As you board the luxury passenger van, you will be instantly treated like a celebrity. Leather seats and a comfortable ride await you. As we pick up other guests around the city, you will be given a mini-tour of the city or you may watch a film about other plantations to prepare you for your tour. While you are on the van, be prepared to be entertained by the driver!
What To Expect
Whitney Plantation
Whitney tells the story of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. It also includes the history of the early owners, the Haydel family.
Laura Plantation: Louisiana’s Creole Heritage Site
Laura is a French Creole plantation tour that has true, first-hand personal stories discovered in archives in the U.S. and France. It details the lives of 4 generations of Louisiana Créole women, children both free and enslaved people, who lived and worked on this 1805 sugar plantation. A 75-minute, fully guided experience led by knowledgeable, passionate interpreters. It also includes the Big House, gardens and original 1840s slave cabins, inhabited by descendants of enslaved West-Africans until 1977. Behind the scenes curated group visits of the new exhibit From the Big House to the Quarters: Slavery on Laura Plantation delve into the subjects of slavery research and women in Créole Louisiana.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
St. Joseph Plantation
St. Joseph Plantation was a wedding gift from her father Valcour, who was one of the wealthiest men of his time.
• Admission Ticket Included
Oak Alley Plantation
This historic site is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history its inhabitants left behind. With an emphasis on its time as a working sugarcane plantation and view the
iconic Allee of Oak Trees.
• Admission Ticket Included
Lake Pontchartrain
To close out the day, you will take a 45-minute ride back to the city on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge overlooking Lake Pontchartrain before heading back to your hotel.
• Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infants must sit on laps
Service animals allowed
Stroller accessible
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Include
Admission to Plantation and Tour
USB Port Charging Outlet
Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled water
Exclude
Breakfast
Lunch
WiFi on board