Whitney Plantation and Airboat Tour from New Orleans

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New Orleans, USA

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Booked 5+ times last week!

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.8

· Kimberly_M ·

Jul 2026

Tour was amazing! The plantation tour was educational and informative. The praline stop was incredible. The airboat tour was amazing. Getting to see gators up close in the wild was awesome. Highly recommend!

· Anne_W ·

May 2026

Plantation was interesting, educational and humbling. So very sad to see the history of the treatment the slaves, even children, endured. The air boat was also cool, our guide was great! We had 2 awesome bus drivers, one was in training. They were informative, polite and very nice gentlemen.

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Overview

Put New Orleans in context without the self-drive hassles on this enriching full-day tour. First, immerse in the city’s dark history on a self-guided tour of the Whitney Plantation, with time to explore the museum independently. Next, pass by the Evergreen Plantation, where Django Unchained was filmed, and board an airboat for a high-speed swamp adventure. Your package includes small-group transfers from most New Orleans hotels.

Learn about New Orleans’ history of slavery at the Whitney Plantation
Pass by Destrehan, a key point in the 1811 Revolt of enslaved people
Race through marsh and swamps on a thrilling airboat ride
Picks up and drops at hotels in time-saving small groups

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We pickup at most in New Orleans hotels. If your hotel is not listed pick the one that’s nearest you. We pick up from most hotels in the downtown area if your hotel is not listed pick the location nearest to you. All guest will have a pick up window up between 8 AM and 8:30 AM. We always suggest everyone be ready for 8 AM sharp. Your driver has to make a series of stops at different locations..

Start time
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Whitney Plantation

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Evergreen Plantation (Pass By)

Destrehan (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Please observe silence during the transfer or travel time as a respect to your co travelers.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 48 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Lauren_C

Great time! The driver was very nice and informative. Drove efficiently and we felt safe. The plantation was beautiful, the airboat ride was so much fun! The captain of the boat was super funny and knows so much information about alligators! We saw a lot of gators and had such a fun boat ride! Highly recommend this tour and tour company!

Reviews

4.8

based on 236 reviews

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My BDay Wknd in NoLa

Jonathan_N, Jul 2026

Recently I did this tour my BDay wknd & honestly I enjoyed it! From the driver to the ppl @ the tour sites. If you’re coming in the Summer months I would definitely recommend you bring a fan, stay hydrated & wear sunscreen it does get a hot walking around the Plantation. The Swamp tour wasn’t too bad because once you board the boat you do get a lil breeze from rowing around. All in all I enjoyed both experiences. 10/10 The Plantation 10/10 was very informative & just to be able to experience it I loved it. The audio was good & explains a lot of history of the Plantation & displays. The swamp also a 10/10 the boat driver was very polite, had humor & gave us a lot of information about the gators in LA. Which we were able to see many of them. My FaV was Clobber & Ray!

I’m glad we did it!

Marguerite_P, Jul 2026

Our tour guide was excellent. As we traveled to the plantation, he not only shared info about it and slave practices in general, but also on Hurricane Katrina. As a native of New Orleans, he had an excellent perspective on the city. He was a knowledgeable historian ac well.

Fantastic Experience

Kimberly_M, Jul 2026

Moving experience

Jan_J, Jun 2026

Whitney Plantation is a moving experience. Let yourself go back to this time as the audio takes you through the history. Take time to read the signs and plaques. Imaging what was felt & experienced during this time saddened me. I think this was one of my top experiences in NOLA. I originally booked our airboat tour separately with abother company highly recommended - but then wanted to add the Plantation so this tour made better sense, economically too!! Our airboat guide Mike was awesome at Rajin Cajun. And our bus driver felt like a favorite Aunt - pointing sites out along the way - loved her. Name began with M I think (shame on me for bot being able to give her a proper shout out!)

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thanks for coming Jan we enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling.😊

Excellent

Rosalind_P, Jun 2026

A lot of history of the slaves and their lives. Sad, but we need to know our history! Our business driver was so wonderful. He even dropped us off near our hotel. Our airboat ride was exceptional, too! This is an excellent tour to book!

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thanks for coming Ros. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling..☺️

Informative and moving...

Sara_R, May 2026

Informative and moving experience. The Plantation and exhibits are well maintained. The audio tour was easy to navigate

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thanks for coming Sara. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Great Tour!

