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The 15 Best Farm Tours in the USA

118 tours  ·  from $6 a head

American farm days split three ways: the river-road estates of Louisiana, the ranches and pineapple fields of Hawaii, and the horse farms of Kentucky. The 15 below are priced and timed, with pickup points and what each visit covers.

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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Maui Pineapple Farm Tour in Haliimaile - The packing facility adds needed context
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Maui Pineapple Farm Tour in Haliimaile

2.Maui Pineapple Farm Tour in Haliimaile

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,855 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $99

Visit a working pineapple farm in Haliimaile with guides such as Shilo, Colton, Rudy, or Brian. Walk the fields and packing facility, taste Maui Gold pineapple at different growing stages, and take home one airport-ready pineapple. The 90-minute tour suits families and curious food lovers.

“We learned alot on this tour! Enjoyed several different pineapples, each with its own flavor. Our tour guide was great!”

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Half-Day Thoroughbred Horse Farm Tour in Kentucky - Starting at the Thoroughbred Heritage Visitors Center
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Half-Day Thoroughbred Horse Farm Tour in Kentucky

3.Half-Day Thoroughbred Horse Farm Tour in Kentucky

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,924 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45

Spend about three and a half hours in Lexington’s Bluegrass horse country with guides such as Tim, Vicky, Mark, or Richard. Ride in a 14-person van, visit Keeneland and one or more working farms, learn about breeding and racing, and meet horses when farm access allows.

“Our tour guide, Tim, was incredibly knowledgeable about the thoroughbred horse racing industry. I highly recommend this tour when you visit Lexington! We had a great time and saw a lot of cool places.”

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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

4.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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Boone Hall Plantation All-Access Admission Ticket - The Gullah presentation deserves your schedule
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Boone Hall Plantation All-Access Admission Ticket

5.Boone Hall Plantation All-Access Admission Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,736 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $36

Explore Boone Hall Plantation near Charleston with one ticket covering the first-floor house tour, nine enslaved people’s cabins, Gullah culture presentation, tractor ride, gardens, stable tour, and Gin House Museum. Allow two to four hours, and plan for weather changes.

“So much history. The details of the plantation was fascinating. Must see. Bricks were made here and sold every where. With the bricks that were not made perfect the enslaves built their quarters.”

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Oahu: Kualoa Ranch Movie Sites and Ranch Tour - Kaneohe Bay, Mokoli’i Island, and the Ko’olau Range
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Oahu: Kualoa Ranch Movie Sites and Ranch Tour

6.Kualoa Ranch Movie Sites and Ranch Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,655 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67

Ride a vintage school bus through Kualoa Ranch with a guide such as Trevor, Dom, or Jaime sharing movie trivia, ranch history, and Hawaiian culture. See Jurassic Park sites, Godzilla’s footprint, a WWII bunker, Kaneohe Bay, Mokoli’i Island, and the Ko’olau Range in about 90 minutes.

“Amazing visit to the Ranch. It was our first time that we booked on time. I took my son, and he said it was his fav activity in Oahu. Def a must do. I was unable to book theATV but the tour was def enough to get photos and see the entire ranch. I actually preferred it over the atv after seeing how dirty people were getting. We r fast pace family when we r on vacation so I appreciated being in and out within 2 hours. Def a must do. Esp through Viator. They send up traffic updates and everything u need to be prepared.”

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Oahu: Kualoa Ranch UTV Raptor Tour - What the Two-Hour Visit Really Includes
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Oahu: Kualoa Ranch UTV Raptor Tour

7.Kualoa Ranch UTV Raptor Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,569 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $185

Drive or ride a UTV through Kualoa Ranch’s Kaʻaʻawa Valley, crossing seasonal streams and muddy trails with a guide. You’ll stop at movie locations linked to Jurassic Park, hear stories about the ranch, and enjoy mountain and ocean views. Drivers must be at least 21.

“The experience was amazing- our guide was so sweet and kept checking on the group to make sure we didn’t have any questions. The land itself is beyond amazing and can tell it has been well maintained and kept up to standards set by the locals. I wish we were able to view all of the areas of where movies were filmed but did not have enough time.”

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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

8.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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Premium Amish Country Tour including Amish Farm and House - The 90-minute minibus ride through Amish backroads
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Premium Amish Country Tour including Amish Farm and House

9.Premium Amish Country Tour including Amish Farm and House

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,306 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Spend 2 to 3 hours learning about Amish life with guides such as Cindy, Debbi, Charlie, or Lisa. The Premium Tour combines a 90-minute minibus ride, a 1805 farmhouse, and a self-guided farm with animals, a schoolhouse, and handmade goods.

“It's a good opportunity to learn about the Amish's life, school, farm, store and history. Our tour guide Mark is knowledgeable and friendly. This tour doesn't include milking the cow or feeding goats, but you can buy some homemade cheese, leather, and even skin care products.”

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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

10.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

11.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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Unique Horse Farm Tours with Insider Access to Private Farms - KatieRich Farms and the close-up horse encounters
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Unique Horse Farm Tours with Insider Access to Private Farms

12.Unique Horse Farm Tours with Insider Access to Private Farms

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,192 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $59

Ride from Lexington to three horse attractions with guides such as Sean Washington, Jeff, Jess, Dan, or Shaun. Expect small groups, close horse encounters, farm stories, barns, foals, and possible yearling swimming, with morning and afternoon departures.

“Close up and personal with the horses and a great guide! Friendly, Funny and informative. Small group tour meant it was personable.”

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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

13.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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Lahaina: Maui Ku'ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting - Seeing cacao pods and learning the harvest
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Lahaina: Maui Ku’ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting

14.Lahaina: Maui Ku’ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,103 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $99

Start at Ku’ia Estate’s Lahaina factory, then ride to a private cacao farm in the West Maui foothills. Your guide explains growing and harvesting before a nine-piece chocolate tasting in a treehouse. Expect about 90 minutes, stairs, walking, and groups that may reach 14 people.

“Great little tour. Very informative. I would give 5 stars but the guide pretty much asked for a 15.00 tip.”

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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

15.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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