Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour with Private Transportation

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Slave Cabin & Sugar Kettle — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

St Joseph Plantation — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

This is a small narrated private tour by van, for groups of up to 13 travelers. At Whitney Plantation's Louisiana Museum of Slavery, see the harsh realities and raw historical facts of a dark side of American history. The slave narratives and artwork recreate the world of a pre-Civil War southern sugar plantation and memorial in honor of the lives of the enslaved people who toiled there. A short ride through sugar cane fields brings you to Laura, a Creole Plantation with historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields.

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At a glance

Duration: 6 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–13
Guide: English, French, Spanish
Operated by: Tours by Isabelle

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Tour of Whitney Plantation (self-guided)
Included: Private Transport with Narration
Included: Tour of Laura Plantation (not private)
Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: This tour does NOT include a meal. Snacks and drinks available for purchase.

Itinerary

Lake Pontchartrain

Passing by

This is an off-the-beaten path, away from large tourist crowds, private tour. A 14 passenger tour van and excellent driver/guide pick you up at your New Orleans hotel and narrate the scenic 90-minute drive out of New Orleans.

Ride along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain and prepare for a pilgrimage back in time to the Antebellum South. There will be a scenic crossing of the Mississippi River on a high suspended bridge. Then you'll take a short ride upriver to Whitney Plantation's Louisiana Museum of Slavery.
Whitney Plantation

1 h 30 min Admission included

On your self-guided audio walking tour, at your own pace, you will see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, detached kitchen and a 1790s owner’s house. Learn about the harsh realities & raw historical facts of slavery in pre-Civil War Louisiana. Witness the dark side of American history. Hear narratives and see 14 memorials honoring people enslaved on the grounds of a historical sugar, rice and indigo plantation established in 1752. Visit Whitney Plantation's Museum of Slavery, learn about the lives of people held in bondage for over 100 years.
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

1 h 30 min Admission included

A short ride through sugar cane fields brings you to Laura, a Creole Plantation with historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. The guided tour transports you with dramatic detail into the lives of four generations of Creole owners and their slaves.
Stop 4

Passing by

See the most intact plantation complex in the South with 37 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, including 22 slave cabins in their original double-row configuration under a truly spectacular alley of centuries old oak trees. It is a privately owned, working sugar cane plantation. More than 400 individuals were enslaved at Evergreen Plantation over the course of 150 years. Many were exceptionally skilled, working as long sawyers, coopers, carpenters, blacksmiths, engineers, seamstresses, and domestics. Some could trace their ancestry back multiple generations to the first slaves brought to the plantation. This diverse community was made up of Africans, the enslaved from the American South, and Creoles of Louisiana.
St. Joseph & Felicity Plantation

Passing by

St Jo., built in the 1830’s is one of the few fully intact sugar plantations in the River Parishes. In addition to the Manor Home, this historic site features many outbuildings: original slave cabins, a detached kitchen, blacksmith’s shop, schoolhouse, and chicken coop.

Felicity is a sister plantation to St. Joseph. Built in 1845 on one thousand acres of premium farmland, it was a dowry gift from “Valcour” Aime to one of his daughters, Félicité. She married Alexandre Fortier and they had fourteen children.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

The Westin New Orleans
New Orleans Marriott
Hampton Inn New Orleans-St. Charles Ave./Garden District
Four Points By Sheraton French Quarter
Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Omni Royal Orleans
The Royal Sonesta New Orleans
New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District
Hyatt Place New Orleans/Convention Center

Tour picks up from all centrally located New Orleans hotels and B. & B.'s. Please specify at time of booking.

Using your ticket

If bringing an infant and providing your own car seat, please call us to let us know so that we do not bring an extra
Tour cannot accommodate wheelchairs of any kind

Hotel pickups commence prior to tour time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.