Name: Whitney Plantation Tour & Slavery Memorial with Transportation from The French Quarter
Brand: TripShock
SKU: 1782
Price: 82 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7895 (19 reviews)

Plantation Tours

Day Trips & Excursions

No other plantation tour provides such an in-depth look into the lives of enslaved people as Whitney Plantation, which is credited with being the first and only slave museum and memorial in the United States. Visitors take a guided tour throughout the 265-year-old house, and view the most extensive collection of antebellum slave artifacts in the world including a church, slave compound, carriage house, blacksmith shop, and more! Through museum exhibits, memorial artwork, and hundreds of first-person slave narratives, visitors to Whitney will gain a better understanding of the harsh reality of slavery in America. Book your tour today!

Whitney Plantation Tour &amp; Slavery Memorial with Transportation from The French Quarter

How to Redeem: Print this voucher or show the confirmation details from a mobile device for entry. Please have a valid ID to confirm the order if needed. It’s highly encouraged that guests confirm the reservation at least 24 hours in advance. 
Parking: Parking is available off-site in a paid parking lot. 
Departure Details: Experience departs from the Gray Line &quot;Lighthouse&quot; Ticket Office in the French Quarter at Toulouse Street &amp; the Mississippi River - at the Steamboat Natchez Dock, located at 400 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled activity time to check-in. For any issues, please contact your provider, Grayline New Orleans, at 504-569-1401.
Gratuities: Although not required, it is appreciated and encouraged to tip the tour guide.

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Whitney Plantation Tour & Slavery Memorial with Transportation from The French Quarter

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No other plantation tour provides such an in-depth look into the lives of enslaved people as Whitney Plantation, which...

This is a must see for all especially the new generations coming up now very educational and sad at the same time but a very important piece of history that should never be forgotten

When they opened we had the same response.  It is a part of history that has not always been shared - and not as personally.

Must see

So glad you appreciated the Whitney Plantation opportunity. It is informative and an important story.

History tour

The museum was excellent. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, I believe, it was self-guided. I'm glad, as there was a certain member in my group that I wanted to keep away from. My only complaint is the actual bus that took us there. It was very uncomfortable with rattling windows that prevented me from being able to hear the video that was playing. Closed captioning would have been helpful. I initially got on a different Grayline charter headed to Oak Alley and it was a far better appointed bus. Given that the travel distance to each location is similar, I don't understand why Whitney had the crappy bus.

We use one bus to take guests to Oak Alley or Whitney on the Plantation Tour.  The only time we use more than one bus is when the number of people dictates it.
There is a separate bus that does the Oak Alley/Swamp tour.  If you can remember anything to identify the bus please let us know at guestexperiences@glnosc.com
so we can determine any problems with it.  Thank you

Have recommended

Customer Service was good and easy-to-use

Easy and convenient

The tour guide Ali was truly amazing and very knowledgeable about the plantation and it’s era. I would recommend the Whitney tour to anyone travel to New Orleans.

Whitney is a great experience for  all people to visit.  Most refer to it as "eye=opening".

Eye opening

Such a great experience... really enjoyed the tour, so educational!!!

Between the narration and the trip to the engine room - we try to blend information with fun.

Remarkable and very educational!

Very interesting and informative tour. Our tour guide was great too.

Good

The Whitney Plantation is a fascinating view of Plantation life and we appreciate your comments.

Very interesting

Very well done enjoyed the plantation!

Very well set up. I loved the history even though it saddened me to know how the slaves lived. The memorial walls were amazing. Will definately go again. Our tour guide was also very knowledgeable, an overall wonderful learning experience. Great job guys.

Whitney Plantation

Gray Line New Orleans

New Orleans

Step back in time at the oldest documented plantation along the lower Mississippi River Valley with this guided tour of the Destrehan Plantation. Located just 30-minutes from the French Quarter and 10-minutes from the New Orleans International Airport, drive out to discover the legacy of the Destrehan family. Historical interpreters will intrigue you with the storytelling of the plantation owners, enslaved laborers, and free people of color who made the plantation one of the top sugar producers in Louisiana. Marvel at the unique architectural features designed and built by enslaved master builder, Charles Parquet. Educate yourself on a slave revolt almost lost to history. Breath in the natural majesty of centuries-old oak trees draped in Spanish Moss. Book today to drive out and experience New Orleans' oldest and closest plantation!

Destrehan Plantation Admission & Guided Tour

Step back in time at the oldest documented plantation along the lower Mississippi River Valley with this guided tour of...

