11 Oct 2025
Excellent overview of the history, culture, people, and neighborhoods that make New Orleans a fascinating city. Our guide, Teddy, is a New Orleans native and has lived most of his life there. He shared many entertaining stories and gave us a much greater appreciation for New Orleans. There is only one stop on the tour - a delicious break for coffee and beignets at Cafe Du Monde in City Park. The rest of the very comprehensive tour consists of driving through the French Quarter, Metairie Cemetery, the Garden District, and City Park. We also drove along Lake Pontchartrain and learned the causes and effects of Hurricane Katrina and what has been done since to prevent another disaster. We passed Tulane and Loyola Universities and many other sights along the way. Hotel pick up and drop off was convenient, and the van was comfortable. This tour exceeded all expectations!