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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Experience two types of New Orleans day trips in one excursion, with this 6-hour trip including Destrehan Plantation and a 6-9 passenger airboat swamp tour.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Driver/guide
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup from any major downtown New Orleans hotel. For pickups, there will be a 30 minute window. Pickup will be between 8:15 am and 8:45 am. Please be on the lookout for a bus that says Alert Transportation.
Traveler pickup
623 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
819 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
613 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
1515 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
533 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
701 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
822 Howard Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113, USA
1016 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
925 Common St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
888 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70113, USA
638 St Ann St., New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
638 St Peter, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
524 Iberville St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
501 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
Elysian Fields Ave & St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
Destrehan Plantation, Destrehan, Louisiana, United States Get picked up at your hotel in New Orleans to start your combination plantation and swamp tour trip, which lasts a bit more than 6 hours.
The first stop is Destrehan Plantation. Established in 1787 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Destrehan Plantation remains the oldest documented plantation home in the lower Mississippi Valley.
We invite you to travel from the French and Spanish Colonial periods, through the Antebellum grandeur of the sugar barons, to the ravages of the Civil War and the rebirth of reconstruction. You will find yourself immersed in the rich history of Louisiana when French was the language, and the white gold of sugar drove the economy. Family stories of those free and enslaved set against the fabric of history will intrigue every visitor to the site. 120 minutes
Barataria Preserve, Marrero, Louisiana, United States Next, enjoy an airboat swamp tour in a smaller boat for a more personalized experience. An airboat swamp tour is a high speed adventure that is part tour and part ride, and it's only 35 minutes from New Orleans.
You will experience the best of both: a swamp tour and an airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds in the airboat then slow down and stop for pictures. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local captain. The 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.
Yes, gators will get close, real close. So close that you will be able to look into those reptilian eyes. Alligators do hibernate in the colder months, but the experienced captains know where to look for them. On average, during the winter, you have better than a 50/50 chance of seeing a gator. In the warmer months, you will see a gator. Every tour is unique and you never know what will be around the next corner.
The area toured is a combination of swamp, marsh and lake. So you may see anything from a bald eagle to a pelican to osprey to an owl. The airboats are driven by a 454 Chevy Engine that will produce speeds of up to 35 miles an hour. They are propelled by a huge fan that will blow air from the back of the boat in excess of 200 miles an hour. These tours are truly a blast! They ride in inches of water and go where traditional boats cannot go. The boats were designed to take you to inaccessible areas of the swamp, places that you cannot reach by foot or car. It is a unique experience. 60 minutes
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Misti_N
25 May 2024
Our airboat captain was awesome! So knowledgeable and a lot of fun. The swamp tour exceeded expectations.
Michelle_K
04 Apr 2024
Loved the air boat ride and being able to hold a baby alligator. Made my day! The plantation was nice but only focused on the main house building.
Marc_S
19 Feb 2024
Excellent tour of the oldest plantation,you felt as if you where there yourself.
The swamp tour was amazing,our guide was great,very informative and let us hold a baby gator! Loved it would use this company again!
This tour in
New Orleans
is organized by
Louisiana Tour company
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