We spent a few hours driving and walking through this beautifully preserved piece of nature on…read moreAvery Island after doing the self-guided tour of the Tabasco Factory, that ticket includes the Jungle Garden experience. We couldn't have picked a better day to visit the area, the temperature was perfect with low humidity and no bugs - you must allow yourself plenty of time to soak in the peaceful surroundings and get out of your vehicle to get up close to the wonders of this garden. Besides the beautiful grounds and water structures there are plenty of surprises you'll discover along the way we unfortunately didn't see any alligators or deer today but there were an abundance of birds, a few turtles basking in the sun and lots of squirrels scurrying through the grounds and giant oak trees. This is a beautiful place and just one of the wonders you'll find while exploring Louisiana I've lived in Louisiana for almost half my life and I'm still amazed at the beauty this state has to offer this is just one of the many places that's preserved and protected for generations to enjoy and appreciate...

This is a great activity to spend a few hours, especially on a nice day. It's a good mix of driving…read moreand walking around or you can choose to just drive and listen to the self guided tour. We saw lot of alligators. The bird city was neat too. You could hear the birds well before you could see them. At the park entrance there is a little gift shop too with snacks, drinks, bathrooms and souvenirs.

Beautiful and haunted (allegedly) old historical plantation home with a lot of history nestled in…read morethe historic downtown. It's now a museum.

First we wandered the visiting center. It was a great start toward familiarizing ourselves with the…read morecharacters we were about to hear/learn so much about on our tour. Our guide, Dionne, is SO knowledgable and relatable. She shared honest stories about the people who built and lived in the beautiful house. Stories that included not only the wealthy owners, but the enslaved who made their wealth possible and lives comfortable. The presentation of the true history of Louisiana and our United States is so very important. Invest an hour or two in this lesson. You won't be sorry.

Is not open all the time and is a good drive to see nothing but should have research moreread more

Nice little piece of architecture and history! I stumbled upon it on my way to Cypremort Point! and…read morewas glad I did! It's located in Lydia, La

My partner and I booked a last minute swamp kayak tour with The Last Wilderness. Calling was easy…read moreand Silvia was very nice when I called again to let them know we were caught in traffic. Al met us at Dale's Trading Post to lead us to the launch point which was a short drive down the road. Don't worry, no off-road experience was necessary to get to the river. The swamp tour itself was fantastic. Al was a very knowledgeable guide and talked about the cypress trees, ecology of the basin, and was full of fun facts about the animals we saw. I very much appreciated that the tour was pretty quiet as it allowed for a more intimate experience with the swamp With minimal disturbance of the wildlife. It was an easy paddle and there was little to no current so I would say this tour is very novice friendly. 10/10 would recommend.

our tour guide, Al, was very prompt in meeting us at the trading post and introduced himself to…read moreeverybody, and then we took off to the marina parking lot. He was very gracious and considerate of the ladies helping them onto the boat. Throughout our tour of the swamp he kept usinformed with lots of knowledge about the birds we saw and the trees. He also was able to get us up close views of several alligators from little ones and also a bigger one about 5 foot which was awesome. thank you very much Al for a great tour.

Decided to visit this company store after driving through the area, it's a pretty little store that…read moreoffers a glimpse of the past, not sure the complete history of this place but it did showcase some regional products and some local made odd and ends. The staff here was friendly but no doubt a little bored we didn't see much of them after a cheerful welcoming. I stopped here wanting to get an actual tour of the old rice mill but didn't see any signs and this wasn't offered so I let it go - there are some cool pieces here and we actually purchased a "pot holder" with a local theme. I'm glad we stopped but don't know if I would of sought this place out if not in the immediate area...

Great selection of rice products. We bought a 10 lb bag of pecan rice, which is much cheaper than…read moreby the box. I felt some items were over priced. 14.99 for a 10oz jar of sauce? 14.99 for a coffee cup? Lovely people and good products, just most items are not worth it.

Meh, glad we went, but would not book with them and cannot recommend. We decided to book and drive…read moreourselves there since it was a bit more expensive for us to drive than pay for three people to go from their office in downtown. They told us to be there 15 minutes before our tour start time and we were there 20 minutes before, but the tour guide was 10 minutes late past the start of the tour itself. We thought we were in the wrong place and tried to get in contact with the tour agency. Got voicemail the first time and it was this random woman's number, but then called the same number a minute later and a guy told us the tour operator was on his way and then needed to pick up the supplies. It seems that they should have communicated that earlier and they should have a better system in place. The launch from the boat area was into a busy area right under the freeway and our guide basically was like hangout there and wait for me. That foreshadowed the rest of the tour for us, he basically was distant from us most of the tour, either way in front or way behind and we were a total tour of four people. There was no discussion about what we would see beyond him showing us alligators. At one point we were in the deeper section and a massive log was in the way, he went over and faced the opposite direction while the four of us struggled to get our kayaks over the log. He told us to go around and we got stuck because it was more elevated on the side and just sat on his phone the entire time while we helped each other. I get we were a group coming together, but it felt like he just told us which way to go, but didn't do any real guiding. We even helped him load and unload the supplies from the kayak. I think this tour company needs to be better organized and train their guides on what they should do to become tour guides.

I booked a private photo tour and a group kayaking tour. Both were outstanding. I got great photos…read moreand learned a lot.