Whitney & St. Joseph Plantations Bus Tour

Explore the impactful culture and history of the New Orleans, LA area on the Whitney & St Joseph Plantation Tour by bus. This tour is an interesting way to learn all about the area while enjoying a stroll along some of the most gorgeous estates in the southern antebellum region. 

The tour itself lasts approximately six hours. This all-encompassing adventure allows you to get out and tour two stunning, yet harrowing, plantation estates known as St. Joseph and Whitney Plantations. Your tour begins with a trip from New Orleans where you will ride in a comfortable passenger van and be able to take in the wonderful views of the Mississippi River and other notable Louisiana land marks on the way to St. Joseph Plantation.

About St. Joseph Plantation

After a scenic ride, your tour will take you to St. Joseph Plantation. This Creole-style home gives you plenty of awesome information about the history here. The plantation is a currently working plantation and it is guided by some of the family members that actually own and work here. This intimate tour of the estate truly gives a new perspective of the people who call this place home. This location was also the setting for “12 Years a Slave”, giving it an interesting role in the movie industry.

About Whitney Plantation

Whitney Plantation is a gorgeous sugar cane plantation estate with a sobering past. At this historic plantation, you will learn true history - slavery was a dark period in American history and the tour of Whitney Plantation does not gloss over that fact. Instead, it gives you an informative and truthful recount of the events that happened at plantations such as these. You will also be able to see the various historic buildings that are found on the sprawling grounds. There are museum exhibits throughout as well, each highlighting stories from the slaves who lived and worked here as well as beautiful memorial artwork and statues.

After spending the day strolling around these estates and learning about the history that consumed the grounds, you will be transported back to New Orleans. Enjoy the extraordinary views of the Mississippi while relaxing and reminiscing about your day with tons of activities and tours on your next New Orleans family vacation package.