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New Orleans: 4-in-1 City, Cemetery, Garden District Tour
4.4
741 Ratings
New Orleans
Experience the best of New Orleans with this 4-in-1 city tour. Explore a cemetery, stroll through the Garden District, visit City Park, and enjoy panoramic views from Vue Orleans observatory deck.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- French Quarter - Enjoy a grand overview of New Orleans, dubbed ‘The City That Care Forgot,’ on this comprehensive sightseeing coach tour. Start in the world-famous French Quarter, a quaint, mysterious area where the sights and sounds abound.
- Jackson Square - Head to historic Jackson Square, home of the Cabildo and Presbytere museums, and visit a historical cemetery, one of New Orleans’ ‘Cities of the Dead.’ Here, discover the unique above- ground burial system. Marvel at stories of voodoo and piracy on Bayou St John, the waterway used by Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates.
- St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 - Guests are welcome to explore this historic above ground cemetery and take pictures or they can remain in the bus.
- New Orleans City Park - One of the largest urban parks in the country, City Park has golf, tennis and horseback riding. Stop here for photos and beignets (own expense.)
- Lake Pontchartrain - Travel along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, past a post-Katrina pumping station, seafood restaurants, marina and a historic lighthouse with the 24 mile long Causeway Bridge in the distance. Although called a lake, Lake Pontchartrain is actually one of the largest brackish estuaries in North America at 630 square miles (1600 km2) fed by fresh water rivers and connected to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Garden District - Continue on to St. Charles Avenue, home to Audubon Park and lined with elegant mansions, churches and schools, including Loyola and Tulane Universities. Follow the route of streetcars and Mardi Gras parades to the Garden District, for a guided stroll through one of the most well-preserved living neighborhoods in the United States.
- Saint Charles Avenue - Home of the St. Charles Streetcar Line and famous for the dozens of mansions that adorn the tree-lined boulevard for much of the uptown section of the boulevard.
- Tulane University - View Tulane University and Loyola University across from Audubon Park.
- Audubon Park - Home to the Audubon Zoo, rated one of the top five zoos in the nation.
- Vue Orleans - *If upgrade option is selected, your tour will include admission to Vue Orleans, a 360° indoor and outdoor observatory deck featuring interactive cultural experiences and spectacular views of New Orleans. The bus will drop you off here after your tour instead of back to the original departure point.
- Steamboat NATCHEZ - Official Site - End your tour at the original departure point in the heart of the French Quarter. Make sure you check out a riverboat cruise down the Mississippi River with the Steamboat NATCHEZ or Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS!
What's Included
- Entry to Vue Orleans
- Tour of an above-ground cemetery
- Air-conditioned coach transport
- Comprehensive city tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Beignets and coffee/tea (available for purchase)
Additional Information
Embark on this all-inclusive 4-feature city exploration for an engaging journey with intermittent stops. Part of this expedition will involve traveling on an air-conditioned coach, and the rest will be spent on foot, discovering an over-ground burial site, City Park/Café du Monde, and the Garden District.
What does 4-feature mean? It infers you receive 4 tours combined into a single experience. You’ll get a city sightseeing, a cemetery exploration, a casual wander through the garden district, and a stopover at City Park for beignets (cost not part of the package). Should you choose to upgrade, your package would also encompass an entry to Vue Orleans, an immersive 360° indoor and outdoor viewing platform.
- During warmer months, we recommend that you wear lightly colored clothing. Caps/hats and umbrellas are also suggested.
- In order to help preserve the French Quarter from vehicular traffic, it is requested that you please walk, if possible, to the convenient tour departure point, just a short stroll from most downtown hotels.
- Wheelchair Access: If the guest needs a wheelchair lift equipped bus, then special arrangements need to be made with the supplier. This must be arranged 48 hours prior to tour date. Contact details will be on your voucher.
- Alternate Routes: Due to uneven and narrow paths, alternate routes may be necessary for guests traveling in wheelchairs.
- Infant rates apply provided they do not occupy a seat.
Location
Gray Line New Orleans
Toulouse Street
Departs from the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River, just one block from Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Please arrive 15 minutes before tour departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
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Hailey_h
Apr 22, 2024
Amazing Tour with Great Tour Guides and Bus Drivers ✨ - Our bus driver Brian and our tour guide were AMAZING! A great combo of a bus ride and walking tour - never a dull moment :) They kept things enthusiastic and interesting the whole tour. We had a stop at the city park for Beignets and shopping and I 100% recommend ~ TASTY!
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Katherine_g
Apr 21, 2024
Great tour! - Our tour guide was engaging, and we learned a lot from him. My family had a wonderful time. The tour covers a lot of ground. I highly recommend that you have folks in your party who have a hard time walking.
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Patty
Apr 16, 2024
New Orleans tour - Dionne was a great guide. She is very knowledgeable and easily imparts her information. Dionne and her bus driver were so much fun and made the tour very enjoyable
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Lynnbo7555cy
Apr 14, 2024
New Orleans City Tour - We took the Gray Line city tour. Our tour guide was Lesley and driver was Duane. Lesley was very knowledgeable about the area and was pleasant to listen to. Stops at City Park, Garden District and the cemetery provided nice intervals to move around and see things outside of the bus. We felt like we learned quite a lot about the area. Duane was very skilled in managing the bus through the city.
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John
Apr 4, 2024
City Tour. Kate and Anton were perfect!! They answered all questions and more. My wife and I will continue - I just did in the other section. Kate and Anton were five stars all the way, answered any and all questions, and volunteered lots more!!
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Kristine_d
Apr 4, 2024
Great tour! - Very informative and interesting. Loved Alton and Kate.
Thanks for a great day! We saw everything you need to see in New Orleans!
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Couchico
Mar 31, 2024
Recommended tour of NO! - Dionne, our tour guide, was exceptional today! She made the tour so enjoyable and so did our driver Dominique. Dionne gave us loads of information about the history of New Orleans and made it fascinating for us. We travel as a couple with my mother in her 70s and the tour was well adapted for us, a bit of walking but not too much and the opportunity to go and have the famous beignet at Café du Monde in City Park. The stop also includes restrooms.
Also loved the cemetery part of the tour.
Really recommend this tour! Thank you Dionne and Dominique!
From the 2 French ladies and the Brit 😉
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Georgiasharon_c
Mar 31, 2024
Great tour. - So interesting. Was great to see the city tour first. Our guide was amazing and so much fun. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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A732rwvalentinas
Apr 7, 2024
Better call it city tour, cemetery has nothing - Magnificent tour around the city, excellent guide (Dionne). But you can’t say the same about the only cemetery we visited, namely St. Louis Cemetery 3. I would have preferred to see the Lafayette, much larger and more important, than the St. Louis 3 which had little or nothing. I would have expected at least St. Louis 1.
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Richard_b
Apr 23, 2024
I bought a trip from... - I bought a trip from Greyline for my Mom and a friend. The trip was scheduled on 4/21/24 @ 10 A.M.. At 9:20 on the 21st., I received an email saying that the trip was cancelled. Mom and friend were already in New Orleans, about a 1 1/2hr. drive from the house. The lady that they talked to was rude. They ended up taking a different trip to a plantation house, this cast an extra $27 per person. I will not be scheduling another trip with Greyline.
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