TOURS

Whitney Plantation
5099 Louisiana Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049 (225) 265-3300
www.whitneyplantation.org

Whitney Plantation is the only plantation museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people. Visit Whitney’s memorials and restored buildings to enter the world of a Louisiana sugar plantation and to remember those who built and worked this property. On your walking tour, your guide shows you through slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, detached kitchen and outbuildings, a 1790s owner’s house and memorials built to honor the enslaved.

Laura Plantation
2247 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090 (225) 265-7690 or (888) 799-7690
www.lauraplantation.com

Laura Plantation is a restored historic Louisiana Creole plantation on the west bank of the Mississippi River near Vacherie, Louisiana, (U.S.), open for guided tours. Formerly known as Duparc Plantation, it is significant for its early 19th-century Créole-style raised big house and several surviving outbuildings, including two slave cabins. It is one of only 15 plantation complexes in Louisiana with this many complete structures. Because of its historical importance, the plantation is on the National Register of Historic Places. The site, in St. James Parish, Louisiana, is also included on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.

Oak Alley Plantation
3645 LA-18, Vacherie, LA 70090 (225) 265-2151 or (800) 44ALLEY
www.oakalleyplantation.org

When the Stewarts purchased the property in 1925, it was to be their home, a mere cattle ranch where Josephine could tend to her gardens adjacent to the antebellum mansion and ride horses through the vast acres of this historic plantation. But during her time living at the plantation, she saw a greater purpose for the plantation when it was no longer her home. So in 1969, Josephine, with the assistance of her nephew, Zeb Mayhew, Sr., established a nonprofit foundation that would encompass the antebellum Big House and the immediate 25 historic acres, Oak Alley Plantation. The mission of the Foundation is to allow visitors from around the world to learn them history of the working sugarcane plantation and those who once resided here and to educate the public generally on a bygone era.

Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours
6601 Leo Kerner Lafitte Pkwy, Marrero, LA 70072 (504)293-2338
www.jeanlafitteswamptours.com

Located only twenty-five minutes from New Orleans in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Jean Lafitte Swamp and Airboat Tours explore Louisiana’s back country along its meandering bayous abundant with wildlife and exotic plant life. Trained navigators escort you into the murky waters of Louisiana swamps where you will come face to face with the beauty and beasts of nature. Bring your camera to capture the thrills and chills of this unforgettable swampland journey!

Honey Island Swamp Tours (Dr. Wagner’s)
41490 Crawford Landing Rd., Slidell, LA 70461 (985)641-1769
www.honeyislandswamp.com

Honey Island earned its name because of the honeybees once seen on a nearby island. A tract of bottomland timber lying between the East Pearl and West Pearl rivers, Honey Island is between three and seven miles wide and 15 to 20 miles long. It is located 50 minutes from New Orleans in Southeast Louisiana.

You can now enjoy some of the richest wildlife stretches of the river and of Honey Island… all from the comfort of a tour boat! You may see the alligator, red wolf, deer….there have even been sightings of the Florida cougar! Many species of exotic birds also make their homes in this swamp….an active bald eagle nest has occupied the swamp dating back to 1910!

Cajun Encounters Tours
941 Decatur St #101, New Orleans, LA 70116 (504)-834-1770
www.cajunencounters.com

At Cajun Encounters, we dedicate ourselves to giving visitors an authentic experience of Louisiana. We offer top-quality City, Plantation, and Swamp Tours. Our licensed guides are passionate about sharing their love of Louisiana and our Captains are the best in their field! In addition to our variety of tours offered daily, we also offer custom group tours and itinerary planning. From swamp tours to pub crawls, plantation tours and more, we have a tour for everyone and we guarantee to make your experience to New Orleans an unforgettable adventure.

Ghost City Tours in New Orleans
643 Magazine St #304, New Orleans, LA 70130 (888)-859-5375
www.ghostcitytours.com

Founded in 2012, Ghost City has quickly grown to become the most recognizable name in Paranormal Tourism, offering Ghost Tours which are attended by over 300,000 guests per year.

Haunted History Tours
723 St Peter, New Orleans, LA 70119 (504)-861-2727
www.hauntedhistorytours.com

With over 20 years of excellence under our belts, we provide the best haunted tours in New Orleans. Make no mistake; if it doesn’t say Haunted History Tours, then it isn’t the original! These are the New Orleans tours you’ve heard about featured on A&E, History Channel, Discovery Channel, SyFy Channel, Fox Network, and recommended by The Travel Channel as “The #1 tour in New Orleans… a must-do!” Mildly theatrical, hugely historical, and thoroughly entertaining, Haunted History Tours offers a variety of daily and nightly tours that are sure to leave you spellbound! Come join us for a spine-tingling experience today!

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Tour
501 Basin St, New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 777-3027
www.cemeterytourneworleans.com

Honoring New Orleans’ rich history, the Official Tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 guides you through the tombs of the city’s most famous and infamous historical figures. On this tour, you may step beyond the iron gates and experience the hauntingly beautiful past of New Orleans. Visit the tombs of Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau and historical figures such as Homer Plessy and many more. Tours Start from Basin St. Station Visitor Center, just next door to the entrance of the cemetery. Reserve your tour today!

City SightSeeing Tours
700 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116 (800) 362-1811
www.citysightseeingneworleans.com

City Sightseeing New Orleans is the most entertaining, informative, and fun City Tour you can find that offers transportation approximately every 30 minutes on an exhilarating open-top, double-decker bus! HOP-ON! and in a single 90min loop, experience a complete City Tour — 3 centuries of history, architecture, and culture narrated live in English by your very own Tour Host – see the Garden District, French Quarter, and CBD. HOP-OFF! at any stop along the way and explore New Orleans most popular neighborhoods, attractions, and shopping districts – or – take advantage of our Guided Garden District Walking Tours, included in our Tour Packages. See the city at your own pace, the next bus is less than 30 minutes away!