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Join us for a unique and educational journey back to the early days of Louisiana bayou and swamp exploration at Cajun Pride Swamp Tours. Afterwards, continue on to your choice of Oak Alley or St. Joseph Plantation. Due to our swamp's location and proximity to the plantations, our combination tours offer you less travel time than most other tour companies.
This covered swamp boat tour is done on a privately owned wildlife refuge, so what that means for our guests is that there are no other boats. We also do not allow hunting or fishing on our property. The guests will see the Manchac swamp as it is meant to be seen. The animals see the boats as part of their natural habitat, so they are unafraid to stay out in the open for our guests to see. Our boat captains will teach you about the animals that inhabit our swamp, as well as the way of life of the people that once called this swamp home.
Choose from Oak Alley or St. Joseph Plantation. If you select to explore Oak Alley Plantation, a National Historic Landmark, you'll take a 30-minute professionally guided tour of the "Big House” and access to the expansive grounds. This historic site is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history its inhabitants left behind. With an emphasis on its time as a working sugarcane plantation, visitors are invited to experience the exhibits, walk under the iconic Allée, interact with staff, and leave with a richer, more powerful understanding of this plantation’s history. Photography is not allowed inside the mansion.
Choose from Oak Alley or St. Joseph Plantation. If you choose to Eplore St. Joseph, you'll receive a 60-minute professionally guided tour of the "Manor Home." St. Joseph Plantation is one of the few fully intact sugar plantations in the River Parishes offering a full historical timeline from the homes' construction to the present day. In addition to the Manor Home, this site features many outbuildings for guests to explore. These include original slave cabins, a detached kitchen, blacksmith’s shop, schoolhouse, and chicken coop. Several buildings have been moved to their present-day location from other parts of the property, but most remain where they were built. Visitors often recognize familiar scenes and landscapes having served as the setting for well-known films and shows like The Skeleton Key, the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, Mudbound, Underground, Roots, and Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar.
Combination tours are offered only one time per day. The pick-up window is between 10:30-11:00AM. 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. • Choice of Oak Alley Plantation OR St. Joseph Plantation • Lunch IS NOT included with combo tour. Due to the length of this tour, we recommend our guests eat a hearty breakfast and pack a bagged lunch or snack. 10:30-11:00AM: Hotel pick-up 11:30AM: Arrival at swamp 12:00-1:30PM: Swamp tour 1:30-1:45PM: Depart for plantation 2:15-2:30PM: Plantation arrival 3:00PM 1-hour guided plantation tour (St. Joseph) 3:30PM 30-minute guided plantation tour (Oak Alley) 4:00-4:15PM: Pick-up for return (St. Joseph) 4:15-4:30PM: Pick-up for return (Oak Alley) 5:30-6:00PM: Hotel drop-off
Oak Alley Or St. Joseph Plantation Plus Swamp Tour Combination lasts about 7h 30min. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $125 per person for this New Orleans experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Combination tours are offered only one time per day. The pick-up window is between 10:30-11:00AM. 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. • Choice of Oak Alley Plantation OR St. Joseph Plantation • Lunch IS NOT included with combo tour. Due to the length of this tour, we recommend our guests eat a hearty breakfast and pack a bagged lunch or snack. 10:30-11:00AM: Hotel pick-up 11:30AM: Arrival at swamp 12:00-1:30PM: Swamp tour 1:30-1:45PM: Depart for plantation 2:15-2:30PM: Plantation arrival 3:00PM 1-hour guided plantation tour (St. Joseph) 3:30PM 30-minute guided plantation tour (Oak Alley) 4:00-4:15PM: Pick-up for return (St. Joseph) 4:15-4:30PM: Pick-up for return (Oak Alley) 5:30-6:00PM: Hotel drop-off Pickup points include CONTACT_SUPPLIER_LATER, LOC-6eKJ+or5y8o99Qw0C8xWyE5r59Gkk0ZVKNZQitU99Xs=, LOC-o0AXGEKPN4wJ9sIG0RAn5PfQ7MJAScyt+cHvJbG72yukDbCkafg0XE5oDl3bgHbl.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 28 participants.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Amazing experience! The bus is so comfy, your guides were incredible!! Plantation was stunning & beautiful restrooms. Swamp tour blew my mind! So many gators close up. Raccoons, birds, wild boars. Etc. highly recommend!
