TABASCO Visitor Center and Pepper Sauce Factory

Gate 1 New Orleans & Cajun Country Highlights

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On a half day tour of New Orleans, explore the The French Quarter, perhaps most well known for the famed Bourbon Street and Mardi Gras festivities, and visit the Cabildo, detailing the entire history of Louisiana. Head to Baton Rouge and visit the State Capitol building, plus with a full day at leisure, perhaps join our optional excursion to the village of Natchez in Mississippi.

Depart for the city of Lafayette, with a full day of sightseeing along the way, starting with an adventurous swamp tour on the Atchafalaya basin. Continue on to Vermilionville to enjoy a delicious Creole-flavored lunch, then visit Martin Accordions for a presentation on the process behind making their famous Cajun accordions and the history of Cajun music. Stop in Avery Island, known as the source of Tabasco sauce, for a tour of the pepper sauce factory, complete with tastings, samples and free recipes.