Ride the historic River Road to Whitney Plantation Museum
4 1/2 Hours
Audio device, Hotel pickup
Travel along Louisiana’s River Road to visit Whitney Plantation, the state’s only museum devoted to slavery. Explore the property at your own pace with a self-guided audio tour.
Guests ages 0–4 are free but must sit on a parent or guardian’s lap unless a child ticket is purchased for a seat. You must present the credit card used for booking and matching valid photo ID at check-in.
Ticket purchases are non-refundable. You may reschedule (subject to availability) no later than 48 hours before your scheduled departure time. If the tour is cancelled prior to departure, you may reschedule or receive a full refund.
Explore the plantation on a self-guided tour using an audio device, so you can move at your own pace.
Use hotel pickup if you stay at a hotel within a 1.2-mile radius of 414 Canal St. Pickup runs between 8:00–8:30 AM, and you should be outside by 8:00 AM. This tour does not pick up in the French Quarter.
Meet at 414 Canal St. and arrive by 8:00 AM.
Edgard, LA 70049
If you want to understand the authentic heart and soul of New Orleans beyond the tourist surface, this tour company delivers something genuinely transformative. Guides like Jay and Dennis consistently earn praise for sharing unfiltered, deeply personal stories about Black New Orleans history, culture, and resilience. Multiple travelers specifically mention learning about Hurricane Katrina's impact on the Lower Ninth Ward, meeting actual community members who lived through historic events, and gaining perspectives they'd never encounter on conventional tours. What makes this experience stand out is how educational it is without feeling like a history lecture. The guides are locals with genuine connections to the stories they're telling, and reviewers repeatedly say they left with a completely different understanding of the city. Many recommend booking this tour early in your trip because it reframes how you'll see New Orleans for the rest of your visit. The local restaurant recommendations are apparently spot-on too. It's clearly more than sightseeing—it's the kind of culturally immersive experience that sticks with you long after you leave, and travelers who've taken it once often bring family and friends back for a second tour.
I just finished the combo tour which included the Whitney plantation and soul of the city tour. If you want to learn about how New Orleans was built, want to understand the horrors of slavery and the resilience of the enslaved people, and the impact on today’s New Orleans then run to get on this tour. Denis is so knowledgeable and connected. Best tour ever!!!!
Ann-Louise Hordacre
May 6, 2026
I just finished the combo tour which included the Whitney plantation and soul of the city tour. If you want to learn about how New Orleans was built, want to understand the horrors of slavery and the resilience of the enslaved people, and the impact on today’s New Orleans then run to get on this tour. Denis is so knowledgeable and connected. Best tour ever!!!!
Ann-Louise Hordacre
May 6, 2026