A farm to table experience! What can’t you do here in New Orleans?! This past weekend we enjoyed the wonders of our own backyard. We took an incredible VIP tour with Craig Napoli, co-owner of Ycloskey dock and Café Sbisa. We had an amazing opportunity to watch Chef Alfred Singleton prepare some gorgeous Louisiana blueRead More
A cold front in the middle of summer? And in New Orleans?! It actually happened last week and we had the best time out in the weather on tour. The birdwatching was spectacular. We enjoyed catching view of local and migratory birds from the Madere Boardwalk in Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge isRead More
Now is a best time ever to visit the #LouisianaCoast. During these special summer months, we’ve partnered with New Orleans & Company to provide exclusive discounts for The Great Delta Tours. Travel beyond the floodwalls, experience life on the docks, see where the BEST seafood is harvested, and learn about flood and hurricane recovery effortsRead More
We had the most fabulous weekend with so many fun adventures! Meet Lynette Gonzales, an Islenos shrimper woman who owns “Rock-N-Dock” in Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish. We caught up with her on our recent tour with New Yorkers, Jonathan and Kevin. Famous for her Jimmy Buffet-esque shrimp dock where she buys and sells shrimpRead More
Imagine: Going out on an exploration of the Great Mississippi Delta. Way out, past the flood walls in South Louisiana, you visit the docks where the world’s greatest seafood is caught and harvested each day. You get to meet the people who “live the lifestyle” – the fishermen, the crabbers, the ones who have livedRead More
Our team at The Great Delta Tours partnered with Peter Martinet, Ph.D, at a Xavier University and Dinah Magarden, Ph.D, at UNO’s Coastal Education and Research Facility (CERF) in Bayou Sauvage Wildlife Refuge to provide a fun and enlightening group excursion for their students. Our goal was to expand the walls of students’ ecology classRead More
Recently, our team at Great Delta Tours had the chance to partner with BBC Destination Management Company to host a customized ecotour for the American Sheep Industry (ASI) National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. Of course we jumped at the opportunity! During the tour, we had a special chance to speak with local oyster fishermanRead More
New Orleanians have a deep love for their city. With that love comes a healthy respect for more than just the culture. We work to improve our city and state with environmental clean ups and restoration programs. Yet air quality has always been a more intangible issue for U.S cities. We struggle to reverse theRead More
Louisiana’s coastline is a rich and diverse ecosystem full of stunning wildlife, amazing scenery, and colorful history. All it takes is a few hours of adventuring to learn about one of the most diverse natural areas on the planet, and get a better understanding of the cultural and environmental events that have shaped the areaRead More
Chances are that if you’re headed to the New Orleans area, you’re going to eat some seafood. Whether it’s the to-die-for oysters or the amazing crawfish, you’re going to get heaping helpings of some of the freshest and most bountiful seafood on the planet! While it’s the crawfish boils and oyster adventures that get mostRead More
