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Oak Alley Plantation: Historic Tour with Airboat Adventure
Experience the magnificence of Oak Alley Plantation, with its iconic oak trees and historic Greek Revival home. Then, embark on a thrilling airboat adventure through the New Orleans swamp, with up-close wildlife encounters.
Experience the magnificence of Oak Alley Plantation, with its iconic oak trees and historic Greek Revival home. Then, embark on a thrilling airboat adventure through the New Orleans swamp, with up-close wildlife encounters.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Great River Road - The Oak Alley Plantation is located 70 miles or about 1 hour 10 min from the French Quarter. Travel along Great River Road and marvel at the antebellum mansions.
- Oak Alley Plantation - You will spend approximately 2 hours at the plantation. The house tour will be about 35 minutes in length. The Oak Alley plantation house…
- Great River Road - The Oak Alley Plantation is located 70 miles or about 1 hour 10 min from the French Quarter. Travel along Great River Road and marvel at the antebellum mansions.
- Oak Alley Plantation - You will spend approximately 2 hours at the plantation. The house tour will be about 35 minutes in length. The Oak Alley plantation house tour is provided by Plantation tour guides. The remainder of your time will be spent with self-exploration of the grounds. If you use your time wisely, you can grab a sandwich at the gift shop for lunch and still have time to walk the grounds. You’ll then be brought to the swamp tour dock for your next adventure.
- Barataria Preserve - On this tour, you will experience the best of both: an informative swamp tour and high speed thrill airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds in the airboat then slow down and stop for pictures. Your Captain will give you a tour of a life time explaining the culture, animals, and the swamps. You may even experience a close encounter with some of the local swamp life. Please note: the order of the combination tours may change based upon availability and weather.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off at your New Orleans location
- Guidance from a professional tour guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off at your New Orleans location
- Guidance from a professional tour guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The tour of Oak Alley plantation, positioned close to New Orleans, stands out for its stunning array of 28 giant Oak Trees, equally spaced from the river road to the Plantation House. The Plantation House itself is an example of Greek Revival architecture and was constructed in 1837. The compound also hosts a restaurant, a blacksmith shop, a souvenir…
The tour of Oak Alley plantation, positioned close to New Orleans, stands out for its stunning array of 28 giant Oak Trees, equally spaced from the river road to the Plantation House. The Plantation House itself is an example of Greek Revival architecture and was constructed in 1837. The compound also hosts a restaurant, a blacksmith shop, a souvenir store, and displays of vintage farming implements. Next, prepared to be thrilled with our New Orleans Airboat Swamp Tour! It’s not just a tour, it’s also a thrill ride. Along this high-speed journey, your local Captain will offer a personalized insight into the surroundings. Our airboats are designed with stadium seating to ensure unimpeded views for everyone. Every seat is perfect for fully appreciating the tour and observing the local fauna.
- Confirmation received at time of booking
- Children Must be at least 48 inches
- Air-boats are not recommended for people with back or neck problems and pregnant women.
- The order of the activities depends on the tour time chosen at checkout. If the 10:45am departure is chosen, the swamp our portion will be first.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Michelle_w
Mar 24, 2025
Amazing Swamp Adventure - The swamp tour boat ride was incredible! Our guide, Bobby, was knowledgeable, funny, and full of adventure. He taught us so much about the swamp and the gators. We also greatly appreciated the door to door service with pick up and drop off. This tour is worth your time and money when visiting NOLA!
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Stephanie_p
Mar 19, 2025
A must do tour!!! - What an incredible day!!!! The plantation was stunning and historical we learned so much. The swamp boat was the highlight however!!! Captain bebop was the star of the show!!! I’ve done a lot of tours and this was by far the most fun!! Captain bebop made our day!!!! Thank you for an unforgettable day!!!
