8 VIP Farm Experiences to Build a Day Around

1.Floating & Railway Market and Coconut Farm Tour [Optional Luxury]

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 835 reviews · from $88Our pick

Travel from central Bangkok to Damnoen Saduak and Mae Klong with a guide such as Lin, Nina, or Jim. You’ll ride a motorboat, watch market stalls fold for a passing train, visit a coconut sugar farm, and possibly see Samut Sakhon salt fields. Private and luxury options are available.

“The train arrival in the market was unbelievable! I had read about this but you have to experience it in person to fully appreciate it. Then the floating market was beyond my wildest imagination. What a wonderful day and these experiences I will always treasure. Our guide, Pui, did an excellent job of helping me with my mobility issues. He also took wonderful [pictures of me and my adult son at every stop on the tour as well as positioning us for the best shots. We learned so much from Pui and thoroughly enjoyed his explanations during the tour.”

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2.N’awlins Luxury: Laura, Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation Tour w/Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 46 reviews · from $80Best value

Ride from New Orleans to one historic sugar plantation: Laura, Oak Alley, or Whitney. Expect hotel pickup, a driver-guide such as Dionne or Diane, and about 2 hours at the site. Check whether your date includes a guided tour or self-guided audio visit before booking.

“What an amazing experience! Thank you N’awlins Luxury Transportation! We had the most amazing driver. (Dionne) We were actually transported two days in a row by her. One to Oak Alley and the next day to Whitney Plantation. She picked up up at the front door of Ritz Carlton and dropped us off at the exact location exactly how it was promised. Thank you Dionne for making that hour drive go by so quickly with your very interesting knowledge and information throughout the city! Can’t wait to visit again!”

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3.N’awlins Luxury: Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · from $80

Travel from New Orleans along Great River Road to Whitney Plantation in a small group of up to 26. Your driver, possibly Dionne or Edward, provides route commentary before you explore the site with a 75-minute audio tour focused on enslaved people, their work, and their stories.

“The Whitney Plantation allowed us to hear the real hard truths about slavery. I’m so glad we went as a lot of these historical sites are being ruined by hurricanes. Our driver Dionne also gave us a bunch of information about sites along our route. It’s worth the morning!!”

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4.N’awlins Luxury: Whitney Plantation & Pontoon Swamp Tour w/Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $140

Leave New Orleans at 8:00 am with a driver-guide, visit Whitney Plantation on a self-guided audio tour, then take a 90-minute pontoon ride through Cajun wetlands. Expect about 8.5 hours, hotel transfers, moderate walking, and a maximum group size of 26.

“This trip was such a great opportunity. I have already started spreading the word to family and friends. The bus ride with Mrs. D was very informative. If you are looking to look at some real history visit the Whitney plantation and if you want to enjoy a great boat ride and while on the boat eat some really good shrimp and I mean good shrimp go on a pontoon boat ride. I loved our captain!”

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5.VIP Agritourism Tour of Île d’Orléans & Montmorency Falls (Lunch)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $344

Join a small group of up to 12 from Quebec City for a 5 to 6-hour visit to Montmorency Falls and Île d’Orléans. Guide Lynn or Danielle and driver Alex may lead you through farms, a cider house, and a jam factory, with a three to five-course lunch included.

“Unique experience with a wide variety of local food products. Beautiful countryside and loved seeing Quebec from a different perspective.”

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6.“The Dole Plantation” & “North Shore” Private Limousine VIP Tour!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Ride in a private, air-conditioned limousine from Honolulu to Dole Plantation, a macadamia nut farm, and historic Haleiwa. Your English-speaking driver, including David or Leina, handles the route while you choose how to spend much of your time. Lunch, attraction activities, and personal purchases cost extra.

“The tour was great! Our guide, David, kept in touch before he picked us up by text. He was on time, so friendly and informative, we went to the Dole Plantation, a macadamia nut farm, the North Shore where we had the best shrimp lunch, we saw sea turtles, and we even had time to take pictures at the King Kamehameha statue. David made sure we had plenty to drink all day. He explained so much. It is one of the best tours we have taken.”

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7.N’awlins Luxury: Laura Plantation Tour w/Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $80

Travel from New Orleans to Laura Plantation with a driver-guide, then explore the 1805 main house, three gardens, 1840s slave cabins, and museum. The story follows four generations of free and enslaved residents. Edward is one guide associated with the tour, though guides may vary.

“skip the opulence of plantations and visit this creole family - great story-telling experience of generations in one location.”

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8.N’awlins Luxury: Double Plantation Laura & Oak Alley with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $140

Travel from New Orleans to Laura and Oak Alley plantations in a small group of up to 26. Expect guided house and grounds tours, Creole architecture, slavery-era history, oak-lined paths, and time for Cajun lunch at Oak Alley. Brian may be your driver-guide.

“Fabulous!! We ended up in a private car with Brian. He was a great conversationalist. Both plantations were interest. Lunch at Oak Alley was outstanding. Let Green tomato BLT and gumbo.”

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