Old River Road Plantation Tours

Activity Overview

Old River Road Plantation Tours offer a spectacular and relieving journey from anywhere in New Orleans to the Old river road, see and explore Louisiana's antebellum past. Whether you're traveling from Baton Rouge or New Orleans, the plantation tours are an exhilarating experience for the whole family. The tours take you to a number of plantations, all plantations are located outside of New Orleans. Enjoy a narrated and scenic journey through the plantations, learn the history and the past of Louisiana, see mansions, antiques, and explore the architecture. Learn about the history and life in Louisiana back in the 19th and 20th century. Tours are offered on different days of the week, each plantation tour lasts for about 45 minutes.

Things to Do

• Families will enjoy the enriching journey with the Old River Road Plantation Adventures, there are four different narrated tours that you can take by reservation.
• The Oak alley plantation tour takes you to the Laura plantation, enjoy a narrated history of Laura, see the manor house gardens, the 1837 Oak alley mansion, and the slave quarters.
• The San Francisco Plantation tour takes you to the 1865 mansion, featuring beautiful antiques, architecture and paintings, this mansion is the authentically restored plantation home.
• Tour the Evergreen mansion built in 1792 and the white slave cabins, see the antiques, architecture, and the oldest Oak trees.
• Tour a working plantation in the St. Joseph plantation tour, travel through wetlands and swamps, enjoy a narrated journey into the past, explore the large mansion and hidden slave quarters.
• At the end of each tour you can enjoy mint julep drinks, and visit the gift shop for souvenirs.

Old River Road Plantation Tours Insider Tips

• The tour company picks you up from your location in New Orleans.
• Wear comfortable walking shoes.