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Steamboat Natchez Evening Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

Savor the beauty and romance of the New Orleans skyline aboard the Dinner Jazz Cruise. Enjoy the Dukes of Dixieland jazz band and a narration provided by our captain while cruising the Mighty Mississippi River. There are two seating times for dinner, so please make sure to check availability of both if one is not available. The 1st dinner seating is from 6-7:15pm and the 2nd is from 7:45-9pm. Groups must be booked as one reservation in order to be seated together for dinner. The Steamboat NATCHEZ is taking some time off, but her sister vessel, the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS will be taking her place. You’ll get the same authentic riverboat experience of a leisurely, two-hour cruise on the mighty Mississippi, enjoying traditional live jazz, craft cocktails, and all the beautiful New Orleans sites, while also exploring the newly renovated riverboat. Make sure you check out all four decks - the top deck view is a sight to see! Upgrade your ticket to include the dinner buffet.
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New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option

Find out what all the fuss is about on this half-day food tour of some of the best food in New Orleans' famous French Quarter! Food and history mixed together. Your passionate and knowledgeable guide will escort you to experience traditional NOLA samplings in the French Quarter, including a few commonly mentioned in cookbooks. You will sample a variety of authentic tastings. Depending on your food tour time, options may include: Traditional Gumbo at a Creole restaurant, Seafood or Short Rib Po-Boys, Alligator Sausage, Muffuletta, Jambalaya, Char-Grilled Oyster, Pralines, buttery Praline cookies, and stroll past the famous Cafe du Monde. Learn about the rich legacy of fine food in the French Quarter and which hotspots to check out on your own later. You can even work with your guide to customize the tour to your interests or upgrade to a small-group tour with no more than 12 guests. Please note tastings are subject to change due to current availability.
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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Experience the grandeur of New Orleans’ antebellum south on a half‐day tour of Oak Alley Plantation. Take a journey through time to the manicured estate and into the gorgeous home, built in 1839. View stunning architecture, oak‐lined esplanades, and enduring sugar cane fields while learning about the plantation’s fascinating – and often somber – histories from expert guides.
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New Orleans Swamp Tour Boat Adventure with Transportation

See the Cajuns of the Bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps. Here, the waterways are their highways. From the relaxed comfort of our covered New Orleans Swamp Tour Boats, you will drift slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery and a fishing village! You'll admire the wildlife that made the Barataria Swamps the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase. Here, birds, snakes, turtles, fur animals, and gators - the king of the swamp - are easily spotted in Spring, Summer, and Fall.
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Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation from New Orleans

Visit the Whitney Plantation of New Orleans and step back in time as you explore the 18th-century plantation museum, the only one of its kind in Louisiana. On this 5-hour tour (including travel time from New Orleans,) you’ll see museum exhibits, memorial artwork, and restored buildings. Learn about an important part of American history as recorded from first-person slave narratives. They Whitney Plantation is a self-guided tour. Please make sure to download the Whitney Plantation app on your cell phone, tablet, or iPad to listen to an audio tour.
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New Orleans Swamp and Bayou Sightseeing Tour with Transportation

Nowhere is Louisiana’s wildlife more abundant than in the swamps and bayous of New Orleans. Take a boat ride through these swamps and bayous and be on the lookout for alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles and native birds. Hear stories from your guide about local Cajun culture and the mysteries of the swamps and bayous.
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New Orleans City Tour: Katrina, French Quarter, Garden District

Spend an unforgettable 3 hours on our comfortable air conditioned Mini-bus and get an overview of New Orleans. Experience 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.
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Steamboat Natchez VIP Jazz Dinner Cruise with Private Tour and Open Bar Option

Please arrive by 5:30pm for early boarding. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by a ship staff member to take you onboard. Start the night off with a complimentary Champagne cocktail and get front row access to the Dukes of Dixieland before dining. After enjoying the tunes and maybe a little dancing, settle into your reserved table in the dining room for a dinner buffet featuring local favorites. If you are looking for a little more, upgrade your cruise to include an open call brand bar. After dinner, take a tour of the vessel led by the first mate. Don’t miss this opportunity to cruise through New Orleans in style on an exclusive VIP cruise that can’t be booked anywhere else!
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New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour

