Jazz, Mardi Gras and Creole cuisine. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit New Orleans

Best months: February, March, April, October and November.

What to see in New Orleans

1. Quartier français & Jackson Square
   This is the historic heart of New Orleans, where colonial architecture, wrought-iron balconies and music drifting out of the streets make you feel as if you have stepped into another era.
2. Bourbon Street
   This is the loudest and best-known street in the French Quarter, where music spills out of every doorway and the party rarely stops.
3. Frenchmen Street (jazz)
   A few blocks of the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood pack in clubs where live music is the whole point of the evening, a world away from the bustle of Bourbon Street.
4. Garden District
   This residential neighborhood is made of grand nineteenth-century mansions set in gardens, under huge oaks and magnolias.
5. Musée national de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
   This museum tells the war through individual stories as much as through battles, with a strong focus on the American industrial effort.
6. French Market
   The French Market runs along the edge of the French Quarter, a short walk from the Mississippi, and it is one of the oldest public markets in the country.
7. Bayou (excursion en bateau)
   Not far from downtown, Louisiana looks completely different: dark water, bald cypress and Spanish moss replace the French Quarter facades.
8. City Park
   This large urban park is a green break from the French Quarter, set under huge live oaks, some of them among the oldest in the country.

A sample itinerary for New Orleans, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €185 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My New Orleans itinerary, hour by hour

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