Private Airboat Ride and Plantations Tour with Gourmet Lunch from New Orleans

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About this activity

A grand mélange of Cajun and Creole cultures for private groups of up to 12, starting with a private airboat tour of the cypress swamps. Visit Laura, a Creole Plantation and explore her historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. Enjoy an elegant seated lunch at Houmas House plantation, followed by a guided tour of this grand mansion.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–14
Guide: English, French, Spanish
Operated by: Tours by Isabelle

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Roundtrip private transportation with professional guide
Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Included: Lunch at Houmas House plantation
Included: Guided tour of Houmas House Plantation
Included: Narrated private airboat tour
Included: Guided tour of Laura Plantation

Not included

Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Luling

2 hours

You'll start your day driving out to Cajun Country, where you'll go through wild cypress swamps, over the Mississippi River on an impressive suspended bridge, and along vast sugarcane fields, as the guide tells a unique story of the odyssey of the Cajun people.

Next you'll take a narrated private airboat tour (about 1.5 hours) on winding bayous in remote cypress swamps. Your High-Speed Airboat provides a thrilling ride as you comfortably glide over marshes and into deep, secluded bayous. Your Cajun guide, also an alligator hunter and fur trapper, will share his knowledge of the swamp including reptile habits, healing plants and exotic birds. After this peaceful ride, explore his picturesque swamp zoo on Bayou Boeuf.
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

1 h 30 min Admission included

Next visit Laura, a Creole Plantation and her historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. The guided tour (may be non-private) transports you with dramatic detail into the charmed yet tragic lives of four generations of Creole owners and their slaves.
Houmas House and Gardens

3 hours Admission included

After a short drive from Laura Plantation, you'll settle into a seated lunch in Houmas House' elegant dining room. After lunch, walk through the 250 year history of this estate and how a succession of owners and the Mississippi River grew this modest manor house into the estate it is today. A collection of art, furniture, and antique artifacts help tell the story of plantation life. 38 acres of gardens surround the mansion.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

The Westin New Orleans
New Orleans Marriott
Hampton Inn New Orleans-St. Charles Ave./Garden District
Four Points By Sheraton French Quarter
Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Omni Royal Orleans
The Royal Sonesta New Orleans
New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District
Hotel Monteleone

Tour departs from downtown New Orleans and French Quarter hotels only. If you do not indicate your hotel for pick up at the time of booking, please call Tours by Isabelle and advise them of this information directly.

Using your ticket

Due to the nature of the airboat, pregnant women are not allowed to participate in the airboat portion of the tour.
Children under 6 are not allowed to ride the airboat portion of this tour.
If bringing an infant and providing your own car seat, please call us to let us know so that we do not bring an extra
If you do not indicate your hotel for pick up at the time of booking, please call Tours by Isabelle at +1 (504) 398-0365 and advise them of this information directl
This tour cannot accommodate wheelchairs of any kind

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking in the special requirements field
Tour operates in all weather conditions. Umbrellas are available for use if guests forget their own. If a tour cannot operate due to inclement weather you will be notified
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 in the airboat portion of the tour.