Spend your day visiting the most extravagant plantation homes in South Louisiana with this small group van tour with Tours by Isabelle. Enjoy a narrated scenic drive out of New Orleans and along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain to San Francisco Plantation which features an 1856 gothic steamboat style mansion, flamboyant hand-painted ceilings and elaborate gingerbread work. Your costumed guide will explain why this beautiful home is “the most opulent Southern Plantation!” After visiting the mansion, you can explore an original slave cabin and the old one-room schoolhouse. Next, a short ride upriver through sugar cane fields brings you to Houmas House Plantation. Here we will enjoy a gourmet lunch buffet(included) in the grand dining hall at Houmas House followed by a tour of all 16 rooms at Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, known for their period dressed tour guides and extensive collection of antique artifacts and artwork. Experience the southern splendor of this "Sugar Palace" that is the "Crown Jewel" of Louisiana’s River Road.
Duration: 9 Hours
Houmas House River Road Buffet Lunch Menu:
Customers may cancel at least 48 hours prior to the tour to receive a full refund minus a $5 service fee. Customers that cancel after the 48 hour period incur a 50% cancellation fee plus a $5 service fee. If the weather is severe, the experience may be rescheduled by the vendor for a later time/date or a full refund will be issued. No-shows will not be refunded. Customer may make changes to the reservation without any fees as long as it's outside the 48 hour cancellation period.
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