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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

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Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours 25 minutes

Mobile ticket

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.

Additional Info

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.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Round-trip transport from central New Orleans

2 hours to spend touring Whitney Plantation

All Fees and Taxes

Audio Tour Via Whitney Plantation App

Air-conditioned vehicle

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

1

Lake Pontchartrain

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.

Admission Not Applicable
2

Whitney Plantation

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.

3 hours • Admission Included

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Reviews

4.61

1,278 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • The experience was very...

    DaLynn C,

    Sep 29, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    The experience was very enlightening and educational. I think everyone should experience the Whitney Plantation Tour.

  • Súper Recomendable

    Betsabe S,

    Sep 26, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    It was an amazing experience, so much history and my daughter loved learning the history of the plantation.

  • We chose this plantation...

    Samantha D,

    Sep 26, 2025

    - Viator

    4.00

    We chose this plantation for its focus on slavery, giving a voice to those voices that weren't heard. This tour is for individuals truely interested in learning about the reality of slavery. A beautiful and somber experience.

  • Worth the trip!

    Sophie m,

    Sep 23, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Our bus driver Robert was amazing so knowledgeable and said he wasn’t a tour guide but he would make an amazing one! The self guided plantation tour was so interesting all the information was given with speaker phones so you could follow along and didn’t miss anything! Such a big part of history and would definitely recommend a visit!

  • Very great tour

    artavious w,

    Sep 20, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    I had a great time. Robert our bus driver said he wasn’t a tour guide. But he gave us some great info and history on some things while we were driving there and back. Even provided dvd’s. The self guided tour was easy to follow and understand. Lot of history

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4.61
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