Total New Orleans Tour: Food, Cocktails & Jazz

Overview

Experience everything that ‘The Big Easy’ has to offer on this unique total day tour. Dig into the delicious flavors that make New Orleans one of the USA’s top foodie destinations, enjoy some classy cocktails in the famous French Quarter and hear all about the origins of jazz before visiting a few of our favorite local jazz clubs. By the end of this all-encompassing tour, you’ll be hooked on gin and jazz and a bona fide expert on North America’s Mardi Gras city!

This tour is a combination of three of our most popular tours, the New Orleans Food Tour, the New Orleans Cocktail Tour and the New Orleans Jazz Tour

City: New Orleans

Sun 22 Jun

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Starting at $235.64

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Sun 22 Jun

Starting at $235.64

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What's Included

Walk through the picturesque French Quarter

Discover New Orleans's unique cocktail and jazz culture

Stop at the oldest public market in America - The French Market

See Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral

Friendly Local English-speaking guide

Sample 5 different cocktails samples on 4-5 Drink stops

Enjoy 4 food stops and 6 food samples

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 visits to establishments that are not always able to cater for vegetarians and other dietary requirements. Discounts are available and your guide can assist you with recommendations on where to purchase alternative diet-friendly food 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

WeVenture New Orleans

Your New Orleans Total Day Tour starts where it all began, on the banks of the Mississippi River. From here, you’ll witness the lifeblood of this region which brought new cultures, new influences and new ingredients to the USA through its ports. As they say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. To wake up your taste buds, we’ll indulge in New Orleans’ most iconic breakfast pastry, the beignet.

French Market

Next we will head to The French Market, the site of America’s oldest public market and then on to the picturesque streets of the French Quarter where your guide will take you to some of their favorite palate-pleasing spots. You’ll sample both a classic dish, as well as a delicacy that you’ve probably never seen outside Cajun country. You’ll then have the chance to try a dish that sparks more controversy amongst chefs than any other in New Orleans: gumbo. We’ll also indulge in a sweet treat made from locally grown sugarcane and the region’s abundant pecans.

French Quarter

There will then be an opportunity to have a coffee or do some souvenir shopping in the French Quarter with your guide before we take a short walk to Jackson Square, where we’ll begin the cocktail portion of your total day tour! We will be going beyond the tourist trail to show you what really makes New Orleans cocktail culture unique. 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. 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. Then we’ll head over to the historic and beautiful Louis Armstrong Park in the Tremé neighborhood.

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 (20)

Travel_Mage

Dec 2018

This was our first visit to New Orleans and we picked this tour to get an overview of the French Quarter. It was a perfect choice for the first day. Our tour guides were amiable, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. The tour set the tone for the rest of our trip and we'd recommend it to anyone. I recommend booking the tour on a day when the Saints aren't playing though, as the game crowds increase the lineups and wait times to get into the best restaurants.

Response from Host

Dec 2018

Thank you for your kind review and so happy to hear you enjoyed yourself.

krschmidt12

Sep 2018

This tour was amazing! We spent the entire day eating, drinking, and listening to music. Butch was the most entertaining, lively, and personable guide I have ever had the pleasure of going on a tour with. He told us about the history of all the amazing food and drinks we had, and made us feel like we were walking through the French Quarter with a local friend. The history was incredible, the venues were unique and outside the normal tourist-trap spots, and the tours were all small and intimate. We learned a lot, had some unbelievable food and drinks, and closed the day with some incredible music and art on Frenchman street with local artist and tour guide Kiazer. This tour was incredible, and I honestly couldn't think of a better way to spend our first day in the French Quarter. If you aren't taking a tour with Urban Adventures, you're missing out on some real gems in the French Quarter. We'll be back for more when we return next year!