5 to 6 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
12 people
English
As you board the luxury passenger van, you will be instantly treated like a celebrity. Leather seats and a comfortable ride await you. As we pick up other guests around the city, you will be given a mini-tour of the city or you may watch a film about other plantations to prepare you for your tour. While you are on the van, be prepared to be entertained by the driver!
Whitney tells the story of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. It also includes the history of the early owners, the Haydel family.
• Admission Ticket Free
Laura is a French Creole plantation that was run by four generations of French Creole women.
• Admission Ticket Free
St. Joseph Plantation was a wedding gift from her father Valcour, who was one of the wealthiest men of his time.
• Admission Ticket Free
Here you will spend about 3 hours on the plantation grounds exploring a national historic landmark. This historic site is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history its inhabitants left behind. With an emphasis on its time as a working sugarcane plantation, visitors are invited to experience the exhibits, walk under the iconic Allee of Oak Trees, and tour the big house. You will have the opportunity to have lunch at the restaurant or deli. You can spend a few moments in the gift shop, at the bar, or just sit under the many oak trees on the plantation. Then you will board back on the bus and take a 35-minute ride up the highway for a swamp tour.
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
To close out the day, you will take a 45-minute ride back to the city on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge overlooking Lake Pontchartrain before heading back to your hotel.
• Admission Ticket Included