Louisiana Grand Tour - A Bayou Swamp Tour and 2 Plantations- Lunch included

Louisiana Grand Tour

The CAJUN BAYOU TOUR begins the day.

Driving out to Cajun Country, we go through wild cypress swamps, over the Mississippi River on an impressive suspended bridge, and along vast sugarcane fields, as our guide tells a unique story of the odyssey of the Cajun people.

 

CAJUN BAYOU BOAT TOUR

NARRATED BOAT TOUR (about one & a half hours) on winding bayous in remote cypress swamps. Your Cajun guide, also an alligator hunter and fur trapper, shares 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.

A delicious LUNCH is INCLUDED at OAK ALLEY PLANTATION'S Cajun restaurant. Menu to include: House Salad with Vinaigrette dressing, Vegetable Soup, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Red Beans & Rice, a flavorful Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffe with White Rice, Home-baked Rolls & Butter, topped off by a scrumptious Bread Pudding & Coffee.

 

The WEST BANK PLANTATION TOUR completes this Grand Adventure!

Our guide's stories of the Antebellum South prepare you for a pilgrimage back in time. From the River Road we see and hear all about WHITNEY, JOSEPHINE, and EVERGREEN PLANTATIONS.

Guided tour of OAK ALLEY PLANTATION to admire this jewel of Greek Revival architecture. Free time to walk under a spectacular canopy of 28 giant live oaks.

Visit LAURA, a Creole PLANTATION and her historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields.

The guided tour transports you with dramatic detail into the charmed yet tragic lives of four generations of Creole owners & their slaves.

 

Grand Tour highlights include:

Cajun Bayou Tour, Oak Alley Plantation with Lunch, West Bank Plantation Tour.

Minimum 6 guests in order to operate this tour.

Grand Tour: Two Plantations and Swamp Tour
January - December: Daily at 8:30am
Closed Mardi Gras Day

Hotel Pick-Up:

We can pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast, private residence, or restaurant downtown, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the West Bank. We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore. No hidden extras. Our rates include tax and fees.

Return Details:
Tour concludes at the original departure point.

Requirements:

Minimum of 6 guests are required in order to operate this tour.

Our Promise:

We never cancel a tour once it is confirmed! We go rain or shine, unless there is a hurricane or flood! We have golf umbrellas on board for those who forget to bring their own.

 

 

This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date. Your confirmation for this product will be received within 12-24 hours subject to availability.

Payment:

Your credit card will be charged the total amount of products and services selected at time of booking. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover Cards.

Confirmation & Travel Voucher:

For every confirmed booking you will receive an e-mail with a link to your E-Ticket Voucher. Print vouchers on your home/ office printer. Please present this E-Ticket voucher at the Box Office. Only one voucher will be created per tour or activity for all travelers.

Cancellation and No Show Policy:

Cancellations within 24 hours of the tour are charged in full. Cancellations prior to 24 hours are charged a minimum $10.00 per person administration fee. We charge 100% for No Shows. If the tour is cancelled by the tour operator, the full ticket price will be refunded.

Recommended for all tours in Miami: Comfortable shoes, extra layer of warm clothing, hats, visors and sunglasses.

Weather: Tour route or activity may be changed depending on local weather conditions.

Meals, Gratuities and Souvenirs are not included.

Supplier and TourCorp Inc. assume no responsibility for delays caused by accidents, breakdown, bad conditions of roads, trails, bays, ocean, harbors, and any other conditions beyond control, in addition to insufficient numbers of passengers. Not responsible for loss or damage to property.

On some tours and activities the size of the vehicle depends on the number of passengers booked for that particular day. Tour companies reserve the right to change the size of the vehicle.

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