New Orleans Attractions
Preferred Plantation Tours
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Destrehan Plantation
Built in 1787, Destrehan is the oldest documented plantation house left intact in the lower Mississippi Valley.
In 1792, Jean Noel Destrehan, the son of a French aristocrat statesman, acquired from the estate of his father-in-law, robin de Logny, the plantation and stately antebellum home built in the early Louisiana Colonial Style. Jean Noel, himself a statesman, embellished the home by adding twin wings on either side in 1810.
He and his brother-in-law, Etienne de Bore', first mayor of New Orleans, perfected the granulation of sugar; thereby starting an industry that proved to be most profitable to Louisiana planters.
Around 1830-40 a major renovation was undertaken changing the facade and interior to the Greek Revival Style.
The hand-hewn cypress timbers, pegged attic and bousillage-entre-poteau construction and West Indies style roof are unique features of Destrehan
Tours
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We will make you fall in love with Louisiana.
DELUXE PLANTATION TOUR - 3 Westbank Plantations / lunch included
Narrated drive upriver along Lake Pontchartrain & through sugar cane country to Oak Alley Plantation. Guided tour of the famous mansion & free time to admire the spectacular grounds. Driving deeper into the heart of Cajun country along Bayou Lafourche we arrive at Madewood Plantation for a guided tour. A delicious Luncheon will be served in the elegant formal dinning room: Salad, Pumpkin Lafourche and Southern Green Beans with a choice of * Crawfish Etoufee or * a tasty Andouille Gumbo, or Vegetarian Spinach Pie, Bread Pudding with Hot Rum Sauce and Tea or Coffee. After catching a glimpse of BELLE ALLIANCE PLANTATION, we drive upriver through sugar cane country to arrive at White Castle for a Guided tour of NOTTOWAY PLANTATION, the South's largest plantation home, magnificently restored to its original splendor!
CAJUN BAYOU TOUR - Swamp boat tour & Cajun Country - Driving through Cajun Villages our guide tells the heroic odyssey of the Cajun people. NARRATED BOAT TOUR - (about 1 & 1/2 hours) in remote cypress swamps. Your Cajun guide, also an alligator hunter and fur trapper, shares his knowledge of the swamp; reptile habits, healing plants, exotic birds, etc. After a peaceful ride, explore his picturesque "swamp zoo" on Bayou Boeuf.
GRAND TOUR - Bayou tour 2 Plantations / lunch included - This tour is a grand melange presentation of Cajun and Creole cultures, combining: * The CAJUN BAYOU TOUR with the Westbank Plantation Tour. A delicious LUNCH is INCLUDED at OAK ALLEY PLANTATION: House Salad, Vegetable Soup or Creole Gumbo, Red Beans n' rice or *a flavorful Jambalaya; Crawfish Etouffee with white rice, home baked Rolls & Butter, topped off by a scrumptious Bread Pudding and Coffee.
WESTBANK PLANTATION TOUR - 2 Plantations - Our guide's stories of the Antebellum South prepare you for a pilgrimage back in time. From the River road we see and hear all about the WHITNEY, JOSEPHINE and EVERGREEN PLANTATIONS. Guided tour of OAK ALLEY PLANTATION to admire this jewel of Greek Revival architecture. Free time to walk under a spectacular canopy of 28 giant live oaks . Visit LAURA, a CREOLE PLANTATION, her historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. The guided tour transports you with dramatic detail into the charmed yet tragic lives of four generations of Creole owners & their slaves...
ULTIMATE COMBINATION TOUR - 1 Plantations / lunch included - Airboat
Classic southern elegance along the eastbank of the Old River Road. Guided tour of Houmas House Plantation, a lavishly restored Greek Revival antebellum mansion.
Free time to stroll in the shadow of 350 years old majestic moss-draped oaks on the serene & romantic grounds of the historic & colorful home.
Pause on the levee to view HERMITAGE , BOCAGE, & the remains of TEZCUCO PLANTATION.
A gourmet Cajun Lunch is Included at the Cabin Restaurant, in authentic 150 year old Slave Cabins. Choice of Fried Catfish * Fried Stuffed Crabs * Pasta Primevera or * Sirloin Steak. Served with Cole Slaw, Corn Bread & Red Beans 'n Rice or Dirty Rice. For dessert: Home baked Buttermilk Pie or Bread Pudding with Rum Custard Sauce.
2 HOUR AIRBOAT ADVENTURE
A magic, fun-filled 2 HOUR AIRBOAT ride onboard 6 Passenger crafts, comfortable gliding over marshed deep into secluded bayous. Discover, up close, and exotic world of haunting beauty. In hip boots, your guide will slip into the swamp barehandedly seeking one or more of its residents. Anything's possible! You may have the chance to hold a baby alligator or meet a nutria face to face?
CITY TOUR
FRENCH QUARTER, history & architecture of old creole city: Jackson Square, St. Louis Catherdral, the Pontalba row-house and an overall view of the Mississippi River. Drive by the French Market, the Old U.S. Mint & the stately mansions along Esplanade Ave.
Stop for a guided Walking Tour of historic St. Louis Cemetery.
Riding along peaceful Bayou St. John, we view houses from the late 1700's! Drive through City Park, we see the antique Carousel & centuries-old live oaks before stopping for refreshments.
Lake Pontchartrain's shores, where our levee system is explained and the longest of all Causeway bridges. Uptown: the Universities, the 160 year old Streetcar line and St. Charles Ave.'s grand colonial mansions. We drive into the Garden District to show famous ( maybe haunted?) historic homes. Downtown: around the great Superdome and the heart of our Business District, returning to the 21st century and to your hotel.
COMBO-CITY TOUR
Combines all of the City Tour with a guided tour of Longue Vue Mansion & Gardens, and exquisite 8 acre "Grand City Estate."
Old
River Road Plantation Adventure
Old River Road Plantation Adventure
Relax on a magical narrated journey over scenic cypress swamp and wetlands to Old River Road. View several plantations with an elite tour guide historian. Tour magnificent Oak Alley antebellum mansion and charming Laura plantation, or choose romantic San Francisco and mysterious Evergreen mansion and slave quarters.
Enjoy antebellum mansion tours with historical narration. Conventient hotel pickup & return. Small groups, Personalized service, Fully insured English, French and Spanish tours available as well as custom charters.
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