Highlights / General details
Absorb the sights & sounds of the world famous French Quarter and historic Jackson Square, home of the Cabildo and Presbytere Museums. Travel through historic neighborhoods such as Treme & Faubourg Marigny. Visit one of our historic cemeteries, referred to as “Cities of the Dead,” and learn about this unique above ground burial system.
Marvel at stories of voodoo and piracy on Bayou St. John, the waterway used by Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates, as we make our way to City Park, one of the ten largest urban parks in America. Here you may visit either the Morning Call Cafe or the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
Follow the path of the St. Charles Avenue streetcar, the oldest continuously operating passenger railway system in the world (until service was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina).
See the homes of former Kings & Queens of Mardi Gras, stately mansions and the world-famous, exclusive Garden District.
View Tulane and Loyola Universities across from Audubon Park, home to one of the top five zoos in the nation, The Audubon Zoo.
Inclusion
Cemetery Stop; Narrated Motorcoach Tour.
Exclusion
Transportation to and from the departure location; Parking; Gratuities for drivers and/or guides.
Hours of operation
Available daily departing at 9:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm year-round. The cemetery is closed on some holidays. No tour departures Mardi Gras Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Duration
Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.
Hours of operation
Available daily departing at 9:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm year-round. The cemetery is closed on some holidays. No tour departures Mardi Gras Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Duration
Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.
Location
Tour begins at the Gray Line "Lighthouse" Ticket Office in the French Quarter at 400 Toulouse Street & the Mississippi River - at the Steamboat Natchez Dock.
Policies
Cancellation: 2 days prior 100% penalty. No show 100% penalty.
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