Tour both Oak Alley and Laura Plantation in one convenient trip, with transportation between the two and helpful hotel pickup and drop-off (at select New Orleans hotels) included. Stroll the plantations’ grounds with a group of like-minded travelers to gain a better understanding for this era of American history. You’ll learn about a woman-owned plantation, see 300-year-old oak trees, and view slave quarters with your guide.
Your Oak Alley Plantation and Laura Plantation tour from New Orleans starts with a hotel pickup at select downtown New Orleans hotels. Board a minibus, and enjoy a comfortable ride to the plantations.
Stop at Laura Plantation to explore the 200-plus-year-old sugarcane plantation with your guide. Learn about what life was like there, as well as about the woman who inspired its name. Get the opportunity to walk through the main house, as well as the slave quarters.
Next up is Oak Alley Plantation, which was built in 1839. Gaze on the Mississippi River as your guide tells stories from the plantation’s past.
The tour concludes with drop-off at your New Orleans hotel.
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Outstanding and memorable tours at Laura and Oak Alley (especially Laura - see my separate review), but Cajun Encounters just provided the transportation to get there. The driver was very nice and friendly, but no narration or history, just drove us out there (about an...More
We booked with cajun encounters for two separate tours, the Swamp tour which was incredible and the best 2 hours you could spend on a swamp, and the Oak Alley tour which to be honest, was just a bit rubbish. The swamp tour had everything...More
A must-see for this Australian tourist to New Orleans for the trees as well as the history, this was a highly anticipated day tour of my four-night stay, and a stark contrast to the vibrant (and colourful!) French Quarter. After a delayed start due to...More
Our booked 12:30pm tour on March 27th was cancelled and moved to 9 am. I understand things happen so got over that.Trip started out great with the bus driver giving us a lot of info about landmarks as we drove by. She then spoke a...More
Unseasonably cool day but enjoyable trip to view antebellum sugar cane plantation living. The tour takes 6 hours round trip. There is chance to buy lunch at Oak Valley. Laura plantation was representative of creole style of plantation, the Oak Valley, what we think of...More
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