Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans
Description
The Oak Alley plantation tour is one of the most magnificent plantation tours near New Orleans because of the 28 evenly spaced, huge Oak Trees that go from the river road to the Plantation House. The Greek Revival home dates back to 1837. Located on the grounds is a restaurant, blacksmith shop, Souvenir Shop and antique farm equipment. Next up is an airboat tour - hold onto your hat! Our New Orleans Airboat Swamp Tour is a high speed adventure that is part tour and part ride. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain. Our airboats have stadium seating, so that the person in front of you does not obstruct your view. So, every airboat seat is great for experiencing the tour and viewing the wildlife.
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Itinerary
The Oak Alley Plantation is located 70 miles or about 1 hour 10 min from the French Quarter. Travel along Great River Road and marvel at the antebellum mansions.
You will spend approximately 2 hours at the plantation. The house tour will be about 35 minutes in length. The Oak Alley plantation house tour is provided by Plantation tour guides. The remainder of your time will be spent with self-exploration of the grounds. If you use your time wisely, you can grab a sandwich at the gift shop for lunch and still have time to walk the grounds. You'll then be brought to the swamp tour dock for your next adventure.
On this tour, you will experience the best of both: an informative swamp tour and high speed thrill airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds in the airboat then slow down and stop for pictures. Your Captain will give you a tour of a life time explaining the culture, animals, and the swamps. You may even experience a close encounter with some of the local swamp life. Please note: the order of the combination tours may change based upon availability and weather.
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Pickup Locations & Times
**You must be out front of your location at the beginning of the pickup window or the bus will be forced to leave.** Pickup from most major downtown New Orleans hotels. If you hotel is not listed please list in comments area. For pickups, there will be a 30 minute window. Please be on the lookout for a bus that says Alert Transportation. 8:15 AM pickup will be sometime between 8:15 AM and about 8:45 AM. 10:45 AM pickup will be sometime between 10:45 AM and about 11:15 AM.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- - Service animals are permitted but not recommended due to the volume of noise on the boat and threats of surrounding wildlife.
- - Emotional support animals are not permitted.
- - Minimum height requirement for airboats is 48 inches.
- - Pregnant women are not permitted on an airboat.
- - Participants with heart complications or other serious medical conditions are not permitted on an airboat.
- - Participants with back problems are not permitted on an airboat
- - Airboats are not handicapped accessible. There are no lifts or ramps available for use. Guests must be able to get on or off of the boat themselves or with the help of someone in their party.
- - When traveling with multiple passengers, you must make one booking with all passengers to insure that you are on the same boat. If you did not book together, you are not guaranteed to be together.
- - Please note you are not guaranteed to see a gator. They hibernate in winter months but are easily spotted in spring, summer, and fall.
- - Folding wheelchairs are allowed on the bus, but the driver is not allowed to pick up a person to help them gain entrance. The customer must get into the minibus by themselves or with assistance from family or friends.
Reviews(742)
Wonderful experience, fun and informative. Our driver and tour guides were friendly and engaging. I would definitely recommend these tours. It was nice to get out of the busy city for a bit and learn more about the history and landscape of the area.
Captain Be Bop is the best! Fabulous tour because he is knowledgeable and interacting. We learned so much and had so much fun because of him. For example, I had a question about flora and made a point of driving out to a spot in the swamp to explain and show the response. In my opinion, he was the perfect ambassador to share the beauty and secrets of the swamp. Additionally, he threw in friendly chatter about the local culture and fish cooking tips. Thanks Captain BeBop!!!
The experience was nice, our driver was very rude, had road rage and did not make the drive pleasant at all.
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My family and I had the best experience. The tour guides were very knowledgeable in the rich history of New Orleans and the excursions we had visited. We had a wonderful time!
Very easy to book, participate in, and enjoy. Would 100% recommend to anyone visiting New Orleans with family or friends
The self guided tour at the plantation was good but not what we expected. Only house had a guided tour. The property was beautiful and the gifts hope staff so friendly. The Airboat tour was amazing but uou are taken by bus to another bus for this part of the tour. This is not explained in the booking so it was a little confusing. The airboat was absolutely hands down worth it. Captain Duey was amazing and so much fun. I would ask for him hands down
Easy pick up and well organised, our driver was great, friendly and talked along the route about the history. The plantation was amazing, gave you insight into life of the owners. The actual tour is very good, could have little more time to view certain areas. The swamp tour and small boat was brilliant, saw the alligators, the guide was very knowledgeable.
This was a great day. The plantation tour was fascinating. It is good that the reality of the past is kept for us to learn from. We must honour and give tribute to all those slaves who lived in such devastating conditions. The aliigator tour was great fun. I was very impressed by the care and respect our tour guide has for these awesome critters. I don't remember his name, but he grew up in the area, still lives there and has a teenage daughter. He was terrific. We saw lots of alligators and saw so much. I have no idea how the tour guides do not get lost in the swamp :)
This was a great experience, start to finish. The bus ride and drivers were excellent. They picked us up right near our hotel and were right on time. The plantation was lovely. It’s not a huge place to see but it gave you a great feel of what plantation life was like. The Airboat tour with the alligators I cannot say enough about! It was amazing. The guide was knowledgeable and very fun to talk to. The ride out on the water didn’t disappoint. We saw at least 10 alligators along the way and stopped on one area to see them up close. It was worth the cost of this trip for sure!!! I’d highly recommend!
First time visiting New Orleans & this combo tour was AMAZING. I liked that they offered curbside hotel pickup & our driver was super friendly. Oak Alley Plantation was beautiful & learning about the history was insightful. Mansion tour was pretty brief. If you're doing the afternoon combo tour, I recommend checking out the grounds & gift shop PRIOR to touring the "big house." That way you can get a snack before heading off to the swamp tour. The swamp tour was the best! Our guide was Dewey Bruce. He was highly knowledgeable & very funny. We saw several gators & even got to hold & pet one (named Louis). The scenery included typical Louisiana bayou imagery with low lying trees & water. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience & would highly recommend & book with this tour company again.
