Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans
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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans
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Whitney Plantation + Swamp : includes self-guided Whitney Plantation audio tour followed by a 90-minute pontoon boat ride on the Manchac Swamp.
Duration: 8 hours: Time spent at Whitney Plantation is 2 hours. Swamp tour duration is 90 minutes.
Food and drinks for purchase: beverage and snacks can be purchased from the open air pavillion at the swamp.
Encounter plants and wildlife: privately owned wildlife refuge. Great for pictures!
Duration: 8 hours: Time spent at Whitney Plantation is 2 hours. Swamp tour duration is 90 minutes.
Food and drinks for purchase: beverage and snacks can be purchased from the open air pavillion at the swamp.
Encounter plants and wildlife: privately owned wildlife refuge. Great for pictures!
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USD 126.1
Highlights
Visit the Whitney Plantation of New Orleans and step back in time as you explore the 18th-century plantation museum, the only one of its kind in Louisiana. On this 5-hour tour (including travel time from New Orleans,) you’ll see museum exhibits, memorial artwork, and restored buildings. Learn about an important part of American history as recorded from first-person slave narratives.
The Whitney Plantation is a self-guided audio tour experience. Please make sure to download the Whitney Plantation app on your cell phone, tablet, or iPad to listen to an audio tour.
You can also upgrade your experience to include a 90-minute swamp tour.
Itinerary
Lake Pontchartrain(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeStart the tour at the designated meeting point in New Orleans and journey to the historic Whitney Plantation, one of the antebellum estates located along the Mississippi River. You'll cross the Bonnet Carre Spillway, a flood outlet for the river, and see a panoramic view of Lake Pontchartrain on your way to the plantation. Pass by the Evergreen, Felicity and St. Joseph plantations, where rich crops of sugar cane, cotton, and indigo from these fertile lands once traveled to various ports of trade.Whitney Plantation
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedArrive at the Whitney Plantation, which dates back more than 260 years and is now a working museum dedicated to the understanding of slavery in the American South. Visit museum exhibits and restored buildings including historical slave cabins, some of which remain from the original 22 on-site. See the Big House, which is one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish Creole architecture in Louisiana, and learn about the daily life of former slaves at Whitney as recorded by the Federal Writers' Project. Tour at your own pace, and if you choose, download the Whitney Plantation app for the self-guided tour of the plantation. At the end of your experience, you're returned to central New Orleans.
What's included
INCLUDED
Round-trip transport from central New Orleans
2 hours to spend touring Whitney Plantation
90-minute pontoon swamp tour (if option chosen)
Audio Tour Via Whitney Plantation App
Air-conditioned vehicle
NOT INCLUDED
Food and drinks (available for purchase)
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Customer reviews
Review summary
Powered by AIThe Whitney Plantation Tour offers a deeply moving and educational experience, providing insights into the history of slavery through self-guided audio tours. Customers appreciated the knowledgeable and engaging drivers, particularly Alton, who enhanced the journey with historical context. The tour is well-organized, with convenient amenities like handsets for the audio guide and the option to leave items on the bus. Overall, visitors found the tour enlightening and highly recommend it for its historical significance and thoughtful presentation.
Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Check-in is 15 minutes prior to start time.
If the guest needs a wheelchair lift equipped bus, then special arrangements need to be made with the supplier. This must be arranged 48 hours prior to tour date. Contact details will be on your voucher.
Guests visiting Whitney using a wheelchair will have access to the gift shop, restrooms, and museum. The plantation grounds are accessible; however, there are uneven gravel paths. The main house tour is not accessible to guest traveling in wheelchairs and is not required to be modified as it is a historic home; however, the first floor is accessible. Guests would be able to view the slave quarters, but would not have access to enter.
Tour at Whitney Plantation is Self Guided
This tour includes 2 hours dedicated to exploring the grounds of Whitney Plantation. The remaining time consists of travel to and from the destination.
Location
Address
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Provider
Gray Line New Orleans
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