Paddle and Wheel Tour - Combo of City Tour and Paddlewheel Boat Cruise

Paddle and Wheel Tours - City Tour Plus River Cruise

Enjoy a 2 Hour Super City Tour by Motorcoach Plus by a 2 Hour Cruise aboard The Steamboat Natchez. Absorb the sights and sounds of the world famous French Quarter and Historic Jackson Square, home of the Cabildo and Presbytere Museums.

Now is the time to fall in love with New Orleans all over again. The Crescent City is still home to the world's greatest music, most sumptuous cuisine, and unique architecture. Most importantly, the spirit of our people is stronger than ever. Travel Through Three Centuries of history, legends and romance as you explore New Orleans.

Paddle and Wheel Tours - City Tour Plus River Cruise

NEW ORLEANS SUPERCITY TOUR:

 

Absorb the sights & sounds of the world famous French Quarter and historic Jackson Square, home of the Cabildo and Presbytere Museums. Visit one of historic cemeteries, referred to as "Cities of the Dead," and learn about this unique above ground burial system.

Marvel at stories of voodoo and piracy on Bayou St. John, the waterway used by Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates, as we make our way to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. View the longest bridge over water in the world, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

Follow the path of the St. Charles Avenue streetcar, the oldest continuously operating passenger railway system in the world, past the homes of former Kings & Queens of Mardi Gras, stately mansions and the world-famous, exclusive Garden District.

View Tulane and Loyola Universities across from Audubon Park.

STEAMBOAT NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI RIVER CRUISE:

 

After your exciting Super City Motorcoach Tour - board the Historic Steamboat Natchez, one of Six Authentic Steamboats left on the Mississippi River.

Enjoy a Daily Steam Calliope Concert. This two-hour day cruise takes you back to a time when cotton was king and life was as slow and graceful as the current on the Mississippi River.

Enjoy the Captain's narration of the highlights of one of the world busiest ports.

Tour the Historic Steam Engine Room and learn how the steam powers the engines to turn the Paddlewheel and provide the energy for the delightful tunes of the calliope.

Cruise past the Chalmette Battlefield,where Jean Lafitte and his buccaneers joined forces with Andrew Jackon to defeat the British in the Battle of New Orleans.

Paddle and Wheel Combo Tour
January - December: Daily Departures
City Tour at 9:00am Followed by 2:30pm Cruise or
Cruise at 11:30am Followed by 2:00pm City Tour

Departure Location:

• Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office behind Jax Brewery in the French Quarter at Toulouse Street and The Mississippi River - at the steamboat natchez dock. Just one block from Jackson Square in The French Quarter.

Parking:

• Paid Parking is available at The Departure Location. The parking lot fee is approx $11.00 - $13.00 for up to 4 or more hours unless it is a special event. Please allow for extra time due to heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the quarter at all times.

Handicapped Accessibility:

• Tour vehicles are equipped for wheelchair storage. Please submit any special requests at least 48 hours in advance of your reservations.

 

Payment:

Your credit card will be charged the total amount of products and services selected at the time of booking. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover Cards.

Confirmation & Travel Voucher:

This tour must be booked at least 24hrs in advance of your travel date. Your confirmation for this product will be received within 12-24 hours subject to availability. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to your E-Ticket Voucher. Print this voucher on and present SIGNED voucher at departure location. Only one voucher will be created per tour or activity for all travelers.

Cancellation and No Show Policy:

Cancellations within 24 hours of the tour are charged in full. Cancellations prior to 24 hours are charged a minimum $10.00 per person administration fee. We charge 100% for No Shows. If the tour is cancelled by the tour operator, the full ticket price will be refunded.

Supplier and Tourcorp assume no responsibility for delays caused by accidents, breakdown, weather, conditions of trails, roads, bays, oceans, rivers, airspace and any other conditions beyond control of Supplier, in addition to insufficient numbers of passengers.

Comfortable shoes, extra layer of warm clothing, hats, visors and sunglasses. Weather: Tour route or activity may be changed depending on local weather conditions. Gratuities and Souvenirs are not included.

All company policies can be found at www.tourcorp.com, and are part of this tour purchase.