Mardi Gras in New Orleans
New Orleans packs a wonderful punch— from Bourbon Street to the fishing piers of Lake Pontchartrain—that’s quite unlike that of any other city in the world. Your trip includes grandstand parade tickets for a full day of Mardi Gras carousing, finished off with a Bourbon Street balcony party with a premium open bar and mouthwatering gourmet cuisine embodying the French Quarter’s culinary heritage. You’ve also a choice of a French Quarter Ghosts & Legends walking tour—the chance to get to know the spookier side of the city’s most famous neighborhood—or a river cruise on the Creole Queen paddleboat, anchored by narration from a costumed guide telling about the founding of the city, the Louisiana Purchase and the Battle of New Orleans (including an on-shore tour of the battlefield). Finally, you’ll tour the historic Oak Alley Plantation, famed for its 300-year-old live oaks and Greek Revival architecture, and take a boat ride through the alligator-rich Manchac Swamp, alleged stomping ground of voodoo priestess Julie White’s ghost and the Rougaro, the Cajun werewolf.
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