Oak Alley Plantation and Small Airboat Tour from New Orleans
Oak Alley Plantation features picturesque Oak Trees, beautiful landscaping, an elegant 1837 Greek Revival style plantation house, a blacksmith shop, a restaurant, and antique farm equipment. Guests will get a tour of the Oak Alley’s house and time to explore. After your plantation tour, you will experience the best of both: an educational swamp tour and a high speed airboat ride. You will travel at high speeds on the airboat, but also slow down and stop for pictures. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain.
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Oak Alley Plantation and Small Airboat Tour from New Orleans
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Barataria Preserve
Your swamp tour is only 35 minutes from New Orleans, yet a world apart. This New Orleans air-boat tour is a high speed adventure that is part tour, part thrill ride. You will travel at high speeds in the 6 or 9 passenger boat, then slow down and stop for photo opportunities. Along the way, you will get a personal tour by your local Captain. Our air-boats have stadium seating, so that the person in front of you does not obstruct your view, and every seat is great for experiencing the tour and viewing the wildlife. Yes, gators will get close, very close. So close, that you will be able to look into those reptilian eyes.
Oak Alley Plantation
In combination with the airboat tour, you'll also visit the Oak Alley Plantation, which was built in 1837, with a 1/4 mile path, from River Road to the plantation house, lined with twenty-eight evenly spaced Oaks. There are additional attractions on the grounds which includes a restaurant, cafe and gift shop. The choice is yours how you would like to use your free hour.
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- Oak Alley Plantation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide
- Airboat ride
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmation received at time of booking
- Must be 48 inches tall to ride airboats
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**You must be out front of your location at the beginning of the pickup window or the bus will be forced to leave.** Pickup from most major downtown New Orleans hotels. If you hotel is not listed please list in comments area or reach out to us. For pickups, there will be a 30 minute window. Please be on the lookout for a bus that says Alert Transportation. 8:15 AM pickup will be sometime between 8:15 AM and about 8:45 AM. 10:45 AM pickup will be sometime between 10:45 AM and about 11:15 AM.
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• Not recommended for participants with back problems • Not recommended for pregnant women • Some Walking involved at Oak Alley Plantation • Children must be 48 inches tall to ride airboat The order of the activities depends on the tour time chosen at checkout. If the 10:45am departure is chosen, the swamp our portion will be first.
