N’awlins Luxury: Laura, Oak Alley or Whitney Plantation Tour w/Transportation
Vacherie, US
89% of travellers recommend this
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Duration 5.5 hours
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Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Expert guide included
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Visit 3 plantation options
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Self-guided audio tour
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Suitable for all fitness levels
Explore Louisiana's rich plantation history with a luxury tour, including transport and expert guidance to iconic sites.
Featured Reviews
Included
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Hotel pickup and drop-off -
Driver/guide
Excluded
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Gratuities -
Food and drinks
Explore Louisiana's rich plantation history with a luxury tour, including transport and expert guidance to iconic sites.
Highlights
- Explore one of three historical Louisiana plantations
- Gain a unique perspective on the lives of enslaved people
- Discover the iconic Oak Alley plantation
- Immerse in the history of Whitney Plantation
- Visit the acclaimed Laura Creole Plantation
Pickup
Check if pick-up is available from your location, you will select during checkout (providers may allow other pickup locations)
What to expect
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Créole Heritage Site
Laura tour includes The Maison Principale (Big House), The French Jardin, The Plantation Kitchen Garden, The Banana Grove, and the original 1840s Slave Cabins where The Legendary Tales of Compair Lapin (known in English as Br’er Rabbit) were first recorded. Take time to browse through local arts, crafts and souvenirs in the historic Laura Plantation gift shop. Also don’t forget to visit the new museum exhibit where it displays the daily lives, free & enslaved, on the sugar plantation. That’s why Laura Creole Plantation was awarded the title of top travel attraction by The Louisiana of Tourism.
135 minutes
Admission Included
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.
135 minutes
Admission Included
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.
135 minutes
Admission Included
The experience can be subject to change due to bad weather or unforseen circumstances. We always endeavour to give you the best possible experience.
Additional Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller -
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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A moderate amount of walking is involved.
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Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
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Please provide hotel pickup information.
What our experts say
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Grab a snack at the Laura gift shop. -
Wear comfortable shoes for walking.
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Visit Whitney on a Wednesday for fewer crowds.
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Explore Vacherie after the tour for local cuisine.
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Check the weather before dressing for the tour.
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