Two Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura or Whitney
New Orleans, USA
Two Plantation Tour: Oak Alley and Laura or Whitney
New Orleans, USA
- 7 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Get a sense of life in the antebellum South on a day trip from New Orleans to two historic plantations. At Oak Alley, learn about Creole history as you tour a grand mansion as well as gardens and enslaved persons cabins. Get a more in-depth picture of the harsh realities of enslavement at Whitney Plantation, the only plantation completely dedicated to honoring the lives and stories of enslaved people.
- Take a trip through Louisiana’s pre-war history on a plantation tour
- Learn about plantation life and economics on docent-led tours
- Honor lives affected by the American enslavement trade at Whitney Plantation
- Small group tour limited to 12 includes transport from New Orleans
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
Itinerary
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 9 reviews
Misty_S, Mar 2026
We did the Oak Alley and Whitney Plantation tour and it was an outstanding experience. The guide/drivers were top notch, professional, knowledgeable, and made the entire day run smoothly.
Both plantations were beautiful and incredibly informative, but the Whitney Plantation was especially eye opening. It presents history in a powerful and honest way that really stays with you. This tour gave us a much deeper understanding of Louisiana’s past and is absolutely worth doing if you’re visiting the area. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thanks for coming Misty We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊
Lisa_W, Jan 2026
Seeing both homes on the tour was the best possible experience. It captured the history of the plantations in a responsible and thoughtful way.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thanks for coming Lisa. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊
Teresa_H, May 2025
We took this tour because we couldn’t decide which plantation to see on our trip to New Orleans. Laura, Whitney, and Oak Alley are pretty close to each other, but all about an hour drive out of New Orleans. So when we saw this tour where you can see two plantations it was a perfect solution! We went to Whitney and Oak Alley.
Whitney has been turned into an educational monument to all of the people forced into slavery. The displays are well done and do a good job of explaining the horrors of the slave practice that occurred in our country not that long ago…. This part of the tour was unguided and you get two hours at the plantation.
We then went to Oak Alley which is 1/2 guided (in the big house) and 1/2 on your own to explore the slave quarters and grounds. This plantation has a beautiful “big house” and garden. The oak trees are the star of this site. The trunks are 10 feet across the branches are so heavy they touch the ground.
The tour company had planned it so that you would get lunch at Oak Alley first (not included in the price), and then take the tour. Because this was a fairly new tour, my husband and I were the only ones on the tour, and we decided to skip lunch, so Brian, our driver, was able to get us on an earlier tour group, so we didn’t try the restaurant at Oak Alley, but Brian said it’s really good.
We appreciated very much that this tour company didn’t cancel on us, even though it ended up just being the two of us. They are trying to get this tour going, so I think that’s why. (I don’t think it’s standard practice to keep the tour going if it undersells). If you want to see the plantations though, this tour makes the most sense because you get to see more than one and it’s a long drive out of town. I recommend taking this tour!
Brian, our driver, was also super friendly and nice. He explained some of the history on the way out to the plantations, and pointed out historical sites we passed by.
Thanks everyone for a great tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thanks for coming guys. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊
Laura_M, Oct 2021
We enjoyed both Laura and Oak Alley. Oak Alley has a great restaurant where we had a great lunch. Our tour guide, Brian Webber, picked us up and treated us like queens. I would recommend Crescent City tours to anyone.
Response from Host, Oct 2021
Thank you so much for choosing Crescent City tours and transportation for all of your tour needs. We enjoyed having you, until next time stay safe and keep smiling ☺️
David_J, May 2025
Une des seules compagnies qui offre de visiter 2 plantations: Oak Alley et Withney. Notre chauffeur, Brian, était très sympathique et donne beaucoup d’informations. Oak Alley est un must à voir pour prendre des photos extérieures. Withney pour voir l’histoire de l’esclavage
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thanks for coming guys. We enjoyed having you until next time. Stay safe and keep smiling. 😊😊
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