Garden District Bike Tour: Explore Historic New Orleans
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132 Ratings
New Orleans
Embark on a captivating bike tour through New Orleans' historic Garden District. Discover unique burial traditions, admire stunning mansions, and explore vibrant neighborhoods. Book now!
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- St. Joseph Cemetery - Stop and learn about the funerary tradition in New Orleans that is unlike any other.
- Garden District - Explore the beautiful Garden District by bike while learning the rich history of the homes and people.
- Irish Channel - Riding through the Irish Channel you will see a variety of homes, architecture styles and beautiful churches just steps from the Garden District.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Helmet
- Bicycle use
- Local Guide
- Poncho when raining
What's Not Included
- Our guides are great, please don’t forget them. Gratuity is not included in the price.
Additional Information
We’ll start our journey with a visit to St. Joseph’s Cemetery, wherein your guide will share insights about the distinctive interment customs and festivities in our ‘necropolis cities’. Next, we’ll breeze through the leafy Garden District under canopies of life-giving oak trees. You’ll be amazed by the splendid mansions, once home to affluent merchants and now the playground of modern-day celebrities. Your guide will regale you with the tales of not only the inhabitants, but of those who fabricated these wonderful residences.
If time allows, we’ll navigate through the Irish Channel and its vibrant shotgun houses, local eateries, and small but mighty po’boy outlets.
Owned and operated by a small team, Paved Paradise Tours offers an authentic local perspective. As you embark on our tour, you’ll join one of the owners, guaranteeing a top-class experience. Explore the city through the eyes of someone with fervor for their work, passion for the City of New Orleans, and who wants to inspire the same love in you.
- Please provide heights of all children so we can determine the correct bike size.
- Please be aware that the itinerary listed is a broad overview. Not every tour will be able to make every stop.
- Tours operate rain or shine. In the event of dangerous weather we will work with you to reschedule or refund.
Location
1735 Washington Ave
Washington Avenue
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(132 Ratings)
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Judyh298
May 14, 2024
Best Experience in NOLA - I have lived in New Orleans for many years going way back before Katrina. This bike tour is one of the best experiences I have had in this city. Why did I wait so long! Our tour guide was extremely pleasant, knowledgeable, caring, and fun. I was probably the oldest one on this bike tour, and she made me feel relaxed and confident on my bike. For NOLA residents and visitors alike, I highly recommend this up close and personal view of our amazing city.
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Dean_f
May 13, 2024
Lots of information and informative - We really enjoyed our tour. Sarah was very knowledgeable and friendly. Being on a bike tour you get to see so much more then walking
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Storyteller694706
Apr 19, 2024
Excellent!!! - Our tour guide was amazing. She was knowledgeable. I learn so much about the other side of New Orleans & Mardi Gras. If you want to really know the truth about New Orleans take this tour. My husband and I loved it!!!
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Davettee
Apr 15, 2024
Must do! - Sarah was amazing! She was knowledgeable. Well spoken. And did an incredible job handling the stressful situation when one of the bikes got stolen. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting New Orleans.
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Dream29508741372
Apr 12, 2024
Easy, relaxing ride - A relaxing trip through the Garden District. Cemetery was very interesting, and the old homes and gardens were so beautiful. Our guide had a lot of great historical information to share. Loved it!! If you are tired of walking around the city, this ride is the perfect way to see the Garden District and give your feet a rest!
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Alma_f
Apr 9, 2024
Excellent experience - Brian was our tour-guide and he was excellent. We all really enjoyed it and did not feel rushed. He was very good about answering all the questions we had.
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Mikems23bk
Mar 28, 2024
Amazing Experience - Sarah was incredible, 10/10 guide! Bikes were in great shape, couldn’t be happier with our experience! We will definitely do another next year!
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D8856mvcarolynh
Mar 21, 2024
Bike fun! - We had a great time on our tour. We loved learning about the cemeteries and seeing all of the beautiful homes in the garden district. Erin was a fantastic tour guide! I would definitely ask for her on this tour.
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Nikki_s
Apr 14, 2024
Beautiful day for a bike tour - Luckily the weather was perfect for this activity. Our guide was well informed and knowledgeable. Very good presenter.
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Michelleds3732qo
Mar 27, 2024
Just ok - The tour was ok. Our guide Tonya was lovely and accomodating and took us to some great stops and gave us history of the areas we were in. I would like to warn that the neighborhood where you start the tour is pretty rough and I wasn’t even sure we were in the right place when we pulled up in our Uber because it looked abandoned from the front. Some of the roads we were on were very torn up, not that they control the pavement but just good to know it got bumpy at times. Unfortunately my son’s bike chain fell off a few times and my breaks were squeaky so that was rather disappointing seeing that I paid a lot of money for a private tour. All in all it was a decent experience. I’m wondering if the other location would have been better to start at but I wanted to tour the garden district.
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