Deluxe Mardi Gras | Lafayette + New Orleans

Laissez les bons temps rouler

Let the Good Times Roll

 

Includes: 5 Breakfast, 3 Lunches, 1 Brunch, 1 Dinner, Wine Tasting, Motorcoach, Guide, VIP Tent Mardi Gras Parade, Room Accommodations, Entry Fees

 

Lafayette Mardi Gras | Kings Parade

Mardi Gras is more than just a day, it’s an entire season. Carnival season begins on Twelfth Night (January 6) and ends on Fat Tuesday.

 

Tabasco Factory

Experience the history and production of our world-famous hot sauce on Avery Island, Louisiana. The Avery Island Fan Experience includes a self-guided tour of the TABASCO^® Museum, Pepper Greenhouse, Barrel Warehouse, Avery Island Conservation, Salt Mine diorama, TABASCO Country Store^®, TABASCO^® Restaurant 1868! and the 170-acre natural beauty of Jungle Gardens.

 

Rip Van Winkle Gardens

Get lost in the beauty of Jefferson Island when you book a tour at our special event venue. Rip Van Winkle Gardens is a charming place filled with surprises and adventure around every corner. Built in 1870 by revered actor Joseph Jefferson, this charming mansion is the perfect place to spend exploring the grounds

 

Teche Plantation

Located in New Iberia’s Main Street District, the Shadows-on-the-Teche holds many layers of history in its walls and gardens. Built for wealthy sugar planters, Mary and David Weeks, the house remained in the same family for four generations. As a former plantation home, the story of the Shadows is as much about the hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children who lived and labored at the site as it is about the Weeks family. Their experiences, as well as those of their descendants, profoundly shape the house’s history and legacy.

 

The National World War II Museum

Expand your visit to The National WWII Museum on an exclusive guided tour! Each tour takes you on a different adventure, from the immersive exhibits inside the Campaigns of Courage: European and Pacific Theaters pavilion to the private Center for Collections & Archives where a curator will display and explain WWII artifacts not currently on view in the Museum.

 

Mardi Gras World

Our hour-long Mardi Gras World tour will give you and your tour group an insider’s view of how Mardi Gras is made, including a video on the history of Mardi Gras and background on the real traditions of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Take what many say is one of the best tours in New Orleans—you and your group will have the opportunity to dress like a Mardi Gras float rider and so much more. There is nothing like a New Orleans Mardi Gras, and there’s no other tour in New Orleans that will get you closer to the action than what you’ll find at Mardi Gras World 

 

The Famous Court of 2 Sisters

The Court of Two Sisters is more than a restaurant – it’s a legend. Enjoy luscious Creole and Cajun cuisine. Pass through our Charm Gates. Make a wish in the Devil’s Wishing Well. And hear the story of Emma and Bertha, the two sisters who ran a potions shop here once upon a time in the French Quarter.

 

Activity Level 3

This travel experience is perfect for those who want to see everything their destination has to offer. With the ability to navigate hills and uneven ground (1-2 hours with little difficulty), as well as climb into various modes of transportation, you'll be able to explore every corner of your destination without missing a thing. Plus, with some longer days balanced with free time to recharge or set out on your own adventure, you'll have the perfect harmony of flexibility and exploration.

 

Average Temperatures

February

66° / 47°

Rain: 6 days

 

Mardi Gras is more than just a day, it’s an entire season. Carnival season begins on Twelfth Night (January 6) and ends on Fat Tuesday.

 

When is Mardi Gras?

Ash Wednesday is always 46 days before Easter, and Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) is always the day before Ash Wednesday. Easter can fall on any Sunday from March 23 to April 25, with the exact date to coincide with the first Sunday after the full moon following a spring equinox.

 

Upcoming Mardi Gras dates

February 21, 2023

February 13, 2024

 

What are the official Mardi Gras colors and what do they mean?

The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Purple represents justice, green represents faith and gold represents power.

 

What is a King Cake?

A King Cake is an oblong pastry that contains a tiny plastic baby who represents the Christ child. Whoever gets the baby hidden within the king cake must buy the next one. And so the tradition continues on to Mardi Gras Day. There are different styles of King Cake from traditional to modern, all of them delicious.

 

The 'Rouler'

At the drink's core is Sweet Crude Rum produced by Lafayette's only distillery, Rank Wildcat Spirits. The rouler is balanced with sweet and sour, simple syrup, bitters and club soda and is served over ice