Destrehan Plantation Tour

Posted By : Paul_37093
We ended up picking the Destrehan Plantation for a tour because it was closer to New Orleans and did not require advance reservations. Jim was tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and the plantation, its history, and the architecture of the main house. The plantation has a lot of history related to it. Was very happy we did the tour. Jan was also there the day of our visit giving history about the 1811 Slave Revolt that occurred in the area. Jan also showed us a map that shows all the plantations that were along the lower Mississippi River. This was very informing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15

Posted By : Michelle_L
Clint was very knowledgeable and showed us around the plantation house. Encouraged us to explore the outbuildings on our own, which we did, and found them equally as interesting. Attendant in the gift shop/ticketing area was also very helpful (did not get his name) but was very pleasant and attentive. Our attraction to the Destrehan plantation was our ability to get on the Mississippi River Bike Trail, and we were able to park at the plantation and leave our vehicle there while we rode the trail after our tour was finished.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15

Posted By : Aaron_S
Alan was an excellent tour guide and very knowledgeable. Definitely worth seeing. Staff were friendly and helpful.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12

Posted By : 479janetc
This was such an interesting and informative tour. I learned a lot and totally enjoyed the tour. I highly recommend this tour. It has a slightly different story about slavery under French occupation. Still not right, still so wrong, but very different. The slave uprising was something I had never heard of, and that was both sad and informative. This is not Gone With The Wind style plantation. Having been built in 1700’s and remodeled in 1800’s, it is not the typical ornate home, but still beautiful . The story is fascinating. I can’t recommend this enough. Ann was our tour guide, and she was awesome!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09

Posted By : T2908ORshirleyp
Great guide! Lovely place and very informative. Easy to find and very interesting. Really enjoyed this tour very much!
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Posted On : 2024-05-06

Posted By : Trysta_B
The tour was amazing, but the company doesn't give the Tour-Guides enough time per/tour for everyone to enter the room before they're giving the verbal history of each site. My mom is hard of hearing and missed out on 60% (on her own account) of what our tour guid said... and not all due to her lack of hearing in 1 ear. Because the tour-guide would start the verbal history as the 1st people entered the room (we were usually the middle to last people entering each location), We were all disappointed that we missed out on hearing the history of the locations we paid to tour. My aunt also has a hard time getting around with her physical disabilities, and wasn't going to fight her way to the front of able-bodied people so she could hear the full story. My mom and my aunt missed out on a lot the tour had to offer, as well as the rest of our party, who stuck by their side while filling them in on the history that they weren't able to hear, or missed out on for being the last people to enter the room... We tried really hard to repeat as much as our soft-spoken guide had to say as we continuued wedge ourselves In between a large group of people for each site (sometimes separating our group). As our tour guid said "her ma would of called us the cows tail end of the group"🤣 She was very sweet and kind. She took time educating my mom, boyfriend, as well as my boyfriends mother, on every little question they had about things that weren't talked about on the tour as well as their inquisitions about anything we missed. She was a 10/10 absolute Gem! I wish I remembered her name to give her credit. VIATOR has been a great company to book though. We had a swamp tour booked through them as well. I messed up having a redeye flight to NOLA and accidentally booked our swamp tour for the day we arrived they were able to reschedule our swamp tour for the next day with only a $10 extra charge for each person. Super Reasonable for my sleepy-mess-up. I would for sure book through Viator again! This review is 5/5 stars because the Destrehan Plantation management needs to know the tour guid we had was amazing but give the lil lady a bit more time to educate each group that comes in AFTER THEY ENTER THE SITE. Still love yall! And if you're reading this as a potential customer/tourist... BOOK IT NOW! This has been an very easy, stress-free experience with excellent guids for both of tours we booked through VIATOR. Happy travels to you and your loved ones! It asks in the review who you came with, but the options for Family is Teens, or Young Children. This was a trip of 30+ family members all adults... so I picked Friends out of Couples, Business, or Solo being the other options?
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Posted On : 2024-05-06

Posted By : silverpineg
Jim was an amazing guide and explained the history so well. Very educational and his respect and love he has for what he does is amazing. Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-04-29

Posted By : erinpN500DI
Beautiful house and grounds rich with history. Ann was very knowledgeable and led a great tour. Also liked being able to tour the whole house and then grounds at our own speed.
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Posted On : 2024-04-20

Posted By : jimmywV8605XO
We took the tour Monday afternoon 04/15/2024... Beverly was our tour guide, and she was very knowledgeable and personable... A fascinating, beautiful, and sobering place...
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Posted On : 2024-04-16

Posted By : Happiness35066
What a great tour. Very informative and historical. The tour was just a little over an hour and then you had time on your own to explore the grounds and buildings. Our tour guide Beverly made the tour. She was so entertaining and knew her history. She took the time to take photos with us at the end. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-04-15