Whitney Plantation and Swamp Tour with Large Airboat
Combine a powerful Whitney Plantation visit with an exciting narrated airboat ride through Louisiana swamps.
Duration
7.5 Hours
Ideal For
Up to 16 people
Includes
Transport, Airboat tour
Highlights
Combine an immersive visit to Whitney Plantation with an adventurous airboat ride through Louisiana’s swamps. Learn about the lives of the enslaved on this powerful plantation tour, then switch gears with an exciting narrated airboat experience.
- Explore the only plantation museum in Louisiana focused on enslaved people
- See slave cabins, the Freedmen’s Church, memorials, and historic structures
- Experience a Louisiana airboat ride with close encounters of swamp wildlife
- Ride a large airboat that fits up to 16 passengers
- Enjoy round-trip transportation and admissions
- Choose a self-guided audio tour or guided tour option
What's Included
- Round-trip transportation
- Admission to Whitney Plantation
- Self-guided audio tour (headsets provided) or guided tour option
- Time to explore grounds, memorials, and restored buildings
- Narrated airboat tour by local captain
Things to know
Children under 48 inches cannot ride airboats. Pregnant women and anyone with back or neck problems are prohibited from riding airboats. Pickup is between 8:00 and 8:30 AM; be ready at 8:00 AM and allow a 30-minute window. When booking, please note your preferred pickup location in the notes section.
Cancellation Policy
Tours may be changed or canceled due to weather. Deposits are nonrefundable within 24 hours of tour time.
FAQs
Children under 48 inches, pregnant women, and anyone with back or neck problems cannot ride airboats.
This tour uses deposits. Bring what you need to pay the remaining balance at the tour site. Deposits are nonrefundable within 24 hours of tour time.
Yes. Schedule times and return time may vary depending on traffic.
Meeting details
When booking, please note your preferred pickup location in the notes section.
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.