Combining the history of Louisiana cuisine and New Orleans-style cocktails, this event is a feast for the senses!  Along with your guide you will visit up 6 locations: award-winning seafood restaurants, James Beard Award-nominated craft cocktail lounges, Creole restaurants, artisanal candy stores and more. Once inside you’ll sample up to 8 or more different dishes that represent the modern expressions of our culinary heritage: classic dishes like gumbo, and muffulettas, but also new interpretations like savory fried plantains and curried pork skins! We'll also enjoy 4 full-sized cocktails like the refreshing Pimm's Cup, the rum-heavy Hurricane, the classic Daiquiri and more! This 4-hour gastronomic odyssey is our way of showing you where we like to go now, and what we like to eat and drink once we're there. With so many dining and drinking options in New Orleans, why not try up to 6 different places in one fell swoop?! Note: all venues subject to change based on availability.
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Three-Hour City Tour of New Orleans by Minibus

Go beyond the typical city tour experience and see New Orleans like a local. Relax in an enclosed air-conditioned minibus and get a great introduction to the history, culture, and architecture of the magnificent city of New Orleans.
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Oak Alley or Laura Plantation Tour from New Orleans

Come take a journey back in time and see Louisiana's beautiful plantations.  Over the years, these plantations inspired many people to write books, screenplays and feature them in movies.  We pick up at all hotels in the Uptown, Downtown and French Quarter areas. If you are staying outside of this area, call to set up a pick up location. Seating is limited so reserve your tour.
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French Quarters Best Food Tour: Signature Flavors of New Orleans

Family and Veteran Owned. The oldest Food Tour in New Orleans, Celebrating 15 years! 5000 plus 5 star reviews ! Simply the Best Food Tour in New Orleans! We have your table reserved. Unlike other companies that serve you standing up on the side walk. Unlike other Food Tours, Tastebud Food Tours never cancels a Tour because of low bookings. We value your vacation and time. You will get the best with Tastebud Tours. Celebrating 15 years in New Orleans, Tastebud Food Tours is proud that our tours have earned earning Trip Advisors prestigious Hall of Fame Award and Travelers Choice for 15 years! #1 Eat your way through the French Quarter on this 3-hour New Orleans food tour. Taste classic dishes like pralines, po-boys, jambalaya, gumbo, and other Creole specialties. Learn about the city's culinary history, which is strongly influenced by Louisiana’s French heritage and the vibrant Creole population. We welcome you all! Have Fun! This Tour Operates Rain or Shine.
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New Orleans Food and History Walking Tour

This New Orleans food tour has every culinary taste covered. With a history-savvy guide leading the way, you’ll walk from classic Creole restaurants and neighborhood sandwich shops to hot sauce bars and artisanal candy stores. Visit up to five locations to sample diverse foods representing the breadth of Louisiana’s culinary heritage, including dishes like seafood gumbo, po-boys, muffulettas and pralines. Learn about the historical origins of each cuisine and, when possible, hear the chefs discuss their influences. Enjoy plenty of food on this afternoon tour. Please note: all venues are subject to change based on availability. This tour features a set menu and does not have a gluten-free, dairy-free, pork-free or vegetarian option. However, please notify us of any food allergies (not aversions) during check-out.
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New Orleans Ghost Hunt Experience: Voices from Beyond

Hunt for ghosts inside two different locations! Instead of simply hearing ghost stories, experience them yourself on the only interactive ghost hunt in New Orleans. This is a Ghost Hunt, not a walking tour with stories. Join a paranormal investigator/guide at some of the most haunted locations in the French Quarter, where you will have a chance to use real ghost-hunting equipment to try and pick up on any paranormal activity. The equipment is not just K2 meters, you will be able to use spirit boxes, SLS Camera, Thermal camera, and many other pieces of equipment you see on some of your favorite paranormal shows. THE same equipment we use on private investigations like the site of Marie Laveau's house, the "Demon House", as well as assisting the New Orleans Archdiocese on various cases. Try to capture your own photographic, video, & audio evidence. 12-person maximum per experience. ​Tour guide gratuities are NOT included in the tour price.
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New Orleans Small-Group City Tour by Van

Come hang out with a local for 2.5 to 3 hours and find out why they are so passionate about living in New Orleans. There has to be a reason they'd choose to live in New Orleans, a city that is almost completely under sea level, right? Find out what makes locals and tourists alike love New Orleans so deeply. They've taken the 5 most popular tours in New Orleans and combined their best elements and turned it into one of the most exciting tours the city has to offer. Create a truly memorable experience when you take the French Quarter tour, Katrina History, Historic Cemeteries tour, Garden District tour, and New Orleans Architecture tour all together! Basically, if you're a history buff, then this tour is for you. If you're trying to figure out what to do while you're in New Orleans, well, this tour is for you too.
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