One of our favorite spots on The Great Delta Tours reopened June 1, 2020! The Sidney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park is one of the finest and most unique sculpture gardens in America with 90 works of art created by world-renowned artists located in aRead More
An exciting new public infrastructure project opened in May to the public along Lake Pontchartrain. It is the new Bucktown Wetlands Boardwalk located within a 3.4-acre man-made marsh in Jefferson Parish near the 17thStreet Canal. Right in our own” backyard”, residents and visitors will now be able to learn about and experience- first-hand- a beautifulRead More
We had the most fabulous weekend with so many fun adventures! Meet Lynette Gonzales, an Islenos shrimper woman who owns “Rock-N-Dock” in Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish. We caught up with her on our recent tour with New Yorkers, Jonathan and Kevin. Famous for her Jimmy Buffet-esque shrimp dock where she buys and sells shrimpRead More
Our team at The Great Delta Tours partnered with Peter Martinet, Ph.D, at a Xavier University and Dinah Magarden, Ph.D, at UNO’s Coastal Education and Research Facility (CERF) in Bayou Sauvage Wildlife Refuge to provide a fun and enlightening group excursion for their students. Our goal was to expand the walls of students’ ecology classRead More
It’s a beautiful time of year to visit the Great Mississippi River Delta, and we’ve been having a blast doing it! Getting out, seeing the sights around the bayou, and catching view of the culture and wildlife around here is an experience for the memory books. It’s also a joy to meet our guests fromRead More
Did you know that our tours are group friendly? That’s right – we’ve welcomed family groups, convention groups, school groups, and even customized tour groups from all over the United States (and beyond) right here down in the Louisiana Great Delta. So what exactly is a “group tour” and how is it different from justRead More
The Great Delta Tours has officially launched our 2019 pre-cruise tours for the American Queen Steamboat Company! We’ll be providing eco excursions for their boat trips docking in New Orleans, and look forward to many more trips like our recent inaugural venture out. On our tour last week, guests were treated to a special dish of anRead More
Recently, our team at Great Delta Tours had the chance to partner with BBC Destination Management Company to host a customized ecotour for the American Sheep Industry (ASI) National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. Of course we jumped at the opportunity! During the tour, we had a special chance to speak with local oyster fishermanRead More
Recently, we were honored to have leaders of PIANO (Professional Innkeepers of America, New Orleans Chapter) on our Great Delta Tour. It was an honor to go beyond the flood walls with such a fantastic group! Local fisherman, Don Robin of Robin Seafood, visited with members in Ycloskey, LA, America’s oyster capital. While he wasRead More
Experience a unique “coastal seafood adventure” to where Louisiana’ delicious seafood, served in its world famous restaurants, has been harvested for centuries by Islenos “Islanders” living in stilted homes in the quaint fishing villages of Yscloskey and Shell Beach. This New Orleans educational tour will travel by boat for a first-hand experience of the “seeding”Read More