Our family loved our visit to the plantation. Our tour guide, Beverly, taught us more about the Louisiana Purchase, the influence of French culture, revolt of 1811 and the importance of the time era than we had ever learned.  It was a beautiful sunny day - great visit with beautiful scenery. ♥️ Highly recommend this tour to visitors.

Destrehan Plantation

The guides knew the history of the plantation and were respectful of the hardships that the slaves endured.

Informative Tour

Very informative, interesting plantation tour

Great!

Take a day trip to plantation country on this Oak Alley OR Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans Hotels. Choose from either Oak Alley or Laura Plantation and take a tour to remember. Travel by air conditioned mini bus from New Orleans to Plantation Country to visit guest's choice of plantation. Both plantations convey the historic beauty of Louisiana and the memories of Creole traditions of yesterday. Book your tour today!

Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Take a day trip to plantation country on this Oak Alley OR Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans...

The driver bob was great. I enjoyed hearing about the history of the area during our ride to the plantation

Great driver

Very interesting tour, clean and safe transportation.

Interesting tour

Southern Style Tours & Trans

Take in the beauty, history, and culture of Oak Alley Plantation, then take a ride on the wild side aboard an awesome airboat! Visit the beautiful Oak Alley Plantation, a Greek revival plantation with a magnificent alley of 28 evenly spaced oak trees. Browse the plantation grounds, gift shop, and stop for lunch! After, choose between a 6 or 16-passenger airboat and zoom through the swamps and bayous! Experience it all on this amazing combo tour! Book today!

Oak Alley Plantation & Airboat Combo Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Take in the beauty, history, and culture of Oak Alley Plantation, then take a ride on the wild side aboard an awesome...

We had a great time and Tripshock made our excursion easy and affordable!!!

Easy and amazing!

❤️❤️❤️❤️ really fun. Meals on you…. Driving hour from NOLA to plantation and then hour to swamp—- hotel pick up and drop off. Had to change dates also with ease and got to talk to real person. Highly recommend!!

Tripshock Plantation and airboat tour

We loved the tour.  It’s a must if you are in the area.

Great tour

Louisiana Tour Company - SWAMP DOCK

Experience Oak Alley Plantation, a National Historic site built in 1839, and its beautiful grounds in all of their glory on this guided history and cultural tour through the mansion and grounds. From the moment you arrive, you are treated to the beauty of Oak Alley's quarter-mile-long alley of 28 live oak trees, each over 250 years old. The plantation has even been the setting for such motion pictures as "Interview with a Vampire" and "Primary Colors." Reserve your tour today and take in the plantation's beauty, history, and culture with an expert guide and get transportation to and from the French Quarter.

Oak Alley Plantation Guided Tour With Transportation From The French Quarter

Experience Oak Alley Plantation, a National Historic site built in 1839, and its beautiful grounds in all of their glory...

Overall our trip was Great.The bus driver was a tour guide so this made our ride to the Plantation fly by.
We learned so much about new Orleans from him.
So pleased that we took this tour..

Oak Alkey Plantation Tour

We enjoyed the trip!  It’s an excellent choice to get out of the madness with f the French Quarters!  The tour guy was excellent and knowledgeable.  He even showed us the other plantations around the area.

Oak Lane Experience

Oak Alley

Experience St. Joseph Plantation, one of the few fully intact sugar cane plantations left in the River Parishes. Visitors will explore the plantation home, original slave cabins, detached kitchen, blacksmith's shop, carpenter's shed, and schoolhouse. Take a walk back in time and enjoy a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the many interesting people, both free and not, who have called this plantation "home."

St. Joseph Plantation Admission & Guided Tour

Experience St. Joseph Plantation, one of the few fully intact sugar cane plantations left in the River Parishes....

Our guide and the others who work there were so nice and full of information. We enjoyed our visit immensely.

Beautiful plantation home!

Very knowledgeable tourguide. Answered all of ourr questions. Highly recommend the tour!

Excellent

We loved this tour. I have three boys (ages 12, 11, & 6) who really got a lot out of this (the older ones more than the younger one) and enjoyed learning about the history. The house was gorgeous and the tour guide was so good and full of knowledge. It really was one of the highlights of our trip.