Daisy_A, May 2026

Great informative tour with a lot of historic value. I was also able to get cute items from the gift store.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thanks for coming Daisy. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Very cool experience and day trip!

Anne_W, May 2026

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thanks for coming Anne. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Excellent

Terri_M, May 2026

This is the only plantation where the story is told from the slave POV. That is why we picked this one. Glad we took the self guided tour with audio. We could take our time and the audio was so informative.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thanks for coming Terri. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Great trip

Toni_M, May 2026

We had a great driver that always looked out for us and making sure we were taking care of at every stop. He knew we would need a drink for the boat tour and pulled over at a state for us buy some.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thanks for coming Toni! We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Highly recommend this tour!

Sandi_R, Apr 2026

This was such a great and informative tour! We were picked up at our hotel and our tour guide driver (I can’t remember his name) was a wealth of information! He talked about Hurricane Katrina, the swamps, the history of many different people that make up New Orleans and the different plantations in the area. The plantation tour was self guided and very informative! We were able to explore at our own pace. We even saw a baby alligator in the property while we were walking around! There is a gift shop on the plantation that has items made by women in Ghana. They had some beautiful jewelry, fans, headbands and many other items. My favorite gift store item is a small book of quotes from the children of the Whitney Plantation. There are many statues of children who lived on the plantation and the quotes are from those children. I highly recommend this tour!!

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you so much for coming Sandi, we enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Swamp Tour

Mark_W, Apr 2026

This was our first time going to New Orleans. MY friends, who have been there several times, told us about this tour and said it is the best. We would agree! We paid a little extra for the smaller size boat (6-10) passenger, and it was definitely worth it.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thanks for coming Mark we enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling.😊

Very satisfied!!

Jeff_K, Apr 2026

It was very informative. The driver was very knowledgeable about the history of New Orleans and the plantation, and everyone was very well pleased with him. Thank you so much.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thanks for coming Jeff we enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

More than I expected.

L_D, Mar 2026

From the moment you are picked up, until drop off this tour is great. Our driver Brian, was a burst of fun energy who kept us entertained the entire time. You have to hear his laugh. On serious and humbling note, the Whitney plantation was well done and educational and I felt honored to to experience it. The airboat tour was very surprising. I actually loved it. The airboat was fun. Lots of gators and learned a lot about the demeanor of gators. Ear covers are provided for the sound and wind. People brought their beverages on the boats (yes, alcohol). So if u want to bring water or alcohol, u can. I didn't need bug spray, but could because weather was cooler and light breeze. Would recommend sunscreen or u can wear a hat, just hold on to it. Loved this tour all the way through and highly recommend!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for coming guys. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

The true history of plantations and slavery.

David_M, Mar 2026

Very meaningful and eye opening. We learned the real history about how plantations operated and relied on slavery. It was important to also learn how blacks rebelled and fought against slavery and paid for it with their lives. I felt saddened but hopeful because true history was revealed and not whitewashed. Well worth experiencing.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for coming guys. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Historical experience

Tracy_J, Mar 2026

The Whitley Plantation was an eye opening experience. The plantation is rich with history. The guided tour was very informative.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for coming Tracy We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊

Highly recommend!

Michele_A, Mar 2026

Plantation had some amazing history. The airboat tour was so much fun! We had an amazing captain, very entertaining.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for coming Michelle. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊

Our trip 2/28

Chris_B, Mar 2026

Great time! Pickup was on time, and we got to all 3 spots timely. Swamp boat was our favorite! Whitney Plantation was a piece of history and informative.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for coming Chris We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊

Nice experience. More...

Tanya_M, Feb 2026

Nice experience. More history included here than with the other plantations that o have been to in previous years.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for coming Tanya We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊

My girlfriend and I went...

Matthew_G, Feb 2026

My girlfriend and I went with our favorite third wheel and we had a fantastic time. The shuttle pickup time varies depending on where you are in the quarter but the service is excellent and both the swamp and plantation were great experiences.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for coming Matthew ! We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊

Forgotten lunch

Karen_G, Feb 2026

Whitney plantation was great, airboat was fun, but driver forgot to take us to a lunch spot by the plantation and instead dropped us off at the airboat place 1.5 hours before the airboat time. Had to walk to place in a sketchy area. Not great. Need to improve this part of the tour!

