Small-Group Tour of Oak Alley and Laura Plantation from New Orleans

6 Hours

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

English

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Overview

Experience the grandeur of New Orleans' rich and conflicted past on a small"group plantation tour. Take a 6"hour journey through Oak Alley Plantation and Laura Plantation, spying other historic plantations as you travel the Great River Road. View stunning architecture, oak"lined esplanades, and enduring sugar cane fields while learning about the plantations' fascinating - and often somber - histories from expert guides.

Tour the gardens and historic slave quarters at Laura Plantation
Guided tours of Oak Alley and Laura plantations from New Orleans
See guides in period costume and gorgeous old oak trees at Oak Alley Plantation
Learn about Oak Alley, Laura and other local plantations from your guide

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Choose the morning or afternoon for your historic plantation tour and enjoy pickup from your downtown New Orleans hotel. Once aboard the bus, settle into a comfortable seat and prepare for a journey back to the antebellum south, before the American Civil War shook the foundation of plantation"life. Enjoy lively onboard commentary from your guide as you trace the shoreline of Lake Ponchartrain and Great River Road en route to your first stop - Oak Alley Plantation.So named for the postcard"perfect canopy of knotty oak trees that line its entry promenade, Oak Alley Plantation is centuries"old jewel of the South that has enjoyed recent revival. Begin with a walk up the romantic yet imposing oaken path to the 'Big House,' a perfectly restored example of antebellum elegance and Greek Revival architecture. Meet knowledgable guides in period costumes and learn about the many lives that once occupied the plantation. Tour the opulent rooms of this classic southern home, the Civil War Encampment exhibit and Slave Quarter exhibit, then take some free time to wander the enchanting grounds.Then continue along Great River Road, catching views and stories of Whitney, St Joseph and Evergreen plantations along the way. Arrive next at Laura Plantation, a Creole plantation whose distinctive and colorful manor house starkly contrasts the reserve of Oak Alley. Accompany your guide on a tour of the mansion, outbuildings and slave quarters, soaking up stories of Creole culture and West African folktales, said to be the inspiration for Br'er Rabbit stories. Meander through vibrant flower and vegetable gardens and marvel at the surrounding sugarcane fields - a lush backdrop and stark reminder of the site's dramatic past before heading back to town. Your 6"hour tour ends with a drop"off at your point of origin in the mid"afternoon or evening.

Small-Group Tour of Oak Alley and Laura Plantation from New Orleans

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