Guided Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

New Orleans, USA

5 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

The Laura Plantation was once a 12,000-acre (4,850-hectare) sugar plantation belonging to the Duparc family and lies an hour’s drive from New Orleans. With this tour, be picked up from your New Orleans hotel, travel out to the rural heritage site, and join a tour of the plantation with an official guide.

Learn the history of the Laura Plantation during a guided tour
See the Big House, the sugar plantation homestead, and more
Round-trip transfers by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
Hassle-free pickup and drop-off at your New Orleans hotel

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Créole Heritage Site

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Service animals allowed
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 41 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Anita_L

Very comfortable ride despite Louisiana’s inconsistent road infrastructure. Van was air conditioned and comfortable; Edward our driver was extremely knowledgeable and gave a great tour on the ride to and from the plantation. He was also a very safe driver. The Laura Plantation is beautiful and the tour guide was also very knowledgeable and covered all the good and bad parts of the plantation history. I appreciate that the plantation doesn’t focus as much on the buildings or preserved artifacts but more of the people who lived there and how the changing political climate affected them. We finished the entire tour in about 70 minutes and it felt sufficient. The tour guide always had us in the shade or in cooler rooms which was a huge plus. Overall, excellent experience for a very unique property. Husband and I were very happy with our experience. The tour company accommodated us despite signing up very last minute.

Reviews

4.5

based on 17 reviews

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Great tour

Andrea_G, Mar 2026

Beautiful plantation. Guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the area and the original owners of the plantation as well as the history of the enslaved at the property. Would recommend tour for older people like myself. Not too much walking and places to sit during the tour.

Disappointed

Joanne_R, Jan 2026

They did not show up. Waited 45 minutes no response or communication with the guide. Contacted vivator requesting a refund. Waiting.

Informative and helpful

John_C, Oct 2025

This was a good tour around the plantation. The guide was very informative and very helpful. She knew a lot and was a bit of a historian. But she told us about the family and about the slaves. Definitely worth knowing abit of history of days gone by.

Laura Plantation experience

Rose_K, Oct 2025

The tour itself was a bit rushed (the bus arrived slightly late and the tour started without us) The bus driver seemed to be very knowledgeable but unfortunately we couldn’t understand much as the mic system was bad and/or he held it too close to his mouth. The bus needs work on the suspension as it was loud and we were jostled around quite a bit.

Loved it!

Anita_L, Apr 2025

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Hi Anita, Thank you so much for your thoughtful and detailed review! I'm glad you and your husband had a comfortable and meaningful experience at Laura Plantation. It was a pleasure having you both on the tour, and I’m happy we could accommodate you on short notice. Your kind words about the ride, the historical insights, and the care taken by both our team and the plantation guide mean a lot. We truly appreciate you choosing Legendary Tours and hope to welcome you again on your next visit to New Orleans! Warm regards, Legendary Tours Inc.

A Most Interesting Trip!

Henry_J, Jun 2024

This four-hour trip is very interesting and thought provoking.The two-hour tour is about equally split between the plantation mansion and the slavery exhibits. The mansion is very well-preserved, and our guide was able to paint a very clear portrait of the comforts of life in the plantation house. The second half of the tour clearly contrasted the life that the slaves lived as opposed to the landowners. Our guide was to contrast the two different experiences with stories and anecdotes about how different life was.

It was just really...

Erika_P, Feb 2023

It was just really informative and entertaining and I learned a lot about slavery,I enjoyed scenery it was beautiful.

Edward our bus driver was...

Priscilla_H, Mar 2022

Edward our bus driver was very personable and helpful. Our guide Christine was knowledgeable, and made the tour interesting.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Hello Priscilla, Thanks for giving us a five star review about our driver Edward, and your tour guide Christine. Reviews likes yours makes us smile. Thanks again for choosing Legendary Tours we hope to tour with you again in the future! Legendary Tours!

À faire si on est sur la Nouvelle Orleans

laetitia_c, Feb 2023

Le transfert: le chauffeur vient vous chercher en bas de votre hôtel dans un mini bus confortable. Pendant la route, il commente les lieux près desquels nous passons. C’était très intéressant. Laura’s plantation : Très belle visite avec un guide super intéressant. Tout le personnel là bas est d’ailleurs adorable et avenant. La visite s’intéresse plutôt à la vIe de des familles propriétaires de la plantation. On y parle peu d’esclavage. Wintney’s plantation aborde plus le thème de l’esclavage.