Price: Single Rider Ticket: $50 tax ___________________________________ • Skill Level: Novice or Better • Riders Should be Comfortable Riding Alongside Auto Traffic • Distance: Approx. 8 Miles • Time: Approx. 3 Hours • Auto Traffic Level: Moderate • Maximum Group Size: 10 • Bike Type: American Made, Coaster Brake Front Hand Brake, Single Speed Cruiser • Helmet Included • Free Cold Bottled H2O • Free Poncho on Rainy Days ___________________________________ Our Creole Crescent Tour is New Orleans Original Everything Bike Tour Tour Highlights (long version): Departing our office in the French Quarter, our first destination is the Marigny and Bywater neighborhoods where well explore New Orleans’ first suburb (Faubourg) and home to the largest collection of 19th Century homes in America, bohemian hangouts and a general laid back vibe before navigating our way back to Esplanade Avenue for the second leg of the excursion. On to Esplanade Avenue we cruise, home to the old Creole gentry of New Orleans. The “Avenue of The Creoles” as it’s called – boasts many 19th Century mansions and is lined with centuries old Oak trees – it is a true New Orleans treasure. We’ll then visit Saint Louis Cemetery #3, one of the city’s most famous cemeteries where well see above ground crypts and explain to you why in New Orleans they are that way. Emerging from the cemetery, our bike tour passes over Bayou St. John and into City Park where lives the largest grove of mature Oak trees in the world! You’ll hear the history of the old dueling grounds, whereby bullet and blade, many proud and charismatic New Orleanians met their demise. After showing you a few other whimsical attractions beneath the shaded canopy, we’ll take a break to enjoy French beignets and café au lait at Morning Call Café. On our way back to the French Quarter, you’ll find yourselves touring the famous neighborhood – Treme – a place that music is always playing and good food is always cooking! Finally, you’ll see the real “birthplace of Jazz”, and where the infa
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