Airboat Swamp and Destrehan Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Name: Airboat Swamp and Destrehan Plantation Tour from New Orleans
Brand: Tours by Isabelle
SKU: 2292HDAC
Price: 179.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (206 reviews)

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Small Group Airboat Swamp Adventure and Plantation Tour from New Orleans

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

5 hours 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Take a wild ride through the bayous of Cajun Country on this airboat adventure from New Orleans. In a small group, wind through tree‐lined swampland and spot abundant local wildlife, including nutria, alligators, and giant catfish, and stop at Destrehan Plantation to get a taste of the elegant antebellum south.

Enjoy a scenic drive along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain
Tour Destrehan Plantation with costumed guides bringing history to life
Free time to explore the spectacular grounds of the plantation
Experience real Cajun Country on a high-speed airboat ride
Encounter local wildlife

What's Included

Transport by 14-passenger air-conditioned van, with exact pick up time provided
1.5-hour airboat ride
Tour of Destrehan Plantation

Gratuities
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please specify hotel at time of purchase. We pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast or select Airbnbs, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the Westbank. We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore. Supplier will contact you the day before your tour to give you an exact pick up time.

What To Expect

Your bayou and plantation tour begins with morning pickup from your downtown New Orleans hotel. Make sure to grab breakfast and coffee before boarding the bus for the ride to your airboat launch point. In a bayou‐side Cajun Village near Paradis, Louisiana, you’ll transfer to a small airboat for an exhilarating ride. Skirt along the water, viewing the lush greenery and spotting local wildlife.

Following your bayou adventure, enjoy a relaxing drive along Lake Pontchartrain to Destrehan Plantation, the oldest documented plantation home in the Mississippi Valley. As a costumed guide leads you through the restored antebellum mansion, hear stories of the estate’s former owners and slaves before taking a self‐guided tour through vibrant gardens and down oak‐lined paths.

The tour bus will return you to your hotel at the conclusion of the tour.

Destrehan Plantation

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Swamp Adventures LLC

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
Not wheelchair accessible
Child rate applies for all children and infants
Due to the nature of the airboat, children under the age of 5, pregnant women, people with back or neck issues or recent surgeries are not allowed to participate.

Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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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SHELLY_A

Awesome time! Boat captain was friendly, fun and entertaining!! One of the best things we did during our time in NOLA!!

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With the time!!!

SHELLY_A, Apr 2024

Awesome time! Boat captain was friendly, fun and entertaining!! One of the best things we did during our time in NOLA!!

Very memorable

terry_v, Apr 2024

Renee was wonderful and so was our boat operator Very knowledgeable informative and fun Timing was great

Great Tour!

Judy_T, Mar 2024

Our airboat captain was knowledgeable and informative about the 'gators and birds that we encountered. The Destrehan Plantation and the family that owned it had fascinating histories, including involvement in an 1811 slave rebellion. Our van driver was full of interesting information about New Orleans topography, flooding and water management, as well as cooking.

Beyond words

Paula_M, Mar 2024

This was a fantastic 1/2 day tour. We were so lucky & saw many alligators, eagles etc.... on the swamp excursion. The Destrehan Plantation was fascinating so much history .... Our guide Rene from Isabelle Tours gave us some much information whilst at the plantation & also in transit to & from. It was a spectacular tour. Highly recommended.

Fun and interesting sights just outside of NOLA

Chcarner, Mar 2024

Cool seeing the alligators and fascinating history at the plantation. Isabelle also shared lots of great info about NOLA on the ride there and back.

Isabell gets a 5 star rating.

Dixie_V, Mar 2024

The best part of this tour was the pick up and drop off by Isabell. She gave us a great deal of information about the past of New Orleans. And the present. She was a wealth of knowledge. She made sure that each leg of our tour was done in a timely fashion. She was always there when we needed her! The Airboat ride could have been a bit more informative.

Perfect combination of excursions

Yvonne_O, Mar 2024

The small group experience felt very VIP being picked up from the hotel and getting personal treatment. The guide was very an experienced local who gave us interesting details. The airboat ride was a thrill and we saw a lot of wild birds in addition to the alligators. The Detreshan plantation was small enough to get a real feel of the time period and was unforgettable.

