Swamp and Plantation Day Trips from New Orleans

Four full-day combos pair a swamp boat or airboat ride with Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation.

Swamp & Plantation Combos

Covered swamp boat on a Manchac waterway, the swamp half of a full day that also visits Oak Alley

Top pick by review count

Swamp and Oak Alley, Full Day

about 7.5 hours (full day) · Pickup included · Run by Cajun Pride Swamp Tours

4.6 1,203 reviews on the listing

Cajun Pride bundles its Manchac swamp cruise with Oak Alley Plantation in one long day, about seven and a half hours door to door. The covered boat comes first, gliding past alligators and moss-draped cypress, then the van carries you upriver to the famous alley of oaks and the antebellum house behind them. It is a full Louisiana double feature, river parish history plus wetland wildlife. Rated 4.6 across 1203 reviews, from $125 per person, free cancellation.

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Airboat docked in a Louisiana swamp, the swamp half of a plantation and airboat combo day trip

Oak Alley Plus Airboat Combo

4.7 745 reviews on the listing

8 hours (approx.) · Louisiana Tour Company

from $160per adult, live price on the listing

Louisiana Tour Company pairs a large airboat swamp ride with a visit to Oak Alley Plantation in a day that runs roughly 8 hours, from $160 per adult. It is rated 4.7 across 745 reviews. The swamp comes first, then the oak-lined avenue and the big house, two very different slices of Louisiana in one booking. The day starts and ends in New Orleans. Free cancellation applies.

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Swamp boat on a Louisiana bayou, the opening half of a day that continues to Whitney Plantation

Swamp Boat Plus Whitney Plantation

4.9 48 reviews on the listing

7 hours 30 minutes · Gray Line New Orleans

from $131per person from-price, live price on the listing

Gray Line New Orleans pairs a swamp boat ride with Whitney Plantation, the river parish museum built around the testimony of enslaved people. The day runs seven and a half hours: first the boat among the alligators, then the restored grounds, exhibits and memorial sculptures that give the plantation its weight. Guides handle the driving between stops. Rated 4.9 across 48 reviews, from $131 per person, with free cancellation.

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Swamp boat sliding past cypress trunks on the water half of a full-day Oak Alley pairing

Intimate Van Combo, Pickup Included

5 16 reviews on the listing

7.5 hours · K's Lurury Transportation and Tours [sic]

from $137per person from-price, live price on the listing

K's Lurury Transportation and Tours runs this full-day pairing in a small van, which keeps the group tighter than the big coach combos. Oak Alley comes first, the famous alley of live oaks and the antebellum house at the end of it, then the swamp leg follows in the afternoon. The whole day runs about 7.5 hours from $137 per person. It is the highest-rated combo on this page, a perfect 5.0 across 16 reviews. Pickup is included, and cancellation is free.

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Season

Plantation homes welcome guests year-round; swamp halves follow each operator's schedule.

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