New Orleans City and Katrina Tour

Cost: $70 PER PERSON
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM or 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

This tour runs any day we reach a minimum of 4 people.
Reservations & availability call: 1-877-665-8687 (TOUR) or visit our Reservations page. Once a tour is confirmed, WE DO NOT CANCEL. We require a credit card number to guarantee reservations.

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This tour begins with the French Quarter, covering history and architecture of the old Creole city, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the Pontalba row houses, and an overall view of the Mississippi River.

Next we drive by the French Market and pass the old U.S. Mint then, going through the Faubourg Marigny, we drive east across the Industrial Canal to see the largest levee breach which destroyed the Lower 9th Ward, witnessing both the desolation and budding rebirth there, showing Brad Pitt's "Make it Right" rebuilding project, and Habitat For Humanity's colorful Musicians' Village site in the Upper 9th Ward before we return to the stately mansions along Esplanade Ave.

We then stop for a guided walking tour of historic St. Louis Cemetery #3 on Esplanade Avenue.

Riding along peaceful Bayou St. John, we view raised houses from the late 1700s and explain their architectural significance in a city below sea level.

In City Park, we see the antique carousel and centuries old live oaks before stopping for refreshments and restrooms.

We next arrive at UNO’s campus along Lake Pontchartrain's shores, where our levee system is explained and the longest of all bridges, the Causeway, is seen from the van.

As we drive by City Park we reach the London Avenue Canal Breaches and view from the van the complete destruction they caused.

Driving along the Lakeshore past the marinas, we reach our third levee breach at the 17th Street Canal and view from the van the violent and utter destruction done to the Lakeview neighborhood and the amazing come back and rebuilding there.

We continue through the Uptown district, viewing Tulane and Loyola Universities, the 176 year old Streetcar line, and St. Charles Avenue’s grand colonial mansions before moving into the Garden District to show famous (maybe haunted?) historic homes.

Downtown, we drive through the Arts District and the Warehouse Section as well as by the World War II Museum, going around the Superdome and through the heart of the business district as we return to your hotel.