush acres of gardens, ponds and a majestic live oak alley.

A 3 course gourmet LUNCH is INCLUDED at Burnside Café around the Hampton Court Fountain of Houmas House.

Menu includes Ceasar Saland and choice of:

  • Louisiana Seafood Pasta: Fettuccine with Shrimp and Crawfish tossed in a Tomato Cream Sauce
  • Red Beans and Rice served with Louisiana Smoked Sausage
  • Crispy Fried Catfish Fingers served with tartar sauce & French Fries
  • Vegetarian Pasta Primavera :Fresh Sautéed Vegetables & Fettuccine tossed in Tomato Cream Sauce

For Dessert choose from freshly baked Cheese Cake or German Chocolate Cake both served with a White Chocolate Sauce and Whipped Cream. A beverage of Coffee, Iced Tea, or Soft Drink is included.

On the drive back, pause along the River Road on the levee to view HERMITAGE, BOCAGE & the remains of TEZCUCO PLANTATIONS.
1/2 DAY AIRBOAT COMBO
Temporarily unavailable due to Katrina
$120 PER PERSON
*Our tours run any day we reach a minimum of 5 people.

9:00 AM to 2:30 PM or 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM

1 PLANTATION, 1 AIRBOAT
We drive down to the quaint & remote Cajun Village of Bayou Gauche for a thrilling high-speed ride onboard 6 PASSENGER AIRBOATS, comfortably gliding over marshes, deep into secluded bayous for approximately 2 hours.
In-depth guided tour of the oldest documented plantation home - 1787 - DESTREHAN PLANTATION: Classic Southern Elegance along the East bank of the Old River Road


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