Destrehan Plantation and Swamp Tour Combo

Sightseeing  :  United States  :  Louisiana  :  New Orleans  :  Day Trips

Destrehan Plantation tour in Combination with New Orleans Swamp Tour by Tour boat.The oldest documented plantation in the Mississippi Valley. An Antebellum house built in 1787 and restored to its former glory. An 1811 slave revolt museum/cabin is on the grounds along with its massive oak trees. House tour is approximately 1 hour with time to walk the grounds and see the slave cabin. This includes time for lunch (lunch is not included in price of the tour) if time permits.Established in 1787 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Destrehan Plantation remains the oldest documented plantation home in the lower Mississippi Valley. We invite you to travel from the French and Spanish Colonial periods, through the antebellum grandeur of the sugar barons, to the ravages of the Civil War and the rebirth of reconstruction. You will find yourself immersed in the rich history of Louisiana when French was the language, and the white gold of sugar drove the economy. Family stories of those free and enslaved set against the fabric of history will intrigue every visitor to the site. The plantation exhibits an original document signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison. Destrehan Plantation was the site where one of the three trials took place following the 1811 Slave Revolt, one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. History. During the Civil War, the Union Army seized the plantation and established the Rost Home Colony where newly freed slaves learned trades enabling them to transition into a life of freedom.Located on the historic River Road, this antebellum home with its plush green grounds and moss draped Live Oaks watches over the banks of the Mississippi River just minutes away from New Orleans.

Take a New Orleans Swamp Tour and Wetlands Adventure!

See the Cajuns of the Bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps.  From the relaxed comfort of our covered New Orleans Swamp Tour Boats, we will drift slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery and Fishing village! Here, birds, snakes, turtles, fur animals, and Gators are the king of the swamp and easily spotted in Spring, Summer, and Fall. Gators do hibernate during the cold winter months, but lay on the bayou banks on warmer days. The slow drift of our tour boats through moss draped trees and small waterways, will provide ample opportunity for viewing and photography. The New Orleans swamp tour boats are fully narrated and our captains are natives of the Barataria Swamps with a background of gator hunting, fishing and trapping. 

Boats have a roof, restroom, cushioned seats, and windows that can be raised or lowered during cold or rainy weather, along with plenty of standing and walking room.