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thank you so much for taking time to leave us a review. I can assure you this is not a normal practice. This is one of our newer drivers. We are so sorry that you didn’t get the experience that we outlined..

Enjoyable experience despite the temperature.

Larry_W, Dec 2025

Unfortunately we chose one of the coldest days for our tour. Made experiencing the plantation a challenge but still educational. We all froze during the airboat ride but had so much fun anyway because of Garrett. He put us on the two gators that were visible and we had a lot of laughs with him during our tour. Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thanks for coming Larry. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊

Plantation touir/swamp airboat ride

Randall_F, Dec 2025

If you enjoy history, Whitney plantation is a good place to start....don't let that be the only you visit! Also, we did the swamp tour -that airboat ride was outstanding. We have done a lot of those in Florida and this was so =much fun - driver was so knowledgeable. Seen lots of swamp creatures! Be sure and put this on your list!

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thanks for coming Randall We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊

Whitney and Airboat

mbrooks74, Nov 2025

This is a must do visit, very informative and interesting at Whitney Plantation. Then onto the Airboat Swamp Tour that puts fun into the trip. Our guide Mick on the swamp airboat was fab knew everything you would want to know, easy pick up and drop off from hotel, driver (cant remember name so sorry) was helpful, polite and very informative on route to Whitney. This is a must do experience when visiting NOLA😊😊

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks for coming, sweetheart. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. ☺️

Ragin Cajun Fan boats and Whitney plantation

Monica_G, Nov 2025

This was a great two part experience! The Whitney Plantation is frankly indescribable. Part of Americas history and extremely well done. It will leave you thinking about things for sure. We had a great time at the Fan boat alligator tour as well. We had the absolute best fan boat driver who was extremely engaging and actually made the effort for us to have a great experience. So fun!!

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks for coming Monica. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Our bus driver and boat...

Tntl56, Nov 2025

Our bus driver and boat captain were both excellent! We were lucky enough to see lots of gators and eagles.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks for coming guys. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊

Late pick up; not very interesting tour

Michael_F, Nov 2025

The pick up experience was very poor. Be there at 8 and got collected at 8.30 and with no comms to say that the driver was running late. Appalling.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

I’m sorry about your experience. But we actually say in the itinerary that your pick up is between 8 AM and 8:30. We suggest everybody be ready for eight.. the driver has to make a series of stops at other locations. So if you were picked up closer to 8:30 AM then everything went as designed. I understand that you have found this appalling, but we are one of the few companies, if not the only company that still go door-to-door for the pick up service. Most companies have a meet up point. They tell you to meet in a certain spot at a specific time. They don’t care how far you’re away from that spot if you have mobility issues if you’re handicap or elderly at Crescent City Tours, we have always pride ourselves on putting people first so as a business owner, these are the reviews that I lose sleep over. We’re not a perfect company but when we drop the ball, we hold ourselves accountable, but people are always first and foremost at Crescent City Tours. I am so sorry you did not have a better experience. But at the same time, I don’t know what we could’ve done to improve the outcome. But we are definitely always open to suggestions. So if you have any ideas on how we could improve the service for a better customer experience, we always invite you to call and we can certainly have a conversation. I’m definitely open to having a conversation about the ultimate customer experience.That has always been the goal. But thank you again for taking time to leave us feedback..

Combo Whitney Plantation and Swamp Tour

Bonnie_K, Nov 2025

Great way to spend a day. The Whitney is a wonderful history lesson of slavery. The grounds are beautiful. Audio guides make the experience pleasant and easy to follow along. The Airboat tour is so much fun! We saw lots and f alligators and our captain made the ride through the swamp so much fun.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks for coming Bonnie. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling.

Highly Recommend this tour

Monica_K, Nov 2025

This was such a fun day. Brian (our driver) was so personable and had fun stories. He also gave us a lot of history of the area which we both appreciated. The self guided Whitney Plantation tour was very informative and well done. I appreciated the fact that we could take as much time as we needed (within the allotted tour timeframe). The airboat swamp tour was fantastic!! Our guide made sure we got to see lots of wildlife and was very knowledgeable on the flora and fauna of the area.