Itinerary 1 itinerary
Day 1
Meet at meeting point: Gray Line New Orleans Orleans Parish,Louisiana,United States Departs from the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River, just one block from Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Please arrive 15 minutes before boarding.Attractions and Activities: Oak Alley Plantation (Ticket included) Experience a bygone era in one of the South's most beautiful settings - Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1839. Marvel at the unbelievable quarter-mile long alley of 28 magnificent Oak trees, each over 250 years old. Perhaps the most photographed plantation ever, Oak Alley has been the setting for such motion pictures as "Interview with a Vampire", "Primary Colors" and the wedding of Bo and Hope from the daytime soap opera, "Days of our Lives". Your guided Oak Valley Plantation tour will reveal the stories of the home and its history. View the Majestic Cypress Trees in Louisiana's swamps bordering the Mississippi River. You can purchase a snack, salad or sandwich in the Cafe and Ice Cream Parlor to enjoy at the picnic tables or aboard the coach (not included in price). 2 hr(s)
Attractions and Activities: Lake Pontchartrain (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Although called a lake, this is actually a large lagoon and brackish estuary fed by fresh water rivers and connected to the Gulf of Mexico. Covering 630 square miles (1600 km2) it is one of the largest wetlands in North America.
Attractions and Activities: I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) View the spillway, a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi west of New Orleans. The spillway, when open, allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico.
Attractions and Activities: St. Joseph Plantation and Felicity Plantation (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Historic plantation, circa 1830, that remains a family owned working sugar plantation today along with sister property Felicity Plantation, circa 1846.
Attractions and Activities: Laura: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Historic Creole sugar cane plantation, circa 1805, and plantation complex with 12 buildings on the National Register.
Guests leave on their own: Gray Line New OrleansEnd the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion Orleans Parish,Louisiana,United States Departs from the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River, just one block from Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Please arrive 15 minutes before boarding.
*Itinerary times are in the local time of the place of visit and may be subject to changes due to weather conditions, road conditions, and other factors. We appreciate your understanding.