Double Plantation Tour
Adult Price:
USD $119.00
USD $119.00
Child Price: (6-12)
USD $65.00
USD $65.00
Available Options
Double Plantation Tour, New Orleans Sightseeing Tours
Choose 2 of these 3 plantations to visit on the Great River Road that winds along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge:
- Laura
- Whitney
- Oak Alley
The combination choices are:
- Laura/Whitney
- Laura/Oak Alley
- Whitney /Oak Alley
For proper planning, guests must visit the 2 plantations selected when purchasing this tour and as printed on their tickets. Any changes must be requested as early as possible but, due to limited group sizes at the plantations, cannot always be granted.
Laura Plantation:
This Creole plantation tour is based upon 5,000 pages of documents found in the French National Archives and upon Laura’s "Memories of the Old Plantation Home," in which she details 250 years of true-life stories of the Creole women, slaves and children who lived and worked here.
Laura Plantation was awarded the “Top Travel Attraction in Louisiana” by the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association. It was also listed among “the top 25 most popular house museums in the U.S.” by the American Academy of Architecture and Design.
Your tour includes a visit to the "Big House," gardens and original 1840s slave cabins in which the West African folktales of Compair Lapin (later known as Br'er Rabbit) were recorded over 140 years ago.
On your journey to this historic plantation built in 1805, you'll also have the opportunity to enjoy a panoramic view of Lake Pontchartrain as you cross the Bonnet Carre Spillway (the flood outlet of the Mississippi River).
Travel past Whitney, Evergreen, Felicity & St. Joseph Plantations, ghosts of the past that front the Mississippi River, where rich crops of sugar cane, cotton and indigo from these fertile lands once travelled to ports of trade.
Whitney Plantation:
In 2014, the Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 262 year history as the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery.
Through museum exhibits, memorial artwork, restored buildings and hundreds of first-person slave narratives, visitors to Whitney will gain a unique perspective on the enslaved people who lived and worked here.
The early owners of Habitation Haydel, later known as The Whitney Plantation, became wealthy producing indigo before the plantation transitioned to sugar in the early 1800's.
Whitney is also significant because of the number of its historic outbuildings which were added to the site over the years, thus providing a unique perspective on the evolution of the Louisiana working plantation.
The Big House is one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish Creole architecture and one of the earliest raised Creole cottages in Louisiana.
The Whitney Plantation Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
As a site of memory and consciousness, the Whitney Plantation Museum is meant to pay homage to all slaves on the plantation itself and to all of those who lived elsewhere in the United States.
Travel past Laura, Oak Alley, Evergreen, Felicity & St. Joseph Plantations, ghosts of the past that front the Mississippi River, where rich crops of sugar cane, cotton and indigo from these fertile lands once travelled to ports of trade.
Oak Alley Plantation:
You'll experience a bygone era in one of the South’s most beautiful settings-Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1839.
Marvel at the unbelievable quarter-mile long alley of 28 magnificent Oak trees, each over 250 years old, and view the Majestic Cypress Trees in Louisiana’s swamps bordering the Mississippi River.
Your guided tour will reveal the fascinating stories of the home and its history. Perhaps the most photographed plantation ever, Oak Alley has been the setting for such motion pictures as Interview with a Vampire, Primary Colors, and the wedding of Bo and Hope from the daytime soap opera, Days of our Lives.
On your journey to this historic plantation, you'll also have the opportunity to enjoy a panoramic view of Lake Pontchartrain as you cross the Bonnet Carre Spillway (the flood outlet of the Mississippi River).”
Travel past Whitney, Evergreen, Felicity & St. Joseph Plantations, ghosts of the past that front the Mississippi River, where rich crops of sugar cane, cotton and indigo from these fertile lands once travelled to ports of trade.
You can purchase a snack, salad or sandwich in the Plantation Café to enjoy at the picnic tables or aboard the coach (Cost is not included in tour price).
Note: Due to the homes' historic nature, access to the second floor is by stairs only. Walking the grounds is an integral part of this experience.
So as to have ample time to tour the plantation homes and grounds, we suggest you bring dry snacks/food to consume on the bus ride. Only dry snacks/foods and beverages with tops are allowed on the vehicles. Coolers or meals are not allowed. Snacks and beverages are available for purchase at each plantation; Oak Alley has a café.
Includes guided tour of two plantation homes and narrated motor coach transportation.
Duration: 7 1/4 hours (includes travel time)
Mar 1 - Dec 31, 2018: 9am Daily
Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2019: 9am Daily
Departs From: All tours begin at the Gray Line "Lighthouse" Ticket Office in the French Quarter at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River
Children under 6 (not occupying a seat on tours) are free of charge