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Experience a pilgrimage back in time to the Antebellum South on this small-group van tour. Pass by 4 Plantations and enjoy in-depth guided tours of 3 Louisiana plantations, including an elegant lunch at Houmas House on the famous Mississippi River Road! Enjoy a narrated scenic drive out of New Orleans, along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain, and through sugar cane fields to get to the historic Old Mississippi River Road.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please specify hotel at time of purchase. We pick up in New Orleans at any hotel, Bed & Breakfast or select Airbnbs, uptown (close to St. Charles Ave.), in (or close to) the French Quarter, and on the Westbank.
We do not pick up by the airport, in New Orleans East, in Slidell, or on the North Shore.
Supplier will contact you the day before your tour to give you an exact pick up time.
Itinerary
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1Destrehan Plantation
Travel to the historic Destrehan Plantation on Louisiana's Old River Road. During your guided tour of Destrehan Plantation, your historical interpreter will bring to life the stories of generations who lived on and worked on this land. You’ll hear tales of the lives of both owners and slaves. Access to The Jefferson Room – featuring an authentic document signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Learn about the little known 1811 German Coast Slave Revolt. See the Rost Home, a Freeman Colony exhibit, both located in the Miller-Haydel Museum on Destrehan's grounds.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
(Pass by)
We pause in front of Evergreen Plantation, see the most intact plantation complex in the South with 37 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, including 22 slave cabins in their original double-row configuration under a truly spectacular alley of centuries old oak trees. It is a privately owned, working sugar cane plantation. More than 400 individuals were enslaved at Evergreen Plantation over the course of 150 years. Many were exceptionally skilled, working as long sawyers, coopers, carpenters, blacksmiths, engineers, seamstresses, and domestics. Some could trace their ancestry back multiple generations to the first slaves brought to the plantation. This diverse community was made up of Africans, the enslaved from the American South, and Creoles of Louisiana.
Admission ticket free -
2Whitney Plantation
On your self-guided audio walking tour, at your own pace, you will see slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, detached kitchen and a 1790s owner’s house. Learn about the harsh realities & raw historical facts of slavery in pre-Civil War Louisiana. Witness the dark side of American history. Hear narratives and see 14 memorials honoring people enslaved on the grounds of a historical sugar, rice and indigo plantation established in 1752. Visit Whitney Plantation's Museum of Slavery, learn about the lives of people held in bondage for over 100 years.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
St. Joseph & Felicity Plantation (Pass by)
St. Joseph Plantation, built in the 1830’s is one of the few fully intact sugar plantations in the River Parishes. In addition to the Manor Home, this historic site features many outbuildings: original slave cabins, a detached kitchen, blacksmith’s shop, schoolhouse, and chicken coop. Felicity is a sister plantation to St. Joseph. Built in 1845 on one thousand acres of premium farmland, it was a dowry gift from “Valcour” Aime to one of his daughters, Félicité. She married Alexandre Fortier and they had fourteen children.
Admission ticket free -
Oak Alley Plantation (Pass by)
View from the River Road the iconic alley of 28 centuries old Oaks and the 1830 Greek Revival Mansion
Admission ticket free -
3Houmas House and Gardens
A short ride up on the famed River Road through sugar cane fields and over the Sunshine Bridge brings you to Houmas House Plantation. Enjoy a gourmet lunch (included) in the grand dining hall at Houmas House Plantation. The Buffet Lunch Menu: * Chicken and Andouille Gumbo * Caesar Salad (GF) * Cornmeal Fried Catfish * Chili Glazed Roasted Chicken (GF) * Crawfish Étouffée * Red Beans, Sausage and Rice (GF) * Shrimp and Mushroom Pasta * Roasted Vegetables (GF) * White Chocolate Bread Pudding * Non-alcoholic Drinks & Coffee (included) After lunch, visit this Sugar Palace. Your tour guide, in antebellum dress, will lead you into 16 rooms filled with period antiques and Louisiana artwork. Upon completion in 1840, Houmas House was the crown jewel of Louisiana's River Road. Its stunning columned Greek revival exterior is topped by a belvédère that surveys the sweeping bend in the Mississippi river. Stroll the shaded grounds and spectacular gardens before exploring the gift shop.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Service animals are permitted. Please advise at time of booking to arrange accommodations
- Child rate applies to all children and infants
- Gluten-free and Vegetarian lunch options available
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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