Tour por la plantación Whitney con transporte desde Nueva Orleans
Descripción
Visite la plantación Whitney de Nueva Orleans y retroceda en el tiempo mientras explora el museo de plantaciones del siglo XVIII, el único de su tipo en Luisiana. En este tour de 5 horas (incluido el tiempo de viaje desde Nueva Orleans), verá exposiciones de museos, obras de arte conmemorativas y edificios restaurados. Aprenda sobre una parte importante de la historia de los Estados Unidos como se registra en las narrativas de esclavos en primera persona. The Whitney Plantation es una experiencia de audio tour autoguiada. Asegúrese de descargar la aplicación Whitney Plantation en su teléfono celular, tableta o iPad para escuchar un audio tour. También puede actualizar su experiencia para incluir un recorrido pantanoso de 90 minutos.
Opciones de la excursión
Itinerario
Comience el recorrido en el punto de encuentro designado en Nueva Orleans y viaje a la histórica Whitney Plantation, una de las propiedades anteriores a la guerra ubicada a lo largo del río Mississippi. Cruzarás el aliviadero Bonnet Carré, una salida de inundaciones para el río, y verás una vista panorámica del lago Pontchartrain en tu camino hacia la plantación. Pase por las plantaciones Evergreen, Felicity y St. Joseph, donde los ricos cultivos de caña de azúcar, algodón e índigo de estas tierras fértiles alguna vez viajaron a varios puertos comerciales.
Llegue a Whitney Plantation, que data de hace más de 260 años y ahora es un museo en funcionamiento dedicado a la comprensión de la esclavitud en el sur de Estados Unidos. Visite las exhibiciones del museo y los edificios restaurados, incluidas las históricas cabañas de esclavos, algunas de las cuales permanecen de las 22 originales en el lugar. Vea la Casa Grande, que es uno de los mejores ejemplos sobrevivientes de la arquitectura criolla española en Luisiana, y aprenda sobre la vida cotidiana de los antiguos esclavos en Whitney según lo registrado por el Proyecto Federal de Escritores. Realice el recorrido a su propio ritmo y, si lo desea, descargue la aplicación Whitney Plantation para realizar el recorrido autoguiado de la plantación. Al final de su experiencia, regresará al centro de Nueva Orleans.
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Información importante
- Accesible para silla de ruedas
- Los bebés y los niños pequeños pueden ir en un cochecito o en una silla de paseo
- Los bebés deben sentarse en el regazo de un adulto
- Adecuado para todos los niveles de aptitud física
- El registro es 15 minutos antes de la hora de inicio.
- Si el huésped necesita un autobús equipado con elevador para silla de ruedas, se deben hacer arreglos especiales con el proveedor. Esto debe ser arreglado 48 horas antes de la fecha del tour. Los datos de contacto estarán en su cupón.
- Los huéspedes que visiten Whitney en silla de ruedas tendrán acceso a la tienda de regalos, a los baños y al museo. Los terrenos de plantación son accesibles; sin embargo, hay caminos de grava desiguales. El recorrido de la casa principal no es accesible para huéspedes que viajan en silla de ruedas y no se requiere que se modifique, ya que es una casa histórica; Sin embargo, el primer piso es accesible. Los invitados podrían ver los cuartos de esclavos, pero no tendrían acceso para entrar.
- El recorrido en Whitney Plantation es autoguiado
- Este recorrido incluye 2 horas dedicadas a explorar los terrenos de Whitney Plantation. El tiempo restante consiste en el viaje hacia y desde el destino.
Opiniones(1,432)
Though we appreciate the Whitney Plantation’s allowing their guides to approach their tours through a “lens that is personal to them, shaped by their experience and insights”, surely there must be some standard? Our guide started the tour by recounting that his teachers had “lied” to him about slavery. As an educator, I get that. The disservice our education system has done to Black history is appalling. However, that seemed to be the whole thrust of his presentation! For the first three or four stops, we had to listen to him excoriate “public schools,” our “public school system,” and “teachers” (his words) over and over and over again. We got the point the first time! His personal agenda and feelings about teachers should not be the basis of his tour. Give us the “unvarnished truth” about slavery but spare us the tirade against teachers, especially when he was painting with such a broad brush. That may have been his experience in Mississippi, but it was not mine in Maryland. And all of those things that he said that are not taught in schools today, well, we absolutely do and have been for years. Perhaps this historian needs to do a little bit more research. This man did not know I was a teacher, so I tried not to take it personally, but honestly, I was a little over it when he told the group that if we didn't want the truth, “then this is not the tour for you and you should go find another tour”. Really? Is that acceptable? Our group thought that we were coming to learn about the lives of enslaved people on the Whitney Plantation. We were wrong. Although our guide was knowledgeable about the minutia of the history of the slave trade and US history in general, it wasn’t even till the end of the tour that I learned they grew sugar cane. We were shown the slave quarters. How many families lived in one cabin? What foods did they eat? Did they grow their own food? Could they visit other people? Not talked about. We saw the overseers cabin. How did he treat the slaves? How did the overseer get his job? Was he paid? Not talked about. What jobs did domestic slaves do? How were they treated? what was it like to work in the fields? How many hours did they work? Not talked about. I guess we truly misunderstood what the tour was all about. Or maybe it just comes down to the guide you happen to get randomly. How unfortunate.
Is very powerful. Hopefully it will soften the hearts of those racists people that still judge others by the color of their skin.
We truly enjoyed the tour of the Whitney Plantation, and we very much enjoyed the swamp and all the creatures we saw, truly a wonderful, terrific tine
I had a great driver. He definitely gave us some insight on New Orleans history around the city. The plantation tour was definitely insightful, informative and emotional because of the history it holds. It’s one thing to see it in movies, hear about it in history books but to see it person was definitely something unbelievable and that it actually happened to black people, black children at that. The tour was worth and the driver was excellent. I’m sorry i couldn’t remember the drivers name but he was good!!!!
Our tour guide was Kimberly for our bus ride. She had so much information about Louisiana and she tough us so many new things and was very informative.!
Thanks so much, John. Kimberly is a great asset to Gray Line. She loves her guests.
My experience was emotional and somber. But, I would strongly recommend this tour. Although my tour was a self guided excursion, I recommend using the guided version. The guides are knowledgeable and can provide you a much deeper understanding of the artifacts and living and working situations.
Thank you Brenda for touring with us. The Whitney experience that is somber and thought provoking.
Very raw, honest and heartbreaking. A humbling experience. My heart is overwhelmingly heavy. Although it was painful, this place should be preserved so the history does not repeat itself.
The reason this experience was curated was for the reasons you noted. It is important to understand so that actions are never repeated.
I loved this experience! My friends & I had such a great time! From Whitney plantation to the Bauou tour . . Our tour guide Katie was wonderful
Katie loves her guests and makes sure that you leave with knowledge and then joy from the Bayou portion.
Very informational, would highly recommend.
Thank you so much.
Bring water, wear comfortable shoes, wear sunblock and perhaps a sun hat. Bring your camera and the self guided tour was better for me, but if you have questions, go for the guide.
What a delightful review with very helpful hints. Thank you.