Exciting and informative

Jonathan_G, Feb 2024

Nice long fast airboat ride, lots of gators and then the sobering reality of a slave plantation explained in knowledgeable and enduring detail.

Isabelle is awesome!

Wendy_Y, Feb 2024

Unfortunately the tours were cancelled twice due to bad weather. Isabelle was accommodating and kind and promptly refunded. If we ever get back here we will book with only her!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you Ms Wendy, I am so sorry the weather was so cold and rainy! Please do come back to NOLA soon, the sun DOES shine a whole lot down here most of the time ! Isabelle

Great tour, great company!

charlotte_C, Dec 2023

Great tour. We were in contact with Isabel several times leading up to our tour. Great communication! We were picked up promptly at our hotel and taken to the tour location about 30 minutes away. The other people on our tour cancelled but they took us anyway which we really appreciated. Captain Shawn was great at spotting wildlife. We saw gators, pigs, eagles and cranes among other birds. The air boats are a fun ride too. Highly recommend!

Wow!!

Jennifer_E, Oct 2023

John picked us up and was absolutely amazing. Great history and personal stories were great. Captain Dillon was the best airboat tour guide, very informative and fun. Evelyn at Destrehan plantation was our own little Betty white, funny but very informative, with a love for the antebellum Era and how hard life actually was then. Totally incredible tour and wanted you to know, we loved it and will be back to take these and other tours.

Great trip

Phillip_C, Oct 2023

Very informative driver. The airboat tour was awesome saw a bunch of gators. The guide brought the alligator across front of the boat to feed it ( best part of trip). Plantation was so informative and brought history back to life.

Great adventure.

Thomas_M, Oct 2023

The air boat was great, also the plantation tour was very nice. The history of New Orleans by Steve was wonderful. Steve did a great job!!!

Caught an alligator in the swamp

Beverly_G, Oct 2023

Our tour guide caught a baby alligator in the swamp. We got to take pictures with it. The airboat was fast at times and alot of fun

Aligators galore

David_J, Oct 2023

A fabulous swamp tour and we did get up close and personal with aligators. I wish they werent tempted over with marshmallows though - it cant be right to give those to a reptile! Nevertheless, the guide had good knowledge of the area and kept us all amused. The air boat was a good way to see a lot in a short time. The plantation tour was very good - especially the guide there, Susan. The tour was informative and gave a real insight into the conditions for those associated with the Plantation and beyond

We had an amazing time. ...

Tarsha_S, Sep 2023

We had an amazing time. The boat tour was so fun and we got a chance to feed the alligators. The plantation tour was interesting and it was good to hear how it was built. All of the tour guides were very knowledgeable about the history of New Orleans. I would definitely suggest everyone take this tour.

Fun day trip

Sonya_Y, Apr 2023

The tour guide was informative and so friendly. We had a wonderful comfortable tour with lots of variety from the nature portion to the plantation!!

Swamp and plantation tour with a personal touch!

Rachelle_R, Feb 2023

Absolutely great experience made possible by Isabelle! She provided transportation from our hotel, and made every guest feel like they were the only ones there. On the way, she gives a great history tour and is full of information that you may not have heard on other tours she times it perfectly, and makes sure every guest sees what they want And has a truly great experience! We couldn’t have asked for a better day! I can’t say enough about Isabelle truly ensuring her guests have the experience they’re hoping for- she’s a gem! We’ll worth the money!

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Oh wow! Thanks Ms Rachelle! It really was a pleasure to give you all your tour! Your little group was an awesome audience! Please come back soon and Happy Mardi Gras! Isabelle C.

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Jane_S, Feb 2023

We were booked with Tours by Isabelle. Fantastic. Even had ponchos for us to break the wind. Very informative. Great combo of swamp and plantation.

Isabella’s Tour was amazing!

Kelly_M, Sep 2022

Isabella’s Tour was amazing! Very knowledgeable about the city! She was even early to pick us up. Thanks again!

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Thank you Kelly, you guys had so many interesting questions! SO glad you had fun on our Airboat tour and that the gators were there for you... Please come back to NOLA soon! Isabelle.

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