New Orleans - Masks Optional - Fun Inevitable!

Learn about the centuries of history, sights and sounds that New Orleans has to offer on an insightful and fun city tour. Highlights of the tour include:

• The sights and sounds of the world famous French Quarter and historic Jackson Square
• Visit one of 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 the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. View the longest bridge over water in the world, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.
• Follow the path of the St. Charles Avenue streetcar, the oldest continuously operating passenger railway system in the world
• See the homes of former Kings and 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.

After the city tour you will take to the waters of the mighty Mississippi River aboard the historic Steamboat Natchez which is one of only 2 authentic steamboats still operating. This two hour cruise will take you back to a time when cotton was king and life was as slow and graceful as the current on the Mississippi. Included is narration from the Captain, an informative visit to the engine room and views of Chalmette Battlefield where the British were defeated in the Battle of New Orleans.