an overview of the crescent city

Tour Description

Our most popular 3 hour driving tour is an overview of New Orleans, traveling in the comfort of our Honda Odyssey minivan. We'll start in the French Quarter, where the city’s colorful history began. We’ll continue to the Marigny and the Bywater, two charming downriver neighborhoods, and get a sense of their changing history through the centuries and in the 19 years since Hurricane Katrina. We’ll proceed up mansion-lined Esplanade Avenue towards Bayou St. John and to City Park, one of our nation’s oldest urban parks and home to the world’s largest stand of mature live oak trees. We will continue upriver along iconic St. Charles Avenue through the University area into the fabled Garden District. Approaching Canal Street, we’ll pass through the Warehouse Arts District, by the World War II Museum and the Central Business District. A condensed presentation, this tour is great for hot summer months, (we’re in air conditioning the whole time!) or for visitors short on time.

HIGHLIGHTS

French Quarter

Marigny / Bywater

Bayou St. John

City Park

University area

Garden District.

LOGISTICS

Meeting location: your French Quarter hotel or other location by arrangement.
We’ll make one stop for the restroom and café au lait & beignets if you would like.
We welcome your questions; dialogue is encouraged!