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Cajun and Creole Culture: Airboat, Plantations, Buffet
4.7
1,235 Ratings
Luling
Experience the best of Cajun and Creole cultures with a thrilling airboat tour, a visit to Laura Plantation, and a gourmet buffet lunch at Houmas House Plantation. Book now!
Experience the best of Cajun and Creole cultures with a thrilling airboat tour, a visit to Laura Plantation, and a gourmet buffet lunch at Houmas House Plantation. Book now!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Luling - 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 take a thrilling high-speed airboat ride as you comfortably glide over…
- Luling - 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 take a thrilling high-speed airboat 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 your ride, explore his picturesque swamp zoo on Bayou Boeuf.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned van transport for 14 passengers with live narration
- Convenient hotel pickup with scheduled time
- Exciting airboat tour experience
- Exclusive tour of Houmas House and Laura Plantation
- Gourmet buffet lunch with unlimited options at Houmas House
- Air-conditioned van transport for 14 passengers with live narration
- Convenient hotel pickup with scheduled time
- Exciting airboat tour experience
- Exclusive tour of Houmas House and Laura Plantation
- Gourmet buffet lunch with unlimited options at Houmas House
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience a splendid blend of Cajun and Creole cultures, with an exhilarating airboat ride through the cypress swamps. Take a trip to the Laura Plantation, constructed in 1804, and discover the intimate familial narrative of Laura. Relish a well-crafted, all-you-can-eat buffet lunch in the sophisticated dining hall of Houmas House Plantation,…
Experience a splendid blend of Cajun and Creole cultures, with an exhilarating airboat ride through the cypress swamps. Take a trip to the Laura Plantation, constructed in 1804, and discover the intimate familial narrative of Laura. Relish a well-crafted, all-you-can-eat buffet lunch in the sophisticated dining hall of Houmas House Plantation, complemented with an informative guided expedition of this majestic mansion. The intimate group size guarantees a more individualized interaction.
- 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 and rain ponchos 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.
Location
Luling
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(1235 Ratings)
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Navigate397441
Jun 25, 2025
A beautiful day! - It was a great tour! Our guide/driver, Rene, was very knowledgeable and informative. He was easy to get along with, and shared his knowledge with us. There were 9 people in all on this tour. We all interacted and got along great. The air boat tour was great fun, and we learned a lot about the bayou and alligators!
Laura plantation was lovely, and the guide was quite interesting.
Houmas Plantation tour was exquisite- the gardens are magnificent, lunch was very tasty, and the house itself was gorgeous. We learned a lot about the local culture and had a great time. Would highly recommend Isabelle Tours, and Rene!
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V4597grlesliew
Jun 11, 2025
Loved Every Minute of It - The pick up service was fantastic. We had a great tour through the French Quarter as we collected a few other tour guests. Our guide was very knowledgeable and pointed out some really cool architectural features and share details about the fire that devastated the city in the early days. We brought our family on the airboat tour. My teenagers loved the speed and feel of the boats and my little kids were thrilled by all the alligators and getting to feed them. The plantation was so interesting and the history presented there was eye opening for my kids and they really enjoyed the interaction with the docents. Our tour guide gave us an additional tour of the property and pointed out many aspects of the property that the docent tour didn’t have time to share. Isabelle is extremely hospitable and exemplified Southern hospitality. I left feeling like I now have a friend in NOLA, Isabella!
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Alexandradq6085je
Jun 9, 2025
Full and professional excursion - A very well organized excursion from start to finish, and very complete. I highly recommend!
I very much appreciated the professionalism of our guide Gisèle, his kindness too.
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Arielleb511
May 16, 2025
Beautiful day out - What a phenomenal experience. Hands down one of the best tours we did in our time in New Orleans. Our tour guide, Rene, was absolutely fantastic! He has a wealth of knowledge that he happily shared with us. He was so friendly and cheerful. All of his charisma added to creating a fantastic experience. Thank you so much!
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Annle5861cd
May 15, 2025
Great tours by Isabelle - Rene’ was excellent as guide and driver. While traveling to the airboat first, Rene’ gave us New Orleans history. The airboat ride and wildlife was amazing. The plantations and history were incredible. Lunch was wonderful. The ride home Rene’ gave us tips on eating places. I would highly recommend this tour.
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C7661dwanitag
Apr 25, 2025
Airboat and plantation with gourmet lunch in New Orleans - What a great trip. We started with pick up at the hotel and first did the Airboat tour. That was VERY FUN! Guide was fun and knowledgeable. We saw lots of Gators. Then on to the first plantation. WOW a lot of history. Joe than anyone could absorb. Then off for lunch at the second Plantation. The food was out standing!!. The nay complaint was there was not enough time to enjoy it. It was eat and go as this trip was on a very strict timeline. If we had 15-30 minutes longer it would have been perfect. The second tour was great also and again lots to absorb. Then we were ready to travel back to our hotel. Our van was bilingual with a French speaking family and Gisèle did a great job. We had a hard rain on the drive back and I wish Gisèle had stopped talking during that time, it was a little scary even though she did a great job and has done this for 20 years. Pick up 7:30am and Drop off 5pm. A very long day and we were tired when done. Overall a great days and well organized.
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Tim
Apr 25, 2025
Great trip for couples - Excellent experience with our driver/ guide Giselle. Very knowledgeable and made the drive seem shorter. We ran into a torrential downpour on the highway and she was a real trooper handling the vehicle.
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Martinly5682hu
Apr 20, 2025
Thoroughly enjoyed the day! - Started with an airboat rude and got close up to gators as we watched them been fed. Then off to the plantations. We couldn't stop saying wow as the guides were telling us about the history of the plantations and the owners. Fantastic lunch included. We had a great day.
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X546lyjenniferd
Apr 16, 2025
Tours by Isabelle Grand plantation and airboat rude - Tours by Isabelle Grand tour included two plantations and an airboat ride. The tour guide John was professional and very informative. Both plantations were very different and provided a detailed historical experience with a guided tour of the stunning plantation houses and grounds. The lunch was excellent . Overall exceeded expectations- thoroughly recommend this tour! A great day out
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Deni_o
Apr 7, 2025
Awesome time! - We had a group of 11, we had a really fun time. Our tour guide was really knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We will definitely book again!
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