The tour was amazing

St. Joseph Plantation

Once you've visited Houmas House Plantation and Gardens in person, you'll know why it is called "The Crown Jewel of Louisiana's River Road." In fact, this grand estate was so lavish, that it was described by many as "The Sugar Palace." The mansion and grounds have been thoroughly restored and enhanced to reflect the opulent lifestyle and grandeur of the successful sugar barons who once lived in Houmas House. Guides in period dress offer visitors an entertaining glimpse into the resplendent world of southern plantation life. Inside, guests will find history reflected in the many antique furnishings and works of art that grace the home's 16 glorious rooms. Outside, visitors can stroll through 38 acres of breathtaking, lush gardens, which are replanted throughout the year to reflect the season. Book today!

Houmas House Plantation & Gardens w/ Guided Tour

Once you've visited Houmas House Plantation and Gardens in person, you'll know why it is called "The Crown Jewel of...

The gal that did our tour was very nice. They “play” the part of the time period. She was fun and had a great personality. Unfortunately her name escapes me I think it starts with a “B”. The property is absolutely gorgeous. The garden was still beautiful even though it was winter. My 13 year even enjoyed the tour. I think it was worth the money and time.

Interesting

We absolutely enjoyed our visit to Houmas House and Gardens!This place is amazing! A MUST see attraction! We could have stayed there all day!
My booking process with TripShock was flawless & I will definitely book future activities with them.

Gorgeous Place

This plantation was the best one we visited.  The tour guide was wonderful, the atmosphere relaxed, and the gardens beautiful.  The restaurant was very pretty and had great food. Don’t miss this plantation!

Wonderful plantation to visit

Houmas House and Gardens

Drive out to Laura Plantation to enjoy the best history tour in America. This plantation house and Creole Heritage Site is focused on the generations of a real Louisiana Creole family, both free and enslaved, and highlights the reality of the plantation within a larger historical and cultural context. On a guided tour, you'll walk throughout the plantation house, gardens, slave cabins, and the museum dedicated to slavery to read first-person narratives of those who worked the fields. The unique Creole colors and historical elements reflected throughout, paired with the real documented stories provide a true glimpse into the life once lived by many in Louisiana. Book today!

Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site - Admission & Guided Tour

Drive out to Laura Plantation to enjoy the best history tour in America. This plantation house and Creole Heritage Site...

Amélie was our guide and she was absolutely amazing! Excellent sensibilisation about the dark story of slavery and the past of the plantation. Her French is impeccable and her smile makes the visit even more pleasant. Highly recommended!

Amazing history. Our tour guide was a wealth of knowledge. I have read a lot about the history of slavery but learned so much more. I recommend this for everyone.

Great Experience!!

Great visit

Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

Savor Southern majesty with a classic New Orleans plantation tour and round trip transportation to and from guest's hotel. Step back in time at Whitney Plantation on a half-day adventure into the history and mystery of the Great River Road. Within the boundaries of the "Habitation Haydel", Whitney Plantation tells the story of the Haydel family and the slaves that occupied the property. Discover educational and awe-inspiring museum exhibits, artwork, and historic buildings resorted to exemplify their centuries-old look and feel. Book your spot today!

Whitney Plantation Admission & Guided Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Savor Southern majesty with a classic New Orleans plantation tour and round trip transportation to and from guest's...

We were picked up from our Hotel and driven to plantation in comfortable tour bus.  Our Guide Dionne was very informative. Explaining all the sites on our way. Gave us plenty of time to walk around the plantation so we didn’t feel rushed.  Would recommend this tour.

Guided tour and transportation to Whitney plantation from New Orleans

First start our driver was excellent. I didn't get her name but I would definitely request her again. She was knowledgeable about the area called German Coast and knowledgeable about the city of New Orleans. She was just wonderful. I loved the Hotel pickup/drop-off Tripshock provides. This was my first time visiting New Orleans and Tripshock made it so convenient with their accommodations of Hotel pickup. I will definitely use Tripshock again for my next trip. Thank you.

Dionne, guide, was amazing. Shared so many interesting facts the 45 minute drive flew by.  She took the time to explain so much as we traveled - learned a lot.  the plantation tour was an audio recording, very well done, and extremely informative - I was moved to tears by the experience.   HIGHLY RECOMMEND the tour and our guide was the BEST!

Whitney plantation

N’awlins Luxury Tours

Spend the day along River Road visiting Louisiana’s most famous plantations. Laura Plantation: A Creole Heritage Site focuses on the generations of a real Louisiana Creole family history. Your guided tour will reveal the fascinating stories of the home, the people, and the culture. Oak Alley Plantation, located just a few miles away, portrays a powerful testimony to the wealth that Americans gained during the antebellum era. See the beauty, history, and culture of two of the most popular plantation homes and book today!

