Louisiana holidays
Louisiana received its name from Robert de LaSalle, an early French explorer who named the region for King Louis XIV of France. Since then, the state of Louisiana has become one of the world's renowned cultural destinations. From its subtropical climate to its unique blend of cultures, Louisiana holidays offer a warmth and variety second to none. Best known for its world famous port city of New Orleans, Louisiana provides visitors throughout the state its unique version of history, entertainment, food and fun. New Orleans is but a prelude to a state of enchantment.
Apart from the iconic city of New Orleans, Louisiana has four other distinctly different regions including :
Sportsmans Paradise:
The breathtaking scenery and rolling hills of Louisiana's Sportsman's Paradise make the region a prime location for a holiday of outdoor activities. If you enjoy spending your time fishing, golfing, hiking and canoeing, you'll be in your element on your holidays to Louisiana.
If you prefer big-city action on your holidays to Louisiana, the larger cities of Sportsman's Paradise are Shreveport/Bossier City, Ruston and Monroe/West Monroe are brimming with excitement.
Crossroads:
Home to the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territories, Crossroads is a region where the French and Spanish heritage of South Louisiana meets the English-speaking, pioneer culture of North Louisiana.
Cajun Country:
Louisiana's Cajuns know how to have a good time. Their food, music and joie de vivre are legendary. Their many festivals, celebrating everything from crawfish to zydeco music, brighten every month of the year. So there's bound to be some celebration during your holidays to Louisiana!
Cajun Country runs from west of New Orleans all the way to the Texas border. Its major cities include Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City and Houma/Thibodaux.
Plantation Country:
Step back in time more than 150 years on your holidays to Louisiana to recall the grand days before the American Civil War. In the 1850's more than three quarters of America's millionaires were clustered in the region between Natchez and New Orleans, their wealth based on vast plantations of sugar cane and cotton.
Steamboats ferried these valuable crops down the mighty Mississippi River to the port city of New Orleans; they returned laden with crystal chandeliers, china, mahogany furnishings and carpets from far off lands. Plantation Country offers a rare opportunity to glimpse the lifestyle of America's antebellum past.
Bon Voyage have been planning and arranging holidays to Louisiana since 1979. Allow Bon Voyage to tailor make an unforgettable Louisiana holiday adventure through this fascinating region, with the quality and service you expect, and at great value prices. Call us, and we'll plan you a holiday to Louisiana that you'll never forget.
New Orleans Holidays
After the ravages of Hurricane Katrina the French Quarter, the very heart and soul of New Orleans, is back!
Holiday ideas
Things to see and do
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Haunted New Orleans
Historic New Orleans is The Most Haunted City in the whole of the USA! During your stay here you can enjoy endless spooky tours, ghost walks, vampire stories and peeks into the fascinating world of Voodoo Magic! Here's one of our favourite tours....
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Mardi Gras
In New Orleans, a town famous for its French Quarter and Bourbon Street, for hot Cajun and Creole cuisine and for cool Dixieland jazz, one event surpasses them all as the city's legendary signature piece - Mardi Gras!
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The Myrtles Plantation Home - USA's Most Haunted House..
Just 30 minutes north of Baton Rouge and 2 hours north of New Orleans, The Myrtles Plantation is quite possibly the most haunted house in all of the U.S.A!
View The Myrtles Plantation Home - USA's Most Haunted House..
