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Itinerary
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Stop At: Great River Road, Louisiana

Your tour starts as you depart New Orleans by coach with a driver, who takes you out of the city and onto the Louisiana portion of the Great River Road, made up of many state and local roads that follow the Mississippi River all the way up to Minnesota.

You'll visit two plantations, depending on the option selected when booking. You have three choices.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site, 2247 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-5409

Laura Plantation: The tour of this Louisiana Creole plantation is based on 5,000 pages of documents found in the French National Archives and in the memoir Memories of the Old Plantation Home, written by Laura Locoul Gore, which details 250 years of the people who lived and worked here. It's listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Oak Alley Plantation, 3645 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-7079

Oak Alley Plantation: Go back in time to 1839, when this plantation was built, and marvel at the long alley of 28 oak trees, each more than 250 years old, planted before the house was constructed. You can also check out the swampy area of cypress trees bordering the Mississippi River. Known for its Greek Revival architecture, this plantation is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Whitney Plantation, 5099 Highway 18, Wallace, LA 70049-2803

Whitney Plantation: Also listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public in 2014 for the first time in its history, which dates back to 1803. The plantation opened as a museum dedicated to slavery in the South.

At the end of your two visits, your tour ends with return to your departure point in New Orleans.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: St. Joseph Plantation, 3535 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-7073

Historic plantation, circa 1830, that remains a family owned working sugar plantation today along with sister property Felicity Plantation, circa 1846.

Pass By: I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge, St Rose, LA 70087, USA

View the spillway, a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi west of New Orleans. The spillway, when open, allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico

Pass By: Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA

Although called a lake, this is actually a large lagoon and brackish estuary fed by fresh water rivers and connected to the Gulf of Mexico. Covering 630 square miles (1600 km2) it is one of the largest wetlands in North America.

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Included

Live commentary
Round-trip coach transportation from central New Orleans
Entry/Admission - Oak Alley Plantation
Entry/Admission - Whitney Plantation

Not included

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entry/Admission - Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children 5 years and younger are free.
You must be able to climb and descend stairs and walk on unpaved terrain.
Wheelchair Access: If the guest needs a wheelchair lift equipped bus, then special arrangements need to be made with the supplier. This must be arranged 48 hours prior to tour date. Contact details will be on your voucher.
Oak Alley Plantation: Guests visiting Oak Alley using a wheelchair will have access to the gift shop, restrooms, and museum. The plantation grounds are accessible; however, there are uneven gravel paths. The main house tour is not accessible to guest traveling in wheelchairs and is not required to be modified as it is a historic home; however, the first floor is accessible. Guests would be able to view the slave quarters, but would not have access to enter.
Whitney Plantations: Guests visiting Whitney using a wheelchair will have access to the gift shop, restrooms, and museum. The plantation grounds are accessible; however, there are uneven gravel paths. The main house tour is not accessible to guest traveling in wheelchairs and is not required to be modified as it is a historic home; however, the first floor is accessible. Guests would be able to view the slave quarters, but would not have access to enter.
Laura Plantation: Guests using a wheelchair at Oak Alley Plantation will have access to the gift shop, restrooms, and museum via a ramp. The plantation grounds are accessible; however, there are narrow and uneven dirt paths. The main house tour is not accessible to guest traveling in wheelchairs and is not required to be modified as it is a historic home; however, the basement is accessible. Guests would be able to view the slave quarters, but would not have access to enter.

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

75%

Original

60%

Reviews

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shannonhbingham

5 | 2019-08-13

Our guide Ken was the best! He gave us so much information that I never knew. He slowed down to let us take pictures from the road. He gave pointers on how to see all of Oak Alley. He was just the very best!

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Emily K

5 | 2019-07-03

I chose the Whitney and Oak Alley. This is a long day of touring, but so worth it! I didn't want to spend any precious touring time eating at the oak alley cafe or restaurant, so I packed a lunch and ate on the bus between tours. Worked out extremely well. Everyone else on the bus was jealous as they either went hungry or didn't see as much. Tour guide Mary rode along on the bus ride and was very informative. It was an hour to the the Whitney plantation, that dropped a group off there, took the others to the Laura plantation (just a few miles down the road). Came back for Whitney group, picked up Laura group and everyone rode to Oak Alley. Mary kept a running commentary on the bus and turned us over to wonderful guides at each plantation. We left oak alley at 230 and got back to New Orleans about 4 pm. Whitney: incredibly beautiful, very moving and important lessons on the slave history. Everyone should go. Oak Alley: quite pretty, very interesting live oak trees, beautiful home and gardens. Guided tour of the home (about 35 minutes) then free to wander slave quarters, gardens, sugar making information, cafe.

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Jennifer D

5 | 2019-07-03

Amazing Whitney (and the brilliant informed and passionate tour guide, Ariana?) captured my heart. Going to Oak Alley was a less emotional experience but still very interesting.

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fanwood

5 | 2019-05-01

Did the two plantation tour. Our best tour guide Midge was very informative. The plantations were beautiful and sad all at the same time

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Joan S

5 | 2019-03-19

We had to meet by 9AM at the Natchez boat by the French Quarter. Bus left on time, and our driver was very informative in his presentation on the way to the Plantations. Enjoyed everything about Laura Plantation, and then Oak Alley, which is just beautiful. My only recommendation is not to tell the group that the bus would arrive back at the boat dock at 4:15PM. With traffic, and rain, we left Oak Alley Plantation right at 3PM, did not arrive until 5:45. I would suggest dinner reservations be after 6:30PM, as I had to cancel my dinner plans due to not arriving back on time.

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Lydia C

5 | 2019-01-30

Great value! The tour guide was passionate and knowledge about the history behind. I had a good time!

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adkata87

5 | 2018-07-15

Go to Whitney! Passionate guides and touching experience! You can learn about slavery trough stories told by slaves.

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Brian M

5 | 2018-03-18

greatly enjoyed this day tour of 2 plantations. Bus driver very informative. Would do it again