Oak Alley & Laura Plantation Combo Admission & Guided Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Spend the day along River Road visiting Louisiana’s most famous plantations. Laura Plantation: A Creole Heritage Site...

The plantations were beautiful and the tour guides were very knowledgeable! Some of the horrific details of our American past are often overlooked or accepted as "that was how things were." The Laura Plantation tour covers the reality of slave life on the Southern plantations and the wrongdoing that was committed. Learning history increases our knowledge, and knowledge is power. Hopefully we as humans use this power to not repeat the wrongdoings of the past.

Oak Alley and Laura Plantation Combo a great experience

It’s a must for everyone especially in the hotter months to experience just a tiny speck of what the slaves felt! I was very put off that they offered weddings and overnights where so many were miss treated and abused. But as I stated above everyone should see and feel how disturbing these plantations were operated. I wish they talked less about how rich the owners and families were and more  memorials of the slaves that were sold like commodities and abused.

Very somber

The tour was the crown jewel of our New Orleans trip. The grounds and building were stunning, but the content of the tour itself was incredible. Our guide, Pam, interwove stories about the house, the owners, and the enslaved people held there. It felt like we were on a walk-through movie and made the tour a million times more valuable for her contextualizing the lives, decisions, and experiences within the time frame. She provided information on everything from family drama to illegally selling the children of slaves to how the homes were build and maintained over time to the process of harvesting and grinding sugar cane, creating a cohesive narrative that was informative, educational, and funny despite the frequently awful subject matter. I can’t recommend this tour enough!!!

Laura plantation

Cajun Encounters Tour Company

Savor Southern majesty with a classic New Orleans plantation tour and round trip transportation to and from guest's hotel. Step back in time to Laura Plantation on a half-day adventure into the history and mystery of the Great River Road. Home to some of the most significant and picturesque real estate in America, this plantation experience is sure to amaze, enlighten, and inspire as history comes alive. Book now!

Laura Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans Hotels

The tour focused on the plantation owner and family history with some discussion of the plantation worker history.  The pictorial exhibit at the back of the visitor center is recommended as it provides a history of the slave trade

Worthwhile visit

Great tour.  We have been on several plantation tours and this was the best.  Our bus driver was very informative and friendly

Great tour!

Tour was great. I’m happy we were able to inside the residence. The tour guide was very enthusiastic and informative.

Totally recommend

Spend a day in plantation country on this combination tour of Destrehan Plantation, paired with a thrilling airboat ride! Enjoy the best of both worlds, a history lesson on southern plantations and an authentic Cajun swamp experience all in the same day. Take a guided tour of Destrehan Plantation, circa 1787, the oldest plantation home in the Mississippi Valley. After a quick (optional) lunch stop, it's off for an exciting airboat tour with the licensed captain. Into the swamps of South Louisiana you go! Don't miss out, book your spot today!

Destrehan Plantation & Large Airboat Combo with Transportation from New Orleans Hotels

Spend a day in plantation country on this combination tour of Destrehan Plantation, paired with a thrilling airboat...

Has to be the best tour I took this trip would recommend this to everyone so much fun. The plantion was amazing lots of history could have spent the whole day there! The swamp tour was surreal saw so many alligators guide was funny and also informative. Only recommendation is to bring drinks and snacks it’s tight on time and what is offered at the snack bar at the boat tour is junk food. Must do for a fun vacation!

Great!!

Step back in time and explore Oak Alley, a slave built sugar plantation that relied on its enslaved men, women, and children to run it. See the exhibits that showcase the individuals who were kept on the plantation. Take a look inside their lives and living conditions before your guided tour through The Big House. See the Sugarcane Exhibit and learn how sugarcane was grown and processed then move onto the Blacksmith Shop that pays tribute to the enduring legacy of Louisiana craftsmen. Don't miss your opportunity for a truly immersive cultural experience, book your Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation today!

Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation

Step back in time and explore Oak Alley, a slave built sugar plantation that relied on its enslaved men, women, and...

Brian was our tour guide and he was informative and funny. I would definitely recommend him as a guide. Oak alley is beautiful and the history is fascinating.

Great tour guide!

I really enjoyed my tour the historians were full of facts and took time to answer my questions it was a great and informative experience.

Very informative

Informative is the word to use about this museum. I learned a lot about the slave experience!

Whitney Plantation Tour & Slavery Memorial with Transportation from The French Quarter

Whitney Plantation Tour & Slavery Memorial with Transportation from The French Quarter

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