New Orleans, 5 days
New Orleans throws the best music festivals in the country, and the hotels sell out a year ahead. For Jazz Fest and French Quarter Fest we hold rooms in the Quarter, buy the tickets, run shuttles to the Fair Grounds and fill the evenings with club shows.
From $3,490per person in a double room
Five days timed to the big New Orleans festivals: French Quarter Fest in April, either weekend of Jazz Fest, or Satchmo SummerFest in August, with tickets and shuttles included.
Categories: Festival Trips, Jazz & New Orleans. Destinations: New Orleans. Getting around: tour van. Tour leader: Celeste Arceneaux or a colleague from our team.
General admission for the days of your trip, bought for you.
From the hotel to the Fair Grounds and back.
Frenchmen Street and late shows after the festival.
A reserved set on the first evening.
Booked a year ahead, when the hotels open their dates.
After dark
After the festival, the clubs fill with musicians who played that day. Your tour leader knows where they will be.
Your tour leader
Celeste Arceneaux, based in New Orleans. Grew up in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans and has gone to Jazz Fest every year since she was six.
3 live shows in the price
Show nights follow the club and theater calendars; your tour leader confirms each evening the day before.
Pickup at the airport and check-in in the French Quarter. Welcome dinner, then a reserved set at Preservation Hall.
The shuttle leaves the hotel at eleven for the festival grounds, at the Fair Grounds for Jazz Fest or along the river and in the Quarter for the other two. Your tour leader hands out a map of the stages and a plan for the day. Evening on Frenchmen Street.
A second day at the festival, with the gospel tent at Jazz Fest or the Old Mint stage at Satchmo. The tour leader meets the group at a fixed point every two hours for those who want company.
A slow morning in Tremé and Congo Square, an afternoon at the festival for anyone with energy left, and a farewell dinner followed by a late show uptown.
Transfers to the airport from the morning.
Hotels within walking distance of the clubs, or a short ride away, or similar of the same class. Breakfast is included every day.
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4 breakfasts and 2 dinners2 studio and museum entries3 live shows in the price
Pace. Active. Long days, standing room at festivals and clubs, late nights back to back.
Good to know. Festival days are long, hot and on your feet, often in rain or mud. Lineups are set by the festival, not by us. Rooms and passes are bought for your dates, so date changes depend on what is still available.
Weather and changes. Shows and studio visits run in all weather; if a venue cancels, we replace it with one of the same kind and tell you in writing.
Most of our guests fly in on their own, drive, or use miles, and the tour price does not include flights. If you would rather we handle it, we book round-trip economy flights on scheduled airlines to New Orleans and back, and the airport pickup on the tour dates is already included.
| Fly from | Airport | Add-on from |
|---|---|---|
| New York | JFK, LaGuardia and Newark | $390 |
| Chicago | O'Hare and Midway | $390 |
| Atlanta | Hartsfield-Jackson | $390 |
| Dallas | DFW and Love Field | $390 |
| Washington DC | Reagan National and Dulles | $430 |
| Boston | Logan | $450 |
| Philadelphia | PHL | $430 |
| Denver | DEN | $450 |
| Los Angeles | LAX | $500 |
| San Francisco | SFO | $500 |
Fares change daily; the add-on is confirmed when you book. Other US airports on request.
4 dates from to . "Guaranteed" means the group has reached its minimum and will run.
| Dates | Status | Tour price | With flights from New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available | $3,490 | $3,880 | |
| Few seats left | $3,490 | $3,880 | |
| Available | $3,490 | $3,880 | |
| Few seats left | $3,490 | $3,880 |
Single room supplement $1,290. Deposit $300 per person; the balance is due 60 days before departure. All dates, booking terms.
The early April date is French Quarter Fest, the two late April dates cover the first and second weekends of Jazz Fest, and the late July date is Satchmo SummerFest in early August.
Yes. Big Chief VIP passes for Jazz Fest are available as an upgrade; ask us when you book.
Only if tickets and rooms allow, because both are bought for that weekend.
The festivals run in rain. Bring a poncho and shoes you do not mind getting muddy.
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