Whitney Plantation & Airboat Swamp Tour From New Orleans
Tour Whitney Plantation, then ride a narrated small airboat swamp tour
Duration
7.5 Hours
Ideal For
Up to 9 people
Highlights
Visit Whitney Plantation for a focused look at the lives of enslaved people, then head out for a fully narrated airboat ride in the Louisiana swamps. This 7.5-hour tour starts from New Orleans.
- Explore Whitney Plantation’s restored buildings and memorial
- See slave cabins, a Freedmen’s Church, and a 1790 owner’s house
- Use an auto headset for a self-guided plantation visit (until further notice)
- Ride a small airboat on a narrated swamp tour with a local captain
- Learn about life in the Louisiana swamps during your ride
Things to know
Minimum age is 18+ for this tour.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund with 24 hours notice of cancellation. Full refund if the operator cancels due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. No-shows will be charged the full price.
FAQs
Plan for hotel-to-hotel pickup starting at 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Allow up to 30 minutes for the pickup service.
Whitney Plantation is self-guided with an auto headset (until further notice).
Your visit includes a 90-minute tour at Whitney Plantation.
Meeting details
New Orleans, LA
Related locations
Whitney Plantation
Admission includedStanding along the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish, Whitney Plantation confronts visitors with a history that demands attention. The grounds are quiet but weighted, the air thick with the kind of meaning that settles into you slowly. Unlike most antebellum sites, Whitney Plantation centers its entire story on the people who were enslaved here, not the planters who profited from their suffering. Memorials, sculptures, and preserved structures across the property make that commitment unmistakable from the moment you arrive.