N’awlins Luxury: Laura, Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation Tour w/Transportation
N’awlins Luxury: Laura, Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation Tour w/Transportation
Overview
Take a 5.5 hours round-trip, down to Plantation Country and explore one of three plantations. Self - Guided Audio Whitney Museum Plantation: During the 90-minute walking tour, visitors will gain a unique perspective on the lives of the enslaved people on a Louisiana sugar plantation, learning their stories through the real oral histories recorded by the Federal Writers Project during the Depression. Laura Creole Plantation: The Best History Tour in the United States. Tour includes The Maison Principale (Big House), Oak Alley Antebellum Plantation: Explore the most photographed plantation in Louisiana, this home was built in 1839 and was originally name Bon Séjour. The quarter mile avenue of 28 giant, live oaks leading up to the house, they dubbed it Oak Alley.
City: New Orleans
Sat 31 May
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You can choose the date already on the booking website
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A moderate amount of walking is involved.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
Please provide hotel pickup information.
What To Expect
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Oak Alley Plantation
Oak Alley Plantation includes gracious interiors that echo the romance of another era, where gleaming hardwood floors and shimmering chandeliers reflect both streams of sunlight, and the venerable history of this magnificent home.The Slavery at Oak Alley exhibit it shares the story of those who were enslaved on this sugar plantation from approximately 1835 to the end of the Civil War. It also shares the daily life of these slaves, including topics such as healthcare, punishment and life after Emancipation. The Confederate Commanding Officer’s Tent exhibit. The Sugar Cane Theater, it tells the story of sugar’s impact on the people of Oak Alley, through video and exhibit. Black Smith Shop House, one of the few remaining 1890s era forges of its type in Louisiana.
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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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Reviews (46)
Ttaylo3
Aug 2024
Let's be honest, N'awlins Luxury provided the transportation. Then dropped us off at the plantation. Then picked us up and returned us. So really, this review is only about that. Pick up time was as stated and efficient. Only six of us total on the shuttle. Two passengers got off at Oak Alley, and the rest of us headed to Laura.
Originally, we had booked a tour of the Whitney Plantation, using the "Real Time availability" booking on N'awlins Luxury's website. Day before our tour, we received a phone call that Whitney was to be closed the day of our visit. This was disappointing, because surely Whitney didn't call them the day before. Remember, we had use the real time availability feature, and so this shouldn't have come as a surprise to them, booking five days out. Dropped off at the Laura almost 40 minutes before the tour started. There is a museum to help fill the time but...
The transportation there and back was fine. Might have, in hindsight, rented a car and done two plantation visits (to a Creole one and an American one) to compare and contrast. Separate review for the Laura.
Response from Host
Oct 2024
We understand your frustration, because we were very disappointed with Whitney for notifying us less than 24 hours before the tour time that they would be closed. Thanks for your review.
Griselda_S
Apr 2024
Enjoyed the tour of oak alley plantation. So much history on this plantation. Driver was pleasant and friendly.
Response from Host
Oct 2024
Thanks for the awesome review!
Marjorie_E
Dec 2023
Comfortable ride, skilled driver. Enjoyed talk through city. Lara plantation unique. Knowledgeable and interesting guide.
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