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Top 15 Plantation Tours from New Orleans

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The estates along the River Road hold beauty and hard history at once, and the tour you choose sets the tone. This list ranks the best plantation tours from New Orleans: Oak Alley for the oak-lined drive, Whitney for the unflinching account of slavery, Laura for Creole family life, with prices, run times and transport from the city.

Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans - The Coach Ride Details That Turn Transit Into Learning

1.Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,303 reviews · 7 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $131Our pick

Oak Alley or Destrehan Plantation plus a Manchac Swamp wildlife boat ride from New Orleans, with guided history and alligator spotting.

“Bus ride to plantation particularly for out of town visitor was relaxing. Plantation house, garden were magnificent. Slave homes, stories and exhibitions enlightening. Tour guides very informative and relevant. Swamp tour was an interesting and informative experience. Great day!”

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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans - Oak Alley Plantation: The Oaks, the Greek Revival Mansion, and the Guided House Tour

2.Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,747 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $89

Visit Oak Alley by air-conditioned coach from the French Quarter, with a guided house tour and optional 90-minute swamp pontoon ride.

“The breathtaking beauty of Oak Alley Plantation, especially the magnificent canopy of its oak tree alley, makes this trip well worth it. The guided house tour and the exhibits addressed the difficult history of the people who lived there and the plantation. The transportation from New Orleans was comfortable and engaging, with our driver offering historical commentary along the road.”

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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans - Getting to Whitney Plantation: French Quarter to the River Road

3.Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,351 reviews · 5 hours 25 minutes (approx.) · from $89

Ride from New Orleans to Whitney Plantation for a self-guided audio tour on slavery, with optional 90-min swamp boat ride.

“This is not a tour but the bus driver (Robert D) was fantastic and gave us a history lesson on New Orleans/Louisiana while on the drive to and from the Whitney Plantation. Robert also pointed out different landmarks along the drive. Whitney Plantation was also great to see and it is very well maintained and preserved.”

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Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour - Getting There From New Orleans: The Great River Road Reality Check

4.Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,279 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.) · from $32

A guided look at four generations of Creole life at Laura Plantation, with house, slave cabins, gardens, and the full story of slavery.

“We highly recommend Laura Plantation . Our guide Joseph was the best: very knowledgeable and highly entertaining.”

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New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour - Cajun Pride Swamp Tour on Manchac Swamp: wildlife, boat comfort, and the alligator question

5.Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,147 reviews · 7h 30m · from $125

New Orleans combo day trip: narrated Manchac Swamp boat tour with wildlife, then Oak Alley Plantation with 28 live oaks.

“as a new zealander, I struggled with the narrative, especially the accent and wording. A little less pace in the conversation would have helped me assimilate the information.”

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New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour

New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour - Hotel pickup window and the bus ride: when to be ready

6.Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 906 reviews · 8h 30m · from $160

New Orleans day trip: Oak Alley Plantation and an airboat bayou ride with hotel pickup, guides, and gator spotting in Barataria Basin.

“what a great day out. Starting at the Oak Alley Plantation was a good start to the day. great tour of the house and the grounds are really interesting too. The swap tour was fantastic! We had Cpt. Bee Bop and he made the trip really fun and informative, clearly knowing the area and even helped us spot an alligator - on the coldest day of the year! Well worth it for a trip out of N.O. to see some of the Louisiana country side!”

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Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans - Oak Alley Plantation: Walking the 300-Year-Old Oak Canopy

7.Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 712 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $160

Oak Alley Plantation plus a high-speed airboat through Barataria Preserve from New Orleans, with hotel pickup and lots of alligator time.

“In town for a family reunion! This combination tour was awesome. Highly recommend the airboat over the ‘tour boat’. Everyone had a great time! The tour guides were friendly and informative. You will love it!”

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Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour - The guided mansion tour: how the rooms change your perspective

8.Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 632 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Tour Houmas House in Darrow: period-costumed mansion walkthrough, 38-acre gardens, photo ops, and plantation history context.

“Beautiful grounds and house. The guided tour through the house was very informative and John added some humor as well. The grounds would be even more beautiful later in the spring. Nice set up with house tours on the half hour, giving time to wander the grounds at your leisure no matter what time you booked.”

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New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation - Getting to Whitney: the meeting point and the ride plan

9.Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 619 reviews · 5 hours - 465 minutes · from $89

Visit Whitney Plantation with round-trip transport and a self-guided audio tour focused on enslaved people, with an optional Manchac Swamp upgrade.

“This was a great overall experience. Our bus driver Stacy was absolutely phenomenal and made the experience that more fun and informative. The bus was clean and newer and very comfortable”

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Destrehan Plantation Tour

Destrehan Plantation Tour - Getting there from New Orleans: rideshare, taxi, and a simple game plan

10.Destrehan Plantation Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 501 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $29Best value

Walk Destrehan Plantation near New Orleans for antebellum life and the 1811 slave revolt, with costumed interpreters and time to explore.

“Very informative and interesting details about the home’s construction, maintenance, restoration. The overall history of the owners and historical events were insightful.”

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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans - Getting Picked Up Around New Orleans and Riding Out Together

11.Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 446 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $159

Small-group New Orleans plantation tour with hotel pickup, app-based Whitney memorial walk, and a guided Laura Creole plantation mansion.

“Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable. As a history teacher, she clearly showed her love of sharing the history of the plantation. It was shocking to learn that sharecropping was still going on up until 1977 on that plantation.”

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New Orleans: Swamp Boat Ride & Oak Alley Plantation Tour

New Orleans: Swamp Boat Ride & Oak Alley Plantation Tour - Oak Alley’s Big House: Greek Revival grandeur with guardrails

Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans - 8:00 AM hotel pickup and the van ride reality check

Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans

Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans - Barataria Preserve Swamp Boat Tour: Captains, Mossy Water, and Wildlife That Won’t Follow a Script

15.Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 376 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $130

Oak Alley meets the Barataria Swamp on one guided day from New Orleans, with guided plantation and narrated boat views of gators.

“Everything was great from staft to finish. Our bus drivers Gary and Keith were lovely. Keith had everyone in hysterics. He was great. The plantation was beautiful and very interesting. It was good to learn the history behind it even though it has its darker parts too. The swamp tour was incredible. The guide was fantastic and again really funny. We had the chance to hold a baby alligator which my friend was so happy about. I would highly recommend this to anyone”

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