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Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

Location New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
$279
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Airboat + Plantation Tour offers a unique blend of Cajun and Creole cultures with an exhilarating airboat ride through Louisiana's bayous. This full-day adventure highlights rich history and stunning landscapes, ensuring a memorable experience.

  • 🚤 Thrilling 2-hour airboat adventure through wild cypress swamps and secluded bayous, guided by an experienced Cajun who shares insights on local wildlife.
  • 🏛️ Visit Laura Plantation, established in 1804, to learn about the intertwined histories of enslaved individuals and their owners, featuring personal stories at the Slavery Museum Exhibit.
  • 🍽️ Indulge in a gourmet, unlimited buffet lunch served in the elegant dining room of Houmas House Plantation, surrounded by lush gardens.
  • 🚌 Convenient hotel pickup included, with precise pickup times provided for a hassle-free start to your adventure.
  • 🗣️ Benefit from a knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide who narrates the journey through Cajun Country and the history of the plantations.
  • 🌳 Explore the stunning gardens of Houmas House, which spans 38 acres and showcases the estate's rich history and art collection.
  • 🌧️ Tour operates in all weather conditions, with umbrellas and rain ponchos available for guests who may need them.
  • 🐾 Service animals are welcome, and specialized infant seats can be arranged upon request for a comfortable experience.
  • 🛺 Transport provided in a comfortable 14-passenger air-conditioned van, ensuring a cozy ride throughout the day.

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Airboat + Plantations
Airboat + Plantation Tour: Grand Tour of Cajun Country plus thrilling, 2-hour small airboat adventure through Louisiana bayous
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 9 hours

  • Gourmet, unlimited buffet lunch at Houmas House
  • Tour of Houmas House and Laura Plantation
  • Fast and fun airboat tour
  • Hotel pickup with exact pickup time provided
  • Transport by 14-passenger air-conditioned van with live narration
  • Gratuities

  • You'll start your day driving out to Cajun Country, where you'll go through wild cypress swamps, over the Mississippi River on an impressive suspended bridge, and along vast sugarcane fields, as the guide tells a unique story of the odyssey of the Cajun people. Next take a thrilling high-speed airboat ride as you comfortably glide over marshes and into deep, secluded bayous. Your Cajun guide, also an alligator hunter and fur trapper, will share his knowledge of the swamp including reptile habits, healing plants, and exotic birds. After your ride, explore his picturesque swamp zoo on Bayou Boeuf. (pass by)
  • Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site
    Discover Laura, an 1804 Creole Plantation and learn about Laura's personal family saga. See how the West-African enslaved's work influenced all segments of the Creole culture, best seen today in cuisine, music, family-centered traditions, architecture and life-style. At Laura's Slavery Museum Exhibit, hear personal stories of individual men, women and children who lived there, illustrating how the lives of the enslaved, both Créole and American, were intertwined with those of their owners.
  • Houmas House and Gardens
    After a short drive from Laura Plantation, you'll settle into a seated lunch in Houmas House' elegant dining room. After lunch, walk through the 250 year history of this estate and how a succession of owners and the Mississippi River grew this modest manor house into the estate it is today. A collection of art, furniture, and antique artifacts help tell the story of plantation life. 38 acres of gardens surround the mansion.

  • Service animals allowed
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking in the special requirements field
  • Tour operates in all weather conditions. Umbrellas and rain ponchos are available for use if guests forget their own. If a tour cannot operate due to inclement weather you will be notified
  • Due to the nature of the airboat, children under the age of 5, pregnant women, people with back or neck issues or recent surgeries are not allowed to participate in the airboat portion of the tour.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

    Location New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    $279
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    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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