Oak Alley Plantation Tour: Bayou Living Experience

Experience the beauty of Oak Alley Plantation and the Cajuns of the bayou on this full-day tour. Explore the magnificent plantation house and cruise through the Barataria Swamps, home to diverse wildlife and rich history.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Oak Alley Plantation - Oak Alley Plantation Tour: The Greek revival home dates back to 1837. Located on the grounds, is a restaurant, blacksmith shop, souvenir shop and antique farm equipment. It is a comprehensive plantation experience. The tour of the Oak Alley’s house is conducted by guides in authentic plantation style apparel. Walking is…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This full-day excursion takes participants to the Oak Alley Plantation House, where they can observe the Cajun lifestyle in the bayou, coexisting peacefully with the swamps. Situated approximately an hour and a half from New Orleans, Oak Alley is renowned for its stunning plantation tour, featuring 28 grand Oak Trees that line the path from the river…

Location
Oak Alley Plantation
3645 Highway 18,
Cancellation Policy

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

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465aimeet
Oct 3, 2024
Amazing knowledge, and awareness - Kaylee let our plantation tour and she was absolutely amazing very informative very knowledgeable and just really sweet for the alligator tour. We had Captain Jason. He was absolutely amazing again just so knowledgeable. We saw a lot of alligators and of course we got to hold a baby alligator if you go, you definitely want Captain Jason.
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John_b
Oct 2, 2024
Amazing !!! Book it you won’t be disappointed - Oak alley plantation very educational loved the tour. Swamp tour was an amazing experience with a great Guide, Captain Duey. You could tell from the off he loved the area, the culture and his job. I won’t spoil a few surprises no doubt you will get, they surprised me. Go find out for yourself you won’t be disappointed!!
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Marywj5685ln
Sep 29, 2024
A great experience!!! - We had a great time!! The plantation was a very humbling experience and the swamp tour was very exciting! We enjoyed being able to hold baby alligator Fluffy! ☺️
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Alan
Aug 19, 2024
Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour - A fun and informative day from start to finish. Our driver was Dwayne (excellent driver) and our guide was Kate. She was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. She furnished us with lots of history facts but also lots of fun facts. Oak Alley plantation was very interesting and their tour guides were also excellent. Slavery is a sad, terrible part of our history but tours like this help us to remember and hopefully learn from our mistakes. The swamp tour was great fun. Unfortunately I can't remember the boat captains name but he was great entertaining and very informative.
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Virginiamy3184kl
Aug 18, 2024
Excellent tour and tour guides - I loved the tour and tour guides. It was an all day experience that was well worth it. I am from Louisiana, but learned some new things through my tour guides especially from our swamp tour guide Captain Ernie!
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Go56543903061
Aug 13, 2024
Amazing - Amazing day. The driver Dwane was nice and the guide Dionne highly knowledgeable and agreable. I greatly recommand. The tour wa swell-organized. This tour is a must - do activity when in New Orleans
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Timothy_a
Oct 2, 2024
Fun but lots of time in bus - Fun out of the City excursion. I would not recommend the plantation for kids but they would enjoy the swamp tour. Expect about 2 hours total of transportation to these events.
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Jessicaw3848
Sep 22, 2024
Good experience. - It was a good experience. Prompt transportation, clean and inviting. The intercom wasn't working very well, so it was hard to hear the driver. Sitting closer to the front is better if you want to hear. Definitely recommend the pontoon boat over the air boat. In the air boat you have to sit the whole time. It's too noisy to have a guide talk. And you're just as close to the water either way.
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Peter_s
Aug 13, 2024
The swamp tour was brilliant! - We really enjoyed the swamp tour, captain Ernie was very knowledgeable and passionate about the alligators and the swampland. There was plenty of space on the boat for everyone to get a good look at the gators - and we saw lots of them! We found Oak Alley Plantation a little lacking, the tour of the big house although interesting didn’t tell us enough about the experiences of the enslaved. There were signs with some information to read for yourself outside. The video about how to grow and harvest the sugar cane was interesting but only spoke of how this happens in current times. We’d have liked to learn more about the experiences of the workers in the past. The plantation visit was a little rushed, we’d have liked more time to stay and contemplate.
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Kenzit10
Oct 1, 2024
Okay but not spectacular - It was good but not great. The tour of the big house with Wes wasn’t that impressive. We only learned about the family and the house, not much about the plantation or the atrocities that occurred there. We come late to the slave presentation with Steven which was great and we learned a lot in a fun way with him! I wish we could have stayed for the entire presentation but our bus left at 2:30. The store was nice the pralines and drinks were great
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