EXPERIENCES
CRUISES AND TOURS IN NEW ORLEANS
RIVERBOAT CRUISES
- All ages
- 2.5 hrs
Relish in the beauty and serenity of the Mississippi as you float along aboard this 2.5 hour paddle boat tour. Let us take you on a journey back in time while you enjoy your lunch accompanied by live jazz music.
- All ages
- 3 hrs
If you love yourself a little romance, this Jazz Dinner Cruise is one not to be missed! Experience the authentic paddle-wheel steamboat in New Orleans as you take a breezy jaunt down the Mississippi River.
- All ages
- 2.5 hrs
Enjoy a scrumptious Sunday brunch fix with a twist aboard this Jazz boat tour, where you get to groove in live Jazz music, as if in a festival, and enjoy the panoramic view of New Orleans’ skyline as you savor the flavours of its local cuisine.
CITY TOURS
- ★ MOST POPULAR
- Ages 6+
- 3 hrs
This three hour city sightseeing tour covers 25 square miles of iconic neighborhoods through three centuries with ample opportunities to experience the beauty and history of New Orleans at a walking pace.
- All ages
- 2 hrs
Hear the eerie tales and dark secrets of a 300 year old European neighborhood that has been ravaged by fires, epidemics, hurricanes, floods, wars, slavery and conflict. Learn the real history of colorful characters who lived, died and have chosen to remain in the French Quarter.
- Ages 21+
- 2.5 hrs
New Orleans has long been a muse with an unquenchable taste for revelry, muddling sophistication and fancy in equal parts. It’s no wonder the cocktail scene began early…1850 to be exact. Drink in her rich history as you explore the French Quarter, where the hour is always happy.
- Ages 21+
- 4 hrs
Explore the rich culinary history of New Orleans on a tour that combines a cooking class with a French Quarter cocktail tour. First, learn about the basics of Louisiana cuisine from a professional chef during an entertaining demonstration, then sample classics such as jambalaya, gumbo, and pralines.
- Ages 5+
- 6.5 hrs
If you have only one day in New Orleans this 1/2 day experience is for you. A highly recommended tour & a great way see our beautiful city! Covering over 40 square miles of the Crescent City followed by a 2-hour harbor cruise on board the World Famous Steamboat Natchez.
- 2 hrs
Providing the ultimate culinary class demonstration in New Orleans. A professional chef prepares classic specialties such as jambalaya, gumbo and pralines while you watch and learn. The class is served with a side of local history that goes into the spices that are essential to Cajun and Creole flavors.
SWAMP TOURS
- ★ MOST POPULAR
- Ages 5+
- 3 hrs 45 mins
- 6-10 people
Take a thrilling alligator and Louisiana wildlife viewing tour from a small airboat ride through the wetlands near New Orleans. See plenty of alligators on this active, family-friendly tour.
- Ages 5+
- 3 hrs 45 mins
- 15-27 people
Travel over bayous and open waterways around the colorful, historic fishing village of Jean Lafitte, named after a 19th-century smuggler. Hop on our large airboats for some family fun!
- All ages
- 3 hrs 45 mins
- 6-10 people
Nowhere is Louisiana’s wildlife more abundant than in the swamps and bayous of New Orleans. Take a boat ride through New Orleans’ swamps and bayous and be on the lookout for alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles and native birds.
PLANTATION TOURS
- ★ MOST POPULAR
- All ages
- 7 hrs 45 mins
Marvel at the unbelievable quarter-mile long alley of 28 magnificent Oak trees, each over 250 years old, and view the majestic cypress trees in Louisiana’s swamps bordering the Mississippi River.
- All ages
- 5 hrs 25 mins
You’ll experience one of the South’s most intriguing settings-Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1839, and marvel at the unbelievable quarter-mile long alley of 28 magnificent Oak trees, each over 250 years old, that gave the plantation its name.
- All ages
- 5 hrs 25 mins
The Whitney Plantation Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. As a site of memory and consciousness, the Whitney Plantation Museum is meant to pay homage to all enslaved people on the plantation itself and to all of those who lived elsewhere in the United States.
- All ages
- 5.5 hrs
Destrehan was the site of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history in 1811 and later, during the Union occupation in 1865, a colony of newly freed slaves was established to teach them the skills needed to transition into a life of freedom.