Whitney Plantation and Airboat Tour from New Orleans
Description
This is a half day tour of the Whitney Plantation and a Tour of the Louisiana swamp in a 16 to 20 passenger airboat through the marsh and swamps of southeast Louisiana.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Guest will receive a 1 hour and 30 min AUDIO GUIDED TOUR and also have an additional 30 min for a self guided tour of the museum and a chance to visit with all the exhibits.
Travelers will have an opportunity to see the Evergreen Plantation where Django Unchained was filmed and Queen Sugar the new miniseries on the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) was filmed
Destrehan Louisiana is the site of one of largest slave revolts in American history. The 1811 German Coast uprising was of revolt of black slaves in parts of the territory of New Orleans on January 8, 1811
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pickup at most in New Orleans hotels. If your hotel is not listed pick the one that’s nearest you. We pick up from most hotels in the downtown area if your hotel is not listed pick the location nearest to you. All guest will have a pick up window up between 8 AM and 8:30 AM. We always suggest everyone be ready for 8 AM sharp. Your driver has to make a series of stops at different locations..
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please observe silence during the transfer or travel time as a respect to your co travelers.
Reviews(233)
Tour was amazing! The plantation tour was educational and informative. The praline stop was incredible. The airboat tour was amazing. Getting to see gators up close in the wild was awesome. Highly recommend!
Whitney Plantation is a moving experience. Let yourself go back to this time as the audio takes you through the history. Take time to read the signs and plaques. Imaging what was felt & experienced during this time saddened me. I think this was one of my top experiences in NOLA. I originally booked our airboat tour separately with abother company highly recommended - but then wanted to add the Plantation so this tour made better sense, economically too!! Our airboat guide Mike was awesome at Rajin Cajun. And our bus driver felt like a favorite Aunt - pointing sites out along the way - loved her. Name began with M I think (shame on me for bot being able to give her a proper shout out!)
Thanks for coming Jan we enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling.😊
A lot of history of the slaves and their lives. Sad, but we need to know our history! Our business driver was so wonderful. He even dropped us off near our hotel. Our airboat ride was exceptional, too! This is an excellent tour to book!
Thanks for coming Ros. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling..☺️
Informative and moving experience. The Plantation and exhibits are well maintained. The audio tour was easy to navigate
Thanks for coming Sara. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊
Great informative tour with a lot of historic value. I was also able to get cute items from the gift store.
Thanks for coming Daisy. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊
Plantation was interesting, educational and humbling. So very sad to see the history of the treatment the slaves, even children, endured. The air boat was also cool, our guide was great! We had 2 awesome bus drivers, one was in training. They were informative, polite and very nice gentlemen.
Thanks for coming Anne. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊
This is the only plantation where the story is told from the slave POV. That is why we picked this one. Glad we took the self guided tour with audio. We could take our time and the audio was so informative.
Thanks for coming Terri. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊
We had a great driver that always looked out for us and making sure we were taking care of at every stop. He knew we would need a drink for the boat tour and pulled over at a state for us buy some.
Thanks for coming Toni! We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊
This was such a great and informative tour! We were picked up at our hotel and our tour guide driver (I can’t remember his name) was a wealth of information! He talked about Hurricane Katrina, the swamps, the history of many different people that make up New Orleans and the different plantations in the area. The plantation tour was self guided and very informative! We were able to explore at our own pace. We even saw a baby alligator in the property while we were walking around! There is a gift shop on the plantation that has items made by women in Ghana. They had some beautiful jewelry, fans, headbands and many other items. My favorite gift store item is a small book of quotes from the children of the Whitney Plantation. There are many statues of children who lived on the plantation and the quotes are from those children. I highly recommend this tour!!
Thank you so much for coming Sandi, we enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊
This was our first time going to New Orleans. MY friends, who have been there several times, told us about this tour and said it is the best. We would agree! We paid a little extra for the smaller size boat (6-10) passenger, and it was definitely worth it.
Thanks for coming Mark we enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling.😊
