15 Best Plantation Tours In New Orleans

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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

/ June 4, 2026

1.Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Swap the city for Oak Alley or Destrehan plus a private Manchac Swamp pontoon ride with wildlife spotting and photo-friendly commentary.

Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

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2.Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Oak Alley Plantation tour with coach transport from New Orleans and a guided house visit. Optional 90-minute swamp tour for extra bayou time.

★ 4.5

“Amazing location and beautiful views. The indoor tour was very educational. The grounds are beautiful even in the rain.”

1,747 reviews5 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $89.00by Gray Line New Orleans

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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

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3.Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Self-guided Whitney Plantation visit from New Orleans with round-trip transport and tickets, plus optional 90-minute swamp tour.

★ 4.5

“This is a moving and informative experience. The self-directed guide was excellent, hearing testimonials from previous slaves. Gives you a good idea of what day day to day life was for the slaves as well as the ongoing trauma of slavery.”

1,351 reviews5 hours 25 minutes (approx.)From $89.00by Gray Line New Orleans

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Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

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4.Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

Guided tour of Laura Plantation near New Orleans: Creole family stories, 1840s slave cabins, gardens, and frank slavery history.

★ 5.0

“It touched on slaves but also about the business side of the family that owned the place. It was very informative and made you think. Worth a trip.”

1,279 reviews1 hour 10 minutes (approx.)From $32.06by Laura Plantation

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Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

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5.Airboat and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

New Orleans airboat and plantation day: cypress swamps wildlife ride, Laura Plantation stories, Houmas House lunch, and guided gardens.

★ 4.5

“Gisel, our tour guide, was great. She was kind, friendly, and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful experience.”

1,246 reviews9 hours (approx.)From $279.00by Tours by Isabelle

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New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

/ June 4, 2026

6.New Orleans: Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour

New Orleans combo day trip: narrated Manchac Swamp boat tour with gators and wildlife, plus guided Oak Alley Plantation visit.

★ 4.6

“Great day out. Made extra special by our tour guide Big Joe. He was the best. Chatty, witty, informative and great company. Packed so much into the day and did so many things always wanted to do. Lots of crocodiles and other animals to boost.”

1,050 reviewsFrom $125by Cajun Pride Swamp Tours

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New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour

/ June 4, 2026

7.New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Swamp Combo Tour

Oak Alley’s guided house tour meets an airboat ride through Barataria Basin swamps, with hotel pickup and wildlife spotting from New Orleans.

★ 4.7

“Our Louisiana Tour Company's Swamp Airboat Tour was the highlight of our trip to New Orleans! Shout out to Donna who was our great motor coach driver! The Swamp Airboat Tour itself was amazing! Perfect length of time and our guide's knowledge of all things about the swamp (including alligators) was incredible! Seeing 9 alligators…”

906 reviews8.5 hoursFrom $160by Louisiana Tour Company

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Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

/ June 4, 2026

8.Oak Alley Plantation and Large Airboat Swamp Tour from New Orleans

Oak Alley Plantation plus a high-speed airboat swamp tour from New Orleans, with period guides, gator spotting, and hotel pickup.

★ 4.5

“Beautiful setting. Just a very relaxing and enjoyable experience. Great tour. Easy walk. Wonderful food at the restaurant. Air boat ride was amazing!”

712 reviews8 hours (approx.)From $160.00by Louisiana Tour company

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Guided, New Orleans, Plantation Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours

Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

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9.Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

Tour Houmas House with a costumed guide, explore room-by-room sugar-plantation history, then wander 38 acres of gardens.

★ 4.5

“Sami did a wonderful job of guiding what was almost a personal tour of the Houmas Plantation (4 of us). Having read recently some of the history of the house, I knew that she knew what she was talking about. Nice young lady who did a professional job while being appropriately friendly and open with…”

632 reviews1 to 3 hours (approx.)From $38.33by Houmas House Plantation and Gardens

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From New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Ticket & Transportation

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10.From New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Ticket & Transportation

Ride from New Orleans to Whitney Plantation for a slavery-focused museum visit with audio narratives, historic outbuildings, and Creole architecture.

★ 4.7

“The tour was outstanding. Melinda was a terrific bus guide. Our only complaint was that we were left at the plantation for too short a time for the self guided tour - we felt a bit rushed at the end to make it to the bus. We would have liked more time to be silent…”

508 reviewsFrom $84by Gray Line New Orleans

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Destrehan Plantation Tour

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11.Destrehan Plantation Tour

A small-group Destrehan Plantation tour near New Orleans, with period storytelling, dependency buildings, and the 1811 slave revolt.

★ 5.0

“The plantation tour was a wonderful experience. So much history and Jordan did a great job giving us all the information. Just amazing to see that much history and learn so much. The oak trees were amazing! Loved it!”

501 reviews45 minutes (approx.)From $29.70by Destrehan Plantation

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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

/ June 4, 2026

12.Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Small-group Laura and Whitney Plantation tour from New Orleans. App audio at Whitney, guided Creole stories at Laura. Emotional, practical.

★ 4.5

“Renee was a great driver. He made the hour long drive so much fun and shared a ton of history and information. The Laura tour was insightful and well done. The Whitney tour was moving and compelling. Highly recommend.”

446 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $159.00by Tours by Isabelle

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From New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation Tour

/ June 4, 2026

13.From New Orleans: Oak Alley Plantation Tour

Half-day bus tour to Oak Alley from New Orleans: guided walk, Greek Revival big house, 18th-century oak avenue, antebellum restoration story.

★ 4.5

“great place to visit... could have had an extra 20-30 mins to look around. the bus driver was really entertaining but the quality of the road back was horrific. it was so bumpy. I dropped my phone at least two or three times.”

443 reviews5.5 hoursFrom $75by Louisiana Tour Company

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Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

/ June 4, 2026

14.Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Oak Alley or Laura Plantation from New Orleans with hotel pickup, admission included, and a guided look at the Big House, slave quarters, and grounds.

★ 4.5