New Orleans Private Carriage Tour of the French Quarter
Description
Awarded the 2018 Louisiana Attraction of the Year Award, this trip offers a 1-hour private carriage which is perfect for couples or small families who are looking to experience the French Quarter in the most authentic way. Ride through the historic neighborhoods of New Orleans and discover the amazing history, culture, and architecture of the French Quarter with your local, professional, and licensed guide who will be guiding you through one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in America with the help of his trusted carriage mule. Learn the basics of New Orleans history and discover fascinating anecdotes about the people and places that have contributed to making the city truly unique and unforgettable. This is limited to 4 people.
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The Carriage is boarded at the carriage stand located at 700 St. Louis Street, across the street from the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel and the world-famous restaurants, Brennan's & Antoine's. Once your private carriage arrives, hop aboard and ask your carriage driver to take a picture of your group. The carriage tour will be 1-hour in duration, traveling through the French Quarter. The guides are top-rated, local, professional, and licensed through the City of New Orleans. There are no set routes or scripts. Cherish the uniqueness of the tour guide's tours and personalities and encourage them to let their passion shine through their curated tour information. With that being said, the Tours provide passengers the opportunity to customize the carriage tour information to suit the needs. If you have a special tour request, make sure the carriage driver knows right away.
You'll also travel through this charming historic New Orleans neighborhood, dating back to the early 1800s.
Your private mule-drawn carriage will roll past iconic New Orleans landmarks and locations, such as the Louisiana Supreme Court Building, the Napoleon House, and Jackson Square.
See the Saint Louis Cathedral, the oldest continuously active cathedral in the U.S.
The French Market is a historic marketplace along the Mississippi River.
Travel along Bourbon Street, the French Quarter's liveliest and wildest thoroughfare, where the rhythmic sounds of jazz, country western, Dixieland and sultry blues permeate the air.
See Royal Street, full of unusual shops and one of the city's most historic streets.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Passengers with disabilities: If you are traveling with someone with limited mobility, please let us know in advance by calling (504) 943-8820 so that we can be prepared to assist him or her into the carriage. We may arrange for your carriage to board at a different location, where strollers, walkers, or wheelchairs can be left behind, and where we can provide assistance to those individuals.
- The Cemetery is Currently Closed Due to Covid -Cemetery: visit Saint Louis Cemetery #1 on all reservations booked between 9am-2pm with the exceptions of holidays and unannounced funerals. Once arrived at the cemetery, tour participants will be granted entry, receiving a private walking tour with her or her guide. The cemetery has lots of uneven and muddy surfaces that are not suitable for wheelchairs, strollers, or walkers.
- In favorable weather conditions, including rain. We ask that all tour participants please dress appropriately for this for the weather.
- This tour activity is subject to be canceled due to inclement weather such as flooding or lightning. By providing a contact cell phone number, we are then able to notify you immediately if there are any changes to your tour activity in regards to weather and or traffic conditions and provide you with the opportunity to reschedule to a better date or time.
- Adults over the age of 21 are allowed to consume alcoholic beverages onboard the carriage. Passengers who appear to be intoxicated will not be allowed to ride the carriage, for safety reasons. This is strictly enforced.
- Pictures are always allowed and encouraged on the carriage during your tour. Please feel free to share your mule-drawn pictures online with your friends. The personally curated tour is proprietary information of the carriage driver. Video filming is only allowed by first asking permission of your carriage driver.
- Tickets are non-refundable once a purchase is completed, and cannot be rescheduled. There are no refunds or reschedules for missed tour appointments. An example of a missed tour appointment is 5 minutes past the scheduled time. After this time you will be considered a NO SHOW and will not be refunded .
Reviews(570)
Cat was the best highly recommend her and will look for her on future trips
Emily was the best tour guide! We loved hearing all the history and ghost stories. She was very friendly and very knowledgeable. Pearl was the start of the show though, such a beautiful mule very well behaved and even let us pet her afterwards. We had a blast and will definitely be doing it again
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE !! ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE EXPERIENCE !! Our driver was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions ! He was also very nice and easy to talk to ! He make sure to lock up our stroller in a secure place and he took photos of us on the carriage ! I absolutely recommend !
Asja Jung Was our German speaking guide and she was fantastic.
Cat our driver was very informative.
The driver was fun and informative!
What a great experience for our family’s first time in New Orleans. The location was easy to find and check in took under a minute. Our guide, Emily, warmly greeted us and introduced us to our mule, Pearl. She then offered to take some pics before we left. I was impressed by Emily asking what we were interested so her conversation would be focused on our interests. She did a great job incorporating history and ghost stories which is exactly what we wanted. She was very knowledgeable, personable, and friendly. Pearl was a treat to see in action. Taking breaks when needed and walking along the streets. We felt very safe. Would 100% highly recommend.
We ordered a private carriage ride which was definitely the way to go. Our tour guide was very personable and very knowledgeable. He even stopped to let us get a drink due to the extremely hot and humid weather. The tour was awesome history lesson for New Orleans. I would definitely recommend this carriage tour.
The tour was interesting. I learned a lot of the culture, architecture, and history of New Orleans and got a few tips on places to eat and visit. Really appreciated the tour guide sharing safe places to return with our kids.
We caught our ride in front of Jackson Square. Chris was our driver and Camillia was our mule. It was a great tour, full of history, stories, and insight. We all enjoyed the trip, I could have went for another hour. Kudos to Chris, he was awesome.
