Enjoy a narrated journey through scenic cypress swamps with a professional historian. Hear of a land of Creoles, pirates, slaves and voodoo. View Evergreen, Whitney, Felicite' Columbia and St Joseph. as you travel the Old River Road to Laura plantation,  whose charm is as rich as her history.

Based on the memoirs of Laura Lacoul, a young Creole girl who grew up on the plantation, the tour centers on plantation life at Laura, and the four creole women who ran Laura for nearly a century.

TOUR OPERATORS NOTE        This tour was called by Lonely Planet 'The best history tour in the U.S.

Afterward, tour a treasure of the Old South as you tour the magnificent Oak Alley Plantation and mansion. Oak Alley is an exquisite reminder of an bygone era, an era  now "Gone With The Wind".

The tour centers on plantation history, antiques and architecture. After the tour, relax on historic grounds, sip a  Mint Julep, take pictures, enjoy the snack shop or visit their large Gift Shop. A photo op session from the levee is next before returning to New Orleans about 130PM..