Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Oak Alley Plantation features picturesque Oak Trees, beautiful landscaping, an elegant 1837 Greek Revival style plantation house, a blacksmith shop, a restaurant, and antique farm equipment. Guests will get a tour of the Oak Alley’s house and time to explore. After your plantation tour, you will experience the best of both: an educational swamp tour and a high speed airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds on the airboat, but also slow down and stop for pictures. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain.
Oak Alley Plantation
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Driver/guide
Airboat ride
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Lunch
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 about 8:45 AM for the 8:15 AM option. Pickup will be between 10:45 AM and about 11:15 AM for the 10:45 AM option. 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
Barataria Preserve, Marrero, Louisiana, United States Your swamp tour is only 35 minutes from New Orleans, yet a world apart. This New Orleans air-boat tour is a high speed adventure that is part tour, part thrill ride. You will travel at high speeds in the 6 or 9 passenger boat, then slow down and stop for photo opportunities. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain. Our air-boats have stadium seating, so that the person in front of you does not obstruct your view, and every seat is great for experiencing the tour and viewing the wildlife. Yes, gators will get close, very close. So close, that you will be able to look into those reptilian eyes.
Alligators do hibernate in the colder months, but our experienced captains know where to look for them. On average, during the winter, you'll have better than a 50/50 chance of seeing a "gator". In the warmer months, you will see a gator. Every New Orleans air-boat tour is unique and we 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. It really is that diverse.
The air-boats 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. These boats were designed to take you to inaccessible areas of the swamp, places that you cannot reach by foot or car. It is truly a unique experience. 120 minutes
Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, Louisiana, United States In combination with the airboat tour, you'll also visit the Oak Alley Plantation, which was built in 1837, with a 1/4 mile path, from River Road to the plantation house, lined with twenty-eight evenly spaced Oaks. There are additional attractions on the grounds which includes a restaurant, cafe and gift shop. The choice is yours how you would like to use your free hour. 120 minutes
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Confirmation received at time of booking
Must be 48 inches tall to ride airboats
The order of the activities depends on the tour time chosen at checkout. If the 10:45am departure is chosen, the swamp our portion will be first.
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.
Audrey_S
22 Apr 2023
The airboat ride and its tour guide was awesome. Gary was very knowlegeable and helpful with answering questions
derekcU7683TT
11 Apr 2023
Highly recommend this trip. Take the small airboat if you can as they can get you into the smaller waterways to see the gators better. If you booked as a single person you will most likely be in the front of the boat which was great! Our guide Jason was great and talked about conservation and how gators aren’t the “bad guys” they are made out to be a lot of times.
Barbara P
25 Mar 2023
Airboat tour was awesome! Best part of the experience. So much fun cruising around and the boats are fast but very safe. Loved it. The plantation tour was good but not worth the drive in my opinion. Restaurant there was incredibly slow and killed our tour time of the grounds. Best to do a food grab and go.
This tour in
New Orleans
is organized by
Louisiana Tour company
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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