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New Orleans: City Tour and Natchez Daytime Jazz Cruise Combo

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Enjoy a cruise down the Mississippi River followed by a city tour through historic neighborhoods of New Orleans, including the world-famous French Quarter and Garden District.

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  • Live guiding
    English
  • Duration
    6.5 hours
  • Includes
    • Natchez Daytime Jazz Cruise
    • New Orleans City Tour
    • Experienced guide
    • Lunch (snacks are available for an additional purchase onboard the cruise)
    • Gratuities
Highlights & Description

Highlights

  • Enjoy a Steam Calliope cruise and live jazz concert in one day
  • Discover highlights of one of the world’s busiest waterways
  • Absorb the sights and sounds of New Orleans' world famous French Quarter
  • Hop off at St. Louis Cemetery #3, City Park, and the Garden District
  • Learn about more than 3 centuries of history with a licensed tour guide

Description

Take a combined half-day tour of the Mississippi River on board a historic steamboat and explore the world of the buccaneer Jean Lafitte as you travel from the French Quarter of New Orleans to the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. The river cruise and city tour must be taken on the same day.

Start your day off right and discover 3 centuries of history, legends, and romance as you encounter “The City That Care Forgot!” Your experienced guide will amaze you with stories of voodoo and piracy on the Bayou St. John, the water used by Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates, as you make your way to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.

This city tour includes 3 stops. First, learn about the above-ground burial systems in New Orleans at St. Louis Cemetery #3. Next, you'll hop off the bus at City Park, where you'll be able to purchase beignets at Café du Monde or set out to find your own “Instagrammable moment” among bayous and groves of ancient live oaks, some more than 800 years old. Then, follow the route of the streetcar and Mardi Gras parades down St. Charles Avenue as you head to the Garden District. Here, you'll enjoy a stroll through one of the most well-preserved neighborhoods in America before heading back to where your tour started in the heart of the French Quarter.

Following the tour, board the historic Steamboat NATCHEZ, the last Authentic Steamboat on the Mississippi River. On this 2-hour day cruise, you will get the sense of the early days of this port city when life was as slow and graceful as the current on the Mississippi River. Enjoy a live jazz concert on board as you cruise past the Chalmette Battlefield, where Jean Lafitte and his buccaneers joined forces with Andrew Jackson to defeat the British in the Battle of New Orleans. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase onboard for an additional fee.

Good to know before you go
  • Periodically, Steamboat Natchez will be out of service for her yearly Coast Guard inspections and general maintenance. All cruises during this time will take place on her sister vessel, the Riverboat City of New Orleans
  • The cruise (11:00 AM) and bus tour (2:00 PM) must be taken on the same day
  • Tour vehicles are equipped for wheelchair storage. Please submit any special requests at least 48 hours in advance of your reservations
  • The parking lot fee is approximately $11.00 to $13.00 for up to 4 or more hours unless it is a special event. When you pass Rampart St., you are in the French Quarter. Please allow for extra time due to heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the French Quarter at all times
  • Tours will not be conducted on Mardi Gras Day and Thanksgiving Day
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Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
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  • Adults
    13-99 years
  • Children
    6-12 years
  • Infants
    0-5 years
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