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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Kathi_o
Jan 19, 2025
Plantation tour review - Very informative individual tour with Clint who is very knowledgeable. He explained things very well, answered questions and had knowledge about additional historical facts. Before the tour, Jacques gave an in depth history about the area and background of the original inhabitants of New Orleans.
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Dreamer775852
Jan 18, 2025
Excellent and informative tour!! - I was pleasantly surprised at how interesting and informative this tour was. Beverly our tour guide was absolutely amazing! She was very knowledgeable, funny, and entertaining. We learned a lot from her. Also, the tour gave what seemed to be an accurate representation of history, and what’s also good about it is that rather than this plantation being owned by millionaires, a non profit historical society runs the plantation tours so their main purpose is to shed light on what happened in the past. We highly recommend this tour!!!
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Kelly_c
Jan 18, 2025
Very knowledgeable guide,... - Very knowledgeable guide, Jim. Provide historical references and interesting stories. Highly recommend
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Mary_c
Jan 16, 2025
It was very well... - It was very well demonstrated and explained that period in history and the hard conditions the slaves had to endure. Beverly was in period costume and was very knowledgeable and made our tour very thought provoking.
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Debbie_s
Jan 15, 2025
Great tour!!! - Jordan was very knowledgeable in the history of the plantation, kept us engaged throughout the tour. Ann played the part in the other buildings we got to visit. Also very knowledgeable.
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Jeffrey_s
Jan 13, 2025
Personal account and histories plantation owners and enslaved workers. - The tour guide (I think Sarah) was so knowledgeable about the families who lived there it really brought the people to life.. the histories of the owners and enslaved felt so personal and heartbreaking.
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Robert
Jan 10, 2025
A great tour of the Destrahan Plantation - We had a great tour guide, Jim, a college history professor, who provided a wonderful narrative of Louisiana plantation culture.
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Nancyba4024km
Jan 8, 2025
Wonderful unknown gem! - Wonderful tour, Beverly was our tour guide and she was very informative and just offered a great tour! Thank you! I recently toured another famous plantation while in New Orleans in October and was surprised that this did not immediately pop up as an option! It has all the grandeur, natural beauty and history that the others offer! I feel that this plantation might be overlooked by several tourist but is definitely worth a trip and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the area! We went with our kids (age 10) and it was appropriate presentation of history. As a side note they have several good restaurants close by for lunch and an old cemetery for any history buffs!
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Bethanym293
Jan 3, 2025
History I’ve never learned - This was a last minute stop and we are so glad we stopped. This was a great tour and history lesson. So much information I’ve never learned. It was fascinating. Our tour guide, Beverly, was outstanding. She is so knowledgeable and really made the history accessible both to the adults and our 8 year old. Our daughter loved the experience and talked about various details for the next few hours (we just went today so I’m sure the conversation will continue). I really appreciated the French, Spanish, creole, plantation, enslaved people history and how they all influenced the development of the area. Definitely check it out!!!
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Fantasieb2022
Jan 20, 2025
A walk through history - Despite being a difficult era in history, this place does a good job of preserving what they could. Jim was our tour guide and he was amazing. You can tell he is passionate and extremely knowledgeable about history. Ask for him and you won't be disappointed!
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