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New Orleans City Wide and Plantation Driving Tour
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
$695.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
This tour is designed to introduce visitors to a wide variety of inner-city neighborhoods outside of the French Quarter plus a nearby plantation (Destrehan) on River Road.
Few frequent visitors to New Orleans ever see the city outside of the French Quarter or the plantation country nearby.
Note: Please contact the guide directly BEFORE booking to confirm availability and any post-pandemic limits that may still exist or complicate things.
While a private to tour, it is not exclusive, meaning plantation management might include other visitors on the inside-the-house portion of the tour.
Note: Please contact us BEFORE booking to confirm availability.
Few frequent visitors to New Orleans ever see the city outside of the French Quarter or the plantation country nearby.
Note: Please contact the guide directly BEFORE booking to confirm availability and any post-pandemic limits that may still exist or complicate things.
While a private to tour, it is not exclusive, meaning plantation management might include other visitors on the inside-the-house portion of the tour.
Note: Please contact us BEFORE booking to confirm availability.
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City/Plantation Tour
This tour combines a 50 mile tour with the city of New Orleans visiting many historic neighborhoods with a visit to Destrehan Plantation.
Pickup included
This tour combines a 50 mile tour with the city of New Orleans visiting many historic neighborhoods with a visit to Destrehan Plantation.
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
- Licensed and insured driver/guide
- Docent at the plantation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Plantation admission
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Admissions to unplanned attractions
- souvenirs
- Lunch
Meeting point
At your hotel
Return details
At your hotel
- We will drive through the French Quarter and explain the neighborhoods before leaving for a citywide tour. (pass by)
- We will visit the first suburb of the city below the French Quarter and describe the placage and caste systems. (pass by)
- We will drive out Esplanade Avenue across St. Claude and describe the Treme faubourg, the history of Jazz, and attempts by the Ffrench to compete with the Americans in the Garden District. (pass by)
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City ParkWe will drive through City Park, the site of the Higgins Landing Craft factory, the transition of duels, the WPA, and other topics. We usually stop for beignets here.
- We drive out along Lakeshore Drive to see Lake Pontchartrain and discuss hurricane Katrina, the topography of New Orleans and seafood (pass by)
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We drive through Lake Lawn Cemetery and discuss the rationale of burials above ground.
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Tulane UniversityWe drive the length of St. Charles Avenue, passing Xavier, Tulane and Loyola Universities. We visit the Garden District and have lunch in the area before leaving town to see a plantation.
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Destrehan PlantationWe tour Destgrehan Plantation and discuss slavery, the plantation economy, and the history of transportation on the Mississippi River.
- We return visitors to their hotels after the plantation tour. (pass by)
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New Orleans City Wide and Plantation Driving Tour
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
$695.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
—
You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
—
We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!