3-Day Plantation Bicycle Tour in New Orleans & Plantation Country

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3-Day Plantation Bicycle Tour
(Sample Itinerary)

Louisiana & New Orleans Plantation Bicycle Tour: Your plantation bike tour includes tours of 5 plantations; you will sleep at two of the plantations. The 1st day is a guided bicycle tour of New Orleans and includes information on the culture and traditions of our great city and a tour of Pitot House, a 1799 petite Creole plantation. The 2nd two days include a self-guided bike tour out to plantation country along a bike path on top of the Mississippi River levee and an overnight stay at Ormond Plantation.

See House on Bayou Road Plantation and the room(s) you'll stay in
See Ormond Plantation and the room(s) you'll stay in

ARRIVAL DAY
	Arrival at your New Orleans Plantation Bed and Breakfast.
DAY ONE - 24 to 35 MILES (Guided Tour)
9:00am	Meet at Laid Back after breakfast at your B&B. Relax with a 2^nd cup of coffee or tea as you fill out paperwork and choose your bike and helmet.
9:30am	New Orleans City Tour: Pedal along beautiful Bayou St. John and view the architecture of the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, Faubourg St. John, with petite plantations dating from 1784. Tour the Pitot House, a 1799 petit Creole plantation. Stop at historic St. Louis Cemetery #3 and hear about burial practices, then ride through our beautiful City Park.
12:00pm	Lunch at a great New Orleans neighborhood restaurant.
1:00pm	Pedal down Esplanade Ridge and through the French Quarter. Take a ferry across the Mississippi River to the Algiers Point neighborhood. After a brief stop at Mardi Gras World, ride on a bike path under the Mississippi River bridge to an old German settlement. Take a different Ferry back across the Mississippi.
2:30pm	Ride through the garden district with its antebellum, Victorian and other period mansions. This part of New Orleans was called the "American Sector".
3:30pm	Pedal along historic St Charles Avenue, past the huge mansions, then through the beautiful university district and back to Laid Back Tours.
7:00pm	Dinner at a locals' favorite restaurant.
DAY TWO - 28 to 30 MILES (Self-Guided Tour)
9:00am	Meet at Laid Back Tours and relax with a 2^nd cup of coffee or tea.
9:15am	Bike from Laid Back Tours' New Orleans location to the Mississippi River Bicycle Path. Ride on the paved bike path with the mighty Mississippi River on your left and historic River Road on your right. Tour Destrehan Plantation, a beautifully restored 1790 Creole plantation with period furnishings, slave cabins and other out buildings. Arrive at Ormond Plantation and be welcomed with a bottle of wine and a cheese and fresh fruit tray.Spend the night at historic Ormond Plantation, the oldest restored plantation in the lower Mississippi River valley.
DAY THREE - 28 to 30 MILES (Self-Guided Tour)
9:00am	Enjoy a plantation style breakfast served on the porch, or in the main dining room after which you will tour the Ormond plantation. After the tour, hop back on your bikes and head back toward New Orleans. On the way back, you will stop and take a tour of LaBranche Plantation, then eat lunch at another great local restaurant. The tour ends along scenic Bayou St. John at Laid Back Tours shop.

ADDITIONAL TOUR INFORMATION
TOUR PRICE:	$590 per person. This price includes tours as described as well as the rental of one of our high quality bicycles. The 1st days meals described below are included. Accommodations are also included (the price is based on double occupancy). If you would like your 2-day New Orleans stay at the La Maison Bleu B&B instead of The House On Bayou Road, the price is reduced to $510 per person.
PAYMENTS:	A down payment of $295 per person must be received 4 weeks prior to the tour date. The balance of $295 must be paid at the start of the tour.
TOUR DATES:	Many dates available. Groups of 2 or more persons may book any time based on our and the B&Bs availability.
SELF-GUIDED TOUR:	When cycling in plantation country you will be given tour maps and direction sheets with restroom stops, points of interest, suggested restaurants.
ACCOMODATIONS:	Accommodations at both plantations are based on double occupancy and include breakfast. The prices quoted include taxes.
MEALS:	Lunch and dinner is included on the first day only. Alcoholic beverages are not included at any time. Taxes and gratuities are included (with included meals).
TRANSPORTATION:	Transportation costs are not included.
MISCELLANEOUS:	All tour guides are licensed by the City of New Orleans. Daily mileage between 24 and 35 miles. Tour group sizes range from 2 to 10. Extra tour days may be added.
CANCELLATIONS:	You may cancel at any time up to 4 weeks prior to the tour date and receive a full refund. No money will be refunded for cancellation within 4 weeks of the tour date, however you will get a rain check for a future tour date. Laid Back Tours reserves the right to cancel any tour up to 4 weeks prior to the tour date and in this case will give a full refund.

* Price with one night of music, add $40 p/p.

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