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From New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Ticket & Transportation

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From New Orleans: Whitney Plantation Ticket & Transportation
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Take a personal look into the lives of owners and slaves in Antebellum Louisiana. Visit the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery.

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michael – United Kingdom

Sobering, eye opening and essential tour to do if you visit New Orleans, the bus takes about and hour but it flys by as the guides talks about things like hurricane Katrina, wildlife, geography and culture on way out. You have about 2 hours to follow the guided trail through the plantation when you arrive. Do the outdoor trail first after you get off the air conditioned bus this put’s you in the footsteps of the poor souls who were enslaved. The visitor centre then finish’s the tour where you can cool down inside the centre. This tour is eye opening for all generations and a very humbling experience

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Rachael – United Kingdom

Really informative. Guide was amazing on the journey and gave great local knowledge. Coach was really comfortable.

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Highlights

  • Gain a unique perspective on the people who lived and worked on Whitney Plantation
  • Tour historic outbuildings and listen to first person narratives
  • Explore one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish Creole architecture in Louisiana

Full description

Step back in time as you visit the Whitney Plantation on this bus day trip from New Orleans. Gain a unique perspective on the enslaved people who lived and worked here through museum exhibits, memorial artwork, restored buildings, and hundreds of first-person slave narratives.
In 2014, Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 262-year history, as the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery. 

The early owners of Habitation Haydel, later known as the Whitney Plantation, became wealthy producing indigo before the plantation transitioned to sugar in the early 1800s. 
Whitney is also significant because of the number of historic outbuildings which were added to the site over the years, thus providing a unique perspective on the evolution of the Louisiana working plantation.

The Big House is one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish Creole architecture and one of the earliest raised Creole cottages in Louisiana. 
The Whitney Plantation Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. As a site of memory and consciousness, this site pays homage to the slaves on the plantation itself and to all of those who lived elsewhere in the United States.

Includes

  • Round-trip transportation by air-conditioned bus
  • Entrance ticket to Whitney Plantation
  • Self-guided audio tour of Whitney Plantation
  • Food and beverages
  • Gratuities

Meeting point

Please arrive at the Gray Line Lighthouse, 400 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA (behind Jax Brewery), at least 15 minutes prior to tour departure to exchange your voucher for a boarding ticket.

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  • The local partner provides access for wheelchairs but not scooters or walkers
  • Vehicle lifts meet all ADA requirements and are equipped for wheelchair storage (based on availability). If wheelchairs can collapse and fold, staff will assist in accommodating the chair in a safe place on the vehicle
  • These reservations must be made 48hrs in advance to secure availability, contact information will be provided on your voucher
  • Due to the home's historic nature, access to the second floor is by stairs only
  • Walking the grounds is an integral part of this experience
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michael – United KingdomMay 6, 2025 – Verified booking
Sobering, eye opening and essential tour to do if you visit New Orleans, the bus takes about and hour but it flys by as the guides talks about things like hurricane Katrina, wildlife, geography and culture on way out. You have about 2 hours to follow the guided trail through the plantation when you arrive. Do the outdoor trail first after you get off the air conditioned bus this put’s you in the footsteps of the poor souls who were enslaved. The visitor centre then finish’s the tour where you can cool down inside the centre. This tour is eye opening for all generations and a very humbling experience
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Rachael – United KingdomApril 19, 2025 – Verified booking
Really informative. Guide was amazing on the journey and gave great local knowledge. Coach was really comfortable.
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Felicia – United StatesApril 5, 2025 – Verified booking
Our Bus driver, Bryan, was great, gave us so much information, and went above and beyond to ensure our safety was a priority. He entertained us going and coming and respectably supersedes it all. Thank you for such a warm atmosphere. I would recommend this tour company to anyone. Coming to NOLA

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