Destrehan Plantation Tour: Historic Guided Experience
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Destrehan

Discover the rich history of Destrehan Plantation, the oldest documented home in the Mississippi Valley. Explore the grounds, experience a folk-life demonstration, and shop for unique hand-made items.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Destrehan Plantation - Our costumed historical interpreters will enlighten you with stories of those who lived on the plantation free and enslaved. After guests can view a folk-life demonstration and self-explore our grounds and dependency buildings, which include a slave cabin with an enslaved registry, an overseer’s cabin showcasing our 1811…
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What's Included
  • Guided Tour by Costumed Guides
  • Gift Shop
  • Folk-Life Demonstration
What's Not Included
  • No Restaurant on Site
Additional Information

Located just 25 minutes from New Orleans and 10 minutes away from the New Orleans International Airport, Destrehan Plantation is the oldest documented plantation home in the Lower Mississippi Valley. It is also the only plantation accessible by rideshare or taxi. Our tours are rich in political, social and economic history. After the tour, guests can…

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Location
13034 River Rd
River Road
From Interstate 10 take exit I-310 South Boutte to exit 6, St. Rose and Destrehan. Make a left by the red light. We are one (1) mile away
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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C4736jvbobs
Nov 11, 2024
Destrahan Plantation Tour - Don't miss it. - Our tour guide was Judy. She was dressed in period clothes. She was very knowledgeable not only about the plantation but about New Orleans in general. Judy was very thorough in her narrative. She enjoyed questions about anything plantation or New Orleans related. We enjoyed talking with her so much, our tour went longer than usual. My wife and I were the only two people on our tour. Connie gave a great recap of the 1811 Slave Rebellion in the building dedicated to the event. Bill gave a presentation on how the early settlers made insulation out or Spanish Moss to be used as insulation for their buildings. Great place!!! Don't miss it.
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Countyfolk
Nov 11, 2024
Highly recommended! Jim was and AWESOME tour guide! - Our tour guide was Jim and he was EXCELLENT! Highly recommend Jim's tour as he is very knowledgeable and captivating to listen to. He engages the group and has a great sense of humour. The tour covers the story of the enslaved people on Destrehan as well as the history of the owners of the plantation. He shares many insightful details of the people living and working on Destrehan. He was never stumped by any questions and was very enthusiastic with talking to everyone and sharing details and answering questions. He has a gift for teaching which we learned was a previous career. We were pleased that this tour tells all the story of Destrehan's history and not from one perspective that we have encountered on other tours. Thank you Jim for an informative tour. Tip - We had lunch at Ormond Manor Restaurant as recommended by staff and it was excellent! Also highly recommended.
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839jenniferd
Nov 10, 2024
Great Tour - The tour guide, Jim, was highly knowledgeable and provided an informative experience. I highly recommend booking a personalized tour, which allows for a more in-depth exploration. Be sure to allocate at least three hours to fully immerse yourself in the experience.
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Sharon_t
Nov 9, 2024
Excellent tour - Beverly was an outstanding tour guide, very knowledgeable, kept us interested throughout the tour. And was she was fun to spend time with. The plantation was beautifully maintained. It was very interesting to learn about its history.
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Shelly_e
Nov 9, 2024
You should do this tour - Jim was an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable, gave interesting history inform and interesting facts about what life was like at the time. Highly recommend this tour. The men at tge civil war demonstration also gave a great program and demonstrated with replica fire arms.
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Erikabw1735gs
Nov 8, 2024
Excellent tour and place to visit - We truly enjoyed our visit to Destrehan Plantation! Beverly was an excellent tour guide and gave so much history and insight. The period costumes were a nice touch. We also enjoyed the other buildings and historical information of the time period.
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Nan0uchka
Nov 7, 2024
Nice visit - Visit made very interesting by beverly and jan who took the time to explain the history of the plantation. The staff is super friendly. I recommend
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Lauren_r
Nov 2, 2024
Just what we were looking for - So informative and fun! Beverly was the most knowledgeable guide. This tour was super close and convenient to and from New Orleans. The property was still just as beautiful as larger plantations in the area were described.
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Upnorth50
Oct 30, 2024
History Alive - The tour guides were very knowledgeable and interesting. They made the families come alive who lived there in the past. I was free to walk around and look at things more closely on the grounds after the guided tour was over.
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Christine_n
Nov 6, 2024
not what we expected - The guide quickly regurgitated the spiel he had learned which made it very bland. We had to interrupt him to ask any questions (there were only 3 of us on the tour). The house and plantation history is interesting but if you want to hear anything about the slave revolt you need to take a self guided tour of another building and read about it for yourself.
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