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Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans

New Orleans, United States
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  • 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Experience the civilized and the wild on a plantation tour and educational swamp boat ride from New Orleans. On this full-day journey, visit Oak Alley Plantation where you'll learn about antebellum life and stroll down its iconic tree-lined esplanade. Next, head into the marshy swampland for a boat ride and some wildlife spotting. Enjoy guided commentary as you snap photos of alligators, raccoons, snakes and native birds.
  • Boat ride on Louisiana swamp and southern plantation tour from New Orleans
  • Take a short coach ride across the mighty Mississippi River
  • Travel a scenic private swamp and capture photos of wildlife such as alligators, raccoons and snakes
  • Enjoy a guided tour of Oak Alley Plantation

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Narrated round-trip transportation by a local guide
  • Guided tour of plantation home
  • Swamp boat tour
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

  • Gray Line New Orleans
    Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office, 400 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

    Departs from the Gray Line Lighthouse at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River (at the Steamboat Natchez Dock), just one block from Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Please arrive 15 minutes before boarding.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Your tour offers a morning start time, where you’ll board your air‐conditioned coach in the French Quarter. Admire the scenery of the Lake Pontchartrain shoreline as you head first to Oak Alley Plantation, one of the most beautiful plantation homes in the lower Mississippi Valley. As you marvel at the unbelievable alley of 28 magnificent Oak trees, your guide will reveal the fascinating stories of the home and its history.

After your plantation tour, return north by coach to Lake Pontchartrain and Manchac Swamp, where you’ll board an open‐sided, covered boat – good for touring during any season! This privately‐owned swamp is a great venue for uninterrupted wildlife spotting. Glide along the water, viewing the lush greenery and with abundant local wildlife, including alligators, egrets, raccoons, snakes and giant nutria. Get great photos and gain insight about local history and wetland preservation from your passionate native guides. 

This tour returns you by coach to the French Quarter.

Oak Alley Plantation

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Cajun Pride Swamp Tours

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lake Pontchartrain (Pass By)

I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • In order to help protect the French Quarter from vehicular traffic, it is requested that you please walk, if possible, to the convenient tour departure point -- just a short stroll from most downtown hotels.
  • Alternate Routes: Due to uneven and narrow paths, alternate routes may be necessary for guests traveling in wheelchairs.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 250 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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Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

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Q:What is the departure point for the Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans?

A:The tour begins at the Gray Line "Lighthouse" Ticket Office in the French Quarter at Toulouse Street & the Mississippi River - at the Steamboat Natchez Dock (400 Toulouse Street.)

Jun 2021

Q:Is there parking near the departure point for the Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans?

A:There are public parking lots on Decatur Street that charge hourly rates. Some require prepayment through an automated kiosk on site. The parking lot closest to the tour departure point is Jax Lot # P401, 500 Decatur St.

Jun 2021

Q:What should I wear during the Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans?

A:Casual, comfortable attire is best. Please wear comfortable shoes! Please avoid tank tops, cut-offs or short shorts.

Jun 2021

Q:What type of boat is used during the Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans?

A:This tour uses a comfortable, custom-built pontoon boat that is safe for the fragile local ecosystem.

Jun 2021

Q:How long is the actual boat ride during the Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans?

A:The cruise is approximately 2 hours long.

Jun 2021

Q:Can I take photos/videos during the Oak Alley Plantation Tour?

A:For the most part, yes. However, flash photography and/or video is not allowed inside the house. Your tour guide will be sure to inform you.

Jun 2021

Q:How long is the actual tour at the Oak Alley Plantation?

A:You will spend approximately 2.25 hours at Oak Alley Plantation.

Jun 2021

Q:Is the Oak Alley Plantation Tour handicap accessible?

A:Yes. Please notate any requirements in the "Special Requirements" box at checkout so that an appropriate vehicle can be arranged. NOTE: Portions of the Plantation are only accessible by stairs.

Jun 2021

Q:Is food available during the Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans?

A:Yes, you can purchase a snack, salad or sandwich in the Plantation Café to enjoy at the picnic tables or aboard the coach.

Jun 2021

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Traveler Tips

The swamp tour had an excellent guide, that wanted you to have a good time and see as many animals as possible, even if on an imperfect weather day.
If you are undecided, give it a go you won't be disappointed!!

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Perfection!
Jane_P, May 2023
Alton, our bus driver, and Robi, our tour guide, were excellent. Robi's knowledge of the history of NOLA was fantastic. I loved the way he wove the history into a story. It was a perfect day!
Kate was so entertaining...
Ritu_B, May 2023
Kate was so entertaining and very informative. Rashonda is a skillful and careful driver ! Great team!!
Wonderful experience
Thomas_O, May 2023
Robi was extremely informative. Appreciate the history. Wonderful day😊. Alton was a very pleasant and great driver.
a recommended experience
RASHIDA_P, May 2023
the bus driver roshanda and the tour guide.....I am not sure what the name was....on the 11am tour to oak alley Plantation tour and swamp boat ride on 22nd may were very good. The tour guide was a wealth of information and had a wicked sense of humour
This was a great...
Stephan_G, May 2023
This was a great experience, very good value for money. Outstanding site visits - THANKS. This experience was beyond expectations.
The guide Dianne was the...
Inmaculada_B, May 2023
The guide Dianne was the best, the bus was comfortable. The plantation is very nice and the history is interesting.
Swamp Boat Ride
Jimmy_C, May 2023
Our tour guide, Jim, was super and made this tour special . The Plantation grounds were beautiful. Swamp boat ride with Capt Tom was fantastic. Tour guide Jim was very knowledgeable and added great value to tour
Great experience
Lutraya_L, May 2023
The tour was great lots of gators & wildlife interaction..our tour guide was awesome as well very knowledgeable
The tour guide had...
Christopher_T, May 2023
The tour guide had scattered thoughts that she continued to share on a loud speaker the ENTIRE time on the bus. She came onto the swamp tour boat and interrupted the swamp tour guide multiple times.
Awesome package to kill 2 bird with one stone
Jesse_B, May 2023
Loved both the tours had a problem at the restaurant at the plantation tour (we sat over 20 minutes and no one came up to get water or order food so we had to leave because we were on a time crunch and they knew because they asked what time our bus was leaving, turned out waiters didn’t know their zones). The swamp boat ride was awesome and saw countless alligators because it’s a private property and they’re allowed to feed the alligators. Awesome tour guide as well. Had a lot of fun and laughs.
Amaxing tour
Karen_C, May 2023
Amazing tour all the way!! The Oak Alley Plantation is so beautiful to visit and to learn about history. The swamp experience is so fun, seeing alligators in the wild is a nice experience!
Lydia
Lydia_S, May 2023
Jim is a simply marvelous tour guide. The seven hours went by very quickly. There was not a dull moment. He and the bus driver are very conscientious. They ensured that we were safe and that our time was enjoyable
Swamp Boat Ride and Oak Alley Plantation Tour from New Orleans
Samuel_P, May 2023
Jim with 1 M was amazing and so was the driver great time. The plantation was great and interesting and the food was great at the resto. The swamp part of the tour was a little bit too long and the guy in charge of the swamp tour talked too much about nothing and wasn't as informative as it was at the plantation tour or when with Jim.
Plantation/Swamp Tour combo is a perfect match
Justin_M, May 2023
We had a great time at the plantation and swamp. The coach bus was very comfortable and our guide gave us a history lesson on the approximately one hour drive there. We had about 3 hours at the plantation which included a tour of the home. Check out the sit down restaurant while you are there. Our swamp tour was a lot of fun. You’ll be in a covered pontoon type boat so you’ll have some sun protection. The guide was very knowledgeable and funny. He made it a really awesome experience where we got to see gators, wild boars and some other wild life.
A day full of amazing experiences
Markus_D, May 2023
Charles (our guide during the bustrip) was just great. He gave us such a lot of historical and practical information. He knows everything about where to go for good food.
Plantation Tour
Dina_S, May 2023
Plantation tour was neat, but felt it was not all inclusive. I would have liked to experience more than what had been provided. A kitchen was not shown for getting a sense of cooking in that era.
Long experience
Matthew_L, May 2023
What the website doesn't tell you when you are looking to book this 'adventure' is that it is going to be between 7 - 8 hours long..... Screw whatever else you have planned for the day. Fyi, the swamp boat ride is a very short alligator feeding experience, not a swamp exploring experience.
Highly recommend
Jamie_H, May 2023
I wasn't thrilled with our particular bus guide, but the experience itself was fantastic and worth the five stars anyway. Captain Tom was amazing for the swamp portion of the trip--you will really see a lot of gators, wild pigs, etc up close & personal. The Oak Alley plantation is just beautiful with a nice, not-too-long guided tour of the main house along with some self-guided information about the reconstructed slave quarters. We were only in New Orleans for a few days and I still highly recommend this trip even though it takes the better part of a day.
Nice tour
allen_b, May 2023
Generally I enjoyed the tour of the plantation and swamp. Dionne, our guide, talked about the topography and geography of the area we were visiting. It would have been helpful if she had a map possibly on a iPad showing the swamp areas, dry areas, and the location of the plantation, something more visual. The guide at the plantation slave houses had an iPad showing exactly that. Very enlightening. Enjoyed the swamp tour with the Cajun guide who spoke French. Liked hearing him speak French
Plantation and Swamp Tour
Mariaelena_C, May 2023
The ride to the plantation was very comfortable and our tour guide was super sweet and friendly. The oak trees were super beautiful. I would have like to hear more stories from the slave perspective rather than a focus on the owners and big house though. As for the swamp tour, we loved our tour guide as well. He was funny and down to earth. The day before, it rained like crazy so there weren't as many gators out as we would have liked. Also, we had a very annoying group of people on our boat that kept standing up repeatedly, recording, and taking non stop selfies at the front of the boat so it made it difficult to see, or take our own pictures of the few gators we saw. Next time, I'll pay more for a small group airboat tour, or private tour.
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