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Half Day Tour of Whitney Plantation and Louisiana Swamp
4.8
224 Ratings
Wallace
This is a semi-day trip to the Whitney Plantation followed by a journey through the marshes and swamps of southeastern Louisiana on a 16 to 20-seater airboat.
This is a semi-day trip to the Whitney Plantation followed by a journey through the marshes and swamps of southeastern Louisiana on a 16 to 20-seater airboat.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Whitney Plantation - Guests will enjoy a 1 hour and 30-minute audio-guided tour, followed by an additional 30 minutes for a self-guided exploration of the museum and its exhibits.
- Evergreen Plantation - Visitors will have the chance to explore the Evergreen Plantation, the filming location for “Django Unchained” and the new miniseries “Queen…
- Whitney Plantation - Guests will enjoy a 1 hour and 30-minute audio-guided tour, followed by an additional 30 minutes for a self-guided exploration of the museum and its exhibits.
- Evergreen Plantation - Visitors will have the chance to explore the Evergreen Plantation, the filming location for “Django Unchained” and the new miniseries “Queen Sugar” on the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).
- Destrehan - Destrehan, Louisiana, is the site of one of the largest slave revolts in American history. The 1811 German Coast uprising involved a revolt of black slaves in parts of the New Orleans territory on January 8, 1811.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned tour vehicle
- Air-conditioned tour vehicle
Additional Information
- Please observe silence during the transfer or travel time as a respect to your co travelers.
- Please observe silence during the transfer or travel time as a respect to your co travelers.
Location
Whitney Plantation
5099 Highway 18
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(224 Ratings)
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Michele_a
Mar 6, 2026
Highly recommend! - Plantation had some amazing history. The airboat tour was so much fun! We had an amazing captain, very entertaining.
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Panda6323
Mar 3, 2026
10/10 already booked my next trip - I’m surprised there aren’t more raving reviews of this experience! My sister and I enjoyed this so much and can’t wait to go back. The cost was more than worth it. We brought a bag of snacks and drinks because it is an all day experience. I highly recommend you do the same if you’re a snacker or get hypoglycemic.
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Chris_b
Mar 1, 2026
Our trip 2/28 - Great time! Pickup was on time, and we got to all 3 spots timely. Swamp boat was our favorite! Whitney Plantation was a piece of history and informative.
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Matthew_g
Feb 13, 2026
My girlfriend and I went... - My girlfriend and I went with our favorite third wheel and we had a fantastic time. The shuttle pickup time varies depending on where you are in the quarter but the service is excellent and both the swamp and plantation were great experiences.
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Brandibs6295ku
Dec 27, 2025
Whitney and Swamp tour - Must do! - Bilal was amazing and answered all my many questions! Whitney was a sobering experience and I’m so glad I had Bilal to fill in details on the bus ride.
Jacob was my swamp guide and he was fantastic at finding the gators. Great way to end the day
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Larry_w
Dec 18, 2025
Enjoyable experience despite the temperature. - Unfortunately we chose one of the coldest days for our tour. Made experiencing the plantation a challenge but still educational. We all froze during the airboat ride but had so much fun anyway because of Garrett. He put us on the two gators that were visible and we had a lot of laughs with him during our tour. Highly recommend!
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Randall_f
Dec 8, 2025
Plantation touir/swamp airboat ride - If you enjoy history, Whitney plantation is a good place to start....don't let that be the only you visit! Also, we did the swamp tour -that airboat ride was outstanding. We have done a lot of those in Florida and this was so =much fun - driver was so knowledgeable. Seen lots of swamp creatures! Be sure and put this on your list!
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Tanya_m
Feb 16, 2026
Nice experience. More... - Nice experience. More history included here than with the other plantations that o have been to in previous years.
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Karen_g
Feb 5, 2026
Forgotten lunch - Whitney plantation was great, airboat was fun, but driver forgot to take us to a lunch spot by the plantation and instead dropped us off at the airboat place 1.5 hours before the airboat time. Had to walk to place in a sketchy area. Not great. Need to improve this part of the tour!
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177courtneyt
Jan 21, 2026
WARNING! - BE WARNED!!! This in NOT the "Guided Tour" of Whitney plantation which costs $32, the "Self Guided" is $25. As we were not aware of the Guided Tour we asked if we could upgrade from Self-Guided to the "Guided Tour" and we were willing to pay the $7 difference. The Whitney Plantation server said "no" and we had to pay for the whole Guided Tour again. So this portion of the tour ended up costing $57.
Other than that hiccup, we had a great Guide named Cheryl and our bus Driver Demetria were both amazing, felt very welcomed and communicated clearly and effectively!!!
The Airboat is also well worth the money and despite it being winter we still got to see 2 x alligators with their babies. Fantastic day but get the Whitney Plantation GUIDED TOUR...not this one.
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