Why choose this New Orleans tour ?
Maximize your time in New Orleans with a private full-day tour tour made for you! Kick off your 3 hour city tour with highlights of the Big Easy. City Tour includes a cemetery and stop in city park. You will have enough time for a 1 hour lunch at a local seafood restaurant. Then you will spend 2 hours at the oldest recorded plantation, Destrehan Plantation. Best of all, your private tour includes hotel pick-up and transport by air-conditioned vehicle.
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What makes Private New Orleans City Tour with Destrehan Plantation/Cemetery a unique experience ?
You’ll take a drive slowly down St. Charles Avenue, the American side of New Orleans, and see some of the homes of the Garden District. You will pass Ann Rice’s home and Governor Claiborne’s Daughters home, circa 1840.
You’ll spend an unforgettable three hours on our comfortable air conditioned Mini-bus while getting an overview of New Orleans, and experiencing the history and culture of the Creoles with your licensed tour guide. No trip to New Orleans would be complete without seeing the highlights of our city and the some of the areas affected by Katrina’s flood waters. Your tour guide will also give you an overview of the “French Quarter”, pointing out areas of interest, so that you can explore them later, at your own pace.
You will see Jackson Square, the site where the Louisiana Purchase was made.
Pass the oldest Cathedral in North America.
See the Cabildo, which was the seat of Spanish colonial city hall of New Orleans.
Pass this outdoor market spanning 6 blocks.
On the way to the “Dueling Oaks” of New Orleans’ City Park, you will view 100 year old homes along Esplanade Avenue.
You’ll visit an above ground cemetery, where you will be given a short guided tour. Your tour guide will explain how the people of New Orleans bury their dead above ground in re-usable tombs. This tradition was by necessity, not by choice.
The Destrehan Plantation is one of the oldest standing plantation in the Mississippi Valley surrounded by majestic, 300 year old oak trees. The house has been beautifully restored to its original glory and has a lot of history to see and to learn.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Private Executive Van
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Private City Tour with Destrehan Plantation Tour up to 10 passengers
Pickup included - Private SUV
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Private City Tour with Destrehan Plantation Tour up to 5 passengers
Pickup included - Private 14 Passenger Mini Bus
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Private City Tour with Destrehan Plantation Tour up to 14 passengers
Pickup included
Private New Orleans City Tour with Destrehan Plantation/Cemetery Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional driver/guide and private transport
- Local taxes
Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Louisiana Tour company.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at America/Chicago.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 14 Travelers is accepted for booking.
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
