Itinerary
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Stop At: Destrehan Plantation, 13034 River Rd, Destrehan, LA 70047-5202
Travel to the historic Destrehan Plantation on Louisiana's Old River Road for a guided tour. During your tour of Destrehan Plantation, professional guides will bring to life the stories of generations who lived on and worked this land. Your guides will share every detail of this mansion’s storied history with you. You’ll also hear tales of the lives of both its owners and slaves. They will also tell you about its wonderfully restored Greek Revival architecture.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Swamp Adventures LLC, 1265 LA-3127, Luling, LA 70070, USA
Glide comfortably over marshes, deep into secluded bayous as your professional Airboat Captain will tell you about the swamp’s fascinating fauna and flora. Hold on as you alternate between high-speed bursts and gentle cruising! There will be numerous stops with fantastic photo opportunities. You may even get to spot a bald eagle, see baby alligators, feed giant catfish, or meet a nutria face to face!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Traveler pickup is offered
Please specify hotel at time of purchase. We pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast or select Airbnbs, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the Westbank.
We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore.
Supplier will contact you the day before your tour to give you an exact pick up time.
5 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
Not wheelchair accessible
Child rate applies for all children and infants
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.
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Posted By : V6915BZbriann
Great tour. Gisèle was an amazing tour guide, good sense of humor and personable. I learned so much about Louisiana and new Orleans history I came away an expert of sorts myself haha! The air boat tour was fantastic, the smaller gators were out in large numbers, it is mating season after all! The larger ones weren’t around to be seen, probably still sleeping earlier in the day, but what we did see was more than satisfactory! The plantation was beautiful and learning about its history was fantastic! I highly recommend this tour for anyone! A lot of this is not taught in school but so important to learn! Thank you for the wonderful day and the wonderful learning opportunities!
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Posted On : 2024-05-10
Posted By : E9883PQericm
Excellent guide and driver Jeanvie made the drive interesting with a running history commentary of interesting facts. The airboat ride was fun and informative and the plantation was really nice
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Posted On : 2024-05-08
Posted By : Ra O
René was a great, fun guide & provided us with interesting facts and super recommendations. The Captain was knowledgeable about the swamp & animals. The historian provided interesting commentary.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : 442jenh
Fantastic day out with our guide, John, who kept us entertained and informed about the local area as he drove us between our destinations. The swamp tour was great, with lots of alligator sightings, and even a snake and a turtle. Visit to Destrehan plantation was fascinating, thanks to the obvious passion of our plantation guide. All in all a highly recommended way to escape the city for a day.
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Posted On : 2024-04-29
Posted By : SHELLY_A
Awesome time! Boat captain was friendly, fun and entertaining!! One of the best things we did during our time in NOLA!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-22
Posted By : terry_v
Renee was wonderful and so was our boat operator
Very knowledgeable informative and fun
Timing was great
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Posted On : 2024-04-20
Posted By : KellieE536
The airboat tour was amazing! Our airboat guide (Cory) was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He had a deep understanding of the flora and fauna in the swamp. We saw several alligators, little and big, all close up and learned a lot about these amazing animals.
The plantation tour was very educational and I learned quite a few new things I didn’t know before. The grounds are lovely and the guides are happy to answer any questions. Our driver and guide, Giselle, was a font of knowledge about New Orleans and had many stories to share about the history and culture.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01
Posted By : Judy_T
Our airboat captain was knowledgeable and informative about the 'gators and birds that we encountered. The Destrehan Plantation and the family that owned it had fascinating histories, including involvement in an 1811 slave rebellion. Our van driver was full of interesting information about New Orleans topography, flooding and water management, as well as cooking.
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Posted On : 2024-03-31
Posted By : Paula_M
This was a fantastic 1/2 day tour. We were so lucky & saw many alligators, eagles etc.... on the swamp excursion. The Destrehan Plantation was fascinating so much history .... Our guide Rene from Isabelle Tours gave us some much information whilst at the plantation & also in transit to & from. It was a spectacular tour. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-03-25
Posted By : Chcarner
Cool seeing the alligators and fascinating history at the plantation. Isabelle also shared lots of great info about NOLA on the ride there and back.
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Posted On : 2024-03-24
