Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans | La Vacanza Travel

Small-Group Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Duration: 6 hours
Destination: United States, Louisiana, New Orleans
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  • 6 hours
  • New Orleans
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Go beyond New Orleans to tour two grand Louisiana plantations on the banks of the Mississippi River. At Whitney Plantation, see the harsh realities and raw historical facts of a dark side of American history. The slave narratives and artwork recreate the world of a pre-Civil War southern sugar plantation and memorial in honor of the lives of the enslaved people who toiled there. Take a short drive down the Great River Road, admiring other plantations from afar and learning their unique stories. Pause in front of Oak Alley Plantation's famous oak-lined esplanade before arriving at your last stop, Laura Plantation. Hear personal stories of those who lived there, surrounded by sweeping sugarcane fields and historically significant slave quarters. This small-group tour allows a limited number of people to ensure a more personalized attention from your guide.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA

Your trip back in time to the Antebellum South begins with pickup from your New Orleans hotel. Travel with your small group by van along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain as your guide shares facts and stories about plantation culture.

Stop At: Whitney Plantation, 5099 Louisiana Highway 18, Wallace, LA 70049-2803

Recently opened to the public, it exposes the harsh realities and raw historical facts of this dark side of American history. On your self-guided walking tour, you will see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, detached kitchen and a 1790s owner’s house. Guests will use their own cell phones to access a special Whitney Tour App. All ticket confirmations will include a link to download it. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own headphones for sanitary safety.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Oak Alley Plantation, 3645 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-7079

Stop for a photo in front of Oak Alley's famous oak-lined esplanade.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site, 2247 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-5409

A short ride through sugar cane fields brings you to Laura, a Creole Plantation with historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. The guided tour transports you with dramatic detail into the charmed yet tragic lives of four generations of Creole owners and their slaves.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Transport by air-conditioned 14-passenger van, with exact pick up time provided
  • Self-guided tour of Whitney Plantation
  • Guided tour of Laura Plantation
  • Fun and historical live narration by our great driver-guide to prepare you for your experience
  • Entry/Admission - Whitney Plantation
  • Entry/Admission - Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Child rate applies to all children and infants
  • Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Tour cannot accommodate wheelchairs of any kind
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Please specify hotel at time of purchase. We pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast or select Airbnbs, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the Westbank.

We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore.

Supplier will contact you the day before your tour to give you an exact pick up time.


Departure Time

11:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours


User's Reviews

B2583KCdonaldw

05 Apr, 2024

Driver Rene is great. Very knowledgeable. Went the extra mile to complement the plantation tours. Whitney was self guided with audio. Excellent. Laura provided a live guide. She is very knowledgeable; at times a bit verbose. We have no regrets about either tour.

Beth_C

25 Mar, 2024

Perfect tour to do solo, you can really hear and learn about the plantations real history schools do not teach!

Gregg_B

14 Mar, 2024

The plantations were thought-provoking the guide Renee was fabulous. Isabella was helpful and was prompt to return any messages

NMBvoyage

14 Mar, 2024

This was an excellent small group tour of two plantations - Laura and Whitney. Our guide, René Brunot, was an excellent driver and guide. We appreciated that both plantations addressed the reality of the lives of the enslaved and didn't just focus on the lives of the plantations owners or the houses.

brian b

04 Mar, 2024

Excellent guide in Renee , informative , friendly , excellent value for money , would have no doubt in using their service again for future tours

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