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Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour with Private Transportation
$1,590
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
This is a small narrated private tour by van, for groups of up to 10 travelers. At Whitney Plantation's Louisiana Museum of Slavery, see the harsh realities and raw historical facts of a dark side of American history. The slave narratives and artwork recreate the world of a pre-Civil War southern sugar plantation and memorial in honor of the lives of the enslaved people who toiled there. A short ride through sugar cane fields brings you to Laura, a Creole Plantation with historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields.
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Whitney and Laura Plantation Tour with Private Transportation
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Tour of Laura Plantation (not private)
- Tour of Whitney Plantation (not private)
- Private Transport with Narration
- This tour does NOT include a meal. Snacks and drinks available for purchase.
- Gratuities
- This is an off-the-beaten path, away from large tourist crowds, private 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. (pass by)
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Whitney PlantationRecently 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.
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Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage SiteA short ride through sugar cane fields brings you to Laura, a Creole Plantation with historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. The guided tour transports you with dramatic detail into the charmed yet tragic lives of four generations of Creole owners and their slaves.
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Laura and Whitney Plantation Tour with Private Transportation
$1,590
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!