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Whitney Plantation: Insightful Louisiana Swamp Tour
4.9
15 Ratings
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Embark on a 5.5-hour journey to Plantation Country and explore the Whitney Museum Plantation. Take a self-guided audio tour to gain insight into the lives of enslaved people. Then, enjoy a captivating 90-minute boat ride through the enchanting Cajun Swamp in New Orleans.
Embark on a 5.5-hour journey to Plantation Country and explore the Whitney Museum Plantation. Take a self-guided audio tour to gain insight into the lives of enslaved people. Then, enjoy a captivating 90-minute boat ride through the enchanting Cajun Swamp in New Orleans.
Duration:
8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Whitney Plantation - (CLOSE ON TUESDAYS) is on the National Register of Historic Places, the site includes the last surviving example of a true French Creole Barn, what is believed to be the oldest detached kitchen in Louisiana, and the Big House, considered the earliest and best preserved raised Creole cottage in Louisiana, all built by slaves….
- Whitney Plantation - (CLOSE ON TUESDAYS) is on the National Register of Historic Places, the site includes the last surviving example of a true French Creole Barn, what is believed to be the oldest detached kitchen in Louisiana, and the Big House, considered the earliest and best preserved raised Creole cottage in Louisiana, all built by slaves. With the original structures nestled in a working sugar cane field, visitors are sure to marvel at the authentic representation presented at Whitney. Through these restored buildings, museum exhibits, memorial artwork and thousands of first-person slave narratives, Whitney Plantation gives a voice and respect to the slaves, who lived, worked, and died here.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide services
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide services
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a 5.5-hour journey to Plantation Country and venture through one of its plantations. Whitney Museum Plantation: This 90-minute self-guided audio walking tour offers a unique insight into the experiences of enslaved individuals on a Louisiana sugar plantation. Relive their tales through the authentic oral histories documented by the Federal…
Embark on a 5.5-hour journey to Plantation Country and venture through one of its plantations. Whitney Museum Plantation: This 90-minute self-guided audio walking tour offers a unique insight into the experiences of enslaved individuals on a Louisiana sugar plantation. Relive their tales through the authentic oral histories documented by the Federal Writers Project during the Depression period.
Always fancied a captivating swamp boat ride? Your dream can come true in New Orleans through our guided swamp tours. Sail through the divine Cajun Swamp for a leisurely 90-minutes boat trip. Our Cajun Captains will skilfully steer through the back swamp as you learn about Louisiana Wetlands, the swamp’s inhabitants, and the behaviours of the American Alligators. Our knowledgeable Captains will transport you back to the era of Louisiana Bayou and Swamp expedition days.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- Please provide hotel pickup information.
Location
Whitney Plantation
5099 Highway 18
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(15 Ratings)
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Kiman_t
May 26, 2025
The only tour you should be doing! -
We loved this tour and thought everything was timed perfectly. Going to give you a rundown bc I didn’t see more info on Viator but here’s a rough agenda:
1. Starting at 8 am you and other get picked up from hotels
2. Drive about an hour out to the plantation while hearing cool facts about New Orleans from the driver
3. Arrive to the Whitney plantation (imo, the only plantation that anyone should be going to)
4. Get picked up about an hour and a half later to get lunch at a small cafe
5. Get driven to the swamp tour! It’s a pontoon boat so not as noisy as the airboats?
6. Be done around 2:40 and drive back to your hotel which takes about 30-40 min
I definitely think this one was the best. I didn’t try the other ones but I saw a lot were advertising airboat swamp tours which are incredibly noisy and also not shaded (no roof). Couldn’t imagine doing an airboat one, not only would I have melted as it was over 90 degrees, but I also wouldn’t have gotten to see as much wildlife bc of the noise.
And, I believe that the Whitney plantation, of all the plantations in Louisiana, has the most respectful and most accurate telling of slavery and the stories of the enslaved. It truly makes you think about how much truth we missed out on in school.
