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This six-hour tour begins with a pickup at your New Orleans hotel then heads out of town for nearby Destrehan Plantation a French Colonial-style plantation less than 45 minutes outside the city. Most plantations are an hours drive from the city.

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With a tour from New Orleans Kayak Swamp Tours travelers could visit one of three plantations including Oak Alley pictured above.

Plantation tour nola. Your tour will begin with a comfortable ride out of New Orleans where your guide will share. We saw gators went to a delicious local restaurant and visited Whitney plantation. Located as close as an hour outside of New Orleans you can tour these stately mansions and hear stories from all perspectives from the famous local families that built and owned them to the views of the slaves who worked there.

There is no public transportation to the museum but many tour companies offer transit services daily. Take a trip to either Oak Alley or Laura Plantation on this 4-hour tour from New Orleans. Oak Alley Plantation and Airboat Swamp Combo Source.

Other plantations in our areaLaura PlantationA sugarcane plantation built in 1805 12 standing buildings on the National RegisterHoumas House PlantationAn 1840 Greek Revival mansion surrounded by colorful and romantic gardensSan Francisco PlantationA galleried house in the Creole open suite-style old Live Oaks and fine antiques. At Oak Alley you will be given a professional guided tour of the Big House a Greek Revival-style mansion. Many of these breathtaking homes are within an hours drive from the city.

If you are short on time or want to get to the plantation houses on River Road these tours are for you. Or head further down to Oak Alley Plantation and stroll around the 300-year old oak trees that cover the plantation grounds with a 40-minute guided tour. Cost of lunch is not included.

The Antebellum south comes to life at the many plantations that line the Mississippi River a throwback to the citys agrarian past. This area is well-known for its elaborate and beautiful antebellum mansions like Evergreen Oak Alley Laura and Whitney. For city bus tours you are able to disembark for a closer look at several spots.

Explore the creole Laura Plantation known for its historic representation of slave plantations. Whitney Plantation Museum is the only museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people. We did the combo tour.

Feel the gentle breeze from the Mississippi on a tour that takes you back to life in the 1800s in Louisiana. Reviews on Plantation Tours in New Orleans LA - Old River Road Plantation Adventure Tours by Isabelle Cajun Encounters Tour Company Le Monde Creole Crescent City Tours Transportation Hidden History Tours Gray Line Tours Lets Just Ride Doctor Gumbo Tours Louisiana Tour Company. These homes were the domestic centers of massive indigo and sugar cane plantations.

The hour-long tour here is history-dense and tells stories of the Civil War the 1811 slave revolt as well as other events that took place during. Double Plantation Choose 2 of these 3 plantations - Whitney Laura and Oak Alley - to visit on the Great River Road that winds along the Mississippi River. The tours are embedded tours with the plantations own guides.

A very elegant Plantation Home and you will be touring both levels of the Big House. As well as original slave cabins a freedmens church a detached kitchen and a owners. Hear the fascinating stories behind these historic landmarks.

Join Old River Road Plantation Adventure for an amazing plantation tour near New Orleans Louisiana. Plantation Tour New Orleans City Bus and Cemetery Tour. We will make a stop for l unch or bring a picnic lunch if you prefer.

For the swamp tour they use 22 passenger boats not airboats that give you a close encounter with plants and animals. Our tour guide was really knowledgeable about New Orleans the bayous. Meeting location your French Quarter hotel.

During the scenic drive out to the plantations our certified tour guide will provide commentary on major landmarks and the changing Louisiana landscape from downtown New Orleans to the swamps and waterways and through the vast crops and fields unique to this part of the country. We get a great overview of the New Orleans area with our van. All About New Orleans offers options even a combination Plantation Swamp or Plantation Airboat.

OAK ALLEY The most visited and photographed Plantation in the United States. On this great day tour from New Orleans travel first to the famous Oak Alley Plantation to learn more about life and slavery in the Mississippi during the 19th century. The drive is approximately 1 hour each way depending on the plantation approximately 7 hours total.

If you would like to purchase a ticket through one of the following tour companies your ticket includes admission to the museum as well as transportation. Courtesy of New Orleans Kayak Swamp Tours. The grounds Civil War encampment slaves quarters and the 300 years old Oak.

During your visit you will learn about the history of slavery on a southern Louisiana sugarcane plantation by visiting memorials built to honor enslaved people. Whitney Plantation is located one hours drive from New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The second portion of this tour takes visitors to Oak Alley Plantation the 25-acre restored sugarcane plantation that lies approximately one hour from New Orleans.

The picturesque beauty and architecture of the Louisiana plantations are a must for any visitor to New Orleans and a great option for locals to explore the history around them. David Litman shutterstock Airboat New Orleans.

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