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Oak Alley and Laura Plantation Tour
4.5
325 Ratings
New Orleans
Experience Oak Alley and Laura Plantation in a contiguous trip. This daily excursion from New Orleans is an ideal choice for the explorer eager to behold two historic sites in a single day. With transportation from New Orleans included, ensure to gather at the starting point at 9:30 am.
Experience Oak Alley and Laura Plantation in a contiguous trip. This daily excursion from New Orleans is an ideal choice for the explorer eager to behold two historic sites in a single day. With transportation from New Orleans included, ensure to gather at the starting point at 9:30 am.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Great River Road - Meet at the departure point at 9:30 am. Then, travel to and fro along the Great River Road in a climate controlled mini bus with air suspension for a comfortable ride.
- Laura Plantation: Louisiana’s Creole Heritage Site - Laura, A Creole Plantation has a rich and unique history, from the home itself to the women that ran…
- Great River Road - Meet at the departure point at 9:30 am. Then, travel to and fro along the Great River Road in a climate controlled mini bus with air suspension for a comfortable ride.
- Laura Plantation: Louisiana’s Creole Heritage Site - Laura, A Creole Plantation has a rich and unique history, from the home itself to the women that ran it. Uniquely enough, the plantation is now named after one of those very women. You will get to tour this over 200 year old sugarcane plantation. This tour will include a walk through of the main house as well as the slave quarters.
- Oak Alley Plantation - Oak Alley is an antebellum plantation known for its stunning 300 year old alley of oak trees. This plantation was built in 1839 and faces the Mississippi river. These unique tree formations and the beautiful grounds in combination with the colorful history make this a must see destination while you are in New Orleans.
After both locations have been visited you will be dropped off back in downtown New Orleans locations.
What's Included
- Transportation from the French Quarter at 9:30 am
- Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Professional driver/guide throughout the tour
- No additional fuel surcharges
- Transportation from the French Quarter at 9:30 am
- Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Professional driver/guide throughout the tour
- No additional fuel surcharges
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans French Quarter
North Rampart Street
Please be outside of the Homewood Suites French Quarter at 317 N. Rampart St. at the beginning of the pickup window. Your shuttle departs promptly. Pickup begins at 9:30AM.
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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Josh
May 27, 2025
Great sight of history - Karen was our guide. She was wonderful! Gave us a tour and kept us entertained on the ride over. She also helped with those that only booked one with an add on for both.
Laura plantation was more extensive with stories. Oak Alley was more quick. Both unique in their own right. Oak Alley is more photogenic compared to Laura.
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Mardu4883xo
May 20, 2025
Very professional - This is a very well organized tour, with good guides and safe drivers. A nice and serious company. I had a great day. I recommend to do both plantations.
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Usnamom2001
Apr 19, 2025
Step Back in Time - How wonderful that we were able to see what plantation life was like. This plantation was preserved beautifully and our guide was so knowledgeable and helpful. It was fascinating to envision what life was like there. We loved the access we had to the buildings. This is definitely a tour to take!
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Kandra_a
Apr 7, 2025
Enlightening experience - This was an eye opening experience. Karen was our bus driver and guide down to the plantation. She was very knowledgeable and made the driver down effortlessly. I was taken back about the stories we heard and how Oak Alley and Laura plantations came about. It was touching and a great experience for my family to see how far we have come, but also how much more further we need to go in this United States. It's definitely a must see ! Cajun encounters is a great tour company! Will come back and tour with them again.
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Catherine
Mar 28, 2025
Two plantation tour is best! - I'm glad we toured both plantation as we learned more history from two perspectives. I highly recommend doing both. It was a great day.
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91rachelo
Feb 17, 2025
Laura and oak alley plantation tour - Karen was a great driver. Very informational and beautiful tours. Both provided accurate history of plantation life and slavery
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Symonez2195xn
Feb 17, 2025
Doing 2 rather than 1 is a must! - The Laura plantation is so informative and you really see all sides of life. Such an interesting back story of the family!
Oak Alley is STUNNING and you defiantly focus more on the architecture of the house. The food was also outstanding!
Doing both gives you a real overview of life for the owners and the slaves so would definitely recommend doing 2 plantations rather than 1 to get a better understanding.
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Luisfilipe_d
Dec 31, 2024
Great tour of two plantations - Enjoyable visit of two different plantations. One, Creole style (Laura) and the other, American style (Oak Alley). Definitely recommend this tour. Bus driver was also great.
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Centauress
Dec 22, 2024
Steve is an excellent bus driver/guide! - This was a great combination & we learned a lot! Our bus driver, Steve (Cajun Encounters Tour Company), was informative as well as entertaining! He let us know that since we're doing both tours, we won't have time for the restaurant for lunch, but said the deli was great (he was right)! He was even nice enough to drop us off closer to our hotel, being the last 2 passengers!
I did separate reviews of the plantations.
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Michelle_g
May 17, 2025
Plantation visits - Enjoyed the visits to both plantations and the guides particularly the one in Laura were excellent. The only slight issue was the bus which was like an American school bus so it was a bit rickety!
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