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Houmas House Plantation Guided Tour
Badge of ExcellenceNew Orleans, USA
- 1 to 3 hours
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the grandeur and complex history of New Orleans’ antebellum south on this guided tour of Houmas House Plantation. Experience the authenticity of place as costumed guides narrate the history of this landmark sugar plantation, leading through the mansion’s elegant rooms before you head off for a private stroll through the estate’s stunning gardens.
Houmas House is located one hour from New Orleans and 30 minutes from Baton Rouge. Please allow adequate time for travel.
Should you miss your scheduled tour, do not worry. Your ticket is good all day and can be used for any of the remaining tour times on the same day.
- Entrance ticket and guided tour at historic Houmas House mansion
- Explore the extensive gardens on a 38-acre estate on a self-guided tour
- Every room of the 16-room mansion is accessible and allows photography
- See the room where Bette Davis stayed in 1963 when she was filming at the plantation
- Explore the extensive gift shop complete with antiques, local art, large book section, and one-of-a-kind items
What's Included
- Guided tour of plantation home
- Local guide
- Local taxes
- Gratuities
- Food and drink (available for purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 40136 LA-942, Darrow, LA 70725, USA
The Houmas House gift shop is the main entrance. Upon entering, guests can redeem their voucher or purchase tickets. The gift shop attendant will direct all guests to the starting point for the guided mansion tour. Please allow at least 20 minutes to get to starting point of guided tour.
End point
- 40136 LA-942, Darrow, LA 70725, USA
The guided tour starts in the front of the mansion and ends in the rear of the mansion.
Ticket Redemption Point
40136 LA-942, Darrow, LA 70725, USA
What To Expect
Visit the Houmas House Plantation, dubbed ‘The Sugar Palace’ due to its contribution to the sugar boom of the late 1800s, when more than 20 million pounds of sugar were produced here annually.
Join one of the regularly scheduled House tours, at which point you’ll meet your costumed guide at the mansion’s entrance. On the tour, immerse yourself in the story and splendor of the old South as your guide leads you through lavish and traditionally decorated rooms, speckled with artwork and antiques. Hear the architectural history of the home, a stronghold plantation estate, and see the room where Bette Davis stayed while filming the 1963 movie Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte.
Spend your time before and after the house tour exploring the magnificent 38‐acre (15‐hectare) estate. Leisurely wind along manicure paths and through the exquisite gardens, find a quaint sitting nook for a rest, or head to one of the estate’s restaurants or café for a locally inspired lunch – and maybe a mint julep.
Join one of the regularly scheduled House tours, at which point you’ll meet your costumed guide at the mansion’s entrance. On the tour, immerse yourself in the story and splendor of the old South as your guide leads you through lavish and traditionally decorated rooms, speckled with artwork and antiques. Hear the architectural history of the home, a stronghold plantation estate, and see the room where Bette Davis stayed while filming the 1963 movie Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte.
Spend your time before and after the house tour exploring the magnificent 38‐acre (15‐hectare) estate. Leisurely wind along manicure paths and through the exquisite gardens, find a quaint sitting nook for a rest, or head to one of the estate’s restaurants or café for a locally inspired lunch – and maybe a mint julep.
Houmas House and Gardens
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Houmas House is completely handicap accessible. Walking paths throughout the grounds make it easy for wheelchairs. Golf cart service is available upon request. The mansion is equipped with an elevator for guests not able to navigate stairs.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
541 reviews
Darrell_O, Apr 2024
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 her clients. Her interest in history played well here.
Gina_D, Apr 2024
Cheryl was our tour guide and she was very knowledgeable and kind. There were 4 of us on our tour and she took her time and allowed us to take pictures throughout the tour. Cheryl was happy to answer all of our questions about the beautiful Home and Gardens. We visited Oak Alley Plantation before Houmas House. Our visit to Houmas House was our favorite experience while visiting NOLA. If you are visiting the plantations, you won't want to miss Houmas. There's also a beautiful gift shop, restaurant and museum on the property.
Connie_A, Apr 2024
Wonderful, informative and charming guided tour. Lovely grounds and home, and a bright glassed in terrace to enjoy lunch or dinner.
Marie_B, Apr 2024
Beautiful grounds and tour guide was great! They also have a authentic Gauguin casually sitting in the antique dining room!
Angela_C, Mar 2024
The entire plantation was beautiful and our tour guide was so informative. The history of the property is amazing and all the improvements from the newest owner is great to see. My teens enjoyed it and eating at the Dixie Cafe was a delicious.
Bob_K, Mar 2024
Walking the grounds. Also Darren was an excellent tour guide he was animated at all the right times when the history of the house and grounds and the story of how Houmas house came to be.
Andrea_S, Mar 2024
This plantation tour was one of the better ones we’ve been on. it was very informative and interesting. The grounds are stunning with so much to look at. There are stairs though… some people had to turn down the opportunity to go to the second floor. I only mention this because I don’t remember being warned of there being stairs to climb but I may have overlooked it.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you for taking a moment to share with us your experience. Glad you were able to enjoy our tour of the mansion. For future reference we do have an elevator that will take any guest to the second floor if they so chose to. My apologies If that was not offered to you at the time of your tour. It is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Best TW
Diane_S, Feb 2024
The trees were beautiful and the tour guide was sweet and a great help would come back to visit and would recommend to others
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thanks for the feedback and we are so glad you enjoyed your visit with us. Please come back and see us real soon!!!
Yolanda_F, Feb 2024
The Tour of the Plantation home was very elegant in presentation. Beautiful landscape,Our guide was very informative on the history. It was a great Idea to have the museum separate with all the historic artifacts. It gave you an opportunity to take in each aspect of this part of history. Although some of it was very sad to view in the Museum.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thanks for the 5 star review and your positive feedback. All our tour guides do an amazing job at bringing the history and stories of Houmas House to life. We also take great pride in our museum which is filled with a large amount of history of life along the Mississippi dating back to the 1800’s. The good and the bad. Please do come back and see us again soon! Best TW!
SHEILA_C, Jan 2024
Our guide took the time to answer questions and add interesting pieces of information. She also gave us information on where to take good photos.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thanks for the feedback. So glad you enjoyed your tour. We do hope you had an opportunity to experience all of what we have to offer here at Houmas House. Please do come back again and see us real soon! Best TW!
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