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Oak Alley Plantation Tour: Majestic Oaks and History
Immerse yourself in the beauty and history of Oak Alley Plantation, renowned for its Greek Revival architecture and majestic oak trees. Explore the grounds, visit the restaurant and shops, and step back in time on this comprehensive plantation tour.
Immerse yourself in the beauty and history of Oak Alley Plantation, renowned for its Greek Revival architecture and majestic oak trees. Explore the grounds, visit the restaurant and shops, and step back in time on this comprehensive plantation tour.
Duration:
5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Great River Road - Guests will be transported to the Oak Alley Plantation House, situated approximately an hour and a half from New Orleans.
- Oak Alley Plantation - The Oak Alley house tour is led by guides dressed in traditional plantation attire. Walking is necessary for this tour. The distance from the plantation house to the restaurant and…
- Great River Road - Guests will be transported to the Oak Alley Plantation House, situated approximately an hour and a half from New Orleans.
- Oak Alley Plantation - The Oak Alley house tour is led by guides dressed in traditional plantation attire. Walking is necessary for this tour. The distance from the plantation house to the restaurant and souvenir shop is roughly one block. Benches are available along the path, shaded by the Oaks. The guided house tour lasts about 35 minutes. Visitors can spend the remaining time exploring the grounds independently. With efficient time management, it’s possible to enjoy a sandwich at the gift shop for lunch and still have time to explore the grounds.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- 3-hour city tour of New Orleans with a stop at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 (if option chosen)
- Tour of Oak Alley Plantation
- Professional driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- 3-hour city tour of New Orleans with a stop at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 (if option chosen)
- Tour of Oak Alley Plantation
- Professional driver/guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks (available for purchase)
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks (available for purchase)
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Oak Alley offers one of the most stunning plantation tours, highlighted by 28 massive, evenly spaced oak trees stretching from the river road to the Plantation House. Constructed in 1837 in the Greek Revival style and restored in 1925, this house resembles something straight out of “Gone with the Wind.” The 25-acre grounds not only showcase antique farm…
Oak Alley offers one of the most stunning plantation tours, highlighted by 28 massive, evenly spaced oak trees stretching from the river road to the Plantation House. Constructed in 1837 in the Greek Revival style and restored in 1925, this house resembles something straight out of “Gone with the Wind.” The 25-acre grounds not only showcase antique farm equipment but also include a restaurant, blacksmith shop, and a souvenir shop, where visitors can enjoy some free time to explore at their own pace. It provides a complete plantation experience.
Enhance your visit by adding a 3-hour city and cemetery tour of New Orleans, featuring a stop to explore the above-ground tombs at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
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- Service animals are permitted.
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- Emotional support animals are not permitted.
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- Folding wheelchairs are allowed on the bus, but the driver is not allowed to pick up a person to help them gain entrance. The customer must get into the minibus by themselves or with assistance from family or friends.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Goplaces09835148744
Apr 13, 2026
Wonderful tour... with a few quick notes - Visiting the Oak Alley Plantation was a wonderful way to experience a piece of such important history. Whereas we enjoyed the tour very much, a few quick notes:
- if you are picking up from the Roosevelt Hotel, please specify on the ticket that you will be picking up from the back entrance; we almost missed our pick up
- we could have used at least 30-45 minutes extra at the Oak Alley Plantation; this may be possible if you run this tour on its own, instead of pairing it with the Swamp Tour after. The drive back was much longer because we had to drop off the guests who would take the Swamp Tour option.
Last but not least, our driver Keith was a delight: funny, personable, a great ambassador for your company and for New Orleans!
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Kevinsa6222js
Mar 28, 2026
Oak Alley Plantation Tour - We did the oak alley plantation half day tour and it was excellent. Reggie picked us up and made sure everyone got to and from the plantation in a timely manner.
The tour was educational and informative. I would recommend this tour.
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Dean_b
Mar 14, 2026
Oak Alley - drivers were great and Oak Alley was very interesting. My only complaint has Nothing to do with Viator or tour. The road construction was horrible !!
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Odilis_p
Feb 25, 2026
It was nice. But the... - It was nice. But the driver should have been a little more informative. It gets boring on the ride back
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Domenica_r
Jan 30, 2026
planting - a beautiful place of history to come visit with this beautiful park that surrounds it to do with family
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Mary_h
Jan 15, 2026
Plantation life - We loved our driver and our tour guide Mackenzie. Very interesting. Pralines and mint Juleps were delicious. The plantation is very beautiful with interesting history.
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Liza_w
Jan 11, 2026
Highly Recommend!!! - We had the best experience with our driver and tour guide, Lorraine. She taught us all about the history of New Orleans and surrounding parishes. She was a great driver. The state of the tour bus was impeccable. She was very courteous and made sure to check in with us to make sure we were comfortable regarding the air conditioning. I cannot give her a higher review. She was fantastic!
As for the entire tour itself, we were very, very glad to have been to Oak Alley, which is beautiful. The tour guide of the house itself, Marcus, was also very well spoken, and very well informed and was a great teacher. The mint julep was very very good and the pralines are the best in the area. Even the employees and their gift shop were absolutely lovely. I highly recommend this tour.
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Marci_s
Dec 20, 2025
This tour was great! The... - This tour was great! The tour guide was awesome and the grounds were absolutely beautiful. So glad we did this tour !
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Linda_w
Feb 19, 2026
A bit disappointed as it was all about the owners and not slavery. Wasn’t educational! - We were really looking forward to this tour and while the house itself was beautiful and impressive to see, we did leave feeling a little disappointed.
The property and the home were certainly well maintained and visually interesting, but we had hoped to learn much more about the history — particularly around slavery and what actually took place in the house. Given the significance of that part of the story, we expected a deeper and more detailed discussion.
Unfortunately, we left feeling like we hadn’t learned very much, which was disappointing. We truly believe there is an opportunity to share more meaningful historical context and insight, especially about the lives of those who were enslaved there. With more depth and substance, this could be a far more impactful and educational experience. It was too much about the owners of the house as opposed to the oppressed history and slavery which is what we wanted to learn.
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Juliana_b
Jan 22, 2026
Disastrous tour at nice place - The plantarion is worth the visit but I did not enjoy the experience overall. From the beginning we were picked up at our hotel by Alert Transportation and the driver didn't greet us, neither responded to our greeting. Then he sped all the way and we felt like sacked potatoes in the van, to just park and have us to wait 20 minutes before the transfer to another van. So what was the rush for? Then the next driver treated us like children making strong remarks to use the bathroom. We are not elementary school, but adults. Then she took about 20 minutes to charge last minute people that join the tour because she didn't know how to use the card machine and went on a endless speech how many technicalities her job requires. I don't need to know that. Then we drove one hour to the plantation with a deafening beeping sound alerting the waters levels in the van were low. Don't they check their cars prior to transporting people? Inside the Oak Plantation the tour was rushed, no time to see the pieces only to hear the guide, who made excessive warnings aa don't touch, don't seat, don't lock, etc. Then I ordered a drink at the mansion but the card machine was not working, wasted 15 minutes until she accepted my cash. In the end of the day we are on vacation to have fun. We sign for tours and expect enjoyment and basic standard of professionalism that were not met in this tour. Be aware that they only drive you to the plantation, nothing else.
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