beasfriend Posted October 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2015 We'll be in NOLA mid Nov - what is the best plantation tour to take? Not interested in swamp boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted October 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Are you open to renting a car? I greatly enjoy a "loop" easy drive along both sides of the levy. :) You can stop at several plantations- AND get to see the big differences. Evergreen, Laura, and Oak Ally then San Francisco. With lunch at B&C. :) A lot less than the lesser "tours". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasfriend Posted October 17, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted October 17, 2015 No, we have no plans on renting a car. There's quite a few companies that travel to the plantations and I'm looking for recommendations on which plantations are best and which tour company is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WLHyatt Posted October 19, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2015 There is no "best" plantation tour. If you want a real story and a view into a hard working plantation: Laura If you want a view into a house seemingly separated from the working history but is very scenic: Oak Alley I can't speak to the others because I have not been to them. I do like Laura because of B&C nearby, yum boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted October 19, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 19, 2015 No, we have no plans on renting a car. There's quite a few companies that travel to the plantations and I'm looking for recommendations on which plantations are best and which tour company is best. Then you might want to find out about each plantation that the tour operators go. Oak Alley is the "usual", it really doesn't matter who takes you there, in my opinion- what should be the priority is how much time you would have there. So it could just come down to price. Take a look on trip advisor, which has a lot more tour information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasgirl29 Posted March 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Laura is a creole plantation that produced sugar instead of cotton. There's a very interesting book about the family you can buy from Amazon. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sailawaybellaluna Posted March 14, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'd love to resurrect this thread, as I'm looking at doing the same thing in a couple of weeks! I know I definitely want to do the Laura Plantation, because it seems like the most historical with an opportunity to learn a lot. I'm considering the tour of both Laura and Oak Alley from Viator. Any other companies I should consider? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeko1 Posted April 8, 2017 #8 Share Posted April 8, 2017 The best plantations are... Laura Oak Alley Destrehan San Francisco Whitney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeko1 Posted April 9, 2017 #9 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I have been looking fir this pass and finally found it. http://wafb.incentrev.com/deal/batonrouge/wafb-2016-plantation-tour-card-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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