Take a day out of your New Orleans trip to do THIS particular tour if you want to do a plantation + swamp tour. The Whitney plantation is by far the most impactful experience I’ve had at a museum. Swamp tour was fun too—you get to learn a lot about alligators and the parish you’re in
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Jeffga8273cw
May 17, 2025
A bundle of great experiences made easy. - Both the Whitney Plantation and Swamp Tour were outstanding experiences. The Whitney told a difficult story in a meaningful, personal, and enlightening way. It blended factual information, words and recordings of formerly enslaved people, and artistic interpretation to guide the visitor through the Plantation and lead them to personal discovery and reflection. The Swamp Tour was just plain fun. The guide from N'awlins Luxury Tours made sure we were comfortable, on time, and well taken care of. give With 21 years experience, she blended sightseeing knowledge and expertise with her own personal stories and experiences to give a terrific overview of New Orleans. The door to door transportation in the comfortable mini-bus made the day easy and memorable.
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Thebuybackpodcast
Apr 26, 2024
Three greats! - We had a fill in driver but he was kind and welcoming and never felt nervous with his driving.
The Whitney itself I enjoyed very much, based on my research it focused more on slave life than the families of the households and that’s what I wanted to learn about.
The pontoon boat tour was a blast. Wild ride.
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Brianna_f
Mar 17, 2024
Black Queen Approved - This trip was such a great opportunity. I have already started spreading the word to family and friends. The bus ride with Mrs. D was very informative. If you are looking to look at some real history visit the Whitney plantation and if you want to enjoy a great boat ride and while on the boat eat some really good shrimp and I mean good shrimp go on a pontoon boat ride. I loved our captain!
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Perfectpair29
Oct 27, 2023
Excellent service and tour! - Great day! I could have used another 30 minutes a the plantation. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel. We enjoyed lunch very much. Would recommend! Air boat tour was excellent too!
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Quanise_s
Jul 19, 2023
Overwhelming - The whole thing I have never been to a plantation I am 43 years old. I have family that lives in Louisiana to see the things that slaves had to go back. It’s crazy I may be in a black woman. It hurt me to my core to see the things that children and women had to go through at that time, I cried the whole tour
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Doreen_c
Apr 23, 2023
Whitney Plantation and pontoon swamp tour - The Whitney Plantation focuses on the lives of enslaved people and was an invaluable educational experience. The individual audio tour was well done and ensures you don’t miss anything.
We enjoyed a nice lunch prior to our swamp tour. My grilled shrimp Poboy was the best I had while in New Orleans. My sons crab cakes were also delicious!
Our swamp tour was very nice. However, we were on a pontoon boat when I very specifically signed up for an airboat. There were three options, pontoon boat, medium and high speed air boat. Not sure what happened there, but was a bit disappointing.
We did see a lot of gators on our trip, including the big one, Winky, but was hoping for a little more. Luck of the draw, I know. Overall, would highly recommend the tours. It was a great day and we all learned a lot.
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Rachelyy8565co
Sep 26, 2022
Plantation and Swamp Tour - Dionne was an absolutely awesome driver and gave lots of interesting information about the area along the way.
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Zulma_o
Sep 25, 2022
Great Tour - Visiting the Whitney Plantation was a truly educational experience. Very moving. Our country needs more places like this to learn about history that has been erased.
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Vicki_l
Mar 22, 2025
Mixed review - This was an interesting day but a lot of driving. We went in March so weather was cooler, imagine the swamp could be uncomfortable in the height of summer. The plantation was interesting but our guided tour started late and with the time restriction to get back on the bus we had to miss half of the tour. Our guide had a very strong southern accent so was difficult to understand at times. I would recommend getting the self guided tour so you make sure to see everything. We stopped at Oak Valley plantation for refreshments and kind of wished we had gone to that instead. I thought the swamp tour would be in a more swampy area if that makes sense, it was basically canal ways leading to a lake. Saw loads of alligators but no other wildlife really. Thought the tour guide was off by talking about how you hunt, skin and demeat an alligator when you are seeing these magnificent animals! The driver of the bus was great.
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