New Orleans Home of Jazz Culinary Vacation Tour

Get a Taste of New Orleans on this 3 Night Tour

Riverboats, jazz, Creole cuisine and Mardi Gras have given “The Big Easy” its flamboyant reputation, and that rich heritage continues today. Let your dinner jazz cruise take you back to a time when life was as slow and graceful as the current on the Mississippi! A demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking, and either a tour of one of America’s most colorful cities or a swamp and bayou boat tour are the finishing touches on your trip to the one and only New Orleans.

A tour of the city will illuminate the fact that music is always nearby, supplied by the tolling bells of St. Louis Cathedral, the clanging of streetcars, and the rhythms of Dixieland Jazz. The thorough and fascinating introduction to the endless variety that is New Orleans includes such highlights as the Superdome, St. Charles Avenue, the French Quarter and Jackson Square. Or discover the mystique of the swamps and bayous on a sightseeing boat tour from New Orleans. Travel deep into the secluded bayous across the Mississippi River to witness Cajun life and spot native wildlife. Your guide will provide commentary on Cajun culture and the myth‐laden swamps while you snap photos of alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles, and native birds.

From Cajun to Creole, and French to fabulous, New Orleans is a city of flavors! As the evening sets in, take a lazy ride down the Mississippi in an authentic paddlewheel riverboat for your dinner jazz cruise. The entertaining demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking is held in a renovated molasses warehouse, built in the early 1800s in the heart of the French Quarter. The popular lunch class includes generous samplings of the demonstrated items as well as recipes, coffee, iced tea and beer.

You have three fantastic options for accommodations around the grand city of New Orleans, each offering a unique experience. Step into timeless hospitality at the elegant Windsor Court Hotel, where you’ll find a superb art collection of paintings and sculptures dating back to the 17th century, and an impressive list of awards. Laissez le bon temps rouler (Let the good times roll) at the fully restored and completely renovated Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans, which is adjacent to famed Bourbon Street within walking distance of the city’s most popular attractions. Or experience one of the most unique New Orleans hotels in the French Quarter, the Maison Dupuy, an upscale New Orleans icon that beckons you to relax amongst a distinct mixture of history and luxury.