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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

4.6(1,479)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1479 reviews5 h 25 minFree cancellationBy Gray Line New Orleans
Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

About this activity

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.

You can also upgrade your experience to include a 90-minute swamp tour.

What's included

  • ✓Round-trip transport from central New Orleans
  • ✓2 hours to spend touring Whitney Plantation
  • ✓90-minute pontoon swamp tour (if option chosen)
  • ✓Audio Tour Via Whitney Plantation App
  • ✓Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

  • ✕Food and drinks (available for purchase)
  • ✕Gratuities
  • ✕Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

  • Departs from the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River, just one block from Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Please arrive 15 minutes before boarding.

Good to know

  • 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 and available in 6 languages. Swamp tour is English only.
  • 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.

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