Tour della piantagione di Whitney con trasporto da New Orleans
Descrizione
Visita la Whitney Plantation di New Orleans e fai un salto indietro nel tempo mentre esplori il museo delle piantagioni del XVIII secolo, unico nel suo genere in Louisiana. In questo tour di 5 ore (compreso il tempo di viaggio da New Orleans) vedrai mostre museali, opere d'arte commemorative ed edifici restaurati. Scopri una parte importante della storia americana come registrato da narrazioni di schiavi in prima persona. La Whitney Plantation è un'esperienza audioguidata. Assicurati di scaricare l'app Whitney Plantation sul tuo cellulare, tablet o iPad per ascoltare un tour audio. Puoi anche aggiornare la tua esperienza per includere un tour della palude di 90 minuti.
Opzioni del tour
Itinerario
Inizia il tour nel punto d'incontro designato a New Orleans e viaggia verso la storica Whitney Plantation, una delle tenute anteguerra situata lungo il fiume Mississippi. Attraverserai lo sfioratore Bonnet Carre, uno sbocco delle piene del fiume, e vedrai una vista panoramica del lago Pontchartrain lungo il percorso verso la piantagione. Passa accanto alle piantagioni Evergreen, Felicity e St. Joseph, dove un tempo ricchi raccolti di canna da zucchero, cotone e indaco provenienti da queste fertili terre viaggiavano verso vari porti commerciali.
Raggiungi la Whitney Plantation, che risale a più di 260 anni fa ed è ora un museo attivo dedicato alla comprensione della schiavitù nel sud americano. Visita le mostre museali e gli edifici restaurati, comprese le storiche capanne degli schiavi, alcune delle quali rimangono delle 22 originali in loco. Ammira la Big House, che è uno dei migliori esempi sopravvissuti di architettura creola spagnola in Louisiana, e scopri la vita quotidiana degli ex schiavi a Whitney, come registrato dal Federal Writers' Project. Visita al tuo ritmo e, se lo desideri, scarica l'app Whitney Plantation per il tour autoguidato della piantagione. Alla fine della tua esperienza, sei tornato al centro di New Orleans.
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Cosa è incluso
Valutazioni dei viaggiatori
Informazioni importanti
- Accessibile in sedia a rotelle
- I neonati e i bambini piccoli possono essere portati in carrozzina o passeggino
- I neonati devono sedere in grembo a un adulto
- Adatto a tutti i livelli di forma fisica
- Il check-in è 15 minuti prima dell'orario di inizio.
- Se l'ospite ha bisogno di un autobus dotato di ascensore per sedie a rotelle, è necessario prendere accordi speciali con il fornitore. Questo deve essere organizzato 48 ore prima della data del tour. I dettagli di contatto saranno sul tuo voucher.
- Gli ospiti che visitano Whitney con una sedia a rotelle avranno accesso al negozio di articoli da regalo, ai servizi igienici e al museo. I terreni della piantagione sono accessibili; tuttavia, vi sono percorsi di ghiaia irregolari. Il tour principale della casa non è accessibile agli ospiti che viaggiano su sedie a rotelle e non è necessario modificarli in quanto è una dimora storica; tuttavia, il primo piano è accessibile. Gli ospiti sarebbero in grado di visualizzare i quarti degli schiavi, ma non avrebbero accesso per entrare.
- Il tour alla Whitney Plantation è autoguidato
- Questo tour include 2 ore dedicate all'esplorazione dei terreni della Whitney Plantation. Il tempo rimanente consiste nel viaggio da e verso la destinazione.
Recensioni(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.
