New Orleans Historic Neighborhoods and Nature Tour

Travel in a comfortable minivan from the French Quarter through the Treme and along the historic mansion lined Esplanade Ave to the Bayou St. John neighborhood where we will trace an ancient portage road used by natives for thousands of years, and discover the very origins of why this site was selected by the French to build the city of New Orleans!
Along the way we will stop at an old cemetery where we just might encounter some restless spirits! We'll then travel through the Bayou St. John neighborhood and see the oldest house in New Orleans and the bayou that made the city possible! We'll visit the very spot Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau once held her rituals, before going to City Park to see some of the oldest oak trees in the city. In City Park we'll stop and get some beignets at Cafe Du Monde! Then we'll stop in a nature reserve and look for alligators and exotic birds before traveling to the lakefront and the ruins of a 300 year old French fort!

Meeting Point

701 N Rampart St

701 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

The meeting point is in front of Armstrong Park on edge of the French Quarter. It's no more than a 15 minute walk from anywhere in the French Quarter or Canal Street.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Treme

New Orleans, Louisiana

We drive from the French Quarter area through the Treme neighborhood down Esplanade Avenue and see all the historic mansions of this historic Creole neighborhood. We'll give you a brief history on some of the coolest ones and if you want to grab some photos we can stop at your leisure!

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Louis Cemetery No. 3

3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, 70119-2902, Louisiana

We stop in at the St Louis Cemetery #3 for a quick walk through the old tombs and graves and perhaps visit with some of the ghostly residents!

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bayou St. John

New Orleans, Louisiana

We drive through the Bayou St John neighborhood and along the bayou and learn about how the area where the city of New Orleans is currently located was chosen due to it's proximity to this bayou. We'll see one of the oldest houses in New Orleans, pass by a market built in the mid 1800s, see the oldest brick road in New Orleans, visit a heron breeding ground, and learn about rituals once held in this area by Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau!

30 minutes

City Park

New Orleans, Louisiana

We stop in City Park and see some of the oldest oak trees in New Orleans and learn about the history of the area and the bayous and its significance. We'll learn about duels once held in this area and perhaps have a duel ourselves! We'll take some photos and videos before getting beignets at Cafe Du Monde and then moving on to see a cool nature with birds and gators!

50 minutes

Lake Pontchartrain

, , New Orleans, Louisiana

We then drive to the lakefront along the levees and do some fun nature watching along the way. We'll take a scenic drive along the lakefront and see an old lighthouse before visiting the ruins of a 300+ year old fort that once guarded the entrance of Bayou St. John before making our way back to the French Quarter along the bayou.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included