Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans
by Tours by Isabelle
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This small-group bus tour lasts about six hours and visits two major plantations along the Mississippi River near New Orleans. The tour begins with pickup from your New Orleans hotel and a drive along Lake Pontchartrain while the guide shares stories about plantation culture. The first stop is Whitney Plantation, where you take a self-guided tour using a special app on your phone to see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, a detached kitchen, and the 1790s owner’s house. Guests should bring headphones for the app for sanitary reasons. After Whitney, the tour includes a brief photo stop at Evergreen Plantation’s oak-lined esplanade. Then the group rides through sugarcane fields to Laura Plantation for a guided tour lasting about 90 minutes. Here, visitors learn about four generations of Creole owners and enslaved people, with a focus on the historic slave quarters. The tour also drives past Oak Alley Plantation to view its famous tree-lined alley and continues to St. Joseph & Felicity Plantation, known as a filming location for several movies and TV shows. Transportation is provided in an air-conditioned van seating up to 14 passengers. The guide provides live narration throughout the trip. Food, drinks, and gratuities are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Lake Pontchartrain
The tour begins with hotel pickup in New Orleans, followed by a van ride along Lake Pontchartrain. The guide shares details about plantation culture during this part of the trip.
Whitney Plantation
This stop includes a self-guided walking tour lasting about 90 minutes. Visitors see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, a detached kitchen, and the owner’s house from the 1790s. The tour uses a Whitney Tour mobile app, which guests access on their own phones. Headphones are recommended for sanitary reasons.
90 min
Evergreen Plantation Oak-Lined Esplanade
A brief stop for photos is made in front of Evergreen Plantation's famous oak-lined esplanade.
5 min
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site
After a short drive through sugarcane fields, the group arrives at Laura Plantation for a 90-minute guided tour. This site includes historic slave quarters and tells the stories of four generations of Creole owners and enslaved people.
90 min
Oak Alley Plantation
The van passes by Oak Alley Plantation to view the tree-lined alley in front of the mansion.
St. Joseph & Felicity Plantation
The tour drives by this plantation, known as a filming location for movies and TV shows such as "12 Years a Slave", "Django Unchained", "Skeleton Key", and "Queen Sugar".
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
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Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans
by Tours by Isabelle
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$318Overview
This small-group bus tour lasts about six hours and visits two major plantations along the Mississippi River near New Orleans. The tour begins with pickup from your New Orleans hotel and a drive along Lake Pontchartrain while the guide shares stories about plantation culture. The first stop is Whitney Plantation, where you take a self-guided tour using a special app on your phone to see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, a detached kitchen, and the 1790s owner’s house. Guests should bring headphones for the app for sanitary reasons. After Whitney, the tour includes a brief photo stop at Evergreen Plantation’s oak-lined esplanade. Then the group rides through sugarcane fields to Laura Plantation for a guided tour lasting about 90 minutes. Here, visitors learn about four generations of Creole owners and enslaved people, with a focus on the historic slave quarters. The tour also drives past Oak Alley Plantation to view its famous tree-lined alley and continues to St. Joseph & Felicity Plantation, known as a filming location for several movies and TV shows. Transportation is provided in an air-conditioned van seating up to 14 passengers. The guide provides live narration throughout the trip. Food, drinks, and gratuities are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Lake Pontchartrain
The tour begins with hotel pickup in New Orleans, followed by a van ride along Lake Pontchartrain. The guide shares details about plantation culture during this part of the trip.
Whitney Plantation
This stop includes a self-guided walking tour lasting about 90 minutes. Visitors see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, a detached kitchen, and the owner’s house from the 1790s. The tour uses a Whitney Tour mobile app, which guests access on their own phones. Headphones are recommended for sanitary reasons.
90 min
Evergreen Plantation Oak-Lined Esplanade
A brief stop for photos is made in front of Evergreen Plantation's famous oak-lined esplanade.
5 min
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site
After a short drive through sugarcane fields, the group arrives at Laura Plantation for a 90-minute guided tour. This site includes historic slave quarters and tells the stories of four generations of Creole owners and enslaved people.
90 min
Oak Alley Plantation
The van passes by Oak Alley Plantation to view the tree-lined alley in front of the mansion.
St. Joseph & Felicity Plantation
The tour drives by this plantation, known as a filming location for movies and TV shows such as "12 Years a Slave", "Django Unchained", "Skeleton Key", and "Queen Sugar".
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.