New Orleans City Tour

Thursday, March 24; 2:00pm – 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 26; 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The guided tour includes Jackson Square on the edge of the French Quarter, Esplanade Avenue where you'll see Creole mansions amongst 100-year-old oak trees. We then travel outside the city center to view and understand the areas that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Our knowledgeable guide will describe the events and the timeline of the largest natural disaster in the history of our country. Finishing on an upbeat note, we'll follow the path of the St. Charles Avenue streetcar past the homes of former Mardi Gras Kings & Queens, stately mansions, and the world-famous exclusive Garden District. Then pass Tulane and Loyola Universities across from Audubon Park, home to one of the top five zoos in the nation, Audubon Zoo.

Price: $25.00 per person (includes transportation)

Garden District Gems

Thursday, March 24; 2:00pm – 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 26; 1:00pm – 4:00 pm

Today guests visit the "American" section of town that was built to rival the architectural splendor of the Creoles' French Quarter! Enjoy a walk through New Orleans' elegant Garden District, known for its marvelous examples of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture. Homes of former Kings and Queens of Mardi Gras are located here. Tour the Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion, a beautiful example of Italianate style architecture which provides exquisite grandeur to St. Charles Avenue and the Garden District.

Price: $35.00 per person (Guided Garden District Walking Tour)

Behind the Scenes of Mardi Gras

Friday, March 25; 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 26; 1:00pm – 5:00 pm

Travel to Mardi Gras World to take a look at the behind-the-scenes magic of Mardi Gras, which will have just ended on March 9. Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World is New Orleans' showcase of carnival, with thousands of sensational sculptured props and breath-taking giant figures on display year-round. Bring your camera and photograph yourself next to King Kong, Marilyn Monroe, or the giant Bacchasaurus. See the Orpheus 140-foot triple-tandem sea monster "Leviathan" and the 240-foot quintuple-tandem "Captain Eddie's S.S. Endymion," with tens of thousands of fiber optic lights. Then, enjoy King Cake and coffee…a New Orleans Mardi Gras favorite, and receive a souvenir.

Price: $65.00 per person (includes private guided tour & deluxe transportation)

Steamboat Natchez Dinner Cruise

Friday, March 25; 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The Steamboat Natchez is the pride of the Mississippi River and is as beautiful as any of her namesakes. Many of her crew have been with her since the maiden voyage.

Enjoy a harbor cruise along the Mississippi River aboard the Steamboat Natchez and you will be entertained by a traditional New Orleans Dixieland band. There is a whole new chapter in history of the river, and you will become a part of it.

Minimum: 40 guests
Maximum: 55 guests

Price: $98.00 per person (includes full course dinner, live entertainment and transportation)

Big Easy Venture – French Quarter & Riverboat

Sunday, March 25; 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Beginning at the St. Louis Cathedral, learn the "real" history and legends of the people and places that make up the mysterious neighborhood of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Guests saunter down the sidewalks of Royal, Bourbon, and other quaint streets named after both saints and sinners from New Orleans' European past. A licensed professional guide highlights the architecture, homes, and legends of the historic French Quarter, originally settled by the French in the early 1700s.

Price: $88.00 per person (includes lunch and transportation)

National WWII Museum

Saturday, March 26; 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Sunday, March 27; 1:00 – 5:00 pm

The National D-Day Museum is one of New Orleans' most exciting new venues for special events, dinners and corporate entertainment. Located in the Historic Warehouse District, the Museum is only a short ride from downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter.

Dr. Stephen Ambrose, University of New Orleans Boyd Professor of History, founded The National D-Day Museum Foundation in New Orleans in 1991. The Museum, which opened on June 6, 2000, is the only museum in the United States that addresses all of the amphibious invasions or "D-days" of World War II, paying tribute to the more than one million Americans who took part.

Price: $40.00 per person (includes admission and 45-minute presentation)