• Treme - Travel from the French Quarter through the Treme neighborhood along Esplanade Avenue, admiring the historic mansions of this Creole area. Enjoy a brief history of some of the most fascinating ones, and feel free to stop for photos at your convenience!
• St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 - Take a short stroll through St. Louis Cemetery #3, exploring the ancient tombs and graves, and perhaps encounter some of the spectral residents!
• Bayou St. John - Journey through the Bayou St. John neighborhood and along the bayou, discovering why New Orleans was established here due to its proximity to this bayou. View one of the city’s oldest houses, pass a market from the mid-1800s, see New Orleans’ oldest brick road, visit a heron breeding ground, and learn about rituals once conducted by Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau!
• City Park - Visit City Park to see some of New Orleans’ oldest oak trees and learn about the area’s history and its bayous. Discover the duels that once took place here and perhaps engage in a friendly duel! Capture photos and videos before enjoying beignets at Cafe Du Monde, then explore a fascinating nature area with birds and alligators!
• Lake Pontchartrain - Head to the lakefront along the levees for some delightful nature watching. Enjoy a scenic drive along the lakefront, see an old lighthouse, and visit the ruins of a 300+ year-old fort that once protected the entrance of Bayou St. John, before returning to the French Quarter along the bayou.

• Driving tour of New Orleans
• Several stops included

• Beignets (own expense)

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!

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.