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Cajun and Creole Culture: Airboat, Plantations, Buffet
4.7
1,213 Ratings
Luling
Experience the best of Cajun and Creole cultures with a thrilling airboat tour, a visit to Laura Plantation, and a gourmet buffet lunch at Houmas House Plantation. Book now!
Experience the best of Cajun and Creole cultures with a thrilling airboat tour, a visit to Laura Plantation, and a gourmet buffet lunch at Houmas House Plantation. Book now!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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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…
- 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.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned van transport for 14 passengers with live narration
- Convenient hotel pickup with scheduled time
- Exciting airboat tour experience
- Exclusive tour of Houmas House and Laura Plantation
- Gourmet buffet lunch with unlimited options at Houmas House
- Air-conditioned van transport for 14 passengers with live narration
- Convenient hotel pickup with scheduled time
- Exciting airboat tour experience
- Exclusive tour of Houmas House and Laura Plantation
- Gourmet buffet lunch with unlimited options at Houmas House
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience a splendid blend of Cajun and Creole cultures, with an exhilarating airboat ride through the cypress swamps. Take a trip to the Laura Plantation, constructed in 1804, and discover the intimate familial narrative of Laura. Relish a well-crafted, all-you-can-eat buffet lunch in the sophisticated dining hall of Houmas House Plantation,…
Experience a splendid blend of Cajun and Creole cultures, with an exhilarating airboat ride through the cypress swamps. Take a trip to the Laura Plantation, constructed in 1804, and discover the intimate familial narrative of Laura. Relish a well-crafted, all-you-can-eat buffet lunch in the sophisticated dining hall of Houmas House Plantation, complemented with an informative guided expedition of this majestic mansion. The intimate group size guarantees a more individualized interaction.
- 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.
Location
Luling
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
4.7
(1213 Ratings)
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Jean
Dec 4, 2024
Perfect tour for an animal loving history buff. - Perfect day!! We were picked up in front of our hotel by Rene from Tours by Issabelle. Rene was an excellent tour guide. Rene gave us a great history of the area and information about the sites we were going to visit. The first stop was the airboat swamp tour. We all loved it so much. The swamp was beautiful with tons of birds, and we saw an alligator even though the temperature was cool. The second stop was Houmas House. We started with a delicious buffet lunch and then a tour of the estate home. Ruby our guide, was fun and very informative. After the house tour, there was time to check out the beautiful grounds of the estate. The third stop was of the Laura Plantation. It is a totally different experience. The Plantation house is very different from Houmas House. Our tour guide was Lee. He gave us a very informative tour as well. We toured the Laura House and one of the slaves homes. They have a very nice gift shop to visit after the tour. We drove back to New Orleans after an active and full day.
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Martinburgess
Nov 19, 2024
Alligators, Airboats and Beautiful Houses - Really enjoyed this trip . We were picked up promptly by our driver and guide , John and went straight to the Airboats . Great ride and a very informative Captain .Saw lots of wildlife including alligators, turtles and lots of different Birds . Then on to 2 very different houses ,one a creole sugar plantation and the second one a grand southern plantation which once was the largest one in the south . We had a delicious Southern style buffet lunch . Both plantations had great guides who bought history alive..I highly recommended this trip .
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Christinegn6843py
Nov 15, 2024
A must do for visitors to New Orleans - We had a FANTASTIC time! We got picked up at our hotel by Rene and he gave us an excellent commentary about New Orleans and all that it has to offer as we drove to our destinations. He even recommended music venues and restaurants. We would recommend this tour 100%, it's a must do for anyone visiting New Orleans.
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Pamhs4712vr
Nov 6, 2024
Airboat Plantation and Lunch tour. - Was an AWESOME Tour. Everyone was very helpful and we so enjoyed every minute. I highly recommend Tours with Isabella they touch on everything. Learned so much about Louisiana from Gizelle. If you tour REQUEST Giselle ♥️ you won't regret it. Also have to mention, the food was so good!
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O9271xhjonb
Oct 24, 2024
Great Day with Tours by Isabelle. - A fantastic trip. Pick up from our hotel at the time advised. Took us to the airboat first, what a great experience with a very knowledgeable pilot. We were able to feed a raccoon and alligator, saw other wildlife too. Early morning trip was good to see wildlife. The a drive and tour of the two contrasting plantations well chosen for their mix of history and culture. Great trip would recommend.
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Crystalcw9674wd
Oct 23, 2024
Truly Fantastic! - Fantastic day trip with Rene hosted by Isabelle! Airboat tour was awesome. Plantation tours were very informative and saw beautiful scenery. Lunch was delicious, filled with southern dishes buffet style. Tour guide Rene was amazing, enthusiastic and full of knowledge on New Orleans. All around great day and time left over to go out for night life based on Rene's suggestions. Highlight of our vacation, highly recommended to book!
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Beverly_p
Oct 16, 2024
Plantation and Alligator Tour - Enjoyed the airboat tour and seeing the alligators very much. The lunch stop had an excellent buffet, with barbeque chicken, caesar salad, red beans and rice, gumbo, delicious bread pudding, and a drink. Went to two impressive plantations, which both had excellent docent led tours. My only negative was that the road was rough and our van had us flying in the air over the bumpy roads.
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Cindy_k
Sep 29, 2024
Wonderful! - Gisel, our tour guide, was great. She was kind, friendly, and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful experience.
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Hughc694
Sep 25, 2024
Best tour - This was one of the best tours we have ever been on. Gisele was knowledgeable and wonderful. There was only four of us (two couples) which made it very personal. It seemed a little expensive but worth every dollar. Food was good all you could eat.
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Renee_s
Aug 28, 2024
Cheers to Gisel - Our tour guide Gisel was amazing. She knew the history and was able to answer most if not all the question we had.
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