Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA
Start 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.
Stop At: Whitney Plantation, 5099 Louisiana Highway 18, Wallace, LA 70049-2803
Arrive 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.
Duration: 3 hours
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Gray Line New Orleans, Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office, 400 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
10:00 AM
5 hours 25 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
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.
Wheelchair accessible
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.
Stroller accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Tour at Whitney Plantation is Self Guided
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 55 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Richard_K
We were promised a professional, licensed tour guide on the bus and at the Whitney Plantation. There was no tour guide at all. The bus windows had lost their seal and were totally fogged up. You could not see out of them. Do not take this tour. Do not waste your money!!!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : mtrs0613
While we thoroughly appreciated the experience at the Whitney Plantation, the tour itself left much to be desired.
1. This tour was combined with a separate tour group who went to another plantation, adding at least an hour to our time in the bus. The description said we would have 3 hours at the Whitney, but we had only two. It was just about the right amount of time, but we felt rushed in the end.
2. We were clearly advised that food was not included, but we naively expected food to be available for purchase at the plantation. Sadly, there was none and we were quite hungry. Plan on bringing a lunch (but not having time to eat it there).
3. The bus was very loud, between the engine, the A/C and the rattling windows, and the seats were very uncomfortable.
4. We were given self-guided audio tour devices which had to be held up to your ear as the audio of headphones provided was poor.
One positive note, our bus driver was excellent, charming and very interesting, despite her disclaimer that she is not a tour guide!
Highly recommend getting a tour with an actual tour guide on a comfortable bus that doesn’t make stops at other places, and bringing some food along.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Emily_S
An incredible museum - a must see. I was worried 2 hours at the museum wouldn’t be enough, but it was.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Tracy_K
Excellent! We did the self-guided tour. It was so nice that they had hand-held devices that talked about each section. Very interesting, educational and respectful.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : RODNEY_M
The bus driver Alton was awesome. Very knowledgeable and funny. The Plantation audio was really descriptive and organized.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Paradise44964137931
The Whitney Plantation Tour was an emotional experience, as they tell the real story of this plantation from the viewpoint of the enslaved people who lived there.......it is extremely well done, accurate historically, and makes you think about the horros and brutality of the American slavery system.
Highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Terrance_F
The experiences that slaves had to endure were shocking. I hope as many people as possible get a chance to see this exhibit. I was pleased that it was easy to view with lots of rest stops.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Simon_M
This is an educational and humbling experience. The tour part of the day is so interesting and the self guided audio works brilliantly. Plenty of time to take everything in.
Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : 552renaep
Very eye-opening and “real”. Perspective of the slaves was very informative and offered more insight into the struggle of the slaves.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : Lorrie_K
The tour of Whitney Plantation was moving, wrenching and honest. Highly recommend this truthful and informative place to everyone. Bryant was our guide for the bus ride out and back. He was professional, comical, knowledgeable and kind. He told us all about New Orleans and the relevant things as we made the hour drive to Whitney. Bring cash for tips...he is highly deserved.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07
