New Orleans planning
What should you do in New Orleans if you arrived with no plan?
A simple way to choose what to do when your group is already in New Orleans and nobody wants to spend an hour researching.
DCC answer
Start with the amount of time you actually have and how much effort the group wants to spend. Then choose one anchor: understand the city, get on the river, go into the swamp, visit a plantation site, eat and drink, or do something spooky after dark.
What changes the decision
Check these before choosing.
- How many usable hours you have
- Whether everyone is together yet
- Walking tolerance
- Daytime vs evening
- Pickup and transportation needs
The tradeoffs
There usually is not one right answer.
Easy to execute and flexible if the group is assembling at different times.
Swamp and plantation experiences can feel more distinct, but require a larger time commitment.
You preserve flexibility, but popular timed experiences may have less availability later.
Ask yourself
Four questions before you spend money.
- 1.How many hours does everyone actually have together?
- 2.Does the group want history, scenery, food, nightlife, or wildlife?
- 3.How much walking is comfortable?
- 4.Does anyone need hotel pickup or simple transportation?
Stay in the research graph
Related decisions that can change this answer.
Airboat or covered swamp boat in New Orleans?
Read decision guide →French Quarter orientationWhat should you learn in your first hour in the French Quarter?
Read decision guide →French Quarter orientationHow should you use your first hour in the French Quarter?
Read decision guide →French Quarter navigationBourbon Street or Royal Street first?
Read decision guide →Ready to move from research to action?
See New Orleans choices
Once you know the kind of day you want, use the New Orleans specialist site to choose the actual experience.
Continue to the specialist site ↗DCC is the research layer. Current prices, availability, booking terms, and transaction details belong to the specialist or provider site.