New Orleans Super Saver: City Tour and Steamboat Natchez Harbor Cruise

4 Hours

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

Language Offered

Overview

See the best of New Orleans by land and water on this combo city tour and steamboat cruise on the mighty Mississippi! Enjoy a 2"hour guided coach trip through the French Quarter, Louis Armstrong Park and Jackson Square, where you'll witness the city's cultural history and diverse colonial heritage. Then board the famous Steamboat Natchez for a 2"hour iconic New Orleans river cruise.

Enjoy a fully narrated city tour of historic New Orleans
See the world famous French Quarter, Jackson Square and Audubon Park
2-hour cruise aboard the Natchez Riverboat on the Mississippi River
Listen the Captain's steamboat of the highlights of one of the world's busiest ports

Inclusions & Exclusions

Departure & Return

What To Expect

Choose the morning or afternoon for your excursion, and head to Toulouse Street in the French Quarter to board your motor coach for the first half of your tour. Relax as you wind through the historic French Quarter, passing French and Spanish"inspired buildings, voodoo specialty shops and lush Creole courtyards. Continue on to Jackson Square, an honorary landmark to New Orleans' war hero Andrew Jackson. See Louisiana's Cabildo and Presbytere museums and the Pontalba Apartments, the oldest apartment buildings in the United States!Other sights include the iconic St Charles Avenue streetcar, the exquisite mansions of the Garden District and City Park. Visit the park's Besthoff Sculpture Garden or stop at the Morning Call Cafe for a delicious beignet (own expense) before heading back to the river for part two of your tour: a cruise on the Steamboat Nanchez!This paddlewheel ship is one of the last of its kind in New Orleans. Find find a seat in the cabin or on the outside deck, where you can admire unobstructed views of the 'Crescent City' shoreline and enjoy live jazz music. Learn some riverside history as you pass sites like the Chalmette Battlefield, where the famous pirate and privateer Jean Lafitte teamed with Andrew Jackson to defeat British invaders in the Battle of New Orleans. An optional lunch buffet is available for purchase. You'll sample an array of sumptuous Louisiana fare from cornmeal"crusted fish and red beans and rice to Natchez's signature bread pudding and fresh fruit (full menu included below). Coffee and tea are included with your lunch, or you may purchase adult beverages. Your river cruise ends back at the departure point in New Orleans with plenty of time to sightsee!ItinerarySample Lunch MenuMenu Subject to Change Southern Fried Fish*Zesty cornmeal crusted and fried to a golden perfectionRed Beans and Rice New Orleans classic red beans with andouille sausage and served over Jazzmen® riceRoast Beef Debris and GravyServed over mashed potatoesVegetarian Pasta Salad Chef's Daily SelectionVegetable du Jour Cole SlawHouse prepared creamy cole slawCornucopia of Fresh FruitNATCHEZ Bread Pudding A New Orleans souffl e of La Louisiane French bread, eggs, cream, vanilla and cinnamon with a Callebaut® Belgian white chocolate sauceLa Louisiane Fresh Sliced French Bread