Citywide Driving Tour with a Jazz Musician

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About this activity

Explore New Orleans in four hours with a Grammy-nominated musician—beignets and photos included!

Join a small-group or private citywide driving tour through the city’s neighborhoods, history, and music. Book for your first day and get local tips for your stay.

Travel by tour vehicle with short walks and photo stops. Highlights can include:

French Quarter: Creole architecture
Tremé: African American heritage and jazz
Garden District: mansions and oak-lined streets
City Park/Café du Monde: included beignets
St. Louis Cemetery No. 3: above-ground tombs
Musicians’ Village: music and Katrina recovery
Uptown and Tulane University

Take home included photos at murals and scenic stops.

Choose a small-group adventure or a private tour tailored to your interests in jazz, food, history, or architecture.

Reserve your date and discover New Orleans with a musician who calls it home.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–7
Guide: English
Operated by: Big Easy Walking Tours

Ages: Children (1–12 years) · Adults (13–120 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Pictures taken during Experience - 10+ HD digital copies
Included: Snacks: Coffee and beignets

Itinerary

French Quarter

15 min

Guests will meet and greet in Front of the New Orleans Jazz Museum
St. Louis Cathedral

30 min

Guests will experience the Old French Quarter and the oldest Catholic Church in America.
Old Ursuline Convent Museum

Passing by

Guests in see the oldest building in the gulf region that dates back to 1748
Frenchmen Street

30 min

Guests will learn about the history of Jazz and experience the live music capitol of New Orleans.
Faubourg Marigny

15 min

Guests will travel through one of the most unique neighborhoods where New Orleans artists live. Tour will pass by the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts where famous alumni like John Baptiste and Trombone Shorty graduated from.
Bywater Historic District

30 min

Guest will be able to take photos with famous murals and learn about Shotgun Houses and Plessy vs. Ferguson
Musician’s Village

15 min

Learn about Hurricane Katrina in the 9th Ward and Spend time in a neighborhood that local musicians live.
Treme

15 min

Treme is the oldest African American neighborhood in America. Learn about the word Creole and Free people of color.
St. Louis Cemetery No. 3

30 min

Spend time inside of St. Louis Cemetery # 3 one of New Orleans' oldest Cemeterys
Stop 10

30 min

Take a drive through City Park to eat Beignets and Coffee and Cafe Du Monde.
Stop 11

Passing by

Check out the birthplace of one of the worlds most famous rappers Lil Wayne.
Tulane University

Passing by

Take a look at the 9th oldest university in the US
Wedding Cake House

Passing by

Guests will be able to see the "Jewel of the South" and take pictures of one of St Charles avenues most storied Gilded Age Mansions the Wedding Cake House.
Garden District

30 min

Guests will see the Garden District which include homes owned by Famous actors and musicians like Beyonce, Ann Rice, John Goodman, and Sandra Bullock
Louis Armstrong Statue

Passing by

Guests will spend time in Louis Armstrongs Childhood Neighboorhood and learn and the birthplace of Jazz

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Meet in front of the New Orleans Jazz Museum

End point

Meet in front of the New Orleans Jazz Museum

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.