Oak Alley and Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Name: Oak Alley and Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans
Brand: Cajun Encounters Tour Co.
SKU: 6953P6
Price: 111.13 USD
Rating: 4.5 (286 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceNew Orleans, USA

8 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Steep yourself in American history on this half-day tour of Oak Alley and Laura plantations that comes with convenient transport from downtown New Orleans. Both 19th-century plantations offer fantastic views of the Mississippi River. Snap shots of the famous canopied path of southern oaks that give Oak Alley its name, and gain insight into the women-run Laura plantation, where slave cabins still stand.

Tour of Oak Alley and Laura plantations from New Orleans
Visit Laura, a historic sugar plantation, with slave quarters
Stroll through Oak Alley plantation, a National Historic Landmark
Admire Oak Alley’s oak trees that are 300 years old
Choose from two departure times to suit your schedule

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Fuel surcharge
Transportation from the French Quarter - meet at 9:30 am outside Homewood Suites French Quarter
Driver/guide

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans French Quarter
317 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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.

Start time

10:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Great River Road

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Oak Alley Plantation

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 33 travelers

Operated by Cajun Encounters Tour Co.

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.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

286 reviews

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Great experience

Megan_K, Mar 2024

The plantations were beautiful! We really enjoyed our tours, especially our guide at Laura Plantation. Very informative! Karen was a great guide with Cajun Encounters. We really enjoyed her stories and information while on the bus. We stood in front of Homewood Suites on Rampart Rd but the shuttle was parked in the back. Thankfully Karen came around and found us!

Worth your time and money!

Lisa_A, Mar 2024

I really enjoyed these plantation tours. The tour bus driver was very pleasant. The tour of the Laura plantation was excellent. The guide at the plantation was very detailed and provided a great deal of info. Oak Alley was beautiful but the tour was only of 4 rooms in the house and lasted less than an hour. It was fine for what it was. I’d recommend this tour instead of being confined to the French Quarter. It gives a very honest account of the history in the South.

Very Good

Randy_B, Mar 2024

Really a very good tour with the Oak Alley and Laura plantations. The guides were very knowledgeable and added great information

A must do for a NOLA trip

Harman_S, Feb 2024

A very educational experience to visit the plantations. Rene the driver was a wealth of information. The tour guides for both plantations take time time answering questions

Great Plantation tours!

Irene_E, Jan 2024

Michelle was a fantastic driver. Gave us a nice overview of the city on the way to the Plantations. our tour guide, Renee, at the Laura Plantation was very knowledgeable and gave an excellent tour! Our tour guide at Oak Alley Plantation was okay. The oak Alley Plantation was beautiful though! Highly recommend the tour!

The buildings and the people received equal billing.

Ronald_H, Dec 2023

The guides had two different styles and emphasized different aspects of the two plantations. Lara: a fascinating focus on the families. Oak Alley: also fascinating, but focusing on the buildings, and their contents and the operation of the plantation. Each excellent in what and how they presented to the groups.

Emotional Experience!

Sharon_W, Dec 2023

Both Plantations are so different and worth seeing. We had wonderful tour guides at both, and seeing them together gave you the opportunity to experience the difference. It was an emotional experience. The stories were moving. Slowly we're making progress towards making things better.

Great experience!

maricor_a, Dec 2023

Very good driver… on time and told us lots of information about the history of New Orleans. Both the Laura and Oak Alley plantations were also very beautiful and full of historical facts specially about slavery during those times.

Worth every penny!

AnaPaula_C, Nov 2023

Beautiful place and great experience, I would completely recommend doing the tour. Leaned a lot about the real history of the plantations.

Fabulous experience

Nancy_S, Nov 2023

It was a great experience to see Laura Plantation and Oak Alley Plantation I would highly recommend this excursion

Both great plantations.

Darcy_C, Oct 2023

Both of these plantations are worth the visit. The Laura plantation had a tour guide named Pam who was very funny and informative. Go on her tour if you can.

Good food

Holly_P, Oct 2023

Amy did a good job, was a little disappointed they wouldn't let us take pictures inside. Wonderful snack bar.

Except for the weather, Great day

John_K, Oct 2023

Excellent guide at the Laura plantation. Loved the stories about the families. At oak valley learned history that I had never heard before. Bus driver DE WAS OUTSTANDING! Information provided was very confusing . Was told this was an 8 hour tour. It was only 6. I was sent two confirmations. Each had different pick up points.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your feedback! I apologize for the confusion with our tour times. Because the plantations are an hour outside of New Orleans, the complete time that you are with our company is 8 hours, but the tour of the plantation itself is only 6. I hope this cleared up some confusion and please don't hesitate to reach out to us at 985-641-5879 or through email at info@cajunencounters.com if you have any other questions!

The slave cabins were...

Debbie_M, Oct 2023

The slave cabins were very enlightening Not enough time to view everything Enjoyed the drivers input on the way there & back

Wonderful experience

Richard_D, Oct 2023

We had a very knowledgeable and lovely tour guide named Janelle. She really made our tour memorable. Lots of fantastic photo ops outside.

Historical tour of Laura and Oak Alley plantations

Denise_B, Oct 2023

I researched the plantation options and selected Laura since it was reportedly the most beautiful, and Oak Alley (due to its grand oak trees). The drive was about an hour. Laura was very lovely. I appreciated that the guides encouraged visitors to learn about slavery and encouraged us to visit the museum on the grounds. There guide was very knowledgeable and detailed much information and stories. We were allowed to take photos inside and outside. There was also a gift shop, restroom, and eatery. The Oak Alley tour was very short in comparison. We were not allowed to take pictures inside. There wasn't as much to see in comparison. I did enjoy this day trip very much.

Historical

Marcelene_T, Sep 2023

Historical, informative, and glimpse of what it was like in thar era. I thoroughly enjoyed both tours, but by far preferred Laura plantation.

Must of NOLA

Cynthia_K, Aug 2023

I highly recommend Laura Plantation, our guide Pam was something else! The history of that place is crazy. Oak alley is impressive from the outside, but not as interesting as Laura

Extremely disappointed

KayeLynn_S, Jul 2023

The tours were not worth the price I paid. It It was extremely hot. For the price there should have been water and/or snacks served

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Good morning and thank you for your feedback! Unfortunately, this is not something that we control as Oak Alley and Laura are seperate companies that we just offer transportation to. However, this is something we will look into and talk to the plantations about!

Plantations tour

Mile_M, Jul 2023

This was a very interesting and beautiful tour. Loved it!! The tour guides were excellent, and the bus driver Michelle was great, helpful and kind.

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