You're planning a trip to New Orleans 🎷
America's most unique city — jazz on every corner, Creole cuisine that will change you, Mardi Gras energy 365 days a year, and history dripping from every iron balcony.
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WDC Packages for New Orleans
NOLA Long Weekend — 4 Nights
4 nights
from
$800
per person
- French Quarter Hotel
- Food Tour
- Jazz Night
- Swamp Tour
- Cemetery Walk
Deep South — 8 Nights
8 nights
from
$1,800
per person
- New Orleans 4N
- Nashville 3N
- Preservation Hall Jazz
- Country Music Hall of Fame
- Flights
Step 3
Where to Stay in New Orleans
India House Backpackers Hostel
Historic Uptown hostel — pool, hammocks, free bikes, legendary social scene for backpackers.
The Frenchmen Hotel
Boutique Creole cottage on the famous music strip — pool courtyard, steps from jazz clubs.
Hotel Monteleone
1886 landmark on Royal Street — rotating Carousel Bar, Tennessee Williams drank here, French Quarter.
The Roosevelt New Orleans
Waldorf Astoria property in a 1893 Beaux Arts landmark — Sazerac Bar, rooftop pool, legendary service.
Hotels via Booking.com — dates pre-filled from your selection above
Step 4
Things to Do in New Orleans
French Quarter Food & History Walking Tour
from $35Beignets at Café Du Monde, oysters, po'boys, and gumbo with stories from a native New Orleanian.
Frenchmen Street Jazz Night Tour
from $25Local guide walks you through 5 jazz venues on the best live music street in America.
Garden District & Cemetery Walking Tour
from $30Antebellum mansions, Anne Rice's house, and the famous above-ground "Cities of the Dead" cemeteries.
Bayou Swamp Tour
from $45Airboat through the bayou — alligators, herons, cypress trees draped in Spanish moss.
Cooking Class — Creole & Cajun Cuisine
from $90Chef-led class making roux, étouffée, jambalaya, and pralines in a French Quarter kitchen.
Step 5
Getting to New Orleans
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to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
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