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The 15 Best Plantation Tours from New Orleans

31 tours  ·  from $30 a head

The river-road estates west of the city are museums now, and they differ sharply in what they choose to tell you: some centre the house, others centre the people who were enslaved on it. These 15 cover the main sites, with prices, travel time and whether transport is included.

Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans - Destrehan for the later departure
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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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

Leave the French Quarter for Oak Alley or Destrehan Plantation, then cruise a private Louisiana swamp by covered pontoon boat. Guides such as Dionne, Robert, Tom, and Justin bring local history, wildlife, and Cajun life into focus. Allow nearly eight hours, with lunch and drinks available to buy.

“Very good and informative The trip was well organised and ran on time . The overall activity was as advertised although the swamp experience was poor”

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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans - The coach ride from the French Quarter
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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

2.Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

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

Ride from the French Quarter to Oak Alley Plantation in an air-conditioned coach with a local guide such as Alton, Robert, or Melinda. Tour the 1839 Greek Revival home, walk beneath 28 ancient oaks, and add a 90-minute pontoon swamp tour if you want more Louisiana scenery.

“Not enough time at plantation to walk around. Food options were too limited for the time of day that included the tour”

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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans - Two hours among cabins, memorials, and testimony
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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

3.Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

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

Travel from the French Quarter to Whitney Plantation along River Road. Your bus driver may add local history on the ride, while the plantation visit uses an app-based audio tour and first-person accounts. You get about two hours on site, with an optional 90-minute swamp tour.

“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 - The 1840s cabins and the reality of slavery
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Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

4.Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

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

Walk through Laura Plantation’s main house, gardens, sugar fields, and original 1840s slave cabins with a guide such as Pam, Lee, or Cameron. You’ll hear four generations of Creole family stories and learn how free and enslaved people lived on this Louisiana sugar estate.

“This was a very educational and insightful experience. I learned an awful lot of rather interesting and sad facts about this particular sugar plantation, and Lee was an expecent tour guide.”

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Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans - Laura Plantation and the Creole story
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Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

5.Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,246 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $279

Leave New Orleans in a 14-passenger van for a Cajun airboat ride, Laura Plantation, and lunch plus a guided visit at Houmas House. Guides such as Giselle, Robert, Rene, and Steve add local stories along the way. Expect wildlife, plantation architecture, slavery history, gardens, and a full 9-hour day.

“This tour was well worth it. There are so many things to see and do in New Orleans, but this was well worth the day out of the city. The airboat ride was lots of fun (I honestly could have spent the whole day doing that). Laura Plantation and guide were excellent, very informative and personable. Lunch at Houmas House was delicious. The only down side to the day was our tour at the last plantation. It was crowded and felt rushed. Focused on the owners of the house and changes to house over the years but no mention of the obvious slaves that had kept it running. And the…”

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New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour - From New Orleans streets to Manchac Bayou
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New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

6.Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

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

You’ll ride a covered flat-bottom boat through Manchac Swamp, look for alligators, raccoons, wild pigs, turtles, and birds, then tour Oak Alley Plantation. Drivers such as Big Joe add New Orleans context, while plantation guides explain the house, grounds, and lives of enslaved people.

“Nice tour to plantation and swamp. Pick up was on time and transport was comfortable.”

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New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour - The 8.5-hour day begins with hotel pickup
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New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour

7.Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour

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

Travel from New Orleans to Oak Alley Plantation and Barataria Basin by air-conditioned bus. Tour the Greek Revival house and oak-lined grounds, then ride an open airboat with a local captain who can help you spot alligators, birds, raccoons, and wild pigs. Guides such as Ernie, Bobby, and Bee-Bop are known for lively swamp commentary.

“Worth the money! Did 4 tours and this was by far the best one”

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Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans - Oak Alley and the long road to the Big House
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Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

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

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

Leave New Orleans by minibus for Oak Alley Plantation, where a costumed guide leads a 35-minute mansion tour before you explore the grounds. Then board a 16-passenger airboat with captains such as Kenny, Dewey, or BeBop to look for alligators, birds, and swamp wildlife. Lunch is extra.

“Plantation score: 8/10 Airboat ride: 100/10 Plantation was informative and eye opening to see the disparity between haves and have nots of the time period. Airboat was awesome. Seeing gators up close in the wild is an amazing experience.”

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Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour - The drive from New Orleans takes planning
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Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

9.Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

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

Tour Houmas House with a period-costumed guide, then explore 38 acres of gardens at your own pace. Expect a 45-minute to 1-hour mansion tour, historic furnishings, Bette Davis film lore, a separate museum, and optional dining on site.

“John was a fabulous tour guide. Made the whole tour very enjoyable. Lots of grounds to enjoy as well. Ate at the 1796 restaurant and it was delicious.”

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New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation - Leaving New Orleans from the Mississippi River
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New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

10.Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

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

Travel from New Orleans to Whitney Plantation by comfortable coach, with local commentary from guides such as Alton, Melinda, Stacey, and Bryant. Spend about two hours with the self-paced audio tour, memorials, restored buildings, and first-person narratives. Add a 90-minute Manchac Swamp boat trip if you want more.

“tour guide Stacey was excellent. providing information and making the journey to the plantation itself an enjoyable experience”

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Destrehan Plantation Tour - Slave cabin, registry, and working buildings
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Destrehan Plantation Tour

11.Destrehan Plantation Tour

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

At Destrehan Plantation, guides such as Jim, Beverly, Jordan, and Kelly explain the lives of free and enslaved people, the plantation economy, and the 1811 Slave Revolt. After the main tour, explore the cabins, kitchen, washroom, Legacy Room, and oak-shaded grounds at your own pace.

“Excellent tour. Our guide was fantastic. The main house is stunning. Plan on spending at least 2 hours.”

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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans - Whitney Plantation, where the history is direct and difficult
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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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

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

Travel from New Orleans in a 14-passenger van to Whitney Plantation and Laura Plantation. Hear live commentary from guides such as Gisele, Isabelle, or Renee, use Whitney’s self-guided audio tour, and join a guided visit at Laura. Expect a serious, emotional day focused on slavery, Creole culture, and plantation life.

“If you really want to know the history of slavery in this country, this is a must. Our tour guide Gisselle, was incredibly informative and helpful throughout the tour.”

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From New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation Tour - Inside the Greek Revival plantation house
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From New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation Tour

13.Oak Alley Plantation Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 443 reviews · 5h 30m · from $75

Spend 5.5 hours traveling from New Orleans to Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie. A live English-speaking guide leads you through the Greek Revival house, while you explore the oak avenue, slave quarters, grounds, machinery, restaurant, and shop at your own pace.

“Great tour. Picked up on time and they sent us back to our hotel. The driver cum guide was knowledgeable even though I struggled a little bit to understand his accent. We learned a lot on Katrina and its aftermath, New Orleans history and land structure. Overall, it was a great experience.”

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New Orleans: Swamp Boat Ride & Oak Alley Plantation Tour - Reaching Oak Alley beneath the 28 oaks
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New Orleans: Swamp Boat Ride & Oak Alley Plantation Tour

14.Swamp Boat Ride & Oak Alley Plantation Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 383 reviews · 7h 30m · from $131

Spend about 7.5 hours visiting Oak Alley Plantation and cruising private Manchac Swamp. Expect narrated transport, a guided Big House tour, self-guided exhibits on slavery and sugar production, and a Cajun-led pontoon ride with chances to see alligators, raccoons, and wild boars.

“The tour was absolutely amazing! John was a fantastic tour guide! Dominique was an amazing driver!”

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Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans - Oak Alley and its famous avenue of oaks
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Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

15.Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 377 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $69

Ride from New Orleans to Oak Alley or Laura Plantation on a roughly four-hour outing with hotel pickup, admission, and a guided visit included. Expect about two hours on the road, a 40-minute plantation tour, and time to view the grounds, buildings, and exhibits. English-language service is provided.

“It is a true history lesson about the enslaved people in New Orleans. Joseph, the tour guide was excellent. I would recommend this tour when you visit New Orleans.”

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