Whitney Plantation Tour: Explore Louisiana's Historic Sugar Plantation
4.8
6 Ratings
New Orleans
Immerse yourself in the history of Louisiana's sugar plantations on a self-guided tour of Whitney Museum Plantation. Learn about the lives of enslaved people through real oral histories. Then, enjoy a sit-down lunch and embark on a thrilling boat ride through the Cajun Swamp to discover the fascinating world of American alligators.
Duration:
8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- New Orleans - Your full-day plantation and swamp tour begins with a 8:00 am hotel pickup from downtown New Orleans (please allow 30 minutes for pickups).
What's Included
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Knowledgeable driver/guide included
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a journey to Plantation Country and discover Whitney Museum Plantation. With a 75-minute autonomous audio-guided walk, visitors get an unparalleled insight into the slaves’ lives on a Louisiana sugar plantation, acquiring knowledge from authentic oral chronicles gathered by the Federal Writers Project during the Depression.
Post your plantation visit, we will proceed to Westwego Louisiana where you get an opportunity to relish a sit-down meal (AT OWN COST).
Post meal, we will escort you across the Cajun Swamp where a thrilling 90-minute covered pontoon high-speed boat ride awaits you. The skilled Captains will maneuver through the swamp, enabling you to know about Louisiana Wetlands, its inhabitants, and familiarize you with the American Alligators’ life and habits.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- Please provide hotel pickup information.
Location
New Orleans
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(6 Ratings)
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Paul
Mar 31, 2024
Very informative and enjoyable day - Our combo Whitney Plantation Tour + airboat swamp tour (from N’awlins Luxury Tours) was a worthwhile day outside the city. Very well organized, and our guide/driver Dionne(sp?) was very informative and considerate. The only minor complaint is that there’s no communication regarding hotel pickup- no one texted on where pickup was exactly, or what/who to look for.
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Juby_b
Jun 8, 2023
A perfect day - We toured the plantation first, which was the perfect thing to do. I don't like self guided tours, and I think having an actual guide would have been more beneficial. I found the audio portion informative, but a bit confusing to navigate. The plantation focuses on the slaves, which is a difficult but necessary thing. The airboat swamp ride was the best! Captain Cody was so respectful of the area and the creatures, and just made the whole thing a huge joy!! The whole day was well organized, and hats off the Dionne our driver for the drive by commentary, and getting us there safely.
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Purple1504
May 21, 2023
Had a wonderful time the Madison Dupuy was really nice. - The Whitney Plantation was a learning experience and hope to go back soon. The airboat ride was great experience. We fed the alligators marshmallows.
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Jamieoakland
Jan 19, 2023
Great Tours! - Great tour overall! Nice, clean tour bus, and we stayed fairly on time throughout the day. Were picked up from our hotel near Bourbon Street around 8:15 AM and dropped off around 4:30/5.
Would definitely recommend the Whitney Plantation tour (self-guided with earphones and prerecorded commentary) and the airboat swamp tour (gators!).
I do wish the communication was better - we loved the hotel pick-up and drop-off but didn't really receive any sort of confirmation or info on that process beforehand. Left kind of wondering but ended up working out.
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R833nqpatriciaw
Jul 30, 2022
Great experience!!!!!! - The driver Dione made this an incredible experience and Whitney Plantation was awesome. Driver pointed out all types of landmarks along the way. We were also given some extra photo ops of Oak Alley Plantation. After our plantation we had a sit down lunch at a restaurant on the swamp grounds which was amazing, then we enjoyed a airboat swamp tour we seemed so many alligators. I will recommend N’awlins Luxury Tours to family and friends.
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Ross_f
Oct 27, 2023
Well worth it - The Whitney Plantation was excellent and really depicted the life on a plantation from a slaves point of view.
Lunch was great at the swamp boat tour and the air boat was a great thrill.
The only thing that let this tour down was the transport to each. The driver was great but the bus had AC that either froze you or cooked you, nothing in-between.
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