We went out with Dustin who is quite a character. He is well-versed in how to attract the alligators and provides several opportunities to get a close look. You will also see wild pigs and raccoons which also provide amusement. This is worth a visit as you see a lot in a relatively short time.
Had Dustin on the tour that guy is amazing. I loved every moment of it. We got to pet Gators and watch him feed them.
Our swamp tour with Bishop was excellent... all the alligators have been waking up from hibernation the last couple weeks... we saw so many... out tour guide was fun and entertaining. This is a must do if you come to New Orleans. I should add our bus driver gave us a tour of sites and attractions on the way to the tour!! Great for all ages!!
There were 8 of us deciding whether to do the swamp tour or Plantation tour and our friend stumbled upon this combo tour through Cajun Swamp Tours. It was a great choice for us as we got to do both activities. The swamp tour was amazing - we learned so much about life in the swamp and how important it is to protect it and the animals that live there. Our captain *Captain Allen" was very knowledgeable and a colorful character to say the least. It was very fun and relaxing as well. After the swamp tour, we went to the Oak Valley Plantation and that was absolutely amazing. Such incredible history of a bygone era. Again, our guide through the house was very knowledgeable about the history and the property. I would highly recommend this tour as you get to enjoy two very special and unique places. Thank you for a great tour Cajun Swamp Tours - one of the highlights of our trip!!!
Captain Bishop entertained and informed us for over 1.5 hours. He clearly respects the alligators and their future. We were fortunate to see over 20 alligators and Captain Bishop kept it humorous the whole time. We took this as a combination package with Gray Line tours as part of a plantation tour. Wonderful combo trip. Highly recommend it!
not bad, but the drivers expected too much on tips. On my bus, no one tips, but I did to make driver feel better. There is not too much to see.
We took the swamp plantation combo tour. The swamp tour was really great and very informative. When we finished the swamp tour we were rushed to the plantation and then we had an hour wait in line for the tour and then a 45 minute tour. There was not a lot of time to relax and enjoy the grounds or eat lunch. I can see why people choose the combo tours because it is an hour outside of New Orleans but if I had to do it again I would do the swamp tour one day ,and then see the plantations on my own or take that tour separately.
During the swamp tour, it was below expectations, as almost all alligators were hibernating (except baby ones). Captain Danny was knowledgeable about the bayou and provided us with a lot of info. The driver to the swamp was also knowledgeable and had good insight on various landmarks. However, our plantation experience was awful. We were not allocated enough time to start the tour. The driver told us that the tour began at 3:10, however, the tour did not start until 3:30, as it was a first come first serve for the tour of the house. Consequently, we missed our pickup time at at 4:15, there was nothing we could have done with the amount of time allocated, considering around 20-30 minutes was spent waiting in line for a mansion without being told to wait for it. We did not have any time to explore the rest of the plantation, include the slave houses and parts of the garden. We ran because the driver threatened to leave us when it was his own poor communication that had caused the delay. My personal recommendation is that it would have been nice know that the alligator were hibernating during the winter seasons and to have better time allocations for the different parts of the tour. I would also recommend removing the driver as it did ruin our overall experience with Cajun Pride.
Booked the day before and everything was just great. Bus picked us up right on time and excellent commentary on way to swamp tour. Capt. Bishop was very knowledgeable and entertaining on board, and we saw plenty of wildlife. Plantation tour was good and Oak Alley is amazing.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Alley Or St. Joseph Plantation Plus Swamp Tour Combination | 7h 30min | 4.8 (24) | $125 | |
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