Whitney Plantation Tour: Insightful Slave History Experience

Immerse yourself in the insightful slave history experience at the Louisiana Whitney Plantation. Explore one of the oldest plantation sites, hear first-hand accounts, and learn about the lives of slaves and their struggles for freedom.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Whitney Plantation - The Whitney Plantation offers a profound and engaging journey through history. Established in 1752, this plantation has become an essential repository for understanding the daily existence, labor, and mortality of individuals during the era of enslavement. Spanning five hours, the tour grants attendees the chance to learn…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

Invite you to journey through the historic Whitney Plantation in Louisiana! This 5-hour excursion leads you across one of the oldest plantations in the state, shedding light on the experiences of enslaved people and the challenges they encountered.
This instructional journey will leave a lasting impression on you for years ahead. Listen to the personal…

Location
Whitney Plantation
5099 Highway 18
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Dream64470508772
Jan 17, 2025
Powerful history lesson - Our driver, Brian, did a wonderful job of explaining history of New Orleans and the area between there and Whitney Plantation. The audio tour of Whitney Plantation is educational, informative and thought provoking. The tour provides a sense of daily life for enslaved people that, in the setting where it occurred is very powerful. This is history that is crucial for all Americans to understand, especially at a time like the present when some people don’t want it taught. As a white person I came away with great respect for the resilience of my Black fellow citizens and a commitment to resist repeating such history.
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Ellaz584
Nov 27, 2024
Captain Frank is so amazing - We took so many photos!! The raccoons were adorable and the tour guide was awesome!! The gators were so cool to look at and see up close.
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Erikay388
Nov 17, 2024
Patrick Star! I mean Capt. Patrick is a star! - What an awesome trip! Captain Patrick is a star!! He’s so clever and funny -it was a fun experience to do at a beautiful time of year! I left with all 10 fingers so 5 stars for Capt. Patrick!!
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I3849homarct
Oct 12, 2024
Amber TOCKS! - Amber MADE the bus ride. Her sense of humor and knowledge of NO was appreciated. We enjoyed her so much. Thank you Amber for sharing all you did with us along the way!
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N5744soianm
Oct 11, 2024
Fantasting - Capt Barry is a hammer. 10/10 would go again esp with this guy leading the way. He was informative and showed us all the big hogs
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Margaretwo7140sf
Oct 6, 2024
Great experience!! - Captain Jacob was a great tour guide! We saw lots of gators & learned a lot about Louisiana. Will let friends & family know about it!! Great place to go on vacation!!
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Kirstenp2019
Nov 12, 2024
Whitney plantation tour - This was a very cool experience! Very interesting to learn all about the plantation and walk around. I would recommend the guided tour instead of the audio.
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Jodyhf3161dz
Nov 4, 2024
Whitney plantation booked thru Cajun Encounters - The Whitney Plantation Tour is well presented and very informative. Unfortunately Cajun Encounters added nothing to the experience except the bus ride. The driver never said a word in either direction. She could have explained something along the way, commented on the lake, anything. Very disappointing. Those folks doing the guided tour get a better tour of the plantation as they are allowed upstairs in the big house and can take over the church so that anyone on an audio tour must wait to go in. Might just have been the driver we were stuck with. The lack of stars is for Cajun Encounters not the plantation. The swamp tour was much better
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Go50
May 14, 2024
Thought provoking two hours - The minibus arrived on time but the driver gave minimal commentary along the way. The mini bus was sign written with “ghost tours” which cased some general confusion. Journey from French quarter was 1 hour 10minutes. The tour was self tour with handset and headphones which worked well. All very thought provoking. We stayed for 2 hours before returning. I think perhaps it would be better to do a trip offering 2 plantations as it seemed a waste to travel all that way to just see one.
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Antoniol472
Dec 26, 2024
Bad experience - Bad experience. Book the tour online: Whitney Tour. I paid for it and received a confirmation email At no time was I advised that the tour could not be carried out and after waiting at the place where they supposedly had to pick me up, a company driver, in a very bad way, indicated that the tour that day would not take place. I also received a cancellation email at the same time the tour should have departed. I called the offices and they told me that at some point they would refund my payment, which certainly hasn’t happened yet.
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