Destrehan Plantation & Swamp Tour

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Duration:
Location: New Orleans, LA United States | New Orleans, United States


Category: Attractions

Highlights:
Antebellum Plantation home Destrehan, established in 1787
Costumed docents & history of sugar dynasty
Privately-owned wildlife refuge - Manchac Swamp
Observe the nesting grounds of alligators, snakes & herons
Native guides sharing swamp and bayou stories & legends

Inclusions:
Guided tour of Destrehan Plantation
Riverboat tour of Manchac Swamp
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

Travel back in time to Destrehan Plantation, the oldest documented French Colonial style house in the lower Mississippi Valley built in 1787. Then climb aboard a riverboat and cruise along a privately-owned wildlife refuge as native guides reveal the mysteries of the swamps, bayous, and the Cajun “joie de vivre.”

Destrehan Plantation is a majestic antebellum home watching over the banks of the Mississippi River just minutes away from New Orleans. As you arrive, costumed docents will greet you and guide you through the 1811 Slave Revolt Museum and share the true-life stories of a Sugar Dynasty. Destrehan Plantation history is associated with many other notable people and events. This is where the trial took place for the famous 1811 Slave Revolt. Many years later as the Civil War neared its end, the Union Army seized Destrehan Plantation and established the Rost Home Colony where newly freed slaves learned various trades.

Then cruise through a quaint and quiet Cajun Village to enjoy a fascinating riverboat ride through the swamps and bayou of New Orleans. Learn why the wetlands are disappearing due to coastal erosion as you admire moss-covered cypress and tupelo-gum trees. Explore bayous teeming with life and take advantage of incredible photo ops as you spot wildlife along-the-way like alligators, snakes, turtles, and herons.