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Diane_a
Mar 19, 2025
Excellent full day tour - This full day tour is a great experience for those wanting to see the area surrounding New Orleans. The mini bus picks you up at your hotel and transports you to the plantation. Once there, you can walk around the grounds and enjoy the scenery and learn about life on the plantation. The guided tour of the house is brief but very informative. Then you are transported to the swamp for the boat tour. We did the airboat tour and it was really good. We saw lots of gators and our guide, Dewey, was excellent. He was very knowledgeable about the gators in the swamp. He even took us to see a bald eagle’s nest where the parents were feeding the babies! I would highly recommend this tour.
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Philip_m
Mar 14, 2025
Great experience - Very informative beautiful property the airboat ride was amazing we seen a lot and f alligators Key our driver was so funny.
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Alberto_c
Mar 11, 2025
Great day trip from New Orleans! - Picked up at my hotel, Oak Alley tour guide was very informative. Mint Julip really hit the spot. Swamp/airboat tour was awesome, guide really knew what he was talking about and got us really good photo ops.
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Jennifer_z
Mar 13, 2025
Time constraints - I'll preface this by saying the overall tour was great and the operators were pleasant however just a few things left me feeling slightly uncomfortable. First, I'm not sure if this is commonplace for tour companies but instead of pulling off and stopping the driver just honked the horn a couple times and then waved us across the street. The streets are narrow so that could have been the reason but it felt very uncomfortable. Then the door didn't close on the bus and we had to drive several blocks with the door open and wait for a new one. Again, I know things happen but that just felt odd. The buss they replaced it with also had something wrong- it almost sounded like a fender was rubbing. It was very loud. The Plantation tour was lovely and the guides were great but there is simply not enough time to see everything. I didn't even stop to read signs and instead just took pictures of them so I could read them later. Do not get the mint julep with the bourbon... I love bourbon but it was just a bit overpowering. The swamp tour was great but again, just not enough time. After being on the bus for an hour plus you didn't even have time to use the restroom before they were calling you. Overall it was a great tour but one that would have been better to self drive.
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Lamada
Mar 12, 2025
Airboat is the Highlight of this Combo Tour - Plantation portion of tour was okay. The highlight was the airboat swamp tour. Our driver, Bobby was great. We were able to see lots of alligators including "Cool" , a very large gator. Would recommend the swamp tour for sure.
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Michelle_o
Mar 11, 2025
The plantation tour guide... - The plantation tour guide was amazing, very knowledgeable. However there was not even close to enough time to see everything available on the tour. The bus driver, where do I start! The drive to the plantation was fine but from the plantation to the meeting with the other bus was horrendous!! The driver was more worried about his radio and playing music and 'dancing' to it than driving! He was barely watching the road, driving way too fast and at one point he was eating potato chips actually tilting the bag up to his lips with his head tilted back! He was driving over the dividing line and the on coming traffic had to move over on the shoulder to go by! Terrifying!!
But we finally changed buses and drivers. That lady was great!
The airboat ride and swamp tour was fantastic and our guide Captian Ernie was wonderful! Very entertaining!
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Kim_m
Mar 10, 2025
Plantation tour with swamp tour - The plantation tour was very good. The swamp tour was pretty hohum. I wouldn't do the swamp tour again.
I would absolutely recommend the Oak Alley tour but drop the swamp tour
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Kristen_h
Mar 11, 2025
Do Better. Not worth the cost. - So, heres the reality of this tour. The Oak Alley Plantation offers 2 great photos at best. You only get to visit 4 rooms in the home and there is little to see. The grounds have some beautiful trees but offer little else. A few slaves quarters to see from doorways with brief history. The best part was the ride out driver and the gift shop. The airboat ride was actually awful. Instead of a nice ride through the swamp, it was a few strategic stops to rev the engines, calling out the gators who are now trained to respond to be pelted with marshmallows and taunted with chicken. My whole group walked away feeling like we need to do better as a society than treating wildlife like circus monkeys. If you really think you need a swamp tour, look for one that focuses on conservation. This was just awful.
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