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
Wow! Enjoyed a delightful walk on a “cool” beautiful morning recently on The Ridge Trail, one of the few bottomland hardwood forests left in coastal New Orleans due to hurricanes and saltwater intrusion. See the growth of new trees and vegetation as compared to after Hurricane Katrina which destroyed 80% of the tree canopy. ExploreRead 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
A farm to table experience! What can’t you do here in New Orleans?! This past weekend we enjoyed the wonders of our own backyard. We took an incredible VIP tour with Craig Napoli, co-owner of Ycloskey dock and Café Sbisa. We had an amazing opportunity to watch Chef Alfred Singleton prepare some gorgeous Louisiana blueRead More
A cold front in the middle of summer? And in New Orleans?! It actually happened last week and we had the best time out in the weather on tour. The birdwatching was spectacular. We enjoyed catching view of local and migratory birds from the Madere Boardwalk in Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge isRead 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
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival turns 50 this year, and we’re excited to celebrate the occasion alongside everyone in town! Yesterday, we hosted a VIP Jazz Fest EcoTour with a very special group of amazing women. Going Beyond the Floodwalls has never been so fun and inspiring! We had a blast on the excursion,Read More
It was a beautiful Sunday down here in South Louisiana… a perfect opportunity to get out and explore on a tour! (Well, any day is perfect, really.) We had the chance to welcome a wonderful group from Tampa, Florida, Portland, Oregon, and Piqua, Ohio down into the delta. We had so much fun with theRead 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
