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Small-Group Whitney Plantation, Museum of Slavery and St. Joseph Plantation Tour

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Location: New Orleans, United States
Duration: 6 hours
Product code: 2292P19

Overview

ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LAThis is an off-the-beaten path, away from large tourist crowds, small group tour. A 14 passenger tour van and excellent driver/guide pick you up at your New Orleans hotel and narrate the scenic 90-minute drive out of New Orleans. Ride along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain and prepare for a pilgrimage back in time to the Antebellum South. There will be a scenic crossing of the Mississippi River on a high suspended bridge. Then you'll take a short ride upriver to Whitney Plantation's Louisiana Museum of Slavery. Stop At: Whitney Plantation, 5099 Highway 18, Wallace, LA 70049-2803Recently opened to the public, it exposes the harsh realities and raw historical facts of this dark side of American history. On your self-guided walking tour, you will see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, detached kitchen and a 1790s owner’s house. Guests will use their own cell phones to access a special Whitney Tour App. All ticket confirmations will include a link to download it. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own headphones for sanitary safety.Duration: 2 hoursStop At: St. Joseph Plantation, 3535 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-7073A short ride through sugar cane fields brings you to St. Joseph Plantation, a Creole style, family-owned working sugar cane plantation since 1877. The one-hour tour gives you a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the many interesting people who have called this plantation 'home.' Many tours are guided by family members themselves. It is a relaxed, intimate visit to an ancestral home, grounds, and dependencies (including original slave cabins). The movie 12 Years A Slave was filmed there. Driving back to your New Orleans hotel takes 90 minutes. Lunch is not included but snacks and drinks can be purchased at both gift shops. Duration: 1 hour

Supplier Name

Tours by Isabelle

Additional Information

Confirmation will be received at time of booking,Children must be accompanied by an adult,On Tuesdays, Whitney Plantation is closed and replaced by Laura Plantation,Not wheelchair accessible,Most travelers can participate,This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund,This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund,This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers,Face masks required for travelers in public areas,Face masks required for guides in public areas,Social distancing enforced throughout experience,Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas,Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized,Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival,Our tour vans are thoroughly cleaned after each tour, all door handles and interior surfaces wiped down with alcohol-based disinfectant daily. Our driver-guides wear masks and disposable masks are provided to guests upon request.

Inclusions:

Hotel pickup and drop-off, with exact pick up time provided,Live commentary on board,Entry/Admission - Whitney Plantation,Entry/Admission - St. Joseph Plantation

Exclusions:

Gratuities,This tour does NOT include a meal, Snacks and drinks available for purchase,Professional Driver/guide

REVIEWS

Traveler Reviews

Our tour guide was the so patient, kind and knowledgeable! I highly suggest using this company if you are considering touring. Whitney plantation was so REAL , so RAW! Covid 19 guidelines adhered to! Went with teenagers and they loved it and were engaged in excursion! Thank you

Reviewed by: Carlan_M, 09/11/2021 12:00:00 AM

Love the stories and the ability to really showcase the history and challenges that the enslaved had to go through! History should never be forgotten or erased!

Reviewed by: Shantae_C, 08/16/2021 12:00:00 AM

My group and I truly enjoyed ourselves with the tours of the plantation. The Whitney plantation was very humbling and sorrowful. It was well needed to see how my ancestors lived and so forth. The St. Joseph tour gave in-site of the lives of the master while the Whitney plantation gave in-site of the slaves and their lives. Very educational. John was an excellent guide and very friendly. Many laughs and good vibes. John was very informative and a true southern gentleman. He was punctual on arriving and departing. The van was clean, rode smooth, and was comfortable. I would recommend this tour to everyone.

Reviewed by: Jaelah_H, 08/11/2021 12:00:00 AM

We recently had the good fortune to book the Small-Group Whitney Plantation, Museum of Slavery and St. Joseph Plantation Tour with Tours by Isabelle. We were a group of four and were met punctually by Giselle at our pick-up location. Giselle is a lovely lady and was a wealth of information, both about the plantations and New Orleans in general. We were really able to learn a lot about the life and hardships of Plantation life. Disturbing but well worth the time. If you are considering this outing, just do it!

Reviewed by: eyoung111, 07/19/2021 12:00:00 AM

We went to the St. John plantation first. I was disappointed about how late it was when I got to the St. John Plantation. The guide had to rush to the tour and we were not able to go to the slave quarters on the plantation and things were just to rushed. The Whitney Plantation was amazing. I loved how every was able to move at their own pace and hear the plantation on their own devices (phones). Make sure you bring hearing wear (headphones, earbuds).

Reviewed by: Menda_D, 06/28/2021 12:00:00 AM

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