New Orleans — 4 days

Jazz, Creole culture and the French Quarter. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & the French Quarter; Music & History; Mississippi & the Bayou; Departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & the French Quarter

• 14:00 — Arrival at Louis Armstrong airport
• 15:00 — Taxi to the French Quarter — MSY airport → French Quarter
• 16:00 — Check in, French Quarter
• 18:00 — Bourbon Street & the French Quarter at sunset
• 20:30 — Gumbo & jambalaya dinner

Day 2 — Music & History

• 10:00 — St. Louis Cathedral & Jackson Square
• 14:00 — New Orleans Jazz Museum
• 21:00 — Live jazz on Frenchmen Street

Day 3 — Mississippi & the Bayou

• 10:00 — Paddle-steamer cruise on the Mississippi
• 14:00 — Shuttle to the bayou — French Quarter → Bayou (Honey Island Swamp or Jean Lafitte)
• 15:00 — Bayou airboat tour
• 19:15 — Back to the French Quarter — Bayou → French Quarter
• 20:00 — Beignets at Café du Monde

Day 4 — Departure

• 10:00 — Garden District — Victorian mansions
• 13:00 — Airport transfer
• 16:00 — Return flight