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Enjoy Drinks & Music in New Orleans: From Cocktails to Jazz Experience

Enjoy Drinks & Music in New Orleans: From Cocktails to Jazz Experience

Overview

Explore New Orleans’ jazz and cocktail scenes on fun and far-reaching afternoon tour. With a local guide leading the way, learn about jazz’s origins and explore musical landmarks like Marginy and Louis Armstrong Park. Escape the beaten path in the French Quarter and visit a legendary 18th-century haunt. Enjoy a beer and five cocktail samples.

City: New Orleans

Tue 10 Jun

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Starting at $156.05

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Tue 10 Jun

Starting at $156.05

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Walk through the picturesque French Quarter

Discover New Orleans's unique cocktail and jazz culture

Live Music on famous Frenchmen Street with a Beer

4-5 Drink stops with 5 different cocktails samples

Tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay

Friendly Local English-speaking cocktail expert, music lover and a guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This tour features a couple of cocktails that include dairy ingredients such as eggs and/or milk. Discounts are available for vegans or people with a lactose-intolerance. Your guide can also assist you with alternative drink recommendations to purchase separately during the tour.
Travelers under 21 years of age are not permitted to join this tour.
Small group of a maximum of 12 people.
Guides required to regularly wash hands
All tours follow the latest local health authority advice. Intrepid Urban Adventures has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Safe Travels stamp, which recognises companies that have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols.

What To Expect

Jackson Square

Your cocktails and jazz tour begins in Jackson Square where you’ll find many of the best bars of the French Quarter are only a stone’s throw away. Don’t expect to spend much time on Bourbon Street though. While it has its place in New Orleans nightlife, we will be going beyond the tourist trail to show you what really makes New Orleans’ cocktail culture unique.

French Quarter

For our first cocktail stop we will travel back to the 1700s and visit a bar which used to entertain some of the most eccentric characters in New Orleans history. Here, we will taste a famous drink of the city and learn how it has influenced New Orleans drinking culture today. We will then visit one of your guide’s favorite bars and taste a drink so good you’ll forget there’s alcohol in it. Next up, we will sample the ‘official cocktail of New Orleans’: the Sazerac. One of the first cocktails ever invented, it’s definitely tasty enough to stand the test of time. Our final cocktail stop will be at one of the classiest establishments in town to try one of the city’s most esteemed drinks, the Ramos Gin Fizz. After your first sip, you’ll truly understand why New Orleans has been called, “the cradle of civilized drinking.”

Louis Armstrong Park

There will be an opportunity to rest your feet or grab a bite to eat before the jazz portion of the tour begins. Your guide can recommend some good eats, depending on your preferences. Then we’ll head over to the historic and beautiful Louis Armstrong Park in the Tremé neighborhood. Within the park, we will talk about the historical origins of jazz and discuss one of the jazz greats, Armstrong himself.

Frenchmen Street

We'll begin to make our way to the popular Marigny neighborhood, named after the nobleman and good-time guy of the same name. Updated for modern thirsts, Marigny is a hip nightlife area that appeals to New Orleanians and visitors alike. Your guide will lead the way, making sure to point out a few popular local music and nightlife haunts along the way. Soon we will arrive at the famous Frenchmen Street, the largest concentration of live music venues in the city. Your guide will take you inside one of his/her favorites for a beer on us (you’re very welcome to purchase additional beverages if you want them). In New Orleans, there’s always the opportunity for an element of surprise. We’ll be on the lookout for impromptu street performances, which always make the night special. And if the timing and mood is right, we’ll get behind the scenes with one of the bands in between sets.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (31)

BEST_TRAVELWITHFRNDS

Feb 2020

Had a great time with Sophie on cocktail tour and Kaizer for Jazz tour. The places she took us to and the stories behind them along with the drinks were very interesting and tasty! Keiser was very well informed about the story of Jazz. I was able to share some of the information with my son ( who is music major with special interest on Jazz) and he was very impressed! Had a great time,thanks

Response from Host

Feb 2020

We’d like to thank you for your review and are happy to hear that you enjoyed your time spent with us. It’s always nice to hear from guests about their experience(s) with us and hope we can assist you again, sometime in the future. We wish you Safe Travels

T-dawgindahouse

Feb 2020

Woohoo! Thanks for an awesome cocktail tour Sophie! Was such a great way to get a feel for nightlife and bars away from the overly busy and touristy Burbon street, had an awesome time!

Response from Host

Feb 2020

Hi. Thanks so much for taking a tour with us and for leaving a review about your experience. It was a pleasure meeting you and we are happy to here that you enjoyed yourself. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your stay

JohnF6529

Jan 2020

We booked the cocktail tour with Sophie and the jazz tour with Kaizer. Best tour guides we’ve ever had hands down. So glad we booked these tours. Wasn’t sure what to expect at first but the variety of drinks with Sophie to the jazz stops along Frenchman with Kaizer made a night we will always remember. Thank you guys for making our trip that much better! Highly recommend to anyone considering the tours!

Response from Host

Jan 2020