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New Orleans Itinerary: 2 to 5 days, day by day
Live jazz, Creole cooking, and iron-balconied streets that keep going late. Pick a trip length to see every day written out — what to do, where to stay and what it costs.
Every trip length
Pick how long you have in New Orleans.
Each one is a complete plan. Here is the shape of each, a line per day.
2 days in New Orleans
- Day 1French Quarter, riverfront and Marigny
- Day 2Streetcar avenues, Garden District and Magazine Street
3 days in New Orleans
- Day 1French Quarter and riverfront first impressions
- Day 2Streetcar, oak-lined avenues, and Magazine Street
- Day 3Tremé, City Park atmosphere, and a final Quarter evening
4 days in New Orleans
- Day 1French Quarter orientation and riverfront
- Day 2Garden District and Uptown
- Day 3Markets, Tremé and downtown lights
- Day 4City Park side and final Quarter hours
5 days in New Orleans
- Day 1French Quarter arrival and riverfront classics
- Day 2Gardens, streetcar avenues, and Uptown
- Day 3Warehouse District, art, and downtown evening
- Day 4City Park and Mid-City flavors
- Day 5Sunday markets, Tremé, and departure
How many days do you need in New Orleans?
4 days is the right length for a first trip to New Orleans. That covers the French Quarter and Jackson Square, the Garden District, live jazz on Frenchmen Street and plenty of beignets. With fewer days you see the highlights at a brisk pace; with more, add a day trip to the bayou or the River Road plantations.
See the 4-day New Orleans itinerary →When to go, what a trip costs and what other travellers planned: New Orleans travel guide →
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