Oak Alley Plantation: Historic Tour with Airboat Adventure

Experience the magnificence of Oak Alley Plantation, with its iconic oak trees and historic Greek Revival home. Then, embark on a thrilling airboat adventure through the New Orleans swamp, with up-close wildlife encounters.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Great River Road - The Oak Alley Plantation is located 70 miles or about 1 hour 10 min from the French Quarter. Travel along Great River Road and marvel at the antebellum mansions.
  • Oak Alley Plantation - You will spend approximately 2 hours at the plantation. The house tour will be about 35 minutes in length. The Oak Alley plantation house…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off at your New Orleans location
  • Guidance from a professional tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The tour of Oak Alley plantation, positioned close to New Orleans, stands out for its stunning array of 28 giant Oak Trees, equally spaced from the river road to the Plantation House. The Plantation House itself is an example of Greek Revival architecture and was constructed in 1837. The compound also hosts a restaurant, a blacksmith shop, a souvenir…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Tracy
Nov 7, 2025
Great history informative great facilities and great hosts - Very well kept and organised tours had a great day there it was beautiful and sad at the same time would highly recommend this tour
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Tim_m
Nov 3, 2025
See the marshmallow eating alligators! - The airboat was great but it can be a windy experience so take a jacket. We saw alligators, cranes, pelicans, a very big owl, swamp cows, and a mother EAGLE feeding it's young.....how cool is that! The plantation tour was informative and must see, the mint julip was very tasty and smooth.
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Kraig_k
Oct 31, 2025
Wonderful Day Trip - Oak Valley was a very eye opening experience, had a great time walking around the grounds with the gorgeous old oaks. The swamp tour was a blast, the guide was great as was the scenery. Saw alligators, egrets, blue herons and jumping fish. Would definitely recommend.
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Ian_d
Oct 27, 2025
An amazing not to be missed tour with lovely silver hat guide and driver - Fantastic day - started being collected by lovely coach driver ( silver hat lady - she made everyone smile ) great drive to oak alley - stunning !! Then a drive onto the swamp boat tour - again a brilliant experience ( air boat ) amazing captain ( Troy ) I think ( big full of life guy) - saw lots of gators big and small and such a brilliant high speed tour through the swamps . Advice is pay that bit extra for the air boat . Full day trip and dropped outside of hotel - brilliant thankyou
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Megan
Oct 25, 2025
Loved the whole day from the time our driver picked us up. The airboat was fantastic, our guide, Tai was great and funny! - Excellent day! All parts would fully recommend. Fully recommend both the Plantation House and the airboat swamp ride.
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Scenic45671202500
Oct 21, 2025
Dewey, air boat captain…best ever! - Dewey, our captain and guide on the swamp air boat tour was the best. He was knowledgeable,personable and always was looking to give us the best experience possible. We highly recommend this tour!
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Lexis_w
Oct 20, 2025
We had a blast on this... - We had a blast on this adventure. The Oak Alley tour is beautiful, informative, and respectful. The air boat tour is always a favorite of mine!
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Deanna_g
Oct 20, 2025
Casey provided an amazing... - Casey provided an amazing tour. We learned so much. A definite “to do” when visiting New Orleans. Thank you!
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84officeo
Oct 19, 2025
Joy in the Bayou - Dewey was an amazing airboat guide. I didn’t stop smiling the entire time, great to hear what life is really like growing up in the bayous and made the day incredible. Oak alley was a gorgeous place and the experience was very reflective for my wife as it was her first experience in the southern states and exposure to pre civil war history in person.
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Anna_belle365
Oct 22, 2025
Would recommend this trip. - We really enjoyed our trip to Oak Alley Plantation, it was an education and sobering experience learning about the contrast in the life of the enslaved people and plantation owners. We couldn’t have got there without an organised trip, so would recommend taking the tour if you don’t have transport. I would have liked to have spent more time there, 2 hours wasn’t quite enough I felt. We then took the airboat tour of the swamp which was a very enjoyable experience. We saw alligators in their natural habitat and other wildlife too. The boat operator was friendly and sociable. I would have appreciated more information about what we saw without having to ask, but overall a great experience. The tour operator was very helpful and responsive to messages. They very kindly returned my hat which I left on the pick up bus, which was above and beyond my expectations.
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From $160
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).