Tours Bayou has produced self-guided tours of some of the area’s most interesting and significant sites.  Imagine listening to a guided tour of St. Charles Avenue, the Garden District, Historic Homes on the River Road, and Katrina’s Progress from the convenience, safety, and comfort of your own car. Pamela Pipes, a 7th generation New Orleanian, unveils the rich history of her beloved city and surrounding parishes. Please listen to sound bites of the tours below.

Garden District Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

$6.95

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This product is a digital download of our Garden District Self-Guided Audio Tour. It includes maps and pictures of landmarks along the way.  Discover the incomparable beauty along one of the South’s most elegant avenues, paired with fascinating true stories from one of America’s most historic neighborhoods. The Garden District tours can be driven!

St. Charles Ave. Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

$10.95

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this product is a digital download of our St. Charles Avenue Self-Guided Audio Tour. It includes maps and pictures of landmarks along the way. Discover the incomparable beauty along one of the South’s most elegant avenues, paired with fascinating true stories from one of America’s most historic neighborhoods. Enjoy the St. Charles Avenue Tour from your car, bike or the streetcar.

Plantation Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

$18.95

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This product is a Digital Download of our 2-CD Plantation Self-Guided Audio Tour. Includes maps & pictures of plantations and landmarks of historical importance.

There are many different ways to approach and describe the majestic few remaining 18th and 19th-century plantations along the River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, ranging from sensationalist re-tellings of hoary legends to highly academic architectural discourses.

Our self-guided tour seeks to strike a balance which will appeal to sophisticated travelers with a day or more to explore the area in depth, as well as to those who have just a few hours to get a brief sense of these remarkable places. We will arm you with historically accurate facts and statistics, as well as frank subjective observations from a 7th-generation New Orleanian.

Katrina Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

$18.95

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This product is a Digital Download of our 2 CD Katrina Self-Guided Audio Tour. Includes maps & pictures of devastated landmarks. 

Hurricane Katrina: Devastation & Progress and Her Lessons for Us All is designed for visitors to New Orleans who want to witness the effects of the nation's most damaging natural and man-made disaster as well as the rebuilding efforts. It is the first formal Katrina-based tour that is self-guided. It covers about 50 miles in three to four hours; listeners can also choose one- and two-hour options, returning to complete the tour at a more convenient time.

In addition to tour directions, the CD contains narrative information explaining levees and why they failed, New Orleans history, stories behind the differing neighborhoods, the science underlying coastal erosion and restoration, and tales of heroism and help. Among the narrators all of whom are civic leaders - are New Orleans musician Charmaine Neville, Women of the Storm founder Anne Milling, and King Milling, chairman of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Restoration. A portion of the proceeds from each CD sale will go to benefit organizations that are working to rebuild New Orleans.

St. Charles Ave. & Garden District Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour

$18.95

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This product is a digital download of our two-CD St. Charles Ave. and Garden District Self-Guided Audio Tours. It includes maps and pictures of landmarks along the way. Discover the incomparable beauty along one of the South’s most elegant avenues, paired with fascinating true stories from one of America’s most historic neighborhoods. The Garden District tours can be walked – bikes would be great!

Garden District Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

$5.95

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This product is a digital download of our Garden District Self-Guided Audio Tour. It includes maps and pictures of landmarks along the way. 

Discover the incomparable beauty along one of the South’s most elegant avenues, paired with fascinating true stories from one of America’s most historic neighborhoods. The Garden District tours can be walked – bikes would be great!