New Orleans Custom Bike Tour
New Orleans Custom Bike Tour
Overview
Ride through New Orleans and take our Big Easy Bike Tour with an amazing array of activities, ranging from Mardi Gras, Jazz and Zydeco Festivals, Cajun Food Fests, wonderful warm weather, and a unique cycling tour offered only by Cycle of Life Adventures.
Tour Highlights
- Cuyahoga National Park Amish country
- Traffic free riding trails
- Underground Railroad history
- Bridge of Dreams covered bridge Little Miami State Park
Details
Rider Level
Recreational to Intermediate
Minimum Group Size
6 guests
Distance
Up to 240 miles
Travel
Fly in and out of Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport
Meals
All meals are included
Accommmodations
All lodging is included
Included
- 2 Guides.
- Van Support (snacks and beverages)
- 1 Airboat Tour
- 1 Guided City Tour
- Airport shuttle
Not Included
- Airfare.
- Souvenirs.
- 12% gratuity for guides, mechanics, volunteers, and tour staff is not included, but greatly appreciated
Suggested Travel Months
October, November, December, February, and April
Dates
Aug 24-30, 2023 ( Thurs – Wed)
Sept 1-7, 2023 (Fri- Thurs)
6 Days | 6 Nights
Pricing
Sample Itinerary
Orientation: 5:00PM held on the night before we ride.
With the guidance of Flambeaux Tour company, we spend 3 hours today on bike and on foot touring the Garden District, Lafayette Cemetery, French Quarter and City Park.
30.6 miles
Jean Lafitte Swamp tour will host us on a large airboat for a narrated tour in the Jean Lafitte National Park.
15.8 or 31.8 miles
We are on our own today, cycling a flat 70 miles to our destination hotel, The Houmas House Plantation- There, you can do a self-guided tour of the grounds and gardens.
73 miles
Before we cross the river today, we will take a short ride out to The National Hansen’s Disease Museum, honoring patients with Leprosy, once quarantined on the site. We cross the river to the western banks and cycle to the Plaquemine Lock Historical Site for a guided tour of the lock system before we end our day at the lovely Nottoway Plantation.
50.1 miles
This short, easy day allows for some morning walks among the gardens and grounds before we head down river to Oak Alley Plantation. Oak Alley, probably one of the most photographed plantations in the US, is the site of numerous movies and thousands of weddings.
41.5 miles
This day can be a short or long route, if you choose. We do have to take a van shuttle across the busy bridges back into New Orleans proper. We cycle the well maintained trail along Lake Pontchartrain and beautiful parks within the city. We say our good-byes this afternoon, that is unless you would like to head up river and start another tour on the Natchez Trace National Parkway.
17.6 to 45.4 miles
