First contact with Louisiana
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - La Nouvelle-Orléans ?
The map of your stay "First contact with Louisiana"
Detail of the stay : First contact with Louisiana
How to get there - La Nouvelle-Orléans
Arrival in New Orleans
It is dedicated to travel. If you leave in the morning, thanks to the time lag, you arrive late in the day in New Orleans. Try sleeping in the plane to enjoy the first evening on the spot. The holiday atmosphere of Bourbon street should keep you awake.
Vieux-Carré and Lake Pontchartrain
Steps: Covington
Breakfast of doughnuts or grits and scrambled eggs, a short stroll through the Old Quarter to the docks and Jackson Square. Rent a car for two days and drive to the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain via the Causeway Bridge. Enjoy lunch on the lakefront in Mandeville, kayak the mystical Bayou Cane in the afternoon (which will give you a brief glimpse of Cajun country) before stopping for a refreshing drink at Abita Brewery or Ponchartrain Vineyards. Dinner in Covington at Oxlot 9 is a delight. Stay overnight at one of the local B&Bs. If you're there in the spring, check out the Dew Drop program for a unique music experience.
Places of interest : JACKSON SQUARE
Route des Plantations
Breakfast at Liz's and off to the plantations around the lake: Evergreen, Laura or Whitney are among the must-see. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. Sleep in one of the many B&Bs in the area.
