Your cocktails and jazz tour begins in Jackson Square where you’ll find many of the best bars of the French Quarter are only a stone’s throw away. Head off the tourist track for your first cocktail and travel back to the 1700s, visiting a bar which used to entertain some of the most eccentric characters in New Orleans history.

Next up, sample the "official cocktail of New Orleans", the Sazerac, which is one of the first cocktails recorded in the US and its taste has definitely stood the test of time. The final cocktail stop will be at one of the classiest establishments in town to try one of the city’s most esteemed drinks, the Ramos Gin Fizz, which gives New Orleans its reputation as "the cradle of civilized drinking".

There will be an opportunity to rest your feet or grab a bite to eat before the jazz portion of the tour begins. Your guide can recommend some good eats, depending on your preferences. Then we’ll head over to the historic and beautiful Louis Armstrong Park in the Tremé neighbourhood. In the park, you'll hear from your guide about the origins of jazz and one of the jazz greats, Armstrong himself. 

From here, we will make our way to the popular Marigny neighborhood, a hip nightlife area that’s home to the famous Frenchmen Street, where you’ll find the largest concentration of live music venues in the city. Keep on the look out for impromptu street performances, and if the timing is right, you might get behind the scenes with one of the live bands.

Your cocktails and jazz tour ends at the nightly art market, another lively spot where the city’s artists show off their best work, from handmade sculptures to local photography.