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New Orleans, United States

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New Orleans is a vibrant port city in Louisiana, sitting at the mouth of the Mississippi River and renowned for one of the most distinctive cultures in the United States. It's the birthplace of jazz and a global hub for live music, with the French Quarter's Bourbon Street and Frenchmen Street drawing visitors year-round. The city is equally celebrated for its Creole and Cajun cuisine, elaborate Mardi Gras celebrations, and a rich blend of French, Spanish, African, and Caribbean heritage. Travellers come for the electric nightlife, colourful architecture, swamp tours, and a festive atmosphere unlike anywhere else in the country.

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New Orleans, United States · 6 days

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Self-Launched Mardi Gras New Orleans: Six Days in the Big Easy

A solo-friendly, self-launched take on G Adventures' limited-edition Mardi Gras trip: six days based in a hostel or budget guesthouse near the French Quarter, timed to Bacchus, the big Sunday parades and Fat Tuesday itself. You'll walk and ride the streetcar instead of a group coach, buy your own grandstand or ladder-side parade spots, join a public Fat Tuesday costumed bar crawl instead of a branded purple party, and eat your way through po'boys, gumbo and Café du Monde beignets. Mardi Gras is free to watch from the street — the real savings come from skipping the guide, the hotel markup and the festival-week package price. Costs are rough estimates in GBP per person and swing wildly during Carnival week, so book accommodation 6-12 months out.

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