Specialty Tours
You’ve been to a Mardi Gras parade. Why not dig a little deeper and discover how floats are made? You’ve tasted New Orleans cuisine. Why not learn how it’s made?
Like New Orleans itself, the tours below are in a category all their own. If you’re looking for that one-of-a-kind New Orleans experience, you’ll find it here.
If you want a real, behind-the-scenes look at New Orleans Mardi Gras, then there's only one way to get it: take a tour at Mardi Gras World. Mardi Gras World creates many of the big, beautiful floats that parade through the streets every Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, as well as around the world. During the tour, you'll get to see floats and props being created from the ground up, try on Mardi Gras costumes, and even eat some king cake.
If you’re a party animal as well as a nature lover, you’ve got to experience New Orleans Party Barge. There are twelve pedal seats surrounding a table with built-in coolers, and there’s room for six additional non-pedaling passengers. You tell the captain how hard you want to work or if you want him to turn on the backup motor and let you coast. It’s your party, and you can pedal if you want to!
The New Orleans Original Cocktail Tour is a perfect way to start your getaway in the Big Easy. Travel through the historic quarter and visit some of the most famous bars and restaurants in the city to learn about their famous spirits like the Sazerac, Pimm’s Cup and even the famous, or maybe we should say infamous Hand Grenade.
In New Orleans, learning how to cook counts as entertainment—especially when you get to eat the lesson. Located in the French Quarter, the New Orleans School of Cooking has been sharing the flavors and stories behind Louisiana cuisine since 1980. Choose from hands-on classes, cooking demonstrations and other culinary experiences where local chefs introduce you to favorites like gumbo, jambalaya and pralines. It’s part cooking lesson, part history lesson and a whole lot more fun than simply taking home a recipe.