15 Best Plantation Tours from New Orleans

“The experience was wonderful, the swamp tour was memorable, the plantation very relaxing, the guide very knowledgeable, the bus driver and very capable. However, we left the station much later than expected and the bus was very old and in very poor condition. The ride…”

“The history, upkeep of the property and the guide was superb. The grounds were in excellent condition.”

“Excellent driver followed by audio tour of plantation run by a not for profit. Full of social historical and personal information exhibits and art and a well stocked shop”

“The plantation is beautiful and our guide Pam was awesome. She was very knowledgeable and fun. She introduced us to the family of the plantation and made it feel like we stepped back in time.”

“Great experience! Isabelle was professional and a wealth of knowledge. Airboat was fun and learned a lot on plantation tours. Highly recommend.”

“We had a wonderful day. Morning bus trip was led by a very informative tour guide who told us all little bits and pieces about the city and the roads we were travelling on..then the swamp tour was amazing, lots of alligators, raccoons and wild…”

“I learned a lot from the guided tours of the Big House and the talks on slavery - very enlightening and informative. The swamp tour after was beautiful and we saw lots of gators! Our tour guide at the swamp Ernie was very warm and…”

“In town for a family reunion! This combination tour was awesome. Highly recommend the airboat over the ‘tour boat’. Everyone had a great time! The tour guides were friendly and informative. You will love it!”

“The guide was excellent very knowledgeable and courteous took time to answer questions kept it interesting”

“Great way to see Whitney Plantation without transport - the driver was super friendly and pointed out the sights, and it was easy to download the app or pick up headphones and do the audio tour on arrival. A harrowing but educational experience - highly…”

“Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable tour guide. I would definitely recommend this tour if you want to stay close to New Orleans.”

“Miss Isabelle is the best! She picked us up on time (even earlier but didn’t matter because we were ready to go). It’s a small group tour so all our questions were answered and felt very personal, one on one kinda thing. Miss Isabelle is…”

“Prompt bus pickup, informative staff (though a bit difficult to hear the guide on the bus ride up from the back row). Very interesting, informative and insightful tour that was reflective on life at the plantation and the slavery involved.”

“Lindie was amazing! You could feel her passion for the topics covered. Educational and entertaining. She even spoke French to a member on the tour. The gift shop was super cute as well.”

“fantastic shuttle driver. super friendly, comfortable bus. tour was interesting and great to see inside an actual plantation. beautiful grounds as seen on some movies.”