old river road plantation adventure
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Ok I really hate to be critical when our guide was so great but I would recommend doing things differently. What we did; picked up at our hotel at 7:45am, told we could not bring coffee on the bus, made 4 more stops then drove for nearly an hour. Toured Oak Alley loaded up and toured Laura. Got back to Hotel at 3pm. Very interesting but way too long of a day and we were starving as there is no food options except a little cafe at Oak Alley at 9:20am. If you are going with kids you better pack them some food or you and they will be miserable. Here is what I would have done knowing what I know now. Stopped at Cafe Du Monde for Biegnets and coffee at 8am and driven myself to Oak Alley paid $20 for the tour and driven back to New Orleans and had lunch at Cochon at noon. With plenty of time to stop along the way to take pictures of other plantations and cemeteries. There were several places that I would have loved to stop coming and going but the bus doesn't stop which I understand as we would not have been back until midnight. I also don't think you need to formally tour more than 1 plantation to get a feel for Creole life. I was very disappointment in how whitewashed the slavery history was portrayed at both Oak Alley and Laura. Felt more like white history then real history. I guess my expectations were high and I thought it might rival the Holocaust and Apartheid museums we have been to. All guides talked too much about Code Noir and I would love to hear how the slaves felt about Code Noir.
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We recently spent a week in NOLA, and the 2 plantations/swamp tour day was definitely my favorite. Jean Pierre, our guide, was very knowledgeable and made the hour drive out to the plantations go by quickly. The tours of Oak Alley and Evergreen plantations were top notch with very well-informed guides & time to explore on our own & get some great pictures.After touring both plantations, Jean Pierre drove us to the Cajun Pride Swamp Tours where we ate our delicious pre-ordered lunch of po'boys before our swamp tour (which was awesome).It was a long but great day. I highly recommend this tour combo.Traveled with family (but no children or teens).
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We decided to book this tour because we wanted to see what these old plantations looked like. Boy did they have it good. Located in Vacherie just short drive on a bus. 25 acres and built in 1837 and located on The Millionaire River. The Oak Trees are amazing. They form a canopy over the road going to the house that are about 700-800 feet tall. Truly amazing. This is picture perfect and yes you have seen this sight in many movies. High ceilings, large windows and decorated with painted white to look like marble. Its amazing but also sad too. This plantation enslaved 200 people. There is a small exhibit of this distasteful history. Robert our historian guide was very good. He is so knowledgable of the whole history of New Orleans and these old plantations.
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This was our favorite part of our 1 week vacation in New Orleans. We booked online the day before for a 2PM tour. They come and pick you up at your hotel, which is nice if you have only been in NOLA for a day or two and have not gotten the lay of the land yet. Our tour guide, Jean, was wonderful. The 45minute drive from NOLA to Laura plantation went by quick, listening to him give a great history of so many landmarks we passed. I highly recommend Laura Plantation, closing with the Oak Alley Plantation. There was way more content that I thought there would be. I pictured touring the plantations and hearing the history of plantations, but we got full histories on the specific owners, and family stories, etc of these plantations. And you can sip on a refreshing mint julep at the beginning or end of Oak Alley! The $80/person is a bargain for transportation, quality and content.As a heads up, there is a lot of walking. Wear sneakers, not high heels. And if you have any sort of foot/knee/leg problems, you might want to bring your own foldable stool. Since it is so historic, there are a lot of stairs and obviously, you are not supposed to sit on the staged furniture. I will recommend this tour to anyone I know who plans to visit New Orleans or anywhere close in Louisiana.
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We visit NOLA every year, but this is the first time we have done a tour outside of the Quarter. This is a great one - they pick you up and drop you off at the hotel, arrange lunch if you're touring all day, and give you great information while ferrying you between stops. Be sure to check out the Laura Plantation to get a view of classic Creole architecture, and definitely do the swamp tour option. Cajun Pride is the company that runs the swamp tours, and they are just great!
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They picked us up promptly at our hotel at 7:45am for a half day tour of an antebellum plantation of Oak Alley and then for a contrast of architecture and culture the lovely Creole Plantation of "Laura" which was run by women for 80 plus years. I think our tour guide, Richard made it all the richer experience for he was highly cultured and articulate. He gave us 100% of his vast historical and cultural education. He was very kind and considerate. If you get a chance to be on his tour, you will have a wonderful experience and deeper understanding of the culture and history of this great American City, NOLA.
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Our tour guide, Elmore, was so knowledgeable about New Orleans and the history of the area. The whole drive out to the plantations he filled us in about history of the NO, the wetlands, Creole culture, etc. The plantations themselves were beautifully restored. Take your camera and a full battery!
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Took the oak alley/evergreen plantation tour. The bus picked us up at our hotel and the driver was a wealth of information going and coming back. The plantations gave us a feeling of back in time and amazing to see the original slave houses at Evergreen. Both areas are very well kept and a great lesson in life back then.
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We toured Oak Alley and Laura with the added swap tour after the plantations. A minibus picked us up from our hotel. As soon as all passengers were aboard, we left for Oak Alley. Our guide was knowledgable, explaining and sharing information throughout the entire trip. Oddly enough, compared to the tour guides at the featured attractions, the driver rambled along, sometimes seeming to be so excited that he would trip over his words trying to share things with us. Since we added the afternoon swamp tour, lunch at a cute little place was included. The swamp tour operator shuttled us over from lunch so the bus could take everyone else back to the city with the driver returning for us right as the swamp tour ended. Had we rented a car, we would probably have just driven out to the plantations ourselves.
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We booked the plantation tour directly with them online and save $5 per person. At the time of booking you have a choice of Oak Alley and another plantation like Laura, Evergreen. Joseph and so on. We decided in Evergreen and Oak Alley.Elmer our tour guide called us the night before and picked us up promptly at our hotel at 7:40am. Elmer is like an encyclopedia and was very informative. While he drove he explained the history the whole way. He was very engaging. And the whole tour he has so much southern hospitality charm.