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$725
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TOUR INCLUDES: • Admission to all activities as listed in the itinerary • Meals: Continental Breakfast daily, and 2 dinners (you order off the menu!) • Services of WTT tour leader and local guides • Lodging: Three nights at the lovely Hotel Provincial located in the heart of the French Quarter.
• Roomsharing: We will provide you a roommate unless
you: ____________________ Travelers will make their own air reservations and are requested to arrive and depart as follows: Airport: New Orleans (MSY)Arrive : Friday, 28 May. The tour begins at the hotel at 4:00pm. It will take 20 minutes to get from the airport to the hotel.Depart: New Orleans Monday, 31 May at your convenience.
Early Arrival: For those who wish to arrive a day early, the cost at the Hotel Provincial will be:$70 dbl / $140 sgl
Special Notes Concerning this Tour: Walking is required to visit most of the sights in and around the French Quarter. Sidewalks can be uneven. This tour is not suitable for those who have walking difficulties or who cannot walk, without stopping for 15 minutes.
Not Included in the Price of this Tour: · Air from your home to New Orleans and return, · Airport transfers . Baggage Handling · Meals not specified in the itinerary, · Any personal expenses, and any guide/driver gratuities.
Travel and Cancellation Policies:
A copy of the complete WTT travel policies can be found at:
Policies
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Friday, 28 May: Arrive New Orleans; late afternoon orientation and Group Dinner The tour will begin at the hotel at 4:00pm in the courtyard of the hotel. We will be staying at the Hotel Provincial http://www.hotelprovincial.com located in the French Quarter. After introductions, our day will get underway with an orientation "walkabout," led by the WTT tour leader. We will explore the French Quarter and conclude or walk at one of our favorite restaurants in the French Quarter - Miriam's. (D)
Saturday, 29 May: City Tour and Afternoon Free Today we will depart for a morning city tour to learn more about the areas beyond the French Quarter. The afternoon and evening will be free, allowing you to shop, listen to jazz, or swim in the pool at our hotel. The WTT tour leader will have suggestions as to how you can enjoy the remainder of the day. This evening consider an optional ghost tour of the French Quarter. (B)
Sunday, 30 May: Explore New OrleansToday is your day to explore the French Quarter and New Orleans. The WTT Tour Leader will have plenty of suggestions for you. Consider visiting Mardi Gras World or take a Bayou Tour. If you have never seen a bayou, it is a beautiful ecosystem thick with cypress trees, dripping moss, alligators, flora, and of course, water. If you have not had a beignet yet, you should make a stop at Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarter and try them. We will regroup later today and have dinner together in the French Quarter. (B,D)
Monday, 31 May: Return Home This morning is a fine time to relax, or take a last stroll around the French quarter. Schedule your return flight at your convenience. The WTT tour leader will assist with scheduling ride-sharing to the airport. (B) |
All previous information has been superseded.
The
word beignet (pronounced bey-YAY)
comes from the early
Celtic word bigne meaning "to raise." It is also French for
"fritter." Beignets, a New Orleans specialty, are fried, raised pieces
of yeast dough, usually about 2 inches in diameter or 2 inches square.
After being fried, they are sprinkled with sugar or coated with various
icings. It is like a sweet doughnut, but the beignet is square shaped
and without a hole. Beignets are the forerunners of the raised doughnut.
When you hear people in New Orleans say, "Goin' fo' coffee an'
doughnuts," they mean coffee and beignets. In 1986, beignets became
the Louisiana State Doughnut. Source: