Bayou Swamp Tour and Oak Alley Plantation Tour
Experience 2 quintessential Louisiana features—Swampland & Plantation Home—on a guided day trip from New Orleans with hotel pick-up. Visit Cajun Pride Swamp Tours, a privately owned wildlife refuge, for a 1.5 hour narrated boat tour on a custom-made flat bottomed, covered boat. Tour Oak Alley Plantation, with entry tickets included. Built in 1837-39, the plantation is famous for its alley of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees.
Due to the length of this tour, we recommend our guests eat a hearty breakfast and pack a bagged lunch or snack. Alternatively, water, soda, coffee, snacks (alligator jerky, chips, chocolate, candy and frozen bananas) are available for purchase in the ticket office/gift shop.
Start with a 10:30AM-11:00AM (30 minute pick-up window) pick-up from your hotel on the Cajun Pride Shuttle Bus. In consideration for all guests and for sanitation reasons, there is no eating or drinking in the shuttle.
After leaving the city at approximately 11:00AM, head out of New Orleans to Cajun Pride Swamp Tours. Our shuttle buses arrive at the swamp at approximately 11:30AM for the 12:00PM swamp tour. The tour lasts until approximately 1:40PM.
In the ticket office/gift shop, snacks such as alligator jerky, chips, chocolate and frozen bananas are offered. Soda, beer and shooters are also available in limited quantities with a pictured I.D. Snacks and beverages can be enjoyed on the boats. There are picnic tables throughout the property also for your enjoyment. In the gift shop find an assortment of unisex Cajun Pride t-shirts, logo pottery mugs, alligator naivety items, jewelry and stuffed animals.
Buses depart the swamp no later than 2:00PM as Oak Alley Plantation is on a scheduled tour time. Many guests enjoy these 30 minutes of free time browsing our gift shop, using the restroom and enjoying the grounds at Cajun Pride. Cajun Pride shuttle bus will drop off guests between 2:45PM-3:00PM. The plantation requires our bus driver to assist in the check-in process for ticket distribution.
Oak Alley tour time is approximately 3:00PM. This time is offered through the plantation, and we are unable to deviate from what is assigned. After your guided tour, there is approximately 30 minutes of free time.
Cajun Pride shuttle bus will pick-up guests between 4:30PM-4:45PM for transfer back to the city. Shuttle times are approximate and are not guaranteed due to potential traffic or weather delays. Our drivers do their very best to stay on schedule.
Finish your tour with the return journey to New Orleans, where you’ll be dropped off at your starting hotel.
About this activity
Free cancellation
Cancel up to 2 days in advance for a full refund
Duration 7.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
**Phone availability is urgent for communication. If we are unable to contact you for your scheduled pick-up, you will be considered a no-show and charged full price without a refund option." Combination tours are offered only one time per day. The pick-up window is between 10:30AM-11:00AM. Please be OUTSIDE and ready for pick-up when the driver arrives, keeping in mind that buses have no parking areas and will be allowed to stop only momentarily for pick-ups. Due to traffic delays and the number of stops, we ask that you be outside and ready for this 30 minute period. On occasion, the pick-up location may change due to unforeseen events. Please call our reservation office if you have any questions at (800) 467-0758. • 10:30AM-11:00AM pick-up for a 12:00PM swamp tour • Lunch IS NOT included with combo tour.
Highlights
- Enjoy a narrated ride across the swamps and take in the unique scenery
- See alligators, turtles, and water birds in their natural habitat
- Discover the swampland/bayous and Plantation of New Orleans with a guide
- Visit the historic Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1837-39
- Learn about local Cajun and Creole history on a boat tour through Manchac Swamp
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Inclusions
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Narrated tour of Manchac Swamp
- Guided tour of Oak Alley